Category:2018 FAL
Bjorn the Bear
I just love the Elizabeth Hartman critter patterns. I bought a bunch of them last year, and so far have completed Dwight the Dear and Hazel the Hedgehog quilts. I love them – they are not quick to do! – but I love them. Bjorn the Bear was one of the patterns I bought, and …
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All Red and Over the Edge
The Albuquerque Modern Quilt Guild hosted a weekend of classes with Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio in June. Modern Quilt Studio is the partnership between Bill and his wife, Weeks Ringle. One of my goals for the year has been to work on my design skills and two of the classes – The Role …
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Summer Sampler 2018 Progress
This past spring a friend of mine turned me on to the Summer Sampler quit-a-long. They release 1 block pattern a week through the summer – and into the fall really – and then setting and placement instructions at the end. The pattern can be purchased from Freshly Pieced at her shop here. They also …
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Q3’18 FAL – Goal Setting
New quarter, new goals! (actually some not so new goals, but I’ll get them done! Dog Gone Cute Bee Quilt – these are the blocks from my Bee group in 2017. During Q1’18 I added 2 more blocks to fill it out and during Q2’18 I finished all the sashing to complete the top. Just …
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Q2’18 FAL Wrap Up
End of Q2’18! Already. I think I made some good progress. Dog Gone Cute Bee Quilt – these are the blocks from my Bee group last year. They are so cute! During Q1’18 I added 2 more blocks to fill it out and decided and started on a layout and sashing plan. I’m hoping …
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Red and Blue Squares Finish – seems like a good one for the 4th!
When I completed my Splendid Sampler late 2016/early 2017, one of the goals was to use up a bunch of my red and blue fabric stash. Surprisingly, even though that quilt was huge, I didn’t use up as much fabric as I hoped. I did use up a bunch more piecing the backing of that …
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