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November 27, 2011

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Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks volume 16 Blog Tour Road Rally

Welcome to the first day of the Blog Tour and thank you for taking a pit stop at my blog. I am very excited to have my block 'Saffy's Star' appear in this issue. To quote a phrase - "It's been a long and winding road to get here." Saffy's Star I originally created this block several years ago when I was designing quilts for my book "Amish-Inspired Quilts for Today's Home" along with several other blocks that I did not use. For the block that appears in the magazine, I used Fabrics by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics. I chose fabrics in Magenta, Blue and Gray for the background. Below is my original concept. You can see using different fabrics can give the block a whole new look and feel, and I felt the block needed an update to carry it forward into the future. The block was named after my cat, Saffron. (well actually she was the dogs cat!) I have 3 Jack Russel Terriers and 10 years ago they found her under the deck. We broug

Splendid Sampler 2 - Betty’s Bloom

As many of you may know I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the Splendid Sampler 2 organized by Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson. I was very excited when asked to participate. I love Foundation Paper Piecing and of course I had to use that technique for my block. The block is named Betty’s Bloom in remembrance of Betty Blue, my first Jack Russell. I had her as a puppy and she was the start of 3 Dog Design. Betty Blue I love all aspects of creating from designing to sewing but nothing is better that when you can share your work with friends. And it's even more fun when you can share a great bottle of wine to relax and enjoy the company. I wanted to try using the block on its own in a small wall hanging and wanted to see what it would look like in all solids. The results was a nice modern interpretation of the design. Another idea would be to alternate Betty's Bloom with a simple block. Join us on our next cruise to Alaska.

Longarm Quilting Workbook by Teresa Silva

Hello, today it is my turn on the blog hop to talk about Teresa's (Quilting is My Bliss) new book. I am excited for Teresa and jumped at the chance to participate. Before I get started on the book, a little bit about how I know Teresa. I stated watching Teresa's quilting on social media feeds a couple of years ago. I saw how she developed her own quilting style and I was in the market for some quilters for my new book (New York Beauties and Flying Geese). I finally approached Teresa and asked if she would be willing to quilt a few of the quilts for my book. Fortunately she said yes, and since then I have sent her many quilts. We'll look at a few of the quilts a littler later in my post... When I first opened the book, I noticed that this would be a great book for someone that was considering the purchase of a longarm machine. The first chapter is devoted to some basics Basics on longarm quilting machines. Great information on the different types of machines

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