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Fleece hand warmers

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What do you do when you find out one of your teenage boys could not find his dirt biking gloves and used your [expensive] gloves to bike in the mud? After wasting time chastising him, you run to your quilt room and pull out the fleece! I made these hand warmers in less than one hour and will buy more fleece when I go out today so I can make a few more pairs of different colors. The leaves were cut out of felt and stitched with Aurifil thread. Speedy results! As the pattern suggested I … [Read more...] about Fleece hand warmers

Tutorial and Giveaway

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Happy Friday, everyone! Remember this quilt I made for my grandson, Alex? You asked for the tutorial and here it is. Actually, I will show you how to make the block and give you all the measurements you need to make a larger quilt. I started with the pattern No Bake Jolly Bar by Fat Quarter Shop. It is free and you can download it by clicking here. Here is the one I made with this pattern in December for the Fat Quarter Shop blog hop: I love this quilt - the pattern is simple and … [Read more...] about Tutorial and Giveaway

Quilts with Animals

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Hello, everyone! I returned a few days ago from visiting my grandsons and still cannot stop thinking about them. The 3-year-old and I where joined at the hip the entire time! I am still catching up with school stuff but my eyes landed on this book I received for review and I got totally derailed! "Animal Parade 2 - Charming Applique' Quilts for Babies" by Cheri Leffler has 10 adorable projects for children and, best of all for me, they all have gorgeous applique motifs. These birds on the cover … [Read more...] about Quilts with Animals

Baby Quilt

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I just got a new grandbaby - one day old Alex - and this is the quilt I made for him. It is a departure from what I always thought of as 'baby' quilts: missing are the animals, embroidery, primary colors... But I think it turned out really nice and, best of all, my daughter-in-law likes it. I used what I had from Moda's Daysail by Bonnie and Camille (see the quilt I made for the Fat Quarter Shop Blog Hop in December by clicking here). If you like Daysail as much as I do, head over to … [Read more...] about Baby Quilt

All in a Row

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Have you seen the book " Moda All-Stars - All in a Row, 24 Row-by-Row Quilt Designs" compiled by Lissa Alexander and published by That Patchwork Place? Oh... the eye candy! Lissa gathered 24 top designers for Moda Fabrics and they created wonderful row-by-row quilts that are sure to please quilters everywhere whether they like to make whimsical, seasonal, or classic quilts (this is actually how the designs are grouped in the book). The projects feature a combination of piecing and … [Read more...] about All in a Row