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Dec
5

Block Heads 2 - Block 34

Jan Patek . I already know the best thing about Spring Market 2019 in Kansas City is that Jan will be there - she's local. Tugley Wood Farms Happy Block Heads Wednesday! Happy December... what? December? Already? That means two things - this year has flown by. And the Block Heads book has been...
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cnelson
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Block Heads, Jan Patek, Sweet Violet
Aug
9

The Creativity and Camaraderie of Quilt Alongs

Laurie Simpson's blocks in her Minick and Simpson fabrics One of the best things about social media is its ability to connect like-minded people from far-flung locales. And one of the growing trends in connecting quilters are on-line Quilt Alongs. Laurie Simpson's blocks in Bella Solids Similar to...
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Linzee McCray
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American Jane, Corey Yoder, Jan Patek, Lella Boutique, Minick and Simpson, Robin Pickens, Vanessa Goertzen
Jul
25

Block Heads 2 - Block 8

I know I'm not supposed to have favorites for this sort of thing but "if" I were to have a favorite Block Head, it would probably be Jan Patek . Isn't this glorious? It's the quilt from Jan's upcoming book, Sleigh Bells . The book will be published in August, just in time to start stitching a folk...
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cnelson
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Block Heads, Jan Patek, Lilac Ridge, Sleigh Bells
Jul
17

Book Club...

Are you in a book club? I was in one. Once. When I wasn't shy about expressing my annoyance with the leading character in the book, I wasn't invited back. So much for sharing, right! Oh, and on a side note, the movie Book Club is really funny. Don Johnson and Andy Garcia... they sure have aged...
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cnelson
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Christmas Figs, Fig Tree, French Farmhouse, Jan Patek, Joanna Figueroa, Marie Claude Picon, Sleigh Bells
Jun
27

Block Heads 2 - Block 4

It's the last Wednesday in June, and while the year is almost half-over, the Moda Block Heads are just getting started for Round 2. And today we've got a block from one of our lovely new faces, Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic . This is Block 4 - Roman Cross made by Brigitte . It's made with fabrics...
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cnelson
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Brigitte Heitland, Corey Yoder, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Kansas Troubles, Laurie Simpson, Lella Boutique, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Me & My Sister, Sherri McConnell, Stacy Iest Hsu, Vanessa Goertzen, Zen Chic
Jun
20

Block Heads 2 - Block 3

Shhh... don't anybody jinx anything. Happy Block Heads Wednesday - Round 2, Week 3. Welcome to Pennsylvania - the Keystone State! This is Block 3 - as pieced by Moda Michelle using fabrics from Old Cambridge Pike by Barbara Brackman and Collections for a Cause by Howard Marcus . BLOCK INSTRUCTIONS...
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cnelson
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Brigitte Heitland, Corey Yoder, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Laurie Simpson, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Me & My Sister, Sherri McConnell, Stacy Iest Hsu, Vanessa Goertzen
Jun
6

Block Heads 2 - Block 1

It's here! Block Heads 2. And with new faces, we have a slightly different look. We're still the same... we're just better. Por quoi? Because there are a few more of us. Because I know you're anxious to get sewing - and you're really here for Block 1 - it's Lynne Hagmeier's Stellar Star . You'll...
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cnelson
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Brigitte Heitland, Jan Patek, Jen Kingwell, Jo Morton, Lella Boutique, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Vanessa Goertzen, Zen Chic
May
16

Block Heads 2 in 21 days...

Twenty-one sleeps? Three weeks. June 6. Block Heads 1 - Lynne Hagmeier of Kansas Troubles - Betsy Chutchian - Jan Patek - Jo Morton - Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings . As before, these ladies are asking you to take a leap of faith with us because this is going to be another Mystery quilt. But...
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cnelson
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Kansas Troubles, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Primitive Gatherings
May
2

Block Heads 2 - Counting Down

Five weeks. To finish your Block Heads 1 quilt. To sharpen your rotary cutting blades. To start thinking about fabric. You won't need this much but it sure would be fun to play with. Save the date - June 6, 2018 ! That's the release date for Block 1 of Block Heads 2. Since Lynne Hagmeier of Kansas...
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cnelson
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sewing
Apr
11

Blockheads Revisited...

Happy Block Heads Wednesday! Since we don't have any blocks to share today... Jeremy Irons will have to do. Can you believe it's been thirty-seven years since the Brideshead Revisited miniseries first aired? The dates for Block Heads 2 are set - we'll share the first details on May 2, and the first...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting