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Remember me….
First of all I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season. I managed to take an unexpectedly long break over this Christmas period… and I am sorry I went radio silent for so long. It was not my...
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The last green star for a while…
So I have decided this will be the last green star for a spell…but do not despair I will be back next week with a new colour scheme and paper piecing pattern… but till then I give you my Inner Star…...
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A little miniature fun
Any one who is active on Instragram will be aware of the flurry of miniature quilt swaps going on at the moment and last week I finally succumbed signed up for one … now if I am honest I would say...
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A heartfelt Paper Piecing Monday
This week I decided to get into the Valentine spirit, despite my husband poo pooing the holiday at every turn. He strongly feels that it is a holiday that is purely about selling cards and flowers and...
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Constellation crosses
In a moment of crazy at the end of last year I decided that I would not start any new projects in January or February this year. I have so many wips and unfinished quilt tops I thought I needed to do...
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Better late than never….
Paper piecing Monday just did not happen yesterday. After spending 5 days celebrating Russian Christmas with friends at Hood River we got home late last night and I just could not get my act together...
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Swirling Star Paper piecing Monday
Today’s block is a very simple block, is really easy to make but really effective… Just twelve easy pieces and you get a fabulous twisting pin wheel star. I can definitely see a quilt made out of a...
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Resuming the regular Paper Piecing Monday schedule…
After a crazy few months Paper Piecing Monday is back on track. To help myself slowly get back on track I made a green version of one of my Starry Night blocks. A twenty-four piece cute little thing....
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Are you bored with 8 inch green stars yet?
I hope not, as I have another one this week…. This 8 inch star is based on a couple of patterns I have found online and in books. This 8 inch version is done for my ongoing green star quilt and you can...
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Green with envy yet?
If not, give this block a look… This block is called the Triforce star block…and if any of you know Zelda you will know where it got its name from. A little geeky I know but I love it. The block has...
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More green…
Surprise… I am back again with another installment of Paper Piecing Monday…. and today’s block is another nice one (though I may be a little biased!). When I designed the pattern it reminded my of...
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The continuing adventure that is 8 inch stars…
Welcome to another riveting edition of Paper piecing Monday… okay there was a little bit of hyperbole in that statement, but I am really enjoying making these stars, and today’s pattern is no...
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A special finish….
This week I managed to finish up the second quilt I am taking home to Australia…this one is for my mum. So my Mum knows that this quilt is heading her way as a birthday present (yes she knows it is...
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Straight Star…paper piecing Monday
This week’s paper piecing star is a easy, fun one… The straight star is another relatively simple 8 inch star block…using just 28 pieces none of which are weirdly shaped or angled. A PDF copy of the...
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It was a Do Good kind of week…
This week I managed to finish up one of the Do Good Stitches quilt tops I have in progress. This quilt started with this wonderful block…. I found the paper piecing pattern at Freshly Pieced and fell...
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Some Quilt Talk and a giveaway…
I have been waiting for this day for what seems like ages…. today, this day, when I get to take part in the Blog Hop for my friend Sam Hunter’s new book, Quilt Talk. I first heard of Sam through her...
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Rolling Chocolate block…
Today’s paper piecing Monday block has the best name EVER… yep today I present to you the Rolling Chocolate block… This is one of my favorite blocks and not just because it has the word chocolate in...
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Starflower Quilt block
For today’s Paper Piecing Monday block I did something a little different. The block still uses the simple square block, but only one… ..and yes kitties are still involved. It follows the rules of...
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Kitty Corner Paper Piecing Monday
For today’s paper piecing Monday I present the kitty corner block…. And yes that is a kitty in the center of the Kitty Corner… I could not resist. The pattern is another simple square nine patch...
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Joy Bell Block paper piecing style…
Last week saw the start of my new obsession… 12 inch classic blocks that use a simple square block. This week I have been playing with another block which I have seen called Joy Bell, Salem and St...
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