Pieced Hexagons

21 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

I can’t believe it’s been seven years since the first Inklingo collection came out! It seems like yesterday. In celebration of Inklingo’s anniversary, Linda Franz has posted a fabulous video of 300 pieced hexagons made using various Inklingo collections.

I’ve watched the video a few times and have picked out some pieced hexagons that I know I’m going to make, probably starting this week. On Wednesdays over the next few weeks, there are going to be tutorials on the All About Inklingo blog on designing and sewing pieced hexagons.

As



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Category: hexagon quilts, Inklingo, printing on fabric, quilts

Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Spring 2013

21 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
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Amy at Amy’s Creative Side is hosting the Blogger’s Quilt Festival again. There are lots of categories and many, many quilts to be seen. Another great quilt festival that can be seen from the comfort of your own home! No having to drive long distances, so it’s a wonderfully green way to see many beautiful quilts from all over!

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Regular readers will recognize my entry from a recent post – Candy Stars. I’ve entered it in the doll and mini quilts



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Category: bloggers quilt festival, Cats, Fiber Art, hand piecing, Inklingo, LeMoyne Stars, machine quilting, miniature quilt, miniature quilts, octagons, printing on fabric, quilt, quilts

Canada Bound…. and catching up!

19 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

This is not your normal JSS blog.  First of all, if you’re looking for pictures – oops!  There aren’t any.  Sorry about that.  I promise loads of pics in upcoming blogs.  And I’ve been gone for awhile, I know.  You’ll understand when you hear what’s happening.  The big news is that after being home for only about 6 weeks, Dear Hubby got a call to come back to Canada.  And this time, I’m going along!  A fun Canada Adventure for the summer.  I have so much to tell you, I barely know where to begin.

I’ve been planning and packing and



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Category: Boo, Canada, Inklingo, Panda, texting, Vacation

Specialty Mug Rug

17 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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Remember this little 7 Sisters quilt that’s the size of a 2.5″ hexagon that I made with .50″ 60-degree diamonds?

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Well, it has turned into a specialty mug rug. A mug rug for Timbits. Timbits are from the Tim Hortons coffee/doughnut chain here in Canada. They’re basically doughnut holes that are pretty much irresistible and come in a variety of flavours. A friend didn’t believe that a Timbit could fit on each one of the tiny stars in the



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Category: 60-degree diamonds, Cats, craft, hand piecing, Inklingo, mug rug, quilt, quilts, Seven Sisters block

Getting Ready to Add to the Garden and A Question

15 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Yesterday I finished adding labels to two little quilts. The nosegay block I showed yesterday was turned into one of those labels.

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I’m almost finished making the little flowers that will be in my tiny garden quilt, so decided I’d better print some hexagons and half hexagons on a green fabric for the leaves and grass around the flowers. In just a couple of minutes I had these .50″ hexagons and half hexagons printed and cut out.

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Which



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Category: Cats, hexagon, hexagon quilts, Inklingo, printing on fabric, quilt, quilts

New Pattern: Doodlebug Garden

14 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

I’m so excited to share my latest lap quilt pattern with you!

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This quilt sews together quickly with the Inklingo 2″ hexagon collection, or the From Marti Michell small hexagon set.  You could also use the fabric charts and full-color diagrams to English paper piece the quilt, but my instructions are for template or Inklingo piecing.

Here’s a close-up of the “lallybuds” as my daughter calls them.

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And because I know color makes a huge difference in design impressions, here’s the quilt again,



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Category: Hexagons, Inklingo

It’s a Small World and I’m Mad

14 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Mad about miniatures, that is. Yesterday afternoon I decided to dive back into this wonderfully wacky world of tiny blocks and printed some of the kites from the Periwinkle Octagon collection and some QSTs on white fabrics, used some diamonds that were already printed for the Candy Stars doll quilt along with a green kite I had printed previously and then cut some light green squares that finish at 3/8ths of an inch. Yes, you read that right – 3/8ths of an inch.

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I’ve wanted to



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Category: Cats, continuous stitching, craft, fibre arts, hand piecing, Inklingo, miniature quilt blocks, miniature quilts, Nosegay Block, Periwinkle Octagon, printing on fabric, quilt, quilts, Textile

Little Flowers

13 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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I’m working on a small project that has to be finished quickly. So out came the baggie full of  .50″ hexagons that had already been printed on fabrics and I began making the flowers. My little garden is only going to have a dozen or so flowers. They go together quickly with a simple running stitch so I know I can complete it quite easily and have time to add some embellishments.

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I’m grading the seams as I finish



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Category: Cats, crafts, fibre arts, hand piecing, hexagon, hexagon quilts, Inklingo, printing on fabric, quilt, quilts

Roof Garden Quilt Photo Shoot

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It was a glorious day yesterday. The gardeners had been and cut the grass, so it was the perfect time to take some of the tops I finished over the fall/winter/early spring out to the roof garden for a photo shoot.

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We finally have a picture of the Case of the Secret Garden that shows the true colours of the fabrics I used. I’m still dithering over a border treatment for this one. I think perhaps something plain to frame it rather than a pieced one as I’d rather keep



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Category: Case of the Secret Garden Mystery Quilt, Cats, curved piecing, Fiber Arts, hand piecing, Inklingo, Memories of Smudge quilt, new york beauty, New York Wheel, quilt, quilts, textiles, Tiffany Lamp New York Beauty quilt, Yin Yang

A Tiny Finish

09 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

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I couldn’t resist turning the little Seven Sisters block into a very tiny mug rug. Three quick lines of machine quilting and it was done. This is the same Seven Sisters block that is equal in size to a 2.5″ hexagon.

The challenge for me was how to finish it. I decided against adding a binding so instead folded the backing over and tacked it down on the front. While I wouldn’t want to do that too often as I think it took longer than a regular binding would have,



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Category: 60-degree diamonds, Cats, craft, Fiber Art, hand piecing, Inklingo, machine quilting, miniature quilt blocks, miniature quilts, quilt, quilts, Seven Sisters block
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