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Tula Pink Salt Water Finish

My quilt is all finished! This was made with Tula Pink's new line, 'Salt Water', which should be arriving in most shops next week! You can pre-order the line here and here!I showed you my pieced quilt top last week, and here it is all finished and washed! Nice and crinkly and cuddly soft! I made this using Pellon 100% Natural cotton batting, and Aurifil Thread 50wt. The piecing...

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Tula Pink Salt Water Quilt and a Book Review + Giveaway!

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #87 Bea Garcia.I am really excited to share this quilt (top) with you today! It was made using the new Tula Pink line called 'Salt Water', which is due out in a week or two! These fabrics are available in aqua, coral, and seaweed colorways. I decided to use the aqua and seaweed...

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Sewing Back-to-School: Hand Sewing

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts!   Kaelin from The Plaid Scottie always has a lot of great things going on at her blog. Recently I joined in her Double Wedding Ring Quilt Along. I won a wristlet...

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Sewing Back-to-School: All About Binding

This post is part of the Sewing Back-to-School series, 30 days of helpful sewing articles by guest bloggers. Feel free to check out the original Sewing Back-to-School post for schedule and previous posts!   Jess from Sew Crafty Jess has completed so many quilts...I am always so jealous whenever I look at her completed projects! Stop by her blog and prepare to be amazed!   Hello!...

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Rainbow Dear Jane Quilt

::sigh:: Isn't this quilt so beautiful? I've had this on my Pinterest. I'm participating in the Rainbow Charm Swap on Ellison Lane Quilts and was wondering what to do with all my rainbow-colored charm squares.From what I understand, you pair this book with the instructions on this blog (right-hand sidebar) to make the quilt. The finished blocks are 4-1/2"....

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Garden Paths Quilt

I tested a quilt pattern that is making its debut at Quilt Market. This is the "Garden Paths" pattern from Amanda Murphy Design. Amanda also designs fabric for Robert Kaufman, and her new line, Veranda, is coming out this summer. You should see some of the other patterns that she has available...wow.I finished my quilt in time for Mother's Day, but...

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Tutorial: Rainbow Sherbet Table Runner

At the beginning of the year, I won a wonderful 22-square charm pack from Seaside Stitches. The fabrics were from Sandi Henderson's Meadowsweet line. I finally figured out what to make with them, so I thought I would share what I did in this one-evening project! Table Runner Finished size: 28" x 12" Materials - 21 five-inch charm squares - 32" x 15" backing fabric -...

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Cathedral Window Block

May is my hosting month for the Modern Stash Quilting Bee! I have been thinking about my block all year. I initially wanted to do a Cathedral Window block, but wavered on it. Now that it's my turn, I decided to stick to my first choice.The quilt that results from the accumulative blocks will be a gift for someone expecting...

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Wonky Star Quilt Block

This was one of April's blocks for the Mod Stash Quilting Bee. The host, Lindsey, wanted a block using teal and orange, for this wonky star design. I'm in-between projects right now, and my UFO's are looming in on me, so it was very relaxing to work with a tutorial that I've already done before. I hope Lindsey likes her block!

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Photography Week #4: What Not To Do

Hi there! I'm amylouwho and Sara kindly asked me to help out with this week's photo posts. But really, as I've read through the everyone else's I'm not really sure I can add anything new.  Maybe I'll show you some what-not-to-dos!I agree that lighting is key.   Here are some things I've learned in the last few years......

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Bottled Rainbows: Plum Block

I used Kona Violet to make this block for the Bottled Rainbows Quilt Along. I have a decent amount of fabric scraps, but I am quickly learning that it is hard finding enough scraps for each block! I suppose some blocks will be easier for me than others (pinks, blues). Still having a great time, though!!

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