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March 28, 2025
WINDROWER from Q-BITS

I've made another row quilt; this time using twelve of my favorite 3" blocks.  No pattern as I just design as I go.

THE STATS:  Windrower, 2025, 27" x 33", Paper pieced, Machine pieced, Machine quilted.


 Growing up, we had a longhair dachshund that was definitely a house dog.  But, when no one was home; she would go with my dad to farm for the day.  Her favorite activity was to follow the windrower up and down the acreage with those short, little legs.  She would come home in need of a bath and ready for a nap.  Some ...

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March 26, 2023
ANOTHER ROW TO HOE from Q-BITS

There seems to be a resurgence in row quilts.  I thought it would be time for me to revisit this popular traditional quilt setting.  Running vertical, they are usually called strippy quilts; and horizontally they are called row quilts.


 Smaller units can be used together as connecting blocks to produce secondary patterns or they can also stand on their own.  In my design files, I have a collection of  4", 5", and 6" units; and refer to them often when searching for an idea.  Here are a few of my favorite 4-inchers.



THE STATS:  Another Row to Hoe, 2023, 30 ...

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