Wedding Quilts on My Mind: Traditional or Modern?
Wedding Rose My plan for today’s post was to share with you a couple new fabric lines that caught my eye at my local quilt shop recently....
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Sep 3, 20133 min read
The Bumpy, Rocky, Twisty Road of Quilt-Pattern Design–Giveaway Today!
(Or, Attempting That HUGE Leap From Cute Sketch to Marketable Pattern) Do you remember those paper-pieced holiday blocks I designed last...
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Aug 30, 20132 min read
This Just In: Baby Born, Quilt Finished, Mystery Solved! (+ a Giveaway)
Earlier this summer, I shared photos of a quilt top I had made during my annual quilting getaway with buddies Joen Wolfrom and Alex...
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Aug 6, 20133 min read
Anita Grossman Solomon: Beautiful Quilts With Her “Make it Simpler” Techniques (+ Giveaways!)
Live from NYC: Anita Grossman Solomon’s quilt featured in Times Square–photographed by Dale Riehl of The City Quilter. Meet Anita sharing...
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Jul 26, 20132 min read
Marking the Year with Quilts (and a Giveaway!)
Happy Friday! The weather here in Northern California is lovely, and the sunflowers are dancing in the garden. Is it possible to look...
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Jul 9, 20133 min read
Watercolorist Peg Conley Debuts Her First Clothworks Fabric Collection “Nature’s Glory”&
Here’s one of Peg Conley’s watercolor inspirations for her Clothworks fabric line. Remember our See How We Sew exhibit at Quilting in the...
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Jun 28, 20132 min read
Attention Quilters: Winner Takes All in BIG Mid-Year Giveaway!
Since we launched See How We Sew back in the spring of 2011, many quilt- and sewing-related companies and individuals have been extremely...
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Jun 25, 20132 min read
New Quilts –and Other Updates–from Previous Darra Posts (and a Giveaway)
The popular Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts Update #1: One of the quilts that inspired my recent two-part post (April 9 and April...
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Jun 14, 20132 min read
The Cherry on Top . . . A Finished Wedding Quilt and A Giveaway Winner
Cue the fanfare: Another quilt finished! (That’s cherry #1.) It’s the wedding gift for my niece/goddaughter. I gave you a preview in...
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May 24, 20132 min read
Process or Product…What’s Your Quilting Style? (+ Giveaway)
I have always considered myself a “product” person. I have a goal or deadline in mind and work to meet it within a certain time frame....
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May 17, 20132 min read
Another Scrap-Happy Quilting Adventure (+ A Super Quick One-Day Giveaway)
This quilting thing? It’s utter madness. I’m not alone, though; I know you share this insanity. You finish a quilt, give it away, and in...
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May 3, 20134 min read
“First Quilt, Latest Quilt” — Verna Mosquera (Double Giveaway Today!)
Verna in her studio; photo courtesy Gregory Case Since taking her first quilt class in 1996, Verna–in her own words–was hooked. “I knew...
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Apr 26, 20132 min read
Introducing Reverse-a-Rulers™, Grrrip-It® and a Giveaway
For the past 2 years, I have had the pleasure of working with Richard Quint of Quint Measuring Systems to develop a new line of rulers...
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Apr 5, 20132 min read
Clip, Snip, Slice–Seam Rippers in the Spotlight
An exemplar seam ripper–it bears an uncanny resemblance to my mother’s snapped-off, 1970s-era model because hers is exactly that short. I...
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Apr 2, 20133 min read
From the Three of Us: Running with Scissors (+ a Special Anniversary Giveaway)
Darra’s 3″ x 5″ collage, Snip-It!, with a pair of her (well-used) favorites, a gift from friend Chris Porter No one knows for certain...
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Mar 26, 20134 min read
Taking a Quilt Class: Paying Attention, Letting Go and a Giveaway
I enjoy being on the other side of the table and learning new skills that I can add to my toolbox for future projects. Every so often I...
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Mar 19, 20132 min read
A Scraptastic Quilting Adventure + A Kaffe Fassett Giveaway Today!
A springtime posy of magenta anemones, bicolor tulips, freesia, ranunculus, grape hyacinth, and alyssum. Remember my Year of Finishing...
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Feb 8, 20132 min read
A Heart-y Hello from See How We Sew Along with a Giveaway!
Just in case you want to know why we celebrate February 14 with representations of affection, I’ve excerpted this bio of St. Valentine...
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Feb 5, 20132 min read
“Quilt Blocks Go Wild!”–Fun & Funky Improv Projects from Six Favorite Designer
–Eleanor Levie, from the intro to her book, Quilt Blocks Go Wild! Drunkards Off the Path pillows on the cover (20″ x 20″), designed and...
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Jan 29, 20133 min read
Memorable Quilt Collections and Connections – Giveaway Today!
Starburst (variant) Made by Amanda Dubois (for Andrew Dubois) 1878. Asheville, NC. Wools. As a newbie quilter in the early 80s, I clearly...
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