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Foxy Paper Piecing Monday
Okay I could not help myself…I just had to do it… I decided that my low volume quilt needed a block from No Hat’s In the House fabulous Forest quilt, as a not too subtle nod to the amazing quilt that...
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Paper Piecing Monday tips
This week as I put my paper piecing block together, I thought of what I have learnt this year doing these blocks… and thought I would share some of my tips. So this week I choose another of Julie @...
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Starry Night Paper Piecing Monday
First of all I have to explain, for those of you that do not know me, I have the attention span of a gnat. I get bored easily and always have more ideas than I have time. With this revelation in mind...
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Starry Night Part 2 – Paper Piecing Monday
After some of the discussions about the complexity (or not) of last week’s block, I decided to do a really simple block this week. This block, which measures only 8″ x 8″, was made using a free paper...
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Starry Night continues – Paper Piecing Monday
After last weeks easy (read 18 piece) blocks I decided to up the fabric piece count with this weeks star. This fabulous star is another free pattern from Quilting on the Squares new bonus compass star...
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I have a confession to make…
…deep breath…. here goes….I am a messy quilter. You may not be able to tell from what I have put up on the site but in the last couple of weeks the truth has become harder and harder to ignore. So...
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More Starry Nights – Paper Piecing Monday
Okay I am getting a little obsessive over these blocks…I am just loving how they are turning out and can not wait to start playing with them on my design wall. This week I add another fun one to the...
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Tricky Triangles finally finished
I am very very very pleased to say that my pink and green triangle quilt is finally all done. I have procrastinated with this quilt in new and exciting ways over the last 6+ months… but she is now...
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Starry Nights grow – Paper Piecing Monday
This week I decided to play a little with my Starry Night blocks, that is put them up on the design wall and see how it was all coming together. But before I started “playing” I made this block…. Yes,...
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Baby it’s cold outside…
I woke up this morning to find that Portland is covered in a lovely layer of snow. This does not happen often, and as an Aussie it still absolutely delights me. I was jumping round the house opening...
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Yep more Starry Nights
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I had struggled to find some smaller blocks for my Starry Night quilt, so I have been working on designing some smaller blocks for my quilt. This week’s block is...
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Paper Piecing Monday… better late than never
Paper Piecing Monday was delayed a little this week by a stonking cold that took me out of action for a few days. I am feeling a little more human today and managed to get this simple little star...
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Another Neon Monday
This week I was just not able to make myself do another blue block… so to mix things up I thought I would make another Neon block. I recently inherited some Michael Miller Neon scraps and a couple of...
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We have neon…we have pink…
What more could you want? This paper piecing Monday sees me full embracing the Neon crazy. In my defense I did not start this but I am definitely going to finish it. This week I worked out exactly...
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Colour Play – Brown
Last weekend, while my husband was away on a “dude’s weekend” I took the opportunity to clean up my stash a little. Needless to say there was fabric from one end of the house to the other… it looked...
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A Feathered Starry Night
This week I am quickly jumping back into my Starry Night quilt, mainly because I think I am close to having all the blocks I want/need…plus I am slightly addicted to the blue-yellow contrast. The...
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Colour Play Turqoise
This week I decided to play with turquoise and my all time favorite neutral, navy blue. There was something about this colour combination and snow that just seemed to work. First I raided my scraps...
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Paper Piecing Monday overload
Today’s paper piecing Monday is a “three for the price of one” deal. I got a little carried away doing my neon blocks last week and thought I would share all the blocks I made. First up is… A flying...
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Colour Play Girly Style
This week I went totally girly with my colour play. I love pink and love using pink… Example One… Example Two… Example Three… Example Four… I could go on but I think you get the picture… so this weeks...
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Colour Play – Grey
The last week or so I have been playing with a different kind of colour combination…one that really has not got a lot of “colour” in it. My inspiration was a very old photo that hangs on our living...
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