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quilts, family, patterns, cats and dogs, community, lifeGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-16201077219839588012021-10-26T12:40:00.000-04:002021-10-26T12:40:27.078-04:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Going Live in 20 minutes! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://events.accuquilt.com/aqlivestream102621/gs" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7W8TXfK0u-bXpT83RrpgJVHRoQRArmreCzVyTEI9jF_6bd4re9PMUhndetsWuUr74oQk41Hsxo2G4PM_wbdlONUBM8R1QiQw0NGjE2noDKp0oVborUfSLj2G8YQbxoejbZcABRFay3E/s320/10.26-Relaunch-Crossroads-Splash-Pg_1000x1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-7396342682484215582017-11-17T00:01:00.000-05:002017-11-17T00:01:06.550-05:00On The Road Again....<div class="MsoNormal">
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Are you
enjoying the Road Rally? It’s the last day for the <a href="https://www.quiltingcompany.com/quiltmakers-100-blocks-blog-tour-road-rally-volume-16-day-5/" target="_blank">Quiltmaker’s 100 BlocksVolume 16 Blog Hop</a> but I know you are still finding fun and interesting stuff
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As a child, I used to play with that folded-paper fortune
teller with my friends! Remember
those? It was fun to make up answers (or
fortunes), fold the paper origami-style and, finally, get an answer to some
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When I finished making my block for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks,
the on-point squares reminded me of a paper fortune teller. I soon discovered that it’s also called
Whirlybird - like a helicopter! Well,
with the movement the triangles create in the block, I had to call it Whirlybird! <o:p></o:p></div>
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You can use this block in so many ways. Sew a dozen of these blocks and you can
easily make a lap size quilt with three blocks across and four blocks
down. Add a little border to frame it
and, voila, you have a really neat quilt with pinwheels everywhere! Here it is made with fabrics from the Improv Collection by Benartex.<br />
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You can add sashing for easier construction and add a neat
border print. Here I’ve used the Surf’s
Up collection from Northcott fabrics.
Isn’t that a neat quilt to cuddle with at a beach house? <o:p></o:p></div>
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One of my favorite design elements is an unusual
sashing. I could not resist creating one
to go with this block! Can you tell what
the sashing looks like from this quilt picture? (Sashing picture below!)</div>
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I purposely created this sashing so that none of the seams
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It is constructed of two 3” finished Square in a Square
units, separated by a 1” x 3” finished rectangle with a 2 ½” x 3” finished
rectangle on each end. The main thing
really is to make sure the points on those Square in a Square units don’t get
cut off when you sew the quilt together.
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Mark a 2” unfinished square (white in the picture below) on one diagonal. I typically use a mechanical pencil for
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fine point and the line comes out just the right skinny width. Using a regular No. 2 pencil is tricky
because the line usually ends up being too wide. You will be using this line as a stitch line
so it’s really important for the best accuracy that this line isn’t wider than
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Place this square on one corner of a 3 ½” unfinished square
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If you want a bed quilt, a quick way to do it is to
alternate the block with a pretty print square.
Set it on point and you will see this block from a whole different
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<o:p> </o:p>So, what’s your favorite setting and the colors you would
most likely use for Whirlybird? Leave a
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-87351675405741749002017-10-24T16:30:00.000-04:002017-10-24T16:30:03.174-04:00Mini Quilt Show! <div>
Throughout the year, I make quilts for a variety of publications. It's a good bet that I hardly remember when a project is actually published because of the lead time. So, I may be making a quilt in March for publication in October! Or making a winter quilt in the middle of summer. It can get really confusing!</div>
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If you have received your <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/love-of-quilting-magazine-issues/love-quilting-november-december-2017" target="_blank">Fons and Porter Love of Quilting November/December 2017</a> issue, you may have seen Cornerstone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">November/December 2017 Issue. Picture courtesy of Fons and Porter Love of Quilting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sneak peek at Cornerstone. Picture courtesy of Fons and Porter Love of Quilting.</td></tr>
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Cornerstone is a lap size quilt that was pretty easy to assemble despite how complex it looks!<br />
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By the way, here's a picture of Hillside Harmony from <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/quilting-quickly-magazine-issues/quilting-quickly-september-october-2017" target="_blank">Quilting Quickly September/October 2017</a> issue.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hillside Harmony. Picture courtesy of Fons and Porter Quilting Quickly.</td></tr>
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Hillside Harmony is a scrappy quilt that I had a lot of fun designing. I just love how the yellows and reds pop against the blue and green background fabrics.<br />
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I have single patterns available right now through Annie's Catalog. One of them is Christmas Cookies, a lap size quilt that <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?code=Y886268&source=NBSSEMG&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_OWRxqWI1wIVAqhpCh1VXwRJEAQYASABEgISTvD_BwE" target="_blank">Annie's Catalog is offering as an Exclusively Annie's Quilt Design. </a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Cookies. Photograph by Annie's Publishing. Used with Permission.</td></tr>
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Another pattern is a favorite of mine, <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=140200&cat_id=1644" target="_blank">Drifting Snow</a>. It is a table runner that is also being offered as a Exclusively Annie's Quilt Design.<br />
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In the <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=139841&cat_id=1425" target="_blank">Winter 2017 issue of Quilter's World</a>, is City View. It has a geometric and modern feel in shades of blue and green (even the background is a pale blue!).</div>
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City View was published with complete AccuQuilt die-cutting instructions. It was so easy and fast to use my fabric cutter to cut the pieces for this project. I confess, I use my AccuQuilt fabric cutter more and more these days. The cutting just goes so much faster and, with the accurate shapes, the piecing is just so much easier!</div>
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Speaking of which, also check out my project tutorials on the<a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/accuquilt-2/sparkle-and-shine-pattern%3a-a-bell-pull-for-the-holidays/" target="_blank"> AccuQuilt Blog! The latest is a pattern for a Christmas Bell Pull! </a> I used silk, wool and cottons and I added some beading for that extra bling!<br />
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-67695684179152306392017-09-27T06:30:00.000-04:002017-09-27T06:30:08.043-04:00The Fons and Porter ExperienceI'm so delighted to report that I have projects in a couple of Fons and Porter publications. The first, "Orange You Sweet?", is in the <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/love-of-quilting-magazine-issues/love-of-quilting-september-october-2017" target="_blank">Love of Quilting September/October 2017</a> issue and is also available as <a href="http://www.shopfonsandporter.com/category/s?keyword=Orange+You+Sweet+table+runner&utm_source=fonsandporter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fp-pza-pp-170925" target="_blank">a kit or a pattern</a>.<br />
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The quilt is made with fabrics from the Bleecker Street and Harmony Collections from <a href="http://qtfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Treasures</a> and wonderfully machine quilted by Anne Cowan. <br />
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I was also invited to appear in the second episode of the <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/videos-loq-3000-series/3002-orange-sweet" target="_blank">current 3000 TV Series</a>! It was quite a thrill to do the filming - it was my first time to film a tutorial and, to get comfortable, I just did my best to imagine all my quilter friends and students behind the cameras! Everyone was so friendly and fabulous. I can't thank Vanessa, Diane, Colleen and Sara enough for their patience in guiding a newbie through this process! <br />
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You can contact your local PBS station to find out if and when they are airing the Fons and Porter Love of Quilting TV Series or you can get the <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/videos-loq-3000-series" target="_blank">DVD</a> of each season. I saw some of the other projects in the 3000 series and I am in awe! It's well worth getting the DVD. <br />
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A second project, "Hillside Harmony", appears in Quilting Quickly September/October 2017 issue. It is made with fabrics from the Harmony Collection from <a href="http://qtfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Quilting Treasures</a>. More on this in a future blog. In the meantime, here are both quilts with the magazines and the TV series DVD with Mini, my cat, enjoying them!<br />
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Truthfully, Mini just wanted to get in any picture I was taking that day! Cats have minds of their own!<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-1179350072405923482017-06-23T00:23:00.001-04:002017-06-23T00:23:27.360-04:00Latest news!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvXsSCFhGBO4Uht1v282CM9pBEmjYbJPmD07i_6qrROj285_dFOWDB7OlLPCK5u8XL6yA3Ot4iUzLRB2fOIqOALPQ-UqlEtmamMxOuybMvdNGQzteeg7bad5fZhM_UNytK2q0R0QB6ac/s1600/55100s_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvXsSCFhGBO4Uht1v282CM9pBEmjYbJPmD07i_6qrROj285_dFOWDB7OlLPCK5u8XL6yA3Ot4iUzLRB2fOIqOALPQ-UqlEtmamMxOuybMvdNGQzteeg7bad5fZhM_UNytK2q0R0QB6ac/s320/55100s_1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">It's been an eventful few months! But, here's the latest news. Last week, I did an AccuQuilt demo at our local guild, <a href="http://countylinequilters.org/" target="_blank">County Line Quilters</a>. It was a wonderful experience! AccuQuilt provided a prize package consisting of a GO! fabric cutter, a GO! Qube and a strip die. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was TO DIE FOR! The winner would only need to "add fabric" and for us quilters, you know that's really not a hard thing to do. Drawing the winner's name was the very last thing we did that evening and Pat K., who really wanted it, actually won the prize package. So, it went to a great home! Congratulations, Pat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week, the <a href="https://www.rowbyrowexperience.com/" target="_blank">2017 Row by Row Experience</a> began. At our local quilt shop, <a href="http://roundbobbinquilts.com/" target="_blank">The Round Bobbin</a> (in Ambler, PA), everyone has been busy sewing the samples and putting kits together. "From Sea to Shining Sea" is the shop row and you can check it out on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RoundBobbinQuilts/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>! Here's a sneak peak!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I wrote the pattern, it is based on Susan S.'s idea (she also made it!) and Susan A. machine quilted it perfectly! </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNc5np91DQXfXVLVCNJ4hZzU_0SmPtdVDcyFWH9UeIPGVPFM1zd4-qcshA2TZdCvTQnVHVAxStlfaVIEQ27_egbbqCOWxvpr1bQA1Uojo3Iu3ZJlTynL6tJBbYkdf4PcCRuCopXb0JU4c/s1600/Gina.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="750" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNc5np91DQXfXVLVCNJ4hZzU_0SmPtdVDcyFWH9UeIPGVPFM1zd4-qcshA2TZdCvTQnVHVAxStlfaVIEQ27_egbbqCOWxvpr1bQA1Uojo3Iu3ZJlTynL6tJBbYkdf4PcCRuCopXb0JU4c/s200/Gina.JPG" width="147" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">Sunbonnet Sue is such an iconic quilting figure, it was a puzzle to come up with new ideas to present her. Family events this past spring finally inspired my project. I have three sisters (including another Susan!) who I do not see often. It's even harder for us to all get together in one place at one time. So, the blog tutorial this month is a "portrait" of my sisters and I as Sunbonnet Sues! <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/education/this-sunbonnet-sue-sisters-quilt-will-make-your-day/" target="_blank">Check it out! </a> </span><br />
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I pulled my friend, Joyce Overberger, into it by having her make one of the samples (there are three!) in the traditional colors that she loves.<br />
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On another note, check out this small quilt I made for the guild raffle.<br />
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I had a lot of fun playing with the parallelogram die in my <a href="http://www.accuquilt.com/shop/go-qube-mix-and-match-8-inch-block.html" target="_blank">GO! Qube 8" Mix and Match Block</a>! <br />
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Until next time...Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-55343578489027991392016-08-31T08:41:00.002-04:002016-08-31T08:45:11.441-04:00SerendipityI'm sure you have heard of Edyta Sitar (Laundry Basket Quilts) by now. She of the lovely quilt designs in patterns and books. Well, add AccuQuilt dies and embroidery to the list! <br />
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With the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/shop/go-qube-specialty-set-serendipity-by-edyta-sitar.html" target="_blank">GO! Qube Specialty Set - Serendipity by Edyta Sitar</a>, you get dies and an embroidery CD to make a couple of her designs. Plus, you can use the the applique and geometric dies to cut shapes for your own quilt. <br />
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For my most <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/education/go-project-tutorials/serendipity-liberty-placemats/" target="_blank">recent blog tutorial for AccuQuilt</a>, I made patriotic placemats using some of the applique shapes! <br />
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After making the star placemat, I wanted to play with some of the floral appliques to make the flower placemat. I love the way these turned out! So, if you would like to check these projects out, head on over to my <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/education/go-project-tutorials/serendipity-liberty-placemats/" target="_blank">tutorial</a>!</div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-48926028231873046552016-07-23T17:16:00.001-04:002016-07-23T17:17:58.828-04:00Christmas in July!I don't know about you but I'm never ready with presents and projects in time for Christmas! For once, I've made an early start. On this hot July weekend, why don't you join me and dive into Christmas projects? And, boy, do I have a cute project for you! <br />
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Check out my blog on the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/education/go-project-tutorials/star-bright-table-topper/" target="_blank">AccuQuilt website</a> to make this wonderful table topper!<br />
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Also, don't miss a new AccuQuilt project, <a href="http://www.accuquilt.com/shop/go-qube-12-inch-woven-bed-runner-pattern.html" target="_blank">Woven Bed Runner</a>, that you can download for free!</div>
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In other news, the free pattern project for <a href="http://www.redroosterfabrics.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/12121" target="_blank">Red Rooster's Akahana collection</a> is making the rounds in <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/gemhillquilts/my-quilt-designs/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. It looks so complicated but it's so pretty and easy to make! </div>
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Using the same collection, make this stunning <a href="http://www.redroosterfabrics.com/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/12313" target="_blank">Table Topper</a>!<br />
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Last but not least, check out these pictures I took at the <a href="http://www.philippineeagle.org/center/" target="_blank">Philippine Eagle Center</a>. They take care of injured birds as well as try to find ways to increase breeding. Endangered and breathtaking! </div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-66542709798759846192016-01-22T11:22:00.000-05:002016-01-22T11:22:56.071-05:00My Sweet Hearts Quilt and other projectsIt has been quite a busy last 3 months, filled with travel and family visits and, of course, holidays. It's hard to believe but I found myself with doing maybe half an hour of sewing in all that time! I logged in lots and lots of digital sewing, however, putting my EQ7 to work! <br />
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One of the first projects I picked up this month - when I finally had time to sew - is the Sweet Hearts Quilt. Read all about it on the <a href="http://www.accuquilt.com/blog/education/go-product-tutorials/go-qube-sweet-hearts-quilt/" target="_blank">AccuQuilt Blog</a>. <br />
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I really enjoyed making it especially since AccuQuilt makes cutting those triangles so perfectly easy and precise. I love that the dog ears are removed, right at the start. I love that I can piece quarter square triangles together for the border and they come out the perfect size! I love that I didn't have to spend much time cutting and subcutting. Can you tell I love my AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter???<br />
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Last year (before my little sewing hiatus), I made Prismatic from a couple of Northcott's Sandscapes jelly rolls and it is now available as an <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=129139&cat_id=2393" target="_blank">Exclusively Annie's quilt pattern from Annie's Catalog.</a><br />
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One of my quilts, Sunspots, also managed to land on the cover of a book, <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=127569" target="_blank">Bargello Quilts and Beyond!</a> <br />
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It was a lot of fun and easy to make, using non-traditional bargello methods. So fun and easy, I used the same methods to come up with <a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=127569" target="_blank">Robin's Egg Blue</a>, which is also in the same book. </div>
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Doesn't it remind you of southwestern turquoise and silver jewelry? I hope it does for that was my inspiration for it! Anyway, I can visualize this quilt in dramatic red, white and black, too.</div>
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For now, I have one more project to share with you - my Bollenvelden table runner that appears in<a href="https://www.anniescatalog.com/detail.html?prod_id=129160" target="_blank"> Quilter's World Magazine Spring 2016</a> issue. Google assures me that "Bollenvelden" is Dutch for tulip fields and that's exactly what I was going for in this quilt.<br />
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-9605841466116838902015-10-23T10:54:00.001-04:002015-10-23T10:56:21.864-04:00Quick Project for Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas is just around the corner! Yes, I know it's not even Halloween yet but, still, Christmas is barely 2 months away. That's 62 days. Phew! Time to get those holiday projects going....<br />
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So, are you ready for a quick project? AccuQuilt has a fabulous die that makes 3 different 7" snowflakes! I used it, as well as the 8" Circle die (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!) to come up with Ornament Hot Pads! <br />
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<a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/" target="_blank"> Read about how I made these Hotpads here</a>! <br />
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You're going to love these!<br />
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The Churn Dash block is one of my favorites. It's one of the few blocks that I've made over and over again. Here are just a couple of my projects - both named after the alternative block name, Double Monkey Wrench. It's still the Churn Dash!<br />
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Here's the front of one of the new Churn Dash pillows. <br />
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So, head on over to the <a href="https://www.accuquilt.com/blog/education/go-project-tutorials/new-churn-dash-pillow-patterns/" target="_blank">AccuQuilt Blog</a> and read how easy it is to put these pillows together! <br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-7775364427417097432015-06-20T00:28:00.000-04:002015-06-20T00:28:11.690-04:00Bobbin Along<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8YKcpry-d_CknRBdJ7_n2h-DgNz5kPm0W0bYe781Zd8Br2JRr3tMGFRUHrn7QiWFjbaNA5Ngi6WdDZLS31C0OeqofMpcxiTX9zxqLdgXoHsBo_g1HFjQdjJrgDg82RDZbLiFHdxamkM/s1600/Round+Bobbin+Quilt+Shop+Row.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8YKcpry-d_CknRBdJ7_n2h-DgNz5kPm0W0bYe781Zd8Br2JRr3tMGFRUHrn7QiWFjbaNA5Ngi6WdDZLS31C0OeqofMpcxiTX9zxqLdgXoHsBo_g1HFjQdjJrgDg82RDZbLiFHdxamkM/s400/Round+Bobbin+Quilt+Shop+Row.JPG" width="106" /></a>The first day of summer, June 21, is also the first day of the <a href="http://rowbyrowexperience.com/" target="_blank">Row by Row Experience 2015</a>. It is an exciting shop hop event where you can visit participating shops and receive a free pattern for a quilt row. Collect at least 8 row patterns, make a quilt and show-and-tell at a participating shop and you could win prizes! There are over 2700 participating shops from all 50 states and Canada with 107 shops in my home state of Pennsylvania. Just amazing! <br />
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This year is the third year that our local quilt shop, <a href="http://roundbobbinquilts.com/" target="_blank">The Round Bobbin</a> is participating in this event. Every year, I have had the privilege of designing the row for The Round Bobbin. So, with an event theme of H2O (water!), our row for the The Round Bobbin is the Storm At Sea!<br />
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It is a paper-pieced pattern as the pieces do get a bit small. Susan S., the shop owner, put the row together and Susan A. machine quilted fish on it! So wonderful! It looks great even as a stand-alone row (think table runner!). You just have to come and see it!!!</div>
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Our Fabric plate this year is - Bobbin Along! I accidentally came up with it during a group discussion. <br />
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So, if you're in Ambler, Pennsylvania this summer (June 21-Sept 8), drop by the Round Bobbin, pick up your free row pattern and maybe throw in a kit and a fabric plate! Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-44437988073099551282015-05-22T14:29:00.000-04:002015-05-22T14:29:20.691-04:00Winners and Rulers<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Congratulations also goes out to Donna W. from WI for winning not only a copy of the magazine but also a fat quarter pack of Quilting Treasures Color Blends fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Donna shared a tip about using Mr Clean Magic Eraser to clean the bottom of an iron! Coincidentally, not only do I currently have an iron with a dirty sole, I also had just bought a pack of Mr Clean Magic Eraser! So, you know one of the things I'll be doing this coming holiday weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It has been so much fun participating in the Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Blog Hop! Thanks so much for dropping by!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My project, </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Buy Low, Sell High</i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, which uses the 120-Degree Triangle (see above), is featured on the back cover. It's scrappy and uses both gray and white as background triangles to create a shadow effect for added depth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Carole Whaling did a phenomenal job with the machine quilting as usual. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Enjoy your holiday weekend and welcome summer!</span><br />
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Welcome to the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Volume 11 Blog Hop! </div>
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I thought it would be fun to see what this block would look like in different fabrics. So, the first thing I did is to change the background to dramatic black! </div>
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Those bright colors really become brighter on a black background, don't they? </div>
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Next, I wanted to see it with reproductions. Here's a black and tan version that looks like it was made in 1890!</div>
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Are you loving a particular version yet? How about a soft modern look? <br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Did you notice I changed the value placement in the soft modern version? It makes the diagonals look more prominent. </span></div>
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So, I designed a 30" square wallhanging with a special sashing strip that creates a secondary pattern for a more cohesive look. Check out the different looks: </div>
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So, which one is your favorite colorway? Tell me in a comment below and you will be entered in a drawing for a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Volume 11! This prize will come from Quiltmaker directly.<br />
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You will find a link at the top of this blog (and on the right-hand side column) for quick directions to make the quilt above - especially those sashing strips. However, these directions are intended for the more experienced quilter who knows how to make flying geese units, hour glass units and make circle appliques. You can substitute a yo-yo for the circle applique, by the way.<br />
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Just one more - here's Echo in a table runner.<br />
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I'm excited to show you "Surf and Sand". This is a bed-size block of the month program I created for Quilting Treasures featuring their new and fabulous blender collection, Color Blends. <br />
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It's in two colorways - Surf (cool colors) and Sand (warm). I will admit to liking the Surf version a little bit more than Sand! <br />
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If you're interested in doing this program, please contact your local quilt shop to see if they're offering it. <a href="http://roundbobbinquilts.com/" target="_blank">The Round Bobbin Quilt Shop </a>does offer the program in both colorways.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you know someone who has had to deal with breast cancer? I'm pretty sure you have several someones - as do I. From those who passed away from breast cancer like my cousin's wife who had a lifelong battle with it and like a fellow guild member who generously willed her stash to the guild, to several friends and acquaintances who have battled (and continue to battle) and survived it, these women inspire and amaze us with their strength, courage and resilience.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the Fall 2014 issue of Quilter's World magazine, I thought of these women and created the Pink Ribbon Quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it seemed fitting to offer a class to make the Pink Ribbon Quilt. So, on October 30, 2014, just a week from now, I'll be at the </span><a href="http://www.roundbobbinquilts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><b style="background-color: magenta;">Round Bobbin Quilt Shop</b></span></a><span style="color: magenta;"> teaching how to make this Quilt. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">Taking it one step further, Susan, the shop owner, and I have decided to donate ALL the class fees to the </span><a href="http://www.info-komen.org/site/TR/PassionatelyPink/HeadquartersSite?team_id=310469&pg=team&fr_id=4396" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">Susan G Komen foundation! </span></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are <span style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.info-komen.org/site/TR/PassionatelyPink/HeadquartersSite?team_id=310469&pg=team&fr_id=4396" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">PASSIONATELY PINK! </span></b></a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you would like to take the class, I believe there are still openings so just contact the shop at 215-367-5596. If you would like to support this effort but can't come to the class, you can donate online at the link given above or you can drop by the shop and give your donation then. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Please do come and visit with us on that class day - and WEAR PINK! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">Our Passionately Pink Event ID # is </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 23.1399993896484px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>19281174.</b></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-71824830556140244002014-05-08T09:25:00.000-04:002014-05-08T09:25:17.809-04:00SOAR!At the last minute, I entered a block called "SOAR" in the AccuQuilt Design Contest. It's basically a popularity contest so I need votes! But, the neat thing about is that prizes are also awarded to your chosen guild (<a href="http://countylinequilters.org/" target="_blank">County Line Quilters</a> in my case) and your chosen charity (<a href="http://www.lastchanceranch.org/" target="_blank">Last Chance Ranch</a>, a local animal rescue). <div>
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You can vote once a day until May 27. So, please do! Here's the link to my entry:</div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-14078181306234733472014-04-14T19:00:00.000-04:002014-04-14T19:00:01.716-04:00One Patch At A TimeThis evening, I will be announcing the County Line Quilters Guild's annual challenge theme. It is "One Patch At A Time" - a challenge to make a One Patch Quilt. So, I combed the internet and my stash of projects and pictures for examples (and non-examples!) of one patch quilts for inspiration.<br />
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In 2000, Quilter's Newsletter Magazine came out with a very helpful article on One Patch quilt and they also published several one patch shapes! It was so exciting to find this article for not only does it include the templates, it includes some pictures of what the one patch shapes look like in a quilt. So, click on this link:<br />
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One Patch quilts are those that consist of one repeating shape. The one that comes to mind right away is the Apple Core. <br />
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I also find this baby blocks quilt fascinating. It's a tessellation quilt made with half-hexagons. And, it IS a One Patch Quilt.<br />
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This next quilt is also a tessellation done with half-hexagons. But, because some of the setting pieces are full hexagons, it cannot be called a One Patch Quilt. <br />
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Check out my "A Thimble Full" quilt. While a One Patch Shape is used - the Tumbler, this quilt cannot be considered a One Patch Quilt. The multi-color tumbler consists of fabric squares and the rows are separated by sashing. Both of these fail to make this a One Patch Quilt. <br />
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This cracker quilt is her sample and she offers templates to make One Patch Quilts including the Cracker acrylic template.<br />
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A simply stunning One Patch Quilt is the Spinning Star. There is so much movement to this curvy shape. Does it not look like an Apple Core that has been stretched on the bias?<br />
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Another resource to check out is <a href="http://www.ardcotemplates.com/charms.shtml" target="_blank">Ardco Templates</a>. They offer metal templates for a variety of quilt shapes. The links I have included are for their <a href="http://www.ardcotemplates.com/charms.shtml" target="_blank">Charm Templates</a> and their <a href="http://www.ardcotemplates.com/singles.shtml" target="_blank">Single Shapes</a> pages as these are where most of the One Patch Shapes are listed.<br />
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This brings us to Charm Quilts. A Charm Quilt is one where no fabric is repeated except maybe for the background or setting. It does not have to be a One Patch Quilt though a lot of Charm Quilts are.<br />
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So many other One Patch Quilts out there. I may have to revisit this in the future! <div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-84075817679545874692014-04-08T10:58:00.003-04:002014-04-08T10:58:35.685-04:00Guild Show 2014My quilt guild just had the bi-annual quilt show this past weekend. What a fun but exhausting time! The quilts were just amazing. Anyhow, here are some pictures. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was the raffle quilt that I designed and the guild members put together.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Raffle Quilt detail. Beautifully quilted by Kim Pope. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Joined by a third Joyce (Joyce H's mom)!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My friends, Joyce O. and Joyce H.!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of Joyce Hughes' quilts entered in a McCall's series of quilt competitions. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Joyce's final quilt for the McCall's competition which won her the top prize! <a href="http://www.mccallsquilting.com/mccallsquilting/articles/Quilt_Design_Star_2012_Finalist_Joyce_Hughes" target="_blank">2012 Quilt Design Star</a>!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Setting up my booth on Friday. Apparently, I've been indulging my love of brights lately.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A bit chilly on Saturday. DH Mike's the best! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I gave my Vendor's Choice award to Grace Katz for this <br />hand-pieced and hand-quilted project, "Worth the Wait". Just amazing.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Detail on "Worth the Wait". I just love it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Carol Breinig and her stunning quilt that was hanging directly across my booth. <br />It won the Round Bobbin's Vendor's Choice!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Joyce Overberger's latest quilt (really big quilt, too!) that she made with her friend, Joan. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A Vintage Yo-Yo quilt. <br />It's one of the Vintage quilts that the guild will be auctioning off in October. <br />Contact<a href="http://countylinequilters.org/pages/contact-us" target="_blank"> County Line Quilters Guild</a> for more info.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What a surprise and a delight it was to see this quilt by Rosemary Malizia! <br />It was a shop hop quilt that I designed several years ago. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the talented <a href="http://www.gretchengibbons.com/Pages/NewsandEvents.aspx" target="_blank">Gretchen Gibbons</a> comes this unique project. <br />These were Batik UFO blocks that she embellished with wool applique. <br />Just her style! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our former guild president, Jeanne Malone, received <br />these signed oriental lantern blocks from the membership. She did a great job finishing it! <br />I had to look 3 or 4 times before I found my block. Lesson learned - go for contrast when signing blocks!</span></td></tr>
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Well, I got a little more curious and did a bit more googling. Next thing I found out is that the U.S. Snowboarding Team's official jacket is basically a patchwork created by <a href="http://www.burton.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Burton_US-Site/default/Company-PressDetail?pid=4662" target="_blank">Burton Snowboards</a>. It is inspired by handcrafted patchwork quilts and the American flag. It seems that snowboarders really love it, too! Who knew quilting and snowboarding would ever mix?!<br />
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Here's a picture of gold medalist Sage Kotsenburg wearing the jacket and below is Shaun White with both the jacket and the bib!<br />
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-14780527591467222062013-11-24T11:01:00.000-05:002013-11-24T11:01:39.130-05:00Free Quilt Patterns Notice a little something different? I'm fiddling around here to share more quilts with you. The latest are a bunch of my free quilt patterns that are listed under the<a href="http://gemhillquilts.blogspot.com/p/free-patterns.html" target="_blank"> "Free Stuff"</a> tab above. They are in PDF so you can easily download them. <br />
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Speaking of free quilt patterns, here's a shoutout to <a href="http://www.lovebugstudios.com/downtonabbey/" target="_blank">Ebony Love of lovebugstudios.com </a> for doing the Downton Abbey Mystery Quilt Along! You're awesome, Ebony! What an undertaking!<br />
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Anyway, if you haven't registered yet, you still have time to get the free weekly patterns to create your very own Downton Abbey quilt! Come January 12, 2014, the Mystery will be totally solved and Ebony will no longer offer the pattern for free. <br />
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My Downton Abbey quilt will be a scrappier version of the Edith quilt kit. It's got a lot of peach and some pink and green. The original Edith also had purple and blue. I'm still adding and removing fabrics to my version and I have yet to get started on the sewing! I'll post a picture of my fabrics soon.<br />
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If you need Downton Abbey Fabrics, the <a href="http://roundbobbinquilts.com/" target="_blank">Round Bobbin Quilt Shop</a> will have the complete line at some point. Though, right now, they are missing several bolts just like everyone else. Downton Abbey is just so popular!<br />
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-66195921873759182542012-11-21T02:47:00.000-05:002012-11-21T02:47:03.794-05:00Gifts for GivingThe Holiday season is here - and so is all that Shopping! So, this is just a reminder to consider alternative gifts this year. For instance, November 24 is Small Business Saturday. Why not visit a small business near you and spend your money there? You would be supporting not only that small business but also your local community. <br />
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Actually, why not visit a small business throughout the year? As quilters, we already do this everytime we go into a local quilt shop and buy something. Why not take it a step farther and visit locally-owned restaurants and one-of-a-kind stores? I have tasted some of the best food from these local restaurants and found some of the best gifts at local stores. <br />
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And, gifts can be in form of services. Maybe pay for someone's newspaper subscription or maybe get a gift card to the hairdresser. These sentiments are exactly those expressed in an <a href="http://moultrieobserver.com/opinion/x459218450/A-new-tradition" target="_blank"> <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">editorial letter by a Mr. Psalmond that appeared in the Moultrie (GA) Observer a year ago</span></a><span style="background-color: #ffe599;">.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151142447643443&set=pb.59210813442.-2207520000.1353483868&type=3&theater" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">American Patchwork and Quilting for the following</a>:<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16258664371986050903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5100111040878397086.post-12156885449620827682012-11-14T01:24:00.001-05:002012-11-14T01:25:21.938-05:00Winners & Drive for Donations Update Sherry B. from Iowa and Deb B. from Minnesota are the winners of the Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Blog tour giveaway!<br />
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Thanks to all who participated! <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1aiqqnOzph2jbZtd1MXdo5VJtUBDkLCFIN-q08_iRITvUchNjI27plomOWxExmRP-MsfRwvFC8mEhi5mJ7CtvXreytqzKRRBsnVFMccbCIECNEt1_jIEasJIvnMswsKjEN6mMkuePzw/s1600/IMG_0931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1aiqqnOzph2jbZtd1MXdo5VJtUBDkLCFIN-q08_iRITvUchNjI27plomOWxExmRP-MsfRwvFC8mEhi5mJ7CtvXreytqzKRRBsnVFMccbCIECNEt1_jIEasJIvnMswsKjEN6mMkuePzw/s1600/IMG_0931.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>Regarding the drive for donations for victims of Sandy, I can't express my gratitude enough! In just a few short days, we've received such a great response. At the <a href="http://countylinequilters.org/" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">CLQ guild meeting</a> last night, there were so many donations that I could barely take all of them in my car. Good thing there were lots of clothes and quilts/blankets so we were able to squish them all in!<br />
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Thanks so much to Lisa from Kentucky who has gone out of her way to donate to this drive. Your family's generosity is much appreciated and very awesome.<br />
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In the last few days, I have seen more and more calls for donations. Here are a few:<br />
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<a href="http://www.quiltviews.com/storm-relief-where-to-send-quilts" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">American Quilter Society/Project Linus</a> - asking for twin to queen sized quilts.<br />
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<a href="http://luanarubin.typepad.com/luana-rubin/2012/11/equilter-hurricane-sandy-5000-quilt-challenge.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">eQuilter Hurricane Sandy 5000 Quilt Challenge</a> - read about this on Luana Rubin's blog. Details are at <a href="http://www.equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/quiltrelief.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://bumblebeansbasics.com/" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">Bumble Beans Basics</a> - a NYC based quilter who has organized a quilt drive.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.roundbobbinquilts.com/" style="background-color: #fff2cc;" target="_blank">Round Bobbin Quilt Shop</a>, is still accepting donations in the Philadelphia area as well.<br />
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Again, thanks so much for all the donations.<br />
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