Spring Blooms Quilt Block Teaches Partial-Seam Construction
Happy February everyone! I can’t believe how quickly this past month has flown by. I hope you are finding time to work on some of those...
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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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Jan 18, 20133 min read
Housing Projects, Part 2: A FREE Block Pattern…and More Wonderful Quilts!
It Takes a Village; 32 1/2″ x 38 1/2″, designed and pieced by Darra, machine quilted by Chris Porter If you read Part 1 of my post...
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Jan 15, 20133 min read
Housing Projects: Schoolhouse Quilts, Then and Now (Part 1)
While visiting my mother-in-law in Florida last week, I took advantage of the beautiful weather to enjoy a seaside stroll, and happened...
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Jan 11, 20134 min read
Chairs, Prayers, and Blossoming Creativity: Our Favorite Completed Projects of 2012
Nelly Schrager captures a “busy” bee at work–here’s to many bee-you-ti-ful projects accomplished in 2013! As we transition from one year...
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Jan 4, 20133 min read
A Classic Revisited With A Virtual Log Cabin Quilt Show
In 1979, I took my first quilting class at Poppy Fabrics in Berkeley, CA. Little did I know how this class would change my life! Sharing...
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Jan 1, 20131 min read
Welcome 2013!
All of us at See How We Sew are excited to wish each of you a Joyous New Year. As we change our calendars, and put away the holiday...
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Dec 18, 20122 min read
A Holiday Quilt with “History”…and a Wonderful Seasonal Concert!
Back in 1993, I designed a Sunflower-themed wall hanging for my series “Tradition with a Twist” in Quilting Today magazine. (If you’re a...
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Dec 11, 20122 min read
2012 Block of the Month Roundup!
Take a peek at a few of the finished Sew How We Sew Block of the Month quilts using my 2012 BOM patterns. Here’s a photo of my first...
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Nov 20, 20122 min read
Giving Thanks for Quilts, Quilters, and So Much More (Hurry! Giveaway, too!)
Don’t you just LOVE this time of year? Autumn: my favorite season! More autumn splendor, courtesy of Chris Porter I know that this is a...
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Nov 2, 20121 min read
Bye-bye African Quilts, Hello Quilting in the Garden at Alden Lane: New Exhibit Debuts Today at SHWS
Hello All! We’ve got exciting doings today at SHWS–a photo tour of a fabulous al fresco quilting show in Livermore, California. Join us...
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Oct 30, 20122 min read
See How We Sew Takes on Quilting in the Garden 2012
Heritage California oaks form the backdrop (and hold the clotheslines) for an alfresco quilt show With temperatures typically bouncing...
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Oct 19, 20121 min read
Friday Photo(s): A Fresh, Award-winning Take on Free-Form Flowers
As I wove my way through the colorful maze, a particular quilt came into view, stopping me in my tracks. Posies, made by Theresa Curd of...
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Oct 16, 20122 min read
Two-for-One Basket Blocks…Easy, Easy, Easy (+ a Book Giveaway)
Last time I posted, I previewed one of the quilts in Cuddle Me Quick: 11 Baby Quilt Designs, my brand-new book, co-authored once again...
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Oct 9, 20121 min read
Final Block of the Month Instructions and a Pumpkin or Two
I can’t believe it’s October already! When we started our little block of the month project back in January, it seemed like a long way...
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Sep 28, 20121 min read
The SHWS Gallery Opens with African Prints + Quilts = Magic!
Out of Africa by Kim L. Butterworth Hooray! SHWS’s Gallery opening day has finally arrived! Paula Benjaminson and I have been...
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Sep 21, 20121 min read
Friday Photo: A “Duckie” Preview from Darra’s New Quilt Book!
Rubber Duckies, 34 3/4″ x 43 1/4″; designed and made by Darra Williamson,; machine appliqued and quilted by Christine Porter. Rubber...
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Sep 18, 20123 min read
Bead-Dazzled: Add Detail and Sparkle to Your Fiberwork (Giveaway!)
What do the following little quilts–part of my self-imposed 30-Minute-a-Day Creativity Challenge –have in common? Sedona Nights, 3″ x 5″,...
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Sep 11, 20121 min read
September Block of the Month: The Last Block!
September is the ninth and last block! Not only is it an easy one, but you only have to make two of them. Next month we’ll have...
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Sep 7, 20121 min read
Catch a Class with Christie at Quilting in the Garden!
As you know, we are all busy getting ready for our participation in Quilting in the Garden, the upcoming event at Alden Lane Nursery in...
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