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Seam Allowance Test

Seam Allowance Test

If you’ve ever experienced the frustration of pieced units that don’t quite line up, or blocks that don’t quite turn out the right size, there’s a good chance you’ve been...

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Quilting with Essex Linen

Quilting with Essex Linen

I love to mix different types and textures of fabrics in my quilts. In particular, I use a lot of Essex, a linen/cotton blend from Robert Kaufman. I’ve also made...

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Simple Quilted Pillows

Simple Quilted Pillows

Most of my animal blocks look great on pillows, but not all of my patterns include complete instructions for making pillow covers. To make adapting these patterns easier, I've made...

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Stamp Collection Blocks

Stamp Collection Blocks

My Stamp Collection block uses a piece of lightweight fusible interfacing to quickly piece 100 tiny squares into a 15” x 15” block. This method helps to keep seams straight...

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Barn Bats Quilt Block

Barn Bats Quilt Block

I drafted the pattern for this block/mini quilt from a picture in the Nancy Cabot Block Index. The index is basically a collection of hand-drawn images of blocks from Nancy Cabot's...

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Dogwood Quilting

Dogwood Quilting

Dogwood is a simple free-motion quilting pattern that I recommend to anyone who likes the look of a simple, allover quilting pattern. To achieve the regular pattern, start with a...

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