I just love this quilt. It’s tied, not quilted so I’m pretty sure I’ll give it a go and do it this summer since I am on make things kick (YES! I love having more free time. Thanks, day job.)

 You <3 it, too? Check out the tutorial to make your very own. Thanks Purl Bee!

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Some cool pics for inspiration:

I am completely obsessed with this dress! Would be perfect for upcoming getway to san diego…
Other zig zag projects I adore:

The designer, Nettie, actually sells the quilt kit for this Mendocino Zig Zag Quilt available on Etsy. Her blog is pretty cool, too! Check it out.
 
Also adorable is this [...]

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Just a random smattering of some things I’ve spied recently and have totally fallen in love with.

From Left to right:
Top row: In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine, available at Amazon by clicking here; Max Studio Rally Boot, available at PiperLime by clicking here. Middle Row: Zebra Kilim [...]

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Okay, I’ve been obsessing about chandeliers for awhile now – the lighting in our apartment is boring overhead lighting in the dining room and bedroom, and I can’t help it that images of chandeliers gravitate to me. I’m not talking about your grandma’s brass chandelier either, what I want is something simple and modern, maybe [...]

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This post is really more for my cousin than for myself, but you can never expand your skill set too much, so I suppose I will benefit from the responses as well
We’re looking at the possibility of using some crazy quilting techniques for an upcoming project. The piecing is already underway, so what [...]

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This is the second installment of this new feature I am trying out. This weekend I began hand quilting PRD’s quilt. Having been consumed by piecing quilt tops for the past 5 years, it has been quite some time since I have actually done any quilting. Let’s start this story by saying that I quilted [...]

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Two posts in one day?! Shocking, I know. I’ve been feeling like I’ve been neglecting my craft by focusing on other writing, so I am trying to make it up to you…
I’ve decided to create a new “feature” for my blog. The feature is titled CRAVE, and each CRAVE post will relate to some quilt [...]

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