When I was thinking of what kind of quilt block would be a fun for a beach theme, I thought of Sun
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read moreWhen I was thinking of what kind of quilt block would be a fun for a beach theme, I thought of Sun
The post Sun Block Quilt Block – Beach Themed Quilt Block appeared first on Always Expect Moore.
read moreI’m posting again my pattern of a “Girl Sewing” because it’s so interesting to see what people do to make this pattern their own. Thank you to MJH; WS; TA; MO; and SS for sending photos. Click the $5 pattern download link to be taken to Paypal where you can use any charge card. You’ll then get redirected for a download that you should save to your hard drive, or pen drive at the same time you are making the purchase. Any questions drop me, Peggy Aare, an email at PaperPiecingHeartland@gmail.com
This pattern is based ...
read moreAny quilt with 100 blocks is going to take a while, and this one did.
But, it was worth it! Every block uses a unique fabric for the “dash” and a unique fabric for the center. The backgrounds and sashings have some duplication, but all came from the scrap boxes. These blocks are based on 2-1/2″ squares, and the borders started at 1-1/2″, giving 7″( finished) blocks.
I love the alternating borders around each block.
And the pieced (not perfectly, but fun) sashing.
A tutorial for the block, in ANY SIZE coming soon. So, dust off that box ...
read moreI was at a quilt retreat this weekend with my quilting buddies. I brought plenty of projects to work on, but a local quilt shop had a sale going on so I bought some beautiful fabric.
Shadow Play by Maywood fabrics had a nice light, medium, dark and a great green for a backgound, everyting I needed for Hollow Cube 60’s. I had an idea and wanted to see if it would work.
I love my Star 60 tool by Deb Tucker and I love Hollow Cubes using the Hollow Cube 60 Technique Sheet. I wanted to see if ...
read moreLast Friday was World Water Day and this next Friday is Mermaid Day, so this week’s free motion design just fits in!
The Mermaid’s Tail design is based on the clamshell grid. This design can be quilted pretty densely, but stitch it out as big as you want. You could even use a ruler to help you create the semicircular arcs. The clamshell gird is used upside down, making it look like scales. Scales on a mermaid’s tail!
Fill the clamshells with teardrops that fan out from the centre. Use as many teardrops as you like.
There ...
read moreThis 72″ tall by 32″ wide Folded-Freezer-Paper-Piecing pattern is based on a famous painting by Polish artist Eugeniusz_Kazimirowski of a depiction of a 1931 vision described by Polish nun Faustina Kowalska.
Order this $23.75 pattern from Peggy Aare.
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read moreHand quilting a wool eighteenth century quilt in a flat frame.
read moreI go away a couple of times a year with the most wonderful group of modern quilters. It’s a weekend of laughter and some serious sewing in the beautiful township of Boonah. Last year we started a Bee of 12 members where we make a block or two or ten for each other. Most of us have finished or in the throws of finishing our Bee quilts. I have to add the final embroidery touches to my quilt and then I can reveal the finished project. These are the blocks for 2024. You will recognise most blocks from popular ...
read moreMikayla’s Grace is a wonderful charity in my area of Wisconsin that supports families with a baby in the NICU (neonatal ICU) and those who experience the death of a child or pregnancy loss at hospitals in the Dane County area.
Crafters from all over make beautiful handmade baby items that they sew, knit or crochet and send to Mikayla’s Grace — from gowns, hats, and booties, to baby blankets and quilts. Several times a year volunteers meet to assemble these donations into care packages and deliver them to local hospitals to distribute.
Melissa recently sent out an email ...
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I started this project file with the intention of using blocks from the Electric Quilt Library without making any modifications. Up until this design I stuck to my original intention, but now things have started to change.
In the second design I have blacked out 4 squares in four blocks, and from now on I will be making changes!
read moreSaturday the weather here was not out-doorsy type weather…high, gusty wind all day. Oh, YAY! I don’t even need to make up an excuse to spend a little more time than usual indoors quilting.
First, I finished the top of a new Second Chances quilt I call “Have a (Few) Hearts.” Yes, it was inspired by the three applique heart blocks that were gifted to me. More information coming on that one soon.
And, there were tiny pieces left that didn’t want to be trashed. They became this improv log cabin-ish pin cushion.
And, another Windspinner block ...
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I started sowing flower seeds a few weeks ago but so far nothing is coming up! I have all the right set up but it just hasn’t been sunny much. I do hope to see some seedlings soon! Most of the flowers I am sowing are brightly colored and they always turn out way bigger that the package says. For instance the cosmos that should be about 2 to 3 feet high, turns into an 6 feet giant.
What is your favorite flower or greatest sowing succes?
read moreMy very first blog post over ten years ago included Aunt Betty’s 9 Patch quilt that had been started by my Great Aunt Betty, many, many years ago. I inherited this as a “flimsy” sometime in the last millennia (wow, that’s fun to say), and, based on the fabric, I would guess that she had made it sometime in the 1940’s. It was twin size, and unfortunately, wasn’t very well sewn. At that time, I disassembled down to the block level, selected the best of the 9 patch blocks and reassembled into ...
read moreOh my goodness!! Pinch me because I think I am dreaming!! It’s another pattern release day here at Brown Bird Designs and this one has been a long time coming. I came close to picking this design to release instead of Garden Star 2 when I worked with Citrus and Mint’s playful collection many years ago. Instead, I put this design back in my pocket and have been waiting for the perfect time and perfect line to bring it into the world. This is Inflorescence Quilt, and isn’t she lovely?? Grab yourself a cup of coffee and ...
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