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Hello, friends! Happy Thanksgiving if you are in the United States. I hope your celebration is lovely–I know so many of us aren’t able to have the celebrations we would like at this time, but there is still so much to be grateful for. I’m thankful to be able to pause during this time of […]

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This adorable handmade paper pieced DOG QUILT is being offered in an online auction, benefits to go to the Street Dog Foundation.

The quilt was lovingly paper pieced by Janet, using my dog patterns, of course! She donated all of the materials and her time for the Street Dog Foundation’s benefit. It would be great if you would show your support by placing a bid on this lovely quilt in the next 2 weeks, after which bidding will end.

And speaking of dog patterns, here are my 4 newest dogs just in time for the holidays ...

Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday! Today I’m happy to share Moda Block Heads 3 Block 45 along with a newly finished Christmas Quilt. I did something just a bit differently for my Block Heads block this week to make it much easier, and I’ll explain that below. Also, I have finished a new Christmas quilt […]

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My newest book, PAPER PIECING ALL YEAR ROUND, is ready for pre-sale from Amazon. I don’t even have a copy of it yet…that’s how new it is!

This book has something for everyone. I have designed 2 images for each month of the year… that means you will be getting 24 paper pieced block patterns, plus the patterns for 7 different projects. All blocks fit in all patterns in this book, as well as all of the projects in my previous 5 books.

These 2 adorable Gnomes are the images ...

Hello friends! And yes, I know it’s still November, but I wanted to make the final block pattern available for you this month as I promised. (I’ll be sharing the finishing information the first week of December in case anyone is hoping to finish up before the holidays). Read on for the Quilting Life Block […]

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Hello, friends, and Happy Thursday! Today I’m stopping by to share the Labor of Love Sampler Block 7 PDF pattern. This week’s block is one of my favorites and is based on one of the small projects from the book, Window Box. And while this block does feature Grandmother’s Flower Garden blocks…you only need to […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday! Today I’m sharing Moda Block Heads 3 Block 44 which is my fourth and final block of the series. It’s kind of bittersweet, actually, because I enjoy Block Heads so much. It’s hard to see fun things come to an end. But we do have at least 12 more weeks […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing the Quilting Life Block of the Month November 2020 blocks. This month’s block is definitely one of my favorites for the year. I was super excited with how it turned out! I’m currently putting my quilt together and can’t wait to share the finished top. So I’ll […]

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Hello, and happy Thursday, friends! Today I’m sharing the Labor of Love Sampler Block 6, and that means we are at the half-way point for this quilt along. I’ve really enjoyed seeing the blocks that are being shared and look forward to seeing all of the finished quilts next month! This month’s block is the […]

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Since Gnomes are all the rage this holiday, my customers have been requesting more gnome designs…and I love a challenge!

I LOVE this super cute LUMBERJACK GNOME. I can’t wait to make my paper pieced block into a cozy winter pillow. What will you do with yours?

The only item hotter than gnomes right now are lanterns. This clever little gnome is done in Christmas colors, but doesn’t need to be. The GNOME WITH LANTERN would be adorable all year round.

I like a gnome with braids. MISS GNOME has ...

Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday! Today I’m sharing Moda Block Heads 3 Block 43 which is the first block in our final group of blocks. I have to say it’s a little bittersweet to think we are now three-fourths of the way finished and on to the final blocks. But we have a fun surprise […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Thursday! Thanks so much for stopping by for the Labor of Love Sampler Block 5 post. This week’s block is one of my favorites in the quilt. It takes a little time to make as shown, but I also have a simplified method for this one that will go together much […]

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Hello, friends, and Happy Wednesday! Today I have two fun things to share with you–my new Fresh Picked Fat Eighth Quilt and Moda Block Heads 3 Block 42. My new Fresh Picked quilt pattern was included in the Balboa Project packages, and since those have shipped now I’m able to share this fun quilt! Fresh […]

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Hello, and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing the Sewcialites Sew Along Block 5. The Sewcialites Sew Along is sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop and offers a free block each Friday in 3 sizes: 3″, 6″, and 9″. The blocks can be used to make a darling sampler quilt at the completion of the sew along […]

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Hello, and Happy Thursday, friends! And welcome to week four of the Labor of Love Sampler Sew Along. I’m so happy that Balboa fabrics have started to ship. And while yardage has begun shipping, the pre-cuts have still not shipped out. (It will be just a couple more weeks for those, apparently). I loved making […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday. Today I’m sharing my Moda Block Heads 3 Block 41 post along with an update on Balboa fabrics (be sure to read to the end)! This week’s block is a darling applique block by Jen Kingwell that I’m definitely going to make for my quilt. It has simple curves and […]

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I’ve just designed two new witch blocks just in time for Halloween…

This is such an easy pattern…using a striped fabric for Wanda The Witch’s hair makes it look like it has lots of texture. Wanda has such a beautiful wonky nose! Very witchy indeed!

My Goofy Witch has 2 sparkling teeth and a giant wart on her nose. Wouldn’t it be fun to make potholders from these two lovely witches? Which witch is which????

Here are a few more adorable Halloween projects made from my paper pieced witch and cat ...

 Thank you Christa for sending me your block!

Hello friends, and happy Thursday! Today I’m sharing my Labor of Love Sampler Block 3. I’m super excited to be moving right along with this quilt along and just yesterday found out that Balboa fabrics are now beginning to ship! We are so excited to have the fabrics start showing up in your favorite shops […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday! It’s Moda Block Heads day, and today I’m sharing Block Heads 3 Block 40 which is a terrific strings block. I absolutely love strings quilt blocks–one of my favorite scrappy quilts is a strings quilt included in my Labor of Love: Scrappy Quilts from the Heart of Home book (scroll […]

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