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In 2006, My sister-in-law, Lorraine, turned me on to quilting when we went shopping for fabric for a king-sized quilt she offered to make for our guest room. I was so pumped, I decided to give it a try. I’ve made several quilts since then and each time I try to incorporate new techniques or styles I haven’t used on previous projects. I’m now quite addicted…
I’ve got over a dozen quilting projects . I’ll add them one at a time as I convert images to flash video
Blue Bayou
I thought it would be fun to design and assemble a sampler quilt while crocheting a matching afghan. I’ve chosen simple traditional blocks so that I wouldn’t be too challenged with designing the matching
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Sudoku Wall Hanging
I finally got around to doing a Sudoku quilt, which had been on my list for a couple of years. This wall hanging is a finished size of 24 x 24 and is roughly
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Kaleidoscope Star Wall Hanging
This pattern was first offered by Susan Parisi, owner of AllOurQuilts.com to its members
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Blue Lagoon
This is my first original quilt design. I decided to use the-quilt-as-you-go approach. But with a twist. Instead of joining panels and/or squares with strips, I worked from the center out in rounds using
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Buckeye Beauty
I started this quilt shortly after I began Softball Saga. This one was totally enjoyable to do from start to finish. It doubled as therapy when Softball Saga was driving me nuts. Buckeye Beauty
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Softball Saga
My niece played softball throughout school. By the time she was a senior, she had accumulated quite a few team shirts. The largest logo determined the size of the squares with the smaller shirts
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Sunny Spot
I was shopping at Hancock Fabrics when I found this free pattern on display. I followed the cutting instructions and did not discover until the assembly process that the pattern had a mistake in
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I Love America
As soon as I saw this pattern at McCall’s Quilting I knew I had to give it try. It’s quite a leap to go from strip quilting to appliqué. I also decided to try
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Five-Strip Fence Rail
I decided to take my project from Marti Mitchell’s Quilting For People Who Don’t Have Time To Quilt as I wanted to take another shot at strip quilting to see if I could improve
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