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Happy Friday, my friends! I hope you have had a good week!  I am happy to hear from some of you that your books have arrived. Again, thank you so much for your support. I just checked – the book is still a Bestseller! Thank you, and thank you!

Before I share about quilt #2 in the book, I want to make sure you know that there WILL be sewalongs before Christmas 2023 ...

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A quick announcement: In case you have been wanting to purchase my INDIGO thread box set, Annie’s is running a 50% off on the box. Click HERE to purchase!

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Happy Friday, my friends! I hope you have had a good week! The rain we have had this week thwarted my plans to take outdoor pictures of my quilts. Maybe next week.

First of all, I want to thank you all for ...

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Hello Friends, I hope you have had a good week! I am glad this week hasn’t been as grueling as last week. This week, I am getting ready to start another new quilt, and finalizing more patterns that are in my pattern line-up!

Last Wednesday, large boxes just showed up. They held quilts returning to me for my newly release Christmas Quilting book!

It’s quite exciting as Christmas is my favorite holiday! There are ...

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Hello my friends! TODAY IS THE DAY! It’s our fourth (HALF-WAY POINT) check-in for Chestnut Grove Quilt Along. I hope you will join me in making my series quilt featured in all issues of Quilters World magazine this year! It’s definitely not too late to join. Just purchase the Quilters World magazine issues published this year for the complete pattern.

THIS IS ANOTHER LOW-STRESS AND LOW DEMAND QUILT ALONG. WE ARE MAKING RELATIVELY SIMPLE ...

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Hello my friends! TODAY IS THE DAY! It’s our third check-in for Chestnut Grove Quilt Along. I hope you will join me in making my series quilt featured in all issues of Quilters World magazine this year! It’s definitely not too late to join. Just purchase the Quilters World magazine issues published this year for the complete pattern.

THIS IS ANOTHER LOW-STRESS AND LOW DEMAND QUILT ALONG. WE ARE MAKING RELATIVELY SIMPLE BLOCKS AND ...

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Happy Friday, my Friends! I hope you have had a good week. I have spent much time the last couple of weeks getting patterns packed and shipped to distributors. With all my immediate deadlines fulfilled, I will be using this weekend to catch up on housework! I would much rather be stitching, but…

Chestnut Grove Quilt Along

I have LOVED seeing the different work-in-progress Chestnut Grove quilts on Instagram. One thing that stood out to me ...

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Hello my friends! TODAY IS THE DAY! It’s our first check-in for Chestnut Grove Quilt Along. I hope you will join me in making my series quilt featured in all issues of Quilters World magazine this year!

THIS IS ANOTHER LOW-STRESS AND LOW DEMAND QUILT ALONG. WE ARE MAKING RELATIVELY SIMPLE BLOCKS AND SEW THEM ALL TOGETHER TO MAKE A VISUALLY INTERESTING QUILT!

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1. FORMAT — Check in EVERY FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH

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Hello Friends, Happy Wednesday to you! I hope you have been well. It’s been wet and cold over here. I have heard from some of you who are experiencing icy weather. I hope you will be very careful when you are out there.

Where we have been…

First of all, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sewing along Norfolk Quilt last year! It was so fun to see the ...

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Hello and Happy New Year to you, Friends! I hope your year got off a great start. This year, my 2-cent Tuesday posts will now be Tuesday Tidbits where I share tidbits on this and that, kind of like a weekly newsletter. I hope by doing this, I will able to maximize the use of my time!

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HAPPENINGS AND SEW ALONGS

#1. ONGOING — COLOR DANCE SEW ALONG – latest post & details HERE.

#2. Started January 2, 2023 ...

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I hope you have had a good Christmas season! Christmas starts right on December 1st at my house. It’s definitely my favorite holiday.

Before I forget, I want to share/remind you of two upcoming sewalongs!

#1. Crockpot Weekend Sewalong – #CrockpotWeekendSAL — HAPPENING JAN 27-29

Click HERE if you are just now hearing about it!

You may preorder the kits from Fort Worth Fabrics Studio HERE!

You should be able to purchase at least the charm ...

Hello Friends, today is our LAST check-in for Norfolk Sampler Quilt Along! Can you believe we have been sewing buddies for this ENTIRE year? I want to thank you all for sewing along! I hope you have enjoyed making Norfolk as much as I had in designing and making it!

If you are just now hearing about the Norfolk Sampler quilt — you may find all things Norfolk HERE.

Here are my last blocks using One Fine Day by Moda Fabris.

And here are my sewn sections ready for the final seams to put the quilt top together. I had to ...

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Hello Friends, I hope you are keeping well. Christmas is HERE – it truly is my favorite time of year.

Thank you to those of you who purchased Pine-ing for Christmas pattern over the weekend. I am most appreciative of your support. Pine-ing for Christmas is entirely scrap-friendly. The most tedious part would be to make the 3″ finished Ohio star units, but beyond that, everything else should be a breeze. Honestly, once you get used to ...

Hello Friends, today is our SECOND LAST check-in for Norfolk Sampler Quilt Along! Can you believe we are on our 10th month? Give yourself a pat on the shoulder if you are still sewing along! I am loving all the sightings on Instagram. There are actually quite a few finishes already. Just do a search on #norfolksampler2022, and see what quilters have done! And on that note, if you post on Instagram, ALWAYS add hashtag #norfolksampler2022 and #wendysheppard so that we can all oooh and aaah over your blocks!

SHARE YOUR PROGRESS PICTURES – ANY PROGRESS PICTURES WILL WORK!

The instructions ...

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Hello Friends, I hope you have been well. If you have been sewing along #norfolksampler2022, we are just about there. In fact, I am starting to see absolutely beautiful finishes! Email me your pictures if you have them!

When you post pictures of your progress on social media, always use hashtag #norfolksampler2022 and #wendysheppard.

We have two more check-in dates left in #norfolksample2022. Patterns for the last two blocks are featured in Quilters World Winter 2022 ...

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Hello my Friends, I hope you have been well. My week has gone by quickly for me.

If you are looking for a quick fall throw quilt to make, my Cheese Platter design(cover quilt below) is a great one to use up stash. Click HERE to purchase the book.

As promised, today we have another de-stash opportunity! This time it’s all batiks + 5 quilting dvds. There are quite a few fabric pieces in yardage ...

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Hello Friends, Happy Saturday to you! I hope you have had a good start to your weekend. I thought before too much time has passed, I would share with you 2 relatively quick to make Christmas quilts, in case you are looking for Christmas quilt ideas. After all, there are only 70 days before Christmas!

Both of these quilts use are Layer Cake Friendly! I have really enjoyed working with Layer Cakes recently because they are ...

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We are almost coming to an end of our #pumppleSAL check-in #9. I have two more upcoming sewalongs in the works for you.

The first one was shared HERE – starting Oct 11 (next Tuesday!)

The second one was shared HERE – starting Oct 17!

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It’s our LAST check-in for #pumppleSAL today! I have enjoyed seeing pictures of #pumppleSAL on Instagram. Do check them out if you haven’t. I hope you are still having fun pumppling ...

This picture shows about 80% of the quilts that were returned to me from various editors within the last 8 weeks or so. All of them have been or will be posted on Instagram.

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Before we get started, I am happy to announce Joyce O. as the winner of the de-stash opportunity of the applique topper last week.

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I want to thank you all for helping me de-stash! Don’t worry if you didn’t win ...

Hello Friends, today is our 9th check-in for Norfolk Sampler Quilt Along! Can you believe we are on our 9th month? Give yourself a pat on the shoulder if you are still sewing along. We have two more blocks to make, and you will have your very own Norfolk Sampler quilt very soon!! I am loving all the sightings on Instagram. Just do a search on #norfolksampler2022, and see what quilters have done! And on that note, if you post on Instagram, ALWAYS add hashtag #norfolksampler2022 and #wendysheppard so that we can all oooh and aaah over your blocks!

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We are almost coming to an end of our #pumppleSAL check-in #9. I have two more upcoming sewalongs in the works for you. The first one was shared HERE last week.

Come back on Friday for details on the second sewalong.

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It’s check-in #9 for #pumppleSAL today! I have enjoyed seeing pictures of #pumppleSAL on Instagram. Do check them out if you haven’t. I hope you are still having fun pumppling along!

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