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Elizabeth Quilt from Modern Rainbow

Today, I'm very happy to review the book 'Modern Rainbow' by Rebecca Bryan of Bryan House Quilts. I met Becca about 2 years ago at Quilt Market; she was at a talk that I was participating in, and it was nice to meet her since I was nervous about speaking! I personally love using rainbows in the quilts that I...

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Quilter’s Mixology – Medallion

This post is part of the Quilter's Mixology Sew Along. For full details and schedule, click here! Today's post is from Nicole at Modern Handcraft. Nicole has a really clean and beautiful asthetic that I am very jealous of! She has a slew of beautiful projects and free tutorials on her blog, check it out! Hi friends! Nicole from Modern Handcraft...

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Quilter’s Mixology – Petal Pusher

 This post is part of the Quilter's Mixology Sew Along. For full details and schedule, click here! Today's post is from Faith of Fresh Lemons Quilts. Faith is a quilt pattern designer, and her best-selling book is called Vintage Quilt Revival! Follow along on her blog to see all of her newest quilted projects! Hi there! Faith from Fresh Lemons Quilts...

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My Quilt from Beyond Neutral by John Adams

This past May, I got the chance to get an autographed copy of Beyond Neutral: Quilts Inspired by Nature's Elements by its lovely author, John Adams. I was most excited by the book because it doesn't use any white for any of the quilt backgrounds, which is also a style I like to use when I make quilts (I...

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Modern Quilt Perspective and Giveaway

  This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Sonia. Today I'm reviewing the book Modern Quilt Perspectives, written by Thomas Knauer. This post is several hours later than it should have gone up, not because I'm lazy, but because I was sort of afraid that it wouldn't be good enough. So I have to let you know that Thomas is...

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ModKid Summer Fun and Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Shirl. I am very happy to review ModKid Summer Fun by Patty Young of ModKid fame. This lady does it all...fabrics, childrens' clothing, womens' clothing, bags, quilts, and now doll's clothing and accessories! ModKid Summer Fun is a pattern booklet that comes with full-size pattern pieces. It's great not only if you...

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Kitchen Stitches – My Potholders

Last month, Kitchen Stitches was published, a lovely book full of quick and easy projects that you can make for your kitchen. I was driving around the other day, thinking about what I could write for my review of this book. I think the best reason to have this book would not be to spruce up your own kitchen...

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Big-City Bags: Week 1 Recap

My book, 'Big-City Bags', releases in just 5 days and I am super excited about it! You can pre-order your copy on Amazon, or if you'd like an autographed copy, you can pre-order that from my pattern shop (free U.S. shipping). Additionally, get it at your local quilt shop, as many quilt shops stock Martingale books like mine! I organized...

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Book Review : Modern Bee – 13 Quilts to Make with Friends

Today I'm happy to be participating in the blog hop celebrating my friend Lindsay's new book with Stash Books called 'Modern Bee - 13 Quilts to Make with Friends' (available now!). I first met Lindsay in person last May, when we roomed at Quilt Market; we also both taught at Sewing Summit the following October. Lindsay and I were both...

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Stitched Blooms Book Review and Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #14 Jen@thecraftingfiend. Congratulations! I'm here today with a book review from the new embroidery book by Carina Envoldsen-Harris of Polka and Bloom. I made something from Polka and Bloom last year, and so I was really excited to review this book. You can pre-order the book on Amazon or on Barnes and Noble,...

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Liberty Love Book and My Marcelle Medallion Quilt

Hello everyone! Today, and I am very happy to be taking part in Craft Book Month on Craft Buds. This event has been going on for a few years now, and it's probably my favorite blog hop event; it is full of book reviews, interviews with people in the book industry, etc. It is just all around fascinating to...

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2 Book Reviews on Printing Fabric

I recently was asked to review two books; both of them were completely different, although both tackled the art of printing and dying fabric. I have only dyed fabric with procion dye (and you can read about my most recent adventure here), so I'm not terribly experienced in the subject. But, my friend Emily went to school for this...

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