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Feb
20

Hello QuiltCon 2018!

Moda is off to Pasadena, California this week for the Modern Quilt Guild's QuiltCon Quilt Show & Conference . QuiltCon 2018 for short. Or QuiltCon West . These were some of the spectacular quilts exhibited at QuiltCon East 2017 in Savannah, Georgia. This year's show returns to Pasadena with...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics, Moda Bake Shop
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Lissa Alexander, modern quilt, Oh Scrap, Patchwork, Quilt, QuiltCon, quilting, Sewing
Feb
16

To wash or not to wash...

Ask a group of quilters whether you're "supposed" to pre-wash and you'll get a dozen different answers. And that's just from a dozen quilters. (Picture of scraps from Corey Yoder's collections swiped borrowed from Corey Yoder's Instagram .) This is always a subject that comes up from new quilters...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Fabrics
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extra wide backings, Patchwork, Pre Washing, Quilt, quilting, Sewing
Feb
16

To wash or not to wash...

Ask a group of quilters whether you're "supposed" to pre-wash and you'll get a dozen different answers. And that's just from a dozen quilters. (Picture of scraps from Corey Yoder's collections swiped borrowed from Corey Yoder's Instagram .) This is always a subject that comes up from new quilters...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Fabrics
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extra wide backings, Patchwork, Pre Washing, Quilt, quilting, Sewing
Feb
15

Feed Sacks Go Abroad

There’s nothing better than spending time with people who love fabric. Unless it’s spending time with them…in Holland. Earlier this month I had the good fortune to do just that when I visited Leiden, a lovely city about 30 minutes by train from Amsterdam. Home to one of the oldest universities in...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Fabrics, Trending
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feed sacks, Linzee McCray, Museum, quilts
Feb
15

Feed Sacks Go Abroad

There’s nothing better than spending time with people who love fabric. Unless it’s spending time with them…in Holland. Earlier this month I had the good fortune to do just that when I visited Leiden, a lovely city about 30 minutes by train from Amsterdam. Home to one of the oldest universities in...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Fabrics, Trending
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feed sacks, Linzee Kull McCray, Museum, quilts
Feb
13

Blockheads ~ Two?

Happy Valentine's Day! Will you be our Valentine? We're sending "hearts" today to several lovely ladies who have finished their Blockheads' quilt tops. This is Robin of Petty Quilt Junction's quilt . Robin shared this on Instagram - @pettyquiltjunction . It's quilted and bound! This is Randi's...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier
Feb
13

Blockheads ~ Two?

Happy Valentine's Day! Will you be our Valentine? We're sending "hearts" today to several lovely ladies who have finished their Blockheads' quilt tops. This is Robin of Petty Quilt Junction's quilt . Robin shared this on Instagram - @pettyquiltjunction . It's quilted and bound! This is Randi's...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Jan Patek Quilts, Jo Morton, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier
Feb
9

Tippy-tippy-tay...

When a moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie... That's amore! [embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnFlx2Lnr9Q[/embed] Valentine's Day. That's next week. National Pizza Day. That's today. Synchronicity, right? And I really like the way Dean Martin sings. (Tippy tippy tay... it's from That's...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Dean Martin, Patchwork, Pizza, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Spell It, Valentine
Feb
9

Tippy-tippy-tay...

When a moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie... That's amore! [embed] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnFlx2Lnr9Q[/embed] Valentine's Day. That's next week. National Pizza Day. That's today. Synchronicity, right? And I really like the way Dean Martin sings. (Tippy tippy tay... it's from That's...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Dean Martin, Patchwork, Pizza, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Spell It, Valentine
Feb
7

Blockheads ~ Not done yet!

It's been less than a week and I'm just not ready to be finished yet. Maybe because I'm still not even close. But Tammy finished her quilt! Isn't this beautiful? Tammy chose a Fall color palette because (1) she's from Indiana and misses the beautiful Fall colors, and (2) she's always wanted a Fall-...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads, Jan Patek, Jo Morton, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Reproduction, Sampler, Sewing, Tammy Vonderschmitt