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 I've designed a series of tabletopper/runner style quilts that I'm teaching monthly right now. The first one was the Piping Hot Topper. I chose it to be first because it's an all around fun design and easy to make using just about any fabrics. Holiday prints and other novelties can easily be fussy cut and used in the square in a square blocks. We had a lot of fun checking out everyone's fabrics. I gave them a precutting list, so some of them finished the top in class. It finishes at 30". 

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I started a new six month series of classes recently that focuses on smaller projects. Piping Hot Topper is the first one in the series and finishes at 30" x 30". I started with this one because it lends itself well to using focus fabrics in the corner squares and could be used for any seasonal fabrics. I made mine using some summery prints I have been eyeing for awhile. 
At the pattern size, it could be used to make a floor pillow top as well. I made a couple of pillow tops using the pattern as a guide. The ...

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