Welcome to the Seams to Be Sew ‘Seaside Adventure’ blog hop. As you know, we are all very sad to have lost Marion Pena earlier this year. Marion was the founder of the Seams To Be Sew bloghop
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Sew much fun blog hop. This is a great bloghop to download a fantastic range of sewing related 6 inch blocks. The hop runs for a full year so be sure to check out the cute block you can download each Sunday (in the USA, or Monday for points further east). these blocks will make (among other things) an adorable sewing sampler quilt.
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The August 2021 Quilt Block Mania blog hop is live. Check this blog for a link to my complimentary block and to all the other designers. There are some beautiful blocks here. Enjoy!
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I’m having so much fun challenging myself with African Fabric. Think bold, vibrant, high contrast, amazing colour combinations and unique style. I’m so happy to be able to try new fabrics straight from the markets in Nigeria from Miriam of Quilt Africa Fabrics based in Abuja, Nigeria.
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‘Travel’ is the theme for the Quilt Block Mania block of the month bloghop. My block is a pieced 12 inch block. that goes together very fast. I’m celebrating the moment when we will all be able to travel again, post pandemic.
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This block is celebrating international cooperation and the amazing things humankind can do when we dream big. It’s a 12 inch pieced block, the piecing is straightforward and can be customized as you choose.
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Graduation! It’s a great time to celebrate and to mark the occasion with a special quilt. This 12 inch applique quilt block would make a great album cover and can be personalised to write your own special message.
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The theme for the Quilt block mania bloghop in April is “spring rain” Here’s a pattern for an umbrella and gumboots to keep you dry and your feet out of the mud.
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The studio spring clean this year involved taking the entire contents of my sewing room out in order to the floor. What a marathon effort. I improved my storage system for rulers and reorganised the space. So far, so happy.
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A collaborative slice quilt from Goonellabah art quilters celebrating time and life on the river.
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This poppy block is elegant but actually quite simple. It is made using half square triangles and the ‘snowball’ technique with easy bias strip stems.
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Celebrating black history month. The snowball block with an interlocking grid created by the secondary blocks makes a fantastic way to represent the connections between all people of good will. All of the people I have chosen to celebrate black history month have made a contribution in their own unique way to our dream of a better future for all humanity. The African wax prints are from Nigeria from Miriam Galadima Benson of Quilt Africa Fabrics.
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Vintage linens are a lovely source of hand embroidery. Sadly, as people pass on a lot of these beautiful items are being thrown out. If they end up in charity shops, they are a great opportunity for quilters to start a stash of hand embroidered items, and to upcycle them for contemporary use. I think our grandmothers would be happy to see their treasures being treasured and used.
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Welcome to the February lucky charms blog hop hosted by quilt Block Mania
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Welcome to the quilt block mania bloghop. Enjoy the free heart pattern for the month of January.
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Stars for December! download you complementary FPP pattern for a 12 inch star block this December. Enjoy hopping around the blogs hosted by Quilt Block Mania to find all the patterns.
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November is the month to explore our UFO’s. Here is my inventory of UFO’s - at least the ones I’m admitting to, and not counting the projects i haven’t actually started, because that is another list. Now I’m really motivated to get going!
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Winter is the time for stargazing, for fireworks, for full moons hanging like pennies in the sky. My winter celebrations block is the stars of Matariki or the Pleiades. They mark the start of the Maori New Year and are a time for remembering the past and looking to the future.
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‘It’s a garden Party’ Welcome to the 2020 bloghop from Seams to be Sew. We are nearing the end of the bloghop and I imagine you have many beautiful blocks downloaded. Read on for today’s blocks and don’t forget to download your free pattern because as you know … free only lasts a week.
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