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Colorful Cabin Blocks on the Design Wall
Drum roll, please... Isn't that fun?! In case you've never used a design wall, I highly recommend it for laying out your quilt blocks. Many materials will work -batting, felt, drapery lining, etc. Mine is simply a king sized batting piece hung with thumb tacks. Stepping back a bit, I can see that one pale... Continue Reading →
Colorful Cabins – first few colorful blocks
The log cabin blocks are coming together very nicely! I'm starching each FQ before I cut to give the fabric a little body for a better cut. Luckily, the cutting plan makes my cuts on the straight of grain so there's very little stretch in the strips. As long as my quarter inch seam is... Continue Reading →
My first log cabin quilt
One of the students my spouse taught in high school has kept up with us since graduating. We received an invitation last week - he's finally getting married. And what should we give as a wedding gift? A quilt, of course! After paging through nearly all my pattern books and bunches of downloaded patterns I... Continue Reading →
3G Quilts 