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Retro Stitchery Patterns by Bev McCullough

April 21, 2021 By Amy

I have been an avid fan and follower of Bev McCullough – aka Flamingo Toes – for years now. A few years back, we got to be “booth buddies”…

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Riley Blake: Quilt Along Week 9 + Garden of Quilts 2021

April 20, 2021 By Amy

A few fun things from Riley Blake Designs today: the next free quilt block from this year’s Quilt Along + Registration is open for the 2021 Garden of Quilts…

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25 Favorite Charm Square Quilts & Projects

April 16, 2021 By Amy

Fabric collection “Precuts” are one of my favorite inventions of the fabric industry in the past 20 years.  These bundles of fabric come in three most common sizes. 5″…

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Free Butterfly Quilt Block – RBD Challenge #8

April 13, 2021 By Amy

It’s week #8 of the 2021 Riley Blake Quilt Block Challenge. This week’s block is a free Butterfly quilt block is designed by Elea Lutz. It’s simple and quick…

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Five Easy Tips for Perfect Points from Lee Monroe

April 9, 2021 By Amy

Accuracy when piecing quilt blocks is something we’re all striving for. It’s always so satisfying when those star or triangle points line up perfectly. Did you know, that doesn’t…

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A Podcast Interview + Block #7 from the RBD Quilt Block Challenge

April 8, 2021 By Amy

A few quick things to share: including a Podcast Interview with American Patchwork and Quilting as well as the latest free quilt block pattern from Riley Blake Designs. A…

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Meet Block Base+ Quilt Design Software

April 6, 2021 By Amy

Lots of quilt block inspiration today! I’m excited to share an amazing resource for accessing a huge catalog of 1,000s of quilt blocks and the ability to design your…

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Modern Blue and Gray Star Quilt Pattern

April 2, 2021 By Amy

This week I finished up the modern version of my new Palace Court quilt pattern in contemporary blues and grays. I’m SO happy with how it turned out! This…

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Intro to English Paper Piecing – Part 2 – Sewing Blocks Together

March 30, 2021 By Amy

We’re back today with Part 2 of Faith Essenburg’s introduction to English Paper Piecing. Last week in Part 1 she discussed choosing fabric, tools, and glue-basting fabric to the…

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