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Guest Post· Quilts

Kaffe Fasset’s Sew Artisan EBook

For awhile now we have been fan's of the FreeSpirit Fabric designer Kaffe Fasset. In fact, we've enjoyed his fabric so much that we used it for the Churndash chapter in our book Simple Simon's Guide to Patchwork Quilting. I love that bold print and the combination of colors. Which is what we love, in general, about Kaffe Fassett's fabric...those bold prints and the color combintations. Recently we were part of a fabric tour with Free Spirit Fabrics for his new Artisan ... View the Post

Modern Quilt Along 2017

Modern Quilt Along–Solid Colors with Jessica Schunke

April: Solid Colors It's the first Wednesday in April and that means that we are focusing on our Modern Quilt Along Series. If you remember each month this year we are focusing on a tenet of Modern Quilting and looking at examples from around the modern quilting world and then you can link up your own project at the end of the post. The month of April is going to be a good one because we looking at the use of Solid Colors in modern quilts. This month our guest co-host is Jessica from A Blue ... View the Post

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15 Flying Geese Quilts for Inspiration

I really love the flying geese block in quilting. I love its simple shape, the fact that it is so versatile and that it can really show off fabric and shape in a quilt. The name comes from the middle triangle being “the flying goose” and the two smaller triangles representing “the sky” around it. If you need a good tutorial for making a Flying Geese block you can go here. TUTORIAL for Flying Geese Blocks. And once you know how to make one flying geese block....you are ready to make any size! ... View the Post

Baby· Tutorials

10 Minute Flannel Blanket Tutorial

Snuggly flannel blankets are some of my favorite things to make. Mostly because they can be washed and used again and again and they just get softer and softer and also because they are a fast, simple project! Today I will show you how to make a baby size blanket that measures 40 inches by 40 inches, but you really can make these in any size you would like! ... View the Post

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Fabric Easter Basket Tutorial

My Easter basket growing up was one thing I really loved. I wish I still had it to show you. I loved that it was big and had the perfect sized handle and I think my mom loved the fact that you could untie the ribbons and it would fold flat. My brother had a denim one and my sister and I had lime green twill ones with either grosgrain ribbon or ric rac, so we could tell them apart. So taking inspiration from my mom today, I am making some fabric baskets similar to how she handmade our Easter ... View the Post