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Night Sky Quilt Along
It's been a while since I participated in a quilt along, how about you? Jana Machado just announced that she is hosting a Night Sky Quilt Along. The Night Sky quilt by Camille Roskelley is a perfect quilt for quilters of all skill levels. For those of you who are beginner's, the quilt may seem complicated, but rest assured it's actually...
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Quick Quilting Tips and Tricks // Blog Hop
Amy at a Diary of a Quilter hosted a fantastic blog hop a few weeks ago called Quick Quilting Tips and Tricks. She was promoting her wonderful new book Fabulously Fast Quilts that you must check out! The information in this blog hop was invaluable, here is a Pinterest board full of the tricks and tips. Amy decided to keep the blog hop...
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Piecing Curves // Hemispheres QAL
How are your quilts coming along for the Hemispheres QAL? I came up with a layout and also decided on my fabrics. I will be using Domino Dots by Violet Craft along with Kona Cotton Coal. Part of me really wanted to use solids (you know me), but I figured i’d try to mix it up a little. Have you...
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Hemispheres Pattern and a Quilt Along at City Stitches
As most of you know this February my husband and I launched our pattern design company Aria Lane. Throughout the year we have been focused on building the foundation for our business. One of the things we have been working on is the Aria Lane designer program. We want to give independent designers an opportunity to publish patterns without having...
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Jelly Roll Jam // Fat Quarter Shop Free Pattern
It’s time to get your precuts out and get quilting! Fat Quarter Shop has designed a free quilt pattern called the Jelly Roll Jam. Along with the pattern they have created a full how-to-video tutorial on making the pattern. I had the opportunity to try out the pattern ahead of time, in order to share my version with you today....
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Supernova Quilt // Craft Book Month at Craftbuds
How many of you, like myself, have a slight addiction to buying craft and quilt books? My Amazon prime membership is definitely used a lot! This September is the 3rd Annual “Craft Book Month” at CraftBuds.com. Today I am participating in a fantastic blog hop which shall entice you to join the Craft Book creating fun! For the next three...
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Sew Sew Awesome Gift! // Sew Sew Modern Swap
Round 3 of Sew Sew Modern handmade swap is already well under way. I will be sitting this round out since I have been so busy. I finished my partners items and received my items for Round 2 over a month ago, but am just now getting around to sharing. Sew Sew Modern Sent When I received my partner assignment...
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Welcoming Angela Walters // Make It Right Challenge
[one-half] [/one-half] [one-half last] Today, I am excited to be welcoming Angela Walters from Quilting is my Therapy to Pile O' Fabric. Angela is an award winning machine quilter, Craftsy teacher, Art Gallery fabric designer, and book Author! Angela is visiting today to share about a fantastic fabric challenge that boasts some wonderful prizes and fun! [/one-half] [divider] Thanks so much,...
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Retro Rubies Wall Hanging // Blogger's Quilt Festival
Out of all the events online each year, the blogger's quilt festival is probably my absolute favorite! After recently participating in a actual physical quilt show I have realized that juried shows are not my cup of tea. What I love about the Blogger's Quilt Festival is that perfection does not matter, its about the heart and the love behind a quilt...
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Bijoux by Bari J. Launch Party // Block Pattern & Giveaway
A collection from the imagined life of a traveling free spirit and her elegant caravan decorated with gorgeous textiles and the beautiful items she has acquired along the way. By Bari J. for Art Gallery Fabrics. Today I am participating in a party to celebrate the beautiful new fabric collection Bijoux by Bari J. for Art Gallery fabrics. It is...
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Notting Hill FQ Bundle & Patterns // Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!
Welcome to Pile O' Fabric for Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! I am so thankful for this event. Many of you have found me in past Sew Mama Sew giveaways and are now readers. Not only do we get a chance to win some amazing prizes, but we get to build readership and find new blogs to follow. It is...
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Sew, Mama, Sew! Block of the Month
Over the last few months I have really enjoyed quilting along with you all in the Skill Builder BOM. I absolutely love seeing your blocks and hearing about the growth your making as quilters. Doing the BOM has definitely made me realize how much of a love I have for teaching others and I plan to really focus on that. I want...
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Now that's pink! A finished quilt…
This weekend my daughter walked into my sewing room while I was working on a quilt. She shouted, "WOW, now that's PINK mom!" So without furthur ado here is the finished Now that's Pink Quilt.In December it was my turn to choose the blocks we would make for my Wish at .do Good Stitches quilting bee. Having a super girly...
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QuiltCon Recap: Part 3
The Quilt ShowA few months ago when I submitted my Concerto quilt to the show, I had really no experience with quilt shows. I just knew that it would be an honor to have a quilt hanging in a show. When I received word that my quilt was accepted I was so excited. I was in the middle of completing...
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QuiltCon Recap: Part 2
While I was at QuiltCon I took two workshops, on Thursday I took an all day FMQ workshop with Elizabeth Hartman. Elizabeth's first book Practical Guide to Patchwork was one of the first books that taught me to quilt. Back about 6 months ago at registration I barely new any FMQ so this class was one of my top picks. Fast...
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QuiltCon Recap: Part 1
I have been itching to write this post for days! When I thought about what I wanted to talk about in this post, I realized I have about 2 or 3 posts worth of stuff. So I decided I will break the posts up over the weekend to share about my trip.I had a fantastic time at QuiltCon and I...
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Concerto a Quilt Finish and Quilt Pattern
Yesterday I announced the news of Aria Lane, and the new patterns we will be selling. One of them was Concerto, a quilt I actually showed you guys when it was just the quilt top a while back. Today I wanted to final share with you the finished quilt.Concerto PatternConcerto was inspired by a Mozart Record Cover, hence the reason for the...
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A Sew Sew Awesome Gift! // Sew Sew Modern Swap
A week or so ago I shared with you all my completed Table Runner and Placematsfor the Sew Sew Modern Swap I participated in. Well what did I get in return? Prepare to be amazed… Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! My amazing partner listened to all my want's SO well. Sarah really knows how to make a quilter happy haha....
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Rolling Tides Improv Curves Tutorial // something New sampler
We are only into month two of the year and we have been learning SO much. There are so many great technique tutorials going around in blog land to help you all grow in your quilting skills. One of the fun events that has been in the works is the something New sampler held by Amy Gray. There has been...
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QuiltCon Link Up
There are only 19 more days until QuiltCon! I am beyond excited, but it is a little bittersweet. I will be leaving my 10 month old son Everett for the first time :( and lets just say he is definitely a momma's boy! Besides that I am very excited. The other day the Modern Quilt Guild started a Linky Party for the...