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We have arrived at the last week of this year's tutorial series, and I've saved the best for last - Supernova!  This quilt has, hands-down, been my most popular.  I have pictures of the design made by so many people from Instagram and each is wonderfully unique!  I've personally made it at least six times, including a mini version using bonus triangles from another project....

The trick to making this quilt a wonderful experience for yourself is to take the time to square up your half-square triangles.  I know it's a hassle, but you will ...

Have I ever mentioned that we have some great scrap quilters here in Tennessee?  And one of my favorites is Tracy of Tracy's Bits N Pieces.  We met several years ago at a Jen Kingwell trunk show in Nashville, and I've followed her on Instagram (@tracysbitsnpieces) ever since.  Her feed is a constant source of inspiration!  So when I saw this quilt pop up....

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Well, finally, as promised, today starts this year's tutorial series.  I thought this year I would go back and revisit some of the most-loved tutorials from past years, plus add in a few new simple designs too!  I think we'll call this year's series Something Old, Something New.  That seems appropriate!  For those of you new to the blog, these quilts will be simple designs that can be easily worked up for charity or comfort quilts.  We'll have one each Sunday for the next five or six weeks, depending on how many designs I ...

It was a beautiful morning for a visit to the Portland Farmer's Market. It's always fun to shop with Erik and Mae and listen as they discuss their coming week's menu. They are both excellent and imaginative cooks. I found the tomatoes and tomatillos I was looking for. I'll be making a Tomatillo-Apple Salsa today, and so I picked up the rest of the ingredients I'll need for that. I had several errands to run before I came home, and so it was after 1:00 p.m. by the time I had lunch. Days ...

It was a beautiful morning for a visit to the Portland Farmer's Market. It's always fun to shop with Erik and Mae and listen as they discuss their coming week's menu. They are both excellent and imaginative cooks. I found the tomatoes and tomatillos I was looking for. I'll be making a Tomatillo-Apple Salsa today, and so I picked up the rest of the ingredients I'll need for that. I had several errands to run before I came home, and so it was after 1:00 p.m. by the time I had lunch. Days ...