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Two Tip Tuesday – Changes

YES, it has been a while since I have written any quilty news and tips. I need to start with personal changes. We have a contract on our beautiful home in Massachusetts and are building a log home in Texas. … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – Lancaster Customer Results and a Marking Tool

It was good to be back in Lancaster. I love when customers come back and share results of quilts they have made with my patterns!! I had not one, but two show me pictures of their quilts. First up is … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – on Wednesday

Another week, another day and a day behind. When show season is in full swing, tips get pushed to the back of the line. Not intentional, but it happens. I was thrilled to be in Grand Rapids this year. We … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – Reposting Quilt Toss

YES, more travel and HOUSE things continue to put quilting on the back burner. I am reposting the Quilt Toss below. I hope you enjoyed it! I was remiss in posting the designers. I have included them below. I hope … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – Life gets in the way

Yes, life! Sometimes it gets in the way of posting. It did last week and almost this week. The sorting and boxing and clearing out has started at my house. We are building a log home in Texas and so … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – New and Old

First, the NEW! I treated myself at the Minnesota Quilt Show to a new thimble. I’ve been using the plastic and metal ones in more recent years. This beauty is silver by “Thimbles for You“. I love the new design … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – Back

Well the delay was longer than planned. BUT, I have some wonderful sharing of a quilt, a quilt show and a dear friend. First the quilt. The hexie tessellations I was working on a few weeks ago is now a … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – Houston Registration

International Quilt Festival Registration opened TODAY!! The show is earlier in October this year, October 9 – 12, 2025 in Houston, TX I’ll be demo-ing at the Wednesday Sampler on Oct. 8th (before the show opens) from 10am-Noon. Class #365 … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – Playing with Hex Jr.

I gave myself permission to play with some fabric and Hex Jr. for a couple days. I decided to try a tessellations idea my friend Faye made from Hex-a-ma-jig a few years ago. Instead of using Hex-a-ma-jig, I decided to … Continue reading

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Two Tip Tuesday – “Jelly Roll” patterns

Did you know that a Jelly Roll is a “a cylindrical cake with a spiral cross section, made from a flat sponge cake spread with a filling such as jam and rolled up” according to a dictionary on the web. Ahhhh BUT in … Continue reading

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