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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 8: Fierce
Good morning! Are you guys ready to do some tiny piecing this week? I mean, REALLY teeny tiny? This week’s block is Fierce by Kitty Wilkin of Night Quilter. When it comes to tiny piecing (this week’s...
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Paper-piecing: Either you love it or you hate it, right? And if you hate it, it’s probably because you’ve placed a piece in the wrong spot a time or two (or 50), missing part of the template, and you...
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Perfect HST BOM Block 7: Rambling Star
Happy July! And guess what – summer has finally reached my neck of the woods! We had our usual gathering of friends and family at my house for the Fourth of July, but beyond that, I’m looking forward...
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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 10: Off Kilter
Good morning! This week’s Summer Sampler 2019 block is all about partial seams! Partial seams is one of those techniques that sounds super scary and complicated, but it actually isn’t. Like at all!...
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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 11: Bird’s Eye Weave
Happy Monday! This week’s Summer Sampler block is a two-fer when it comes to skills: Stripes and curves. I didn’t expect to fall in love with this block, but I did! I feel like there are just so many...
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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 12: Fussy Love
It’s August! How is it August already?! I feel like summer has barely started, and now the girls are just one month from being back to school. But at least another week gone by means another Summer...
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Perfect HST BOM Block 8: Cedar Star
Good morning! As you read this, I’m just returning from a family vacation to the Wisconsin Dells, otherwise known as the Waterpark Capital of the World. That’s right, the World Atlas says so, so it...
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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 13: Altitude
It’s Monday … that means I’ve got another Summer Sampler 2019 block for you! This is Altitude, designed by Andrea Tsang Jackson of 3rd Story Workshop. Our skill this week is diamonds—they’re not just...
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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 14: Dandelion Clock
So you guys … this week’s Summer Sampler 2019 skill is “improv curves.” Improv. AND curves. Can you take a wild guess what my two least-favorite types of piecing are? If you guessed improv and curves,...
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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 15: Circle Gets the Square
Hello from New York City! I’m spending a week or so there with my kids as a last hurrah before they head back to school, doing all the touristy things and taking in some theater and U.S. Open tennis....
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Summer Sampler 2019 Block 16: Twist and Turn
Happy Labor Day to my U.S. peeps! But it’s Monday, so holiday or no, we’ve got a quilt block to make. This week’s Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp block pattern is Twist and Turn, designed by...
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Perfect Flying Geese Units that are quick, accurate, and NO STRESS!
Today is the day! My Perfect Geese Templates are now available! Make Flying Geese units quickly and super accurately by paper-piecing them, using this collection of Flying Geese paper-piecing...
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Hexagons and Hourglass Units: Summer Sampler 2019 Blocks 17 and 18
You guys! I’ve gotten behind on my blog posts lately, so let’s catch up on Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp blocks, shall we? First, Block 17 is “Scattered” by Faith Jones of Fresh Lemons Quilts....
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Flying Geese Units: Summer Sampler 2019 Block 19, Heat Wave
Another Monday, another block for Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp! And it’s block number 19! What!? The end is in sight – let’s take a moment to step back and appreciate everything we’ve done so...
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Perfect HST BOM Block 9: Lake Shore Star
Well, it’s September 25, soooooo no time like the present to blog about my September HST BOM block, right? LOL. September’s HST BOM block is Lake Shore Star. I’ve been fortunate enough to live almost...
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The last two Summer Sampler 2019 Blocks! Half-rectangle triangles and Y-seams
Yes, fall is officially here—because it’s a wrap on Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp! Ahhhhhh, you guys! I can’t believe the last block dropped this morning! (Of course, it’s not completely done,...
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The last two Summer Sampler 2019 Blocks! Half-rectangle triangles and Y-seams
Yes, fall is officially here—because it’s a wrap on Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp! Ahhhhhh, you guys! I can’t believe the last block dropped this morning! (Of course, it’s not completely done,...
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Perfect HST BOM Block 9: Pinewood Star
Okay, I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I’m not one of those people who looooovves fall. Honestly? I kind of hate the fall. I’m not a cold-weather gal, like at all (which admittedly is odd for...
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Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp – a completed top!
Yessss!! I finished my Summer Sampler 2019 quilt top! Cue the confetti cannons and loud obnoxious music! Okay, but seriously, you guys. This year marks the fourth Summer Sampler quilt-along that...
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Perfect HST BOM Block 11: Navigator Star
Welcome to November! We started it out with a couple of inches of snow. Ugh! Winter is starting far too early for my taste. But November means it’s time for another HST BOM block, and yes, this month...
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