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Are you a fan of the vintage aesthetic? Do you find yourself drawn to the soft, worn-in look of aged fabrics? If so, you’re in luck! Achieving that perfect faded vintage look is easier than you might think. With a few simple techniques, you can transform modern fabrics into timeless treasures. This blog post will guide you through the processes of overdyeing and bleaching to create beautifully faded fabrics. The examples shown in this blog post only cover the bleaching process. Depending on the results and what the final outcome I would then overdye so I have included all ...

      Once again I received a happy layer cake from a blog reader. It called for a bit of magic. I went back to Magic Stars for inspiration and had a happy cutting and piecing time. What a delightful quilt this is to sew.

Laid out at retreat

Sewn up at retreat

Border on at home to make it big enough

      Over 2 years ago, I posted the blocks called Magic Stars that I found from the Joyful Quilter that does not seem to be there any more. I finally got them sewn, up on the wall and then web sewn. I had a great piece of blue for the border. For a very simple and large block made from 10" squares, I really like the way it turned out.

      I have two quilts that are ready to web and finish. However, I cannot see to do the seams accurately. My eye has not improved since surgery last week. I still have fog and no clear sight. I see the doctor in two days and lots of tears later. I have put off surgery on the other eye that was supposed to be in a week.

Magic Circles, from 10" squares I cut

Pixel Chain

      Progress on UFOs and other stuff is being made, but I wish I had superpowers for just one day to get it done. The mystery quilt from Alycia, Dakota Inspired (A12) has been sewn for a long while, but I finally got it quilted over the weekend. I made the binding, which is glued on now, and hope to get it sewn. As soon as the quilt was trimmed off the longarm and hit the floor and I got my camera, the newest inspector was already on the job.

Binding made, now glued, ready to sew

Hello, friends and happy Monday! I hope your weekend was a good one and that you are ready for a terrific new week. I can’t believe we will arrive at the mid-point of this month in just a few days. Time seems to be flying this fall! Today I’m sharing 8 Layer Cake Quilt Patterns […]

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Hello, friends! Today I’m super excited to share my new and revised Pot Luck Quilt Pattern. I first designed this pattern several years ago using a Sweetwater collection. I’ve since made it in a fun Christmas group of fabrics, but I’ve always wanted to make it in my own fabrics. So, I’ve updated and revised […]

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I’ve been busy sewing with our upcoming fabric collection, so today I’m sharing a post from the vault. One of the quilts I recently finished up in our new fabrics is a Layer Cake quilt. It had been a while since I’d sewn with Layer Cakes and this recent project reminded me how versatile this […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday! I’m super excited to share a fun new pattern with you today. My Bouquet Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt pattern has two different size options, and I love them both. While you can make a delightful lap-size quilt, there is also a wall-hanging or mini quilt option included. Both quilts are […]

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I am so excited to share the newest Moda All Star’s quilt book, Cakewalk, Stock # B1553

You probably know that Moda’s layer cakes are my favorite cut of fabric. If you don’t know about layer cakes, they are 10″ squares of an entire collection totaling 42 squares. Layer cakes are so versatile and can be sewn together as is for a quick easy project or cut into all different sizes.

Designer royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to Feed ...

Hello and happy Monday, friends! I’m happy to be able to share another one of my new quilts with you today, my Seaside Layer Cake Quilt. The Seaside quilt is a fun star block quilt and is pieced with our upcoming Happy Days fabric collection by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics which ships in […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Friday! I really can’t believe it’s the weekend, but I sure am glad it’s here. I spent most of the early part of the week shipping out the new patterns and then spent the end of the week on the computer writing and working on new designs. So I’ll finally be […]

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Hello and happy Tuesday! Today I’m excited to share my Granny Squared quilt in our Summer Sweet fabrics that appears in the April 2020 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. The magazine will officially appear on newsstands on February 7th; however, my copy arrived in the mail last Friday! I had a lot of fun […]

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It’s the spookiest time of the year. Wicked witches, grinning skeletons, and…curved piecing! 

Just kidding! Curved piecing is nothing to fear! With Jenny’s guidance and our easy-to-use Drunkards Path template, you’ll be zipping around your Wandering Star curves faster than you can say, “Trick or treat!”

(This quilt will be featured in Volume 6 Issue 6 of BLOCK Magazine. Subscribe now to receive this issue in December!)