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Sunny Stocking Sew Along 2020!

Well, it's that time of year again! Time to dust off your jingle bells and start stitching a whole new batch of stockings!   This year the Sew Along will begin October 5, 2020 and run for at least a month. We would like to keep the closing date open ended, because it's 2020 and we all need a relaxed schedule this year.  So let's begin! In this blog post, I will walk you through two stocking designs: the diamond stocking and the clamshell stocking. You are welcome to look back through past Stocking Sew Along blog posts. I have...

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As Your Norah Grows....

Hi Everyone! We are seeing some amazing Norah Quilts out there!!! Yayyyayyyy!  I want to touch base on a few things to remember as your Norah Quilt grows. First of all, cut your strips carefully. If you see a wave in the middle of the strip, it would be best to cut a new one and make sure your fabric is pressed and that you have a clean raw edge to begin cutting.  Measure and cut your strip to the correct length before stitching. I simply lay my strip above or just underneath the side it's to be added, and...

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Norah Quilt Sew Along - 2020!

Yayyayyyy! It's time for the Norah Quilt Sew Along! You can find the link to our original post in the previous blog post, but today we are going to start at the beginning....which is the center! CUTTING: I used a 2" square for my center and 2" strips. You can cut your center square the same or larger. And you can cut your strips wider if you wish. You may also choose to widen the strips as you go along in building your quilt. **Use your smaller scraps in the beginning and save full widths for later in the quilt**  ...

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Norah Quilt Sew Along!!!!

Yayyyyayyyy! We will begin all the Norah fun on April 10th! You can look over the post from last year  Here And stand-by for new posts to come! We hope you will join us!!!

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Sunny Day Tulip Tutorial

Hello! Well, I sure thought I would whip up this tutorial in no time yesterday! after wrangling and tangling with technology, my hopes of a speedy post were dashed! Here is part one to our Sunny Day Tulip Tutorial! This should help you get started! Let's Begin: First, print out the tulip template and transfer the templates to quilters template plastic or cardboard.Tulip Template  The outside petals of my tulip are scrappy! I simply cut strips anywhere from 1" to about 1.5 inches wide and about 12" in length. You can really make your strips as long as you like,...

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