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June 20, 2025
Summer Sew Along: Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

After a rough start, I started quilting my 2024 Summer Sew Along quilt. This quilt top came out so much better than I thought it would. It was a free pattern by Karen Montgomery. Such a great teacher. Remember, finished is better than perfect!

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June 15, 2025
Month Three Cutting Guide: Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

May was a month of gathering, growing, and preserving, and now it’s time to piece some blocks that have plenty of points and a forest of fun! For June, we will be sewing two blocks, the Prairie Welcome Block, and the Prairie Pines Unit. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month Three Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit ...

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May 15, 2025
Month Two Cutting Guide: Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

April brought us spring flowers and a classic quilt block, and May has some more quilty goodies in store! For May, we will sew three more blocks: the Prairie Baskets Block, the Medium Cloth Prairie Preserves Block, and the Plaid Pumpkin Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 2 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit from what ...

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May 1, 2025
Scrappy Americana Flag Sew Along from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Calling all quilters for a star-spangled new sew along! Whether you love traditional piecing or prefer foundation paper piecing, the Scrappy Americana Flag Sew Along is for you. The pattern is written for both traditional and paper piecing, and we can’t wait to see which quilty adventure you choose for this sew along. Join Kimberly and Lori Holt in this ten-month sew along starting in May 2025 to sew a patchwork flag quilt using Lori Holt’s new Americana Collection from Riley Blake Designs.

Fabric Requirements

Kimberly will be sewing ...

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April 15, 2025
Month One Cutting Guide: Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

In March, we gathered our supplies for the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along, and now it’s time to embark on the journey through everything a pioneering quilter could wish to sew! For April, we will be sewing three blocks, the Sunflower Block, the Tumbleweed Block, and the Prairie Springtime Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month One Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home ...

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April 9, 2025
Brave & True Americana Tablerunner- A FREE Sew Along with Kimberly from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

For this speedy, star-spangled sew along, I’m inviting you to make a tablerunner version of the FREE Brave & True Quilt Pattern using Americana by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. I’ll be sewing mine with fabric from the Fat Quarter Bundle of Americana, and the fun kicks off today, Wednesday, April 9th. Keep reading for the fabric requirements, schedule, and all the quilty details on how you can sew along with me!

Fabric Requirements and Supplies

Since I won’t use all the fabric from the ...

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April 1, 2025
Patriotic Quilts I’m Sewing in 2025 from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Every year, I take some time during the spring and summer months to make some quilty patriotic projects, and 2025 has some star-spangled stunners on the docket! Keep reading to learn about an exciting re-color of one of my favorite patterns, a new FREE pattern you can use for Quilts of Valor, a scrappy tablerunner to sew along with me, and an exciting new pattern from Lori Holt with a sew along!

Brave & True FREE Quilt Pattern

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March 13, 2025
Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

What better way to celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day than to kick off the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along from Lori Holt’s Prairie Home Quilt Book?! This quilt has everything a pioneering quilter could wish to sew, from prairie blooms to bonnets and baskets. Keep reading for all the details needed to participate in the quilty fun!

About The Quilt

A sampler quilt is a great way to celebrate a new quilting book because you get a little taste of everything the book has to offer in one scrumptious quilt! The finished Prairie Home Sampler quilt measures 73.5″ x ...

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October 18, 2024
Summer Sew Along from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finally got around to sewing my summer sew along blocks together. 
I cut and made the binding. 
And added the borders. Now all it needs is some backing and quilting. 

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September 6, 2024
Summer Sew Along from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finally finished all of my Summer Sew Along blocks and put set them out so I could put them all on the design wall. 
I'm pretty pleased with this layout. 
I pulled them all down from the design wall in neat little stacks so I can start to sew the rows together. 

Want to join in with the Summer Sew Along? The group is on Facebook: Nine Patch a Day 

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August 16, 2024
Stamp Along from Becca's Crazy Projects

I joined the Stamp Quilt Sew Along by Alison Glass. I bought the above fabrics for my stamp quilt.
The video instructions for how to make the block are great. Here is my first block inprogress.
I've done mitered corners before, and these aren't perfect, but it is nice to challenge myself. Only 31 left to go!

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August 13, 2024
Announcing The Quilted Snowman Quilt Along and Stitch Along! from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Y’all have been loving The Quilted Snowman quilt pattern and cross stitch pattern, and we’re so excited to announce that we will be hosting a Quilt Along and Stitch Along for them! Join us for wintry fun featuring The Quilted Snowman by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet starting in January 2025!

The Quilted Snowman Promotional Image

The Sew Along

The quilty version of this oh-snow-cute design is perfect for the confident beginner or intermediate quilter ...

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August 9, 2024
Summer Sew Along from Becca's Crazy Projects

I'm still working through the weekly blocks for the Summer Sew Along. Here we have block 7.
Here are is block 8. 
This is block 9. So much left to do on this summer sew along. I'm loving the slow and steady progress.

Want to join in with the Summer Sew Along? The group is on Facebook: Nine Patch a Day 

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July 23, 2024
Potato Chip Blocks Variation 2 is Closer to Done from Alamosa Quilter

 I'm getting closer to finishing up my potato chip quilt.


Quilted Potato Chip variation 2 quilt

I got it quilted this weekend. Next step is binding. I have some scrappy binding and I plan to use it for this scrappy quilt.

Check out the backing fabric I used. I found this in my stash.

Backing fabric
closeup of backing fabric


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Christmas in July Sew Along – Week 2 from From My Carolina Home

Today we’ll finish the piecing and do the quilting on the Christmas in July wall hanging. When we left off, there were two pieces ready to add borders. I used strips 2-1/2-inches wide of a dark background border. Begin by adding borders to the top and sides of the tree section.

On the pocket piece, sew borders to the sides and bottom.

Quilt both pieces as desired. Note that the pocket piece is too big right now (top to bottom), that will be adjusted later.

I quilted mine with a swirly freehand design in the white areas that ...

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July 17, 2024
Summer Sew Along from Becca's Crazy Projects

When the Summer Sew Along was just getting started, I decided I really liked the quilt. I also wanted to use fabrics I already had in my collection. I grabbed this multi-color print a friend gave me, and started pulling fabrics. The pattern calls for half-yard cuts and that isn't a size I usually buy. I did find a couple extra fabrics that I think will work into this quilt and had to narrow down the stack. I think it will be a great quilt. The background fabric is just Kona (I think it is the color Snow). 
Each ...

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June 26, 2024
Potato Chip Block (Variation 2) Sew Along :: My Blocks are Done! from Alamosa Quilter

 Things have settled down a bit for the moment with the POS switch. As with so many things, there is a lot of "hurry up and wait" with this. Since I didn't have to focus so much on the POS project last week I was able to get my blocks done.

12 Completed Potato Chip Blocks, variation 2

This week I will try to do the sashing I have planned and write up the instructions for that so that you can finish yours just like mine if you want to. If you don't, it won't hurt my feelings at all. It's YOUR quilt ...

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June 19, 2024
Potato Chip Block (Variation 2) Update :: A Bit of a Delay from Alamosa Quilter

 I'm having to change my point of sale system I use in my shop - not because I want to, I have to. I really love the system I am using, but it's being phased out so I have to switch. I've known this for some time, but recently there have been other factors that have forced me to make this switch immediately as opposed to at the end of the summer, like I planned. 

It's kind of like when you are forced to buy a new sewing machine, not because you want a new one but ...

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June 13, 2024
Potato Chip Block (variation 2) Sew Along Progress from Alamosa Quilter

 How are doing with your Potato Chip variation 2 blocks? I have four blocks completed and the other eight are in progress.

four completed blocks

Eight partial blocks

If you missed the instructions for these fun blocks, click the following link for them: Potato Chip Block Variation 2 Instructions



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June 10, 2024
Potato Chip Block (Variation 2) Sew Along :: Making the Blocks from Alamosa Quilter

This post contains all of the directions for making ONE Potato Chip Block (Variation 2). The instructions to make the original Potato Chip Block can be found by clicking the following link: Original Potato Chip Block

I cut scraps for most of this quilt. All of the "chip" pieces are scraps. I did use a single fabric as my accent fabric, but you could just pick a color and use a variety of fabrics of the same color. If you want to use the same fabric for the accent as I did, you'll need 1 to 1 1/2 ...

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