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May 24, 2023
Kitty Loves Candy Fabric from A Little Bit Biased

 I fell in love with this new fabric line,
Kitty Loves Candy by Poppie Cotton
the moment I saw swatches of it at the
International Quilt Market last fall.


It has such a fun, unique color palette for Halloween and the prints are
sweet and whimsical.  There are so many fun details like Candy the witch, 
barns, chickens, kittens + pumpkins, pigs, stars, florals, and ginghams.  It's just darling!


I decided to use some Kitty Loves Candy fat quarters to remake
my Cross Stitch pattern.


It's a Layer Cake friendly pattern
and the quilt finishes at 62" x 81 ...

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April 28, 2023
A Fishy Story - Pattern Release & Giveaway from Sew Preeti Quilts

It was a heavy lift. The net was bursting with a huge catch. 

It took a lot of effort to haul it out of the river.

Ooh it is heavy...

The fish wriggled and pulled against the net and Paul struggled. 

Paul struggled

I heaved a huge sign of relief when he prevailed.

And finally managed!

Such a proud angler Paul is!!! Now, you may think that catching all these fish on the banks of Potomac is a load of bull. But honestly, it is a fishy story :-D

The one that got away...


Well, here is the true back ...

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April 9, 2023
Graduations; What do they mean? from Nestlings By Robin

 Welcome to Graduation season!
As our future steps out of the 
shadow of their parents and wanders
into their own way of doing things, 
I thought it might be fun to 
remember some of our own
graduated ideas.

Who remembers the first time
we realized that we didn't HAVE TO  
do everything we were taught?

Who remembers that amazing 
feeling of paying your own way
for the first time and then paying 
for someone else too?

These seem like simple ideas but 
they are the small ways that we 
graduate from child thinking to
becoming adults.

When I designed ...

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March 20, 2023
Flora's Baskets - Scrappy Version from A Little Bit Biased

 Hi there!  I have been wanting to share a new
project that I started a month or two ago.

It's based on my new pattern,
Flora's Baskets. 


Flora's Baskets is a pattern I designed
based on an antique quilt I saw on 
@caravanquilts Instagram feed.


[This picture is shared with permission from @caravanquilts.]

I love following that account.  It's a great resource
if you're in the market for an antique quilt!


[This picture is shared with permission from @caravanquilts.]


[This picture is shared with permission from @caravanquilts.]

If you look closely at the two pictures ...

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March 17, 2023
Stringin Along on A Friday from Humble Quilts

Here are a couple of finished from the String Quilts class from the guild in WA last month,

This entire quilt finishes about 19"x21".
Someone had commented that EPP would be hard to do but she pieced it! She used the eye spy template to do the strings. Isn't that darling?

I really want to make one of these now!

Good job Laura.

 
Bobbi made this sweet wheelchair quilt. 

It has pockets too lined with flannel to keep your hands warm. 
That is really wonderful!
If anyone else wants to share projects they did in class I'd ...

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February 1, 2023
Treasured Threads is in Stores Now! from A Little Bit Biased

The day is finally here!
Treasured Threads is in stores now!


 My new fabric collection with Poppie Cotton
is full of sweet prints in varying shades of pink,
butter yellow, aqua, orange, navy, and creamy white (with a little
touch of red!)  It's bright and happy, vintage and modern -
all at the same time!

The following stores are carrying Treasured Threads:

Ace Sew & Vac
Al's Vacuum & Sewing
Cardinal Creek Quilting
Cherry Tree Cottage
Cornwagon Quilt Company
Country Sampler
Crimson Confection
El Cajon Sew & Vac
Farmhouse Fabrics, INC
Good Vibes Quilt Shop
Hunnie Quilt
Lou Lou's Fabric Shop ...

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January 11, 2023
Flora's Baskets from A Little Bit Biased

Hello, hello!  Today I am sharing my
third (and final) pattern that I designed
for my upcoming fabric collection 
with Poppie Cotton called, Treasured Threads.

Meet - Flora's Baskets.


It's a Layer Cake (10" square) 
friendly pattern and it comes with instructions
for 3 different size quilts - lap, twin, and queen.


It's my spin on a vintage-inspired
Basket pattern and I love this particular
basket block!  Quilting and basket blocks
go hand-in-hand in my opinion.
Basket blocks are just classic.


The quilting was done by Jen Ostler in Highland, UT.  
I always love crosshatch quilting.  It's timeless ...

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January 10, 2023
Sprout - A New Pattern from A Little Bit Biased

 Hello!  Today I want to share
a new pattern I designed called Sprout.


It's a simple applique pattern that uses 10" squares.
It comes with instructions for 3 quilt sizes - 
baby, throw, and queen.  This is the throw size.


I used fabrics from my upcoming fabric line,
Treasured Threads by Poppie Cotton
(which ships to stores at the end of January).
The background fabric is from my line too.
It's a great low-volume grid print called
Good Measure in the color Natural.


The backing is a pink Country Confetti by Poppie Cotton.


The simple custom quilting was done ...

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January 9, 2023
Treasured Threads Fabric Tour from A Little Bit Biased

I can't believe the day is almost here!
My first fabric line EVER is shipping to stores
at the end of the month.  It's a dream come true!

I would like to introduce to you - Treasured Threads
by yours truly, for Poppie Cotton.


This is a bright, happy fabric line
inspired by my love of crochet and quilting.  
A sweet sparrow bird is the mascot.


Some of the prints give a nod to graph paper,
doilies, and gingham.  And of course, there are lots of
florals thrown in too!  The colors include different
shades of pink, aqua, and ...

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December 23, 2022
Seaside Quilt from A Little Bit Biased

 It's Friday, December 23rd, 2022.  
Two days until Christmas.  
This month I've hosted two family parties,
 bought, wrapped, and delivered all the neighbor/friend gifts,
purchased and wrapped a good portion of our family's gifts,
ate my weight in toffee, made two batches of cinnamon rolls,
made two batches of caramels (both of which ended up in the trash, sadly), 
had a girls' night out/favorite things exchange with my besties,
 did two puzzles, and lots, lots more!  It's been a great month overall.


Today, I have been ...

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December 13, 2022
Crowning Glory Quilt from A Little Bit Biased

 Today I want to share one of my favorite
quilts that I made this year!  I finished it a few months ago
but just recently got some pictures of it.


The pattern is called Crowning Glory and it's in my book,
Quilt the Rainbow, available HERE.  The original one
was made in all yellow fabrics from my stash.

[photo courtesy of  Martingale Publishing]

I really love the yellow one.  But the darker version
just speaks to me!  I love the blues, browns, and creams on the dark gray
background.  Most of the fabrics I used were from the line ...

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November 6, 2022
Granny Long Legs from Sew Preeti Quilts

Once upon a time, very long ago, when I was a brand new quilter, I came across the Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt Pattern. Sewing a 9-patch block and then cutting it into quarters for FOUR blocks was mind-blowing. 

Sewing first and cutting later was truly fascinating. It also meant less sewing, easier piecing and improved accuracy. This was a Win, Win, Win!!! Except for one small problem - it created a mindset. I am forever looking to simplify patterns such that I sew first and cut later.

Meet Granny Long Legs - completely strip-pieced. 

A Queen-sized Quilt


Are you smiling at the name ...

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November 4, 2022
Positive Vibes Quilt Pattern from A Little Bit Biased

 Today I want to introduce
my new quilt pattern, Positive Vibes


It's a confident beginner-friendly and fat quarter-friendly quilt pattern.


It comes with instructions for 2 different size quilts: baby and large throw.


I made this baby version in solid black and white
which I think is really striking!  It's nice that it's gender-neutral too
(for when I give it away...someday)!


I am all about large-scale prints for the back of quilts
and I'm especially obsessed with large-scale plaid prints at the moment!
This one is from the line Fleur Noire by Riley Blake.


Jen ...

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October 12, 2022
Arabella's Garden from Sew Preeti Quilts

I designed Arabella's Garden for the Island Batik's Spring Summer 2022 Catalog using Bee Kind,  a Spring 2022 signature collection designed by Kathy Engle for Swan Sheridan of Swan Amity Studios 



There are 20 gorgeous fabrics in the collection. Arabella's Garden uses 15 of them plus Almond (Island Batik Neutral), as the background.  

Even the Monster is cute :-D


Gorgeous Colors!



Beauty and the Baste!



Quilted, Not Bound



It is a finish!!!

Here are a few close-ups.


Hummingbirds

Blue Vines


Labelled


Crushing on You!


I love this collection and it was a joy to design and make ...

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September 30, 2022
Jessica Dayon's Precut Parade Book Tour from A Little Bit Biased

 Hi friends!
Today I am sharing a project I made
from my friend, Jessica Dayon's new book,
Precut Parade.


Jessica's book includes 9 precut-friendly quilt patterns;
3 for Jelly Rolls, 3 for Layer Cakes, and 3 for Fat Quarters!
All of the patterns in the book are beautiful, traditional designs.
I chose to do this fat quarter-friendly pattern called Sparker!

[Photo courtesy of Martingale Publishing]

If you know me at all, you know that I love red, white, and blue quilts
 They're classic, striking, and never go out of style!
So Jessica's Sparkler quilt really spoke ...

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September 26, 2022
Box Elder Trail Quilt Finish (Multi-Color Version) from A Little Bit Biased

 Hello!  I finally snapped
some pictures of the multi-color version
of my Box Elder Trail quilt.  
For reference, here is the original version:

[ Photo courtesy of  Martingale Publishing]

It's the green quilt in my new book,
Quilt the Rainbow.


There are 10 projects in the book to help you whittle
down each color of your stash.  Nine are monochromatic
quilts and one (the cover quilt) is multi-color.

Box Elder Trail is a great scrap buster project!
The only fabric I specifically bought for this quilt was the floral
background - a Tilda fabric from the line Daiseyfield.
For the small ...

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July 1, 2022
Granny Square finish from Charm About You

 


Finally a fully finished object! I got my Granny Square SAL finished and framed it in this quite dramatic frame.

I loved choosing the colours for this, picking out my favourites and calmly stitching along. One square a week was a relaxed pace.


I would have happily kept on stitching these squares, it's quite addictive and a really big piece full of granny squares would look amazing. Maybe one day.

With other projects to get back to though (and oops maybe start!), I stuck to four. Also I liked the idea of keeping it small within a bigger frame ...

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June 26, 2022
Bloom True Fabric Tour + a New Quilt Pattern! from A Little Bit Biased

When Poppie Cotton emailed me to see if I would like to be a part of a fabric tour 
for their new line, Bloom True, I just had to say, "YES!"  I love this fabric line! 


The line was designed by Terri Conrad and
all of the fabrics have a beautiful vintage feel!
Pretty florals, damasks, and geometric prints in 
different shades of pink, mint, and golden yellows, 
with little accents of green, black, and white.
So pretty!


I designed a fun flower block to go with the line.
I'm calling this pattern, Flower Farm!


The flower blocks feature ...

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June 2, 2022
Another Boxy Quilt from A Little Bit Biased

 I started this quilt on March 9th, 2022 and just finished
it yesterday, June 1st, 2022.  I somehow even talked my husband into going 
into the hills by our house yesterday to help me get some photos.


This is my second Boxy quilt.  It's such a quick, easy pattern to make!
The first one I made was in really bright fabrics so I wanted
to see what a softer version would look like.  
Click HERE to see the original version.


Plus I had these two Dover charm packs (by Brenda Riddle Designs for Moda)
in my stash that I ...

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April 27, 2022
Thank you! from Sew Preeti Quilts

The Synergy Quilt Pattern Release Blog Hop comes to an end. 

I am tickled pink and oh so grateful to my pattern testers. Each one of them exceeded my expectations and came up with a version of Synergy unique to themselves.

Sharing all versions of Synergy here. Enjoy the parade!

Mari goes bold with hot pink


Alycia stays true to QOV


Wendy goes minimalist with Blue Skies


Bonnie's Bright and Beautiful Version


Roseanne and Sue's Soothing Collaboration

You can read their original posts here

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