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Playing with Sidekick Ruler
Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe of Roanoke, IN recently received their shipment of Jaybird Quilts Sidekick Ruler and several patterns featuring the ruler. Julie Herman, the designer, has once again...
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Coffee Cozies and Cone Flowers
Yesterday’s litte project was a little coffee sleeve I made up for Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe in Roanoke, IN. I’ll use it this Saturday to demo a simple machine applique technique using fusible...
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Little Bits of Applique
Machine applique. I like it because I can get a project/top finished pretty quickly. If the applique pieces waited for me to get to hand work, there would be along wait! This top is complete, and...
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A Little Bit of Collaboration
While working up a demo using Creative Grids 45˚/90˚Triangle Ruler, a co-worker mentioned that she was actually using the ruler to make Atlantic Link. She lent me a few of her blocks to use for the...
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Babies Abound!
I finished up two more baby quilt tops over the weekend. The first is a print with drawn cats, dogs, chickens, butterflies, and flowers. The back and binding will be a turquoise stripe. The next one is...
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Deadlines and Classes
Oh dear! I’m so very late! I signed up to make some charity quilts and I thought I had until the end of October, but I found out Saturday that they are due by September 30th! Oh no! I was a month off!...
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Drunkard’s Path Quilt Along, Skipping Merrily Along
I’ve been playing with Jenny Pedigo’s Quick Curve Ruler this past week. I had just bought several of her patterns when Vicki Welsh announced her Drunkard’s Path Quilt Along. Perfect timing! I have...
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Drunkard’s Path Quilt Along- 3rd Post
About one quarter of my Drunkard’s Path units are sewn together. I only cut out that many, and now that I’m sure of what I’ll be doing, I will cut out the rest of the pieces. And take a look at this!...
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Something New, Something Old
Tonight starts a new class at Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe in Roanoke, Indiana. I’ll be teaching Jenny Pedigo’s Curve it Up book using her Quick Curve Ruler. Tonight we will learn how to cut and...
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Drunkard’s Paths and Stormy Seas
My Path was a bit windy this week. I just got to my Cross the Drunkard’s Path Quilt Along blocks today, and now I’m not so sure my plan is going to work. I might have to do some tweaking and playing...
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Playing with BasiX Template
This week I have attempted to sew up three different projects using the BasiX Template for using 2 1/2″ strips. Aren’t these just so cute? The blocks pictured below are from one of two patterns that...
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What does Spring Bring?
With Easter just around the corner, it is time to pull out the bunny patterns at Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe and demo a bit of machine appliqué. Here is a cute little bunny in a tulip ready to...
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The Old and the New
A friend and I started a Featherweight Club at Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe, Roanoke, IN where we both work part time. Check out the Facebook page to see Vicki’s lovely blocks. Above are my first...
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Pillowcase Donations
More pillowcases! I’ve been having fun pairing up fabrics for the pillowcases. That task is more time consuming than the actual sewing them together. I think I’m just about at a stopping point. After I...
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Tuesday’s Lists
Oh my, sometimes I just have to laugh at myself! Like when looking over my list for last week’s sewing. I forgot when coming up with the list that Easter was last weekend! Can I say “a little sewing...
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Playing with Bloc-Loc
Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe in Roanoke, IN carries part of the line of Bloc-Loc rulers. This week I’ve played with the rulers for Half Rectangle Triangles and also Half Square Triangles. These are...
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Flannels and Featherweights
Self-binding Baby Blankets are my current ‘go-to’ for baby showers. Here are just a few, made from two coordinating flannels. Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe just got in a shipment of Riley Blake...
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Finishes
Finally! 3 finished tops this week! They have been a long time coming! Dance of the Dragonflies, a Southwind Designs pattern. This was made for Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe owner, Deb Roehm. I’m...
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Learning Curve
I’ve been trying some new-to-me quilting techniques while working on this little Paper Pieced Flower Pot. I signed up for Cindy Needham’s Design It, Quilt It class on Craftsy. She recommends ditch...
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Row by Row Experience Started Today
Today was the kick off for the Row by Row Experience. All 50 US States and Canada have quilt shops particapating in this fun Shop Hop. The theme is H2O. Fabrics and Friends Quilt Shoppe in Roanoke is...
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