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Three applique quilt designs, based on a block from the EQ Libraries - XXX Annika Continue reading →

I was beginning to think this poor project was slightly cursed!

The advice on this beautiful little quilt reads “Shine Bright”. There were times, however I felt like it should have read more along the lines of “Burn, Sucker!”. haha In short; the quilt is finished and it is good. Actually, it’s really lovely. It is exactly what I wanted and needed. The journey, however, was blessed with a few unwanted twists and turns. The long version of the story goes as follows……

It seemed every time I settled into this project, something random happened to stop me getting ...

Good Morning Quilters! Today, we have four back to school quilting tutorials for your next project! ***If YOU like this post–PLEASE Pin to Pinterest!****** Thank YOU! Can YOU believe it’s time to go back to school already!  Where does the time go?! Summer flew by–and when I returned from my trip to Italy (more on…

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Hi everyone! It's been yet another hot and rainy week here, and really, it's starting to get old.  I wish it would pick one-- hot or rainy, but not both.  I know that some of you are rolling your eyes right now, but this has been one wet summer so far.  If I had a north side, it would be growing moss. 

Anyway. . .I have had some trouble focusing lately (can't think why that would be) but I did manage to put together the rest of the Beothuk Star quilt top, and I really like it!  See ...

Second version of an Inklingo quilt design in EQ8, combining Mariner's Whirl blocks with Waltzing Matilda blocks. XXX Annika Continue reading →

An Inklingo quilt design in EQ8, combining Mariner's Whirl blocks with Waltzing Matilda blocks. XXX Annika Continue reading →

I typed the words “stars in quilts” into a search engine and got 39,000,000 results in just a couple of seconds. Obviously I could not look at every one of the 39,000,000 pictures, but all of the images on the first few pages I looked through were of stars in quilts. Stars are one of the most popular images to put on a quilt by far. So here are some of the “Stars” that our longarm machine renters brought in recently.

Debbie’s Star in a quilt

Debbie created this Baby Bella quilt by Quiltworx with ...

Hello and happy Monday! Today I’m sharing my third new quilt from our Harper’s Garden fabric collection. This design had been in my sketch book since I saw an antique quilt with the setting. The antique version had open centers, but I thought it would be so much fun to add my favorite star block […]

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I’m always talking about shapes in quilts. Whether it’s circles, rectangles, or triangles. Any art student will tell you that any design or picture is essentially made of these basic shapes. But a standard composite shape that many quilts are made of is the star. Now when I say a star, there are lots of different stars that can be made for a quilt. Some of them even have names like a friendship star, Ohio star, or a Sawtooth star. The variety is what makes them amazing. You can fill samplers of all sizes with stars.

Donna’s ...

Linda Franz keeps releasing new Inklingo shapes! I just can’t keep up. Not all of them are easy to draft and play with in EQ, so I am not showing designs with shapes from Willyne Hammerstein’s Millefiori books. I have … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! It was 67 degrees today.  I think I have whiplash! Not to worry, though, because I understand it's going to be plenty cold again soon enough.

Since I finished off one of my piecing UFOs this past week (pictures to come Friday), I pulled another one out of the closet to finish it off.  If I keep doing this, eventually I'll get to the end of the UFOs, right? Here are the blocks I've pulled out:

There’s a pretty big football game this week. Best of the season, they say. And while I do enjoy a touchdown or two, those yards of turf just can’t compare to a yard of brand new quilting fabric! So while those football stars are racing to the endzone, I’ll be stitchin’ up a team of my own all stars!

The All Stars quilt is based on a design by Jenny’s cute husband, Ron. It’s a quick, modern pattern that makes use of two of our favorite precuts: 10 inch squares and 2.5 inch strips.

Paisley Park meets Cat on a Wall

Welcome to my stop on the Island Batik Getaway Blog Hop. This is my last project as a 2018 Island Batik Ambassador, and accordingly, a biggie.

Back in July I received a “Surprise” package. Inside were glorious Paisley Park fabrics that had to be kept secret for the longest time! But today I can show and tell all. My instructions were to use as many of the different fabrics as I could to create a quilt of at least lap size. And if I wished, to incorporate themes of travel and destinations.

  I’m wishing you a very Merry Christmas, or other Happy Holidays, and all the best for 2019! I have not done much blogging, EQ-ing or quilting in 2018, but I felt I had to at least put up a … Continue reading →