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May 27, 20142 min read

Start the Quilt-Along Today! Blackbirds & Blossoms Oh-La-La!

Welcome to the Blackbirds & Blossoms Oh-La-La Quilt-Along! I’ve got pleasure of delivering the first step: the center block decorated...

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May 23, 20142 min read

Part 2–Tara Faughnan Shares Her Quilts

Welcome back to Part 2 of our guest post from Tara Faughnan. A busy quilter, Tara is a member of the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild, works...

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Blackbirds & Blossoms – – Oh-La-La! Fabric Requirements for Our Quilt-Along.

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May 16, 20142 min read

Blackbirds & Blossoms – – Oh-La-La! Fabric Requirements for Our Quilt-Along.

A special thank you to Darra, who spent many hours working out the fabric requirements for this project. Come back and visit us soon,...

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Big Announcement! Join us for a Quilt-Along!

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May 13, 20142 min read

Big Announcement! Join us for a Quilt-Along!

Right after I came on board See How We Sew last summer, conversations began to stir about designing a blog Quilt-Along. Darra, Laura,...

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Apr 16, 20142 min read

Jennifer Sampou Debuts “Shimmer” Fabric Today at SHWS—Fabric Giveaway Too!

Handsome Freddy (last name Reddy, yes, Reddy!) guards our secret project. Hello readers! Today’s a shimmery day because we’ve got a peek...

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An interview with Sandy Klop: The American Jane Story

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Apr 11, 20143 min read

An interview with Sandy Klop: The American Jane Story

Grab a cup of coffee, find a comfy spot and enjoy a visit with the ever-talented Sandy Klop of American Jane Patterns and fabric. Sandy...

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Sandy Klop of “American Jane”–A Signature Look

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Apr 8, 20142 min read

Sandy Klop of “American Jane”–A Signature Look

A few weeks ago, I visited the home of Sandy Klop, owner of American Jane Patterns and Fabric. Sandy was hosting an Open House in her...

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Mar 28, 20141 min read

Purple Haze: Ticking Off Quilt Projects

Hello See How We Sew Readers! We’ve been running hither and thither at the blog lately in our efforts to finish up blog projects as well...

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Feb 18, 20142 min read

The Latest from that Amazing Quilter, Gwen Marston (+ a Giveaway!)

Gwen Marston I wrote about Gwen, her then most-recent work, and her wonderful book, 37 Sketches, in a post back in January 2012. It’s a...

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Feb 7, 20141 min read

A See How We Sew Quilt-Along!

As you may have read in my last post, all of us here at SHWS have been working hard to design a new quilt to share with you. We’re...

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Feb 4, 20142 min read

Quilt Retreat Update and Iron Caddy Giveaway

Hope your year has gotten off to a great start. Just can believe it’s February already. So much has happened this past month! It began...

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I like it/I don’t . . . I like it/I don’t . . . Tackling The Quilt-Making Seesaw

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Jan 31, 20143 min read

I like it/I don’t . . . I like it/I don’t . . . Tackling The Quilt-Making Seesaw

What a coincidence, I’m using a Carolyn Friedlander stripe in my quilt. Despite fighting the flu, I did start 2014 in a fever (ha-ha) of...

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Jan 28, 20144 min read

Quilter & Designer Carolyn Friedlander Stops By . . . Giveaway Today!

Projects made with the Botanics line of fabric. Lately, I’ve been mesmerized by fabrics with very simple pattern designs that are almost...

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More Quilting Inspiration from Sue Rasmussen

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Jan 10, 20143 min read

More Quilting Inspiration from Sue Rasmussen

Our guest poster, Sue Rasmussen Last spring, we invited talented quilt artist, teacher, and author Sue Rasmussen to write a guest post...

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Jan 7, 20142 min read

Hints for Making Silk Quilts

One of my favorite Christmas gifts . . . a glass writing pen. Happy New Year! It’s been a busy, exciting and exhausting season of family,...

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Diana McClun: Her First Quilts and Her Latest Quilts

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Nov 29, 20134 min read

Diana McClun: Her First Quilts and Her Latest Quilts

1930’s 9-Patch by Diana McClun Diana McClun’s quilting story starts in her childhood with doll quilts made from fabric scraps. She...

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Nov 26, 20134 min read

Diana McClun: The Other Half of the “Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!” Partnership + EXCITING Giveaway!

Laura Nownes and Diana McClun celebrating the publication of a brand new edition of “Quilts!Quilts!!Quilts!!!” with a book signing at...

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Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! Third Edition Has Finally Arrived!

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Nov 8, 20132 min read

Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! Third Edition Has Finally Arrived!

“Ah, it’s like an old friend with new clothes.” That was the comment from a friend who recently took a peek at my new book. Yes, thanks...

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2013 Craftsy BOM: A Year in Designing (+ 3 FREE Book Offers)

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Nov 5, 20133 min read

2013 Craftsy BOM: A Year in Designing (+ 3 FREE Book Offers)

When I was asked to teach the Craftsy class, my goal was to include a variety of beginning to intermediate techniques while demonstrating...

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Nov 1, 20133 min read

A California Quilter Crosses the Pond: Part 2–A Feast of Stitching Inspiration (+ Giveaway)

Off to London, via Paddington Station! Of course, we took tons of photos, including the expected . . . The gates of Buckingham Palace Big...

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Laura Nownes

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