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April 9, 2025
Coon Dash Quilt COMPLETE from Wedding Dress Blue

In a scrap bag I got small scraps of this raccoon/bear/tree fabric. Sort of odd colors, but the print was cute.

The solution was Churn Dash blocks with the fabric in the centers. And some sashing and matching binding.

It will be delivered to a co-worker who is expecting her first baby soon. The baby shower was a few weeks ago…but we are all doing the best we can.

Churn Dash blocks are so versatile.

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March 31, 2025
Arkansas Crossroads COMPLETE from Wedding Dress Blue

Based on the traditional pattern, Arkansas Crossroads (AKA Crossroads, Kisses and Crosses, River Scraps, and probably other names). I started this quilt sometime in August 2024. You can find variations all over the web: HERE and HERE and HERE are some options.

Mine is based on 2″ squares and finishes at 84″ square.

I didn’t want half-stars/medallions, so I tried for a different finish that keeps them all whole and gives a sort of floating look.

The backing makes my heart happy!

It is living on a guest room bed for now. So I can see it every ...

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March 21, 2025
Brightly Harry Potter: COMPLETE from Wedding Dress Blue

One of the nice things about binding is that you can work on it a-few-minutes-here-and-a-few-minutes-there, and, before you know it–You’re Done!

Unpredictable winter-spring weather means indoor pictures. Not the best, but the best I could do. I really love the color mix in this quilt. Inspired by Harry Potter, the colors are green, blue, red and yellow. But, so MANY of each color. That’s the thing I LOVE about scrappy quilts.

And the Brightly pattern is a sure winner. I have made several now and the receivers all love them.

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March 11, 2025
Variable Star COMPLETE (And Mini Tutorial) from Wedding Dress Blue

This is a great pattern to use up jelly roll leftovers. In fact, a bunch of those (already conveniently sewn into sets) is what inspired this pattern.

The strip sets are 6 strips high and 12-1/2″ wide. The stars are also 12 inches (finished). I used a plan similar to THIS TUTORIAL: https://www.createwithclaudia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CWC-Mystery-Quilt-Along-2020-November-Block.pdf

I matched the star centers and the binding. I would like to do this again and highlight a focal fabric in the star centers.

This quilt will be donated to the local childrens hospital.

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March 7, 2025
Bonus HST's Quilt ~ 5 Inch Cake Stand Block from Podunk Pretties

 Hi Quilty Friends!  It's time for me to start using up those bonus HST's of which I have thousands. Just how many?  Well, I counted them about 3 years ago and there was about 3500 but I've added many more since and didn't count the additions.  So, my guess would be around 4,000 ranging from 1 inch all the way up to 5 inches.


The Cake Stand quilt will require (1014) 1.75" HST's and (169) 3" HST's.  The three ziploc bags of 1.75" HST's have been sorted by color into ...

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Baby Henry’s Quilt: Complete from Wedding Dress Blue

Baby Henry should receive his quilt today.

While I usually work with small pieces, the simple, bold look of this quilt pleases me. And it allows larger prints to shine. And I love the unexpected-but-perfect binding.

The print squares started at 6″. The HST as squares of 6-1/2″. The quilt finishes at +-39″.

ps–I am not sure why these pictures are poor, but the quilt is in the mail, and I cannot retake them. I hope you can get the idea anyway. These things sometimes happen.

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March 1, 2025
March Block 2025 from Quilt Doodle Doodles


Happy March, my spring fever is still in full swing here! uggg... I'm thinking of finally pulling out the Easter decorations this month. At least it will feel like spring in the house. We have had some beautiful weather with warmer temperatures, but too early and too cold to work in the gardens. I have ordered some seeds and have been making my list for the greenhouse. May is still so far away... I'll keep stitching away with my pretty fabrics until garden time is here. 

 In case you are just starting the BOM, the fabric requirements are ...

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March Block 2025 from Quilt Doodle Doodles...


Happy March, my spring fever is still in full swing here! uggg... I'm thinking of finally pulling out the Easter decorations this month. At least it will feel like spring in the house. We have had some beautiful weather with warmer temperatures, but too early and too cold to work in the gardens. I have ordered some seeds and have been making my list for the greenhouse. May is still so far away... I'll keep stitching away with my pretty fabrics until garden time is here. 

 In case you are just starting the BOM, the fabric requirements are ...

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February 27, 2025
Just Plain Cute Baby Quilt from Wedding Dress Blue

It doesn’t take much: 16 4-1/2″ squares of the feature fabric, and 2-1/2″ strips for the outer border. The squares are surrounded by 2 2-1/2x 4-1/4″ strips and 2 2-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ strips. Finishes at 36″ square.

And just plain cute!

This one goes to the new baby of a neighbor. She is the younger sister of the Georgia Quick Quilt baby.

Yay for babies! Hope and promise of the future wrapped in love today.

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February 10, 2025
Weekend Assembly from Wedding Dress Blue

It was a great sewing weekend, the best I have had in a long time. Two tops are assembled:

The first is for Baby Henry, who recently joined us on this planet. He is the younger brother of the Star Wars baby some of you might remember. This time Mom and Dad asked for “Animals. And green.”

Then the Brightly Quilt–Harry Potter Style. Intended for a fellow teacher and Harry Potter fan (You should see her classroom.)

That makes four tops ready for quilting. Ah…a stretch and a sigh for a productive weekend.

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February 1, 2025
What Didn’t (And Did) Happen from Wedding Dress Blue

Last week, the Arkansas Crossroads assembly DIDN’T happen.

There was no stretch of time for layout (without people who are not used to watching out for quilts on the floor, and the dog who likes to dance on the quilts while they are on the floor, being in the area).

But, other things DID happen: Blocks for a Harry Potter themed Brightly Quilt, potholders from leftover string pieced blocks (ready to bind), and some wild potato chip blocks for donation quilts.

Not what I wanted, but not bad. We’ll see what this coming week brings. Meanwhile, stitch on!

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January 24, 2025
A Pile Of Pieces-Parts from Wedding Dress Blue

I have been working for quite a while on the blocks for an Arkansas Crossroads quilt.

(NOTE: The tutorial link above uses 2-1/2″ squares. I used 2″ squares and 3-1/2″ background pieces. But the idea is the same.)

Finally, all 36 blocks (and sort-of-border pieces) are finished. I hope to lay out and assemble it this weekend, but we shall see…Should be 84″ square when complete.

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January 15, 2025
Second Chance Quilt Needs A Name from Wedding Dress Blue

The five strip blocks came as hand-me-downs. I made the four Variable Stars blocks to go with them.

Would a pattern be desirable? It makes a fast and friendly baby quilt.

And a name would be good, too. Suggestions welcome.

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January 13, 2025
January's Block from Quilt Doodle Doodles

 

Hooray! You're back to start the 2025 BOM. I have been struggling with releasing one pattern each month and making you wait... I always have several emails wanting to sew on thru all the months while they have time to sew. I know many of us get a lot of quilting done during the winter months and get busy outside when the weather is nice. It shows in my stats that I have on my website. Everyone is gun ho in the beginning, and I have thousands of downloads and it slowly dwindles as the year goes on and ...

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January's Block from Quilt Doodle Doodles...

 

Hooray! You're back to start the 2025 BOM. I have been struggling with releasing one pattern each month and making you wait... I always have several emails wanting to sew on thru all the months while they have time to sew. I know many of us get a lot of quilting done during the winter months and get busy outside when the weather is nice. It shows in my stats that I have on my website. Everyone is gun ho in the beginning, and I have thousands of downloads and it slowly dwindles as the year goes on and ...

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Chickens Are On The Loose from Sew French

Because every family that raises chickens needs a chicken quilt! It was such fun pulling fabrics for this one! These chickens were inspired by a chicken block from Sewinspired.  Each block was a joy filled 15 minutes of daily play … Continue reading

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January 3, 2025
First Finish Of 2025 from Wedding Dress Blue

This was one of my 2024 carryover quilts. Now, thanks to a day of watching college football, is a finished quilt.

The blue floral print came in a hand me down bag–maybe leftovers from a quit back? But there was just enough to make patches with alternating pinwheels on the front.

And an interesting back.

A bit of spring spirit as a winter storm rolls in.

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January 1, 2025
2024 End of Year Report from Wedding Dress Blue

This year I completed 28quilts. Only 2 remain in my house: Mad Dash and Postage Stamp Film At Five. All others have been gifted or donated.

  1. Mini Jewel Box (COMPLETE 2/11/2024)
  2. Red Jelly Roll Kit (COMPLETE 1/18/2024)
  3. 4″ squares kit:  Cars (COMPLETE 1/2024)
  4. Mad Dash (COMPLETE 3/17/2024)
  5. Postage Stamp Film at Five (COMPLETE 8/3/2024)
  6. Big Diehl (Windspinner) (cutting started 2023)
  7. 4″ squares kit: Tepee (COMPLETE 4/20/2024)
  8. 4″ squares kit: Hedgehog (COMPLETE 7/21/2024)
  9. 4″ squares kit: Owls (COMPLETE 8/2/2024)
  10. 3-yard quilt #1:  Mosaic Tiles (COMPLETE 7 ...

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December 10, 2024
TIGER Baby Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

Every disaster movie starts with the government ignoring a scientist.

Quilting


If you follow my posts, you realize I often create baby quilts in series which frequently use leftover blocks and scraps/offcuts from larger ones. Not that I ever tell parents this. People who don't quilt think scraps mean roadkill or something! We know the fabric is still in the $10-15/yard range. 

Once I made a series of Lone Stars; I still have some ideas about that. They started with lots of WOF strips that were hanging around. 

The Word series began from the idea of traditional ...

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December 5, 2024
Second Chance Quilt: Repro Remix COMPLETE from Wedding Dress Blue

As many of you know, I love Second Chance Quilts. They come to me as pieces-parts, or partial finishes, or groups of blocks. This one has its own story, as it is made from two different block sets from two different people.

The larger blocks are 12″ (11 of those) and the smaller blocks are 8″ (32 of those). They sat around for a while until I realized they could be one quilt: Just add borders to the smaller blocks!

To keep it from looking clunky, and to tie it all together, a double border seemed best. Half of the ...

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