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Here’s the project Suz and I will be working on in Blues, Greens, and Reds:

Photo Courtesy of Red Pepper Quilts.
If you’re interested, you can find instructions here!

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Last post about the lovely jess and nick, i swear.
 

 
i love this photo. the fading sun, the color of the grass. pure happiness.
 

 
apologies for the blurry picture (and the messy apartment).
 

 
i love that you can see the quilting detail on this shot! beautiful!
 

 
…and a cute little label to finish it all off.

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Having successfully completed the zig zag quilt for Alexis and Ed, I just couldn’t let the obsession go. I can’t take credit for the construction of the gorgeous dress that follows, because I mostly just sat in a rocking chair and talked while Suz did the sewing. But, i looove it, and can’t wait to [...]

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1st off: Jess…DO NOT read any further unless you want a spoiler.

2nd off: I had such a nice time putting this quilt together. I had surgery on Monday, and my mom was in town helping me get better. So nice to get to spend some quality time with her. My mom and stepdad (aka papa) [...]

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Mom, you’re the best.

It was made to go with our thread catchers. I happened to have a little bit of fabric left over.

I used the whip up tutorial, and it was VERY easy. Only two concerns: 1)  I filled the pincushion with sand…because it sharpens needles, but I think the sand I purchased was way [...]

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Made by Suz for Jeff and Lila’s wedding. The quilting design on this quilt is from the Kansas City Star circa the mid-1930’s. Suz managed to get access to TONS of original Kansas City Star patterns. In case the Kansas City Star doesn’t ring any bells for you, from 1928 to 1961 The Kansas City [...]

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I just love it! Too many wedding quilts coming up though, and it’ll be awhile before I get to this one…pics here appear in reverse order from sandwiched to pre-sandwiching with a cute little cat named Ingrid involved.
This marks the first completely joint project between me and Suz (a.k.a mom). The best part about it [...]

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Here’s my most recent project with mom. How cute is it?!

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Suz alerted me to this cool new product (it’s on her Christmas wish list). If your bobbin winder is broken, no longer do you have to worry about taking it in for an expensive repair. Don’t want to worry about re-threading? The portable bobbin winder is the perfect solution.

photo courtesy of clotilde.com
The Sidewinder runs [...]

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