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Welcome to March, and month three of the Mini Masterpieces QAL! Thanks for your patience at the small delay of officially starting this month. I have been so touched with the support at the loss of Susanne Woods, the founder of my publisher, Lucky Spool. I can assure you that Mini Masterpieces (and all other Lucky Spool books) will continue… Read More
Each month this year for the Mini Masterpieces QAL, I am remaking each mini quilt from my book in one range of fabric. The quilts in Mini Masterpieces are all scrappy, so I’m enjoying the opportunity to grab a bundle of fun fabric and go… and to show off my friends’ fabrics too! For February’s quilt, I used Paradigm and the… Read More
High on my list of things to do once my book, Mini Masterpieces, was out in the world was to host a book release party. Why should all that fun be just for fiction books?! And now that the holidays are done and the kids are back to school, it’s time to party! *cue the confetti* UPDATE – I had… Read More
Welcome to February, and month two of the Mini Masterpieces QAL! I have been blown away by the amazing blocks and minis that you creative folk made last month for the Simple Squares lesson. You can find out the winners here, but here’s a quick snapshot of just some of the gorgeous makes shared on Instagram using #MiniMasterpiecesQAL: You can… Read More
Each month this year for the Mini Masterpieces QAL, I am remaking each mini quilt from my book in one range of fabric. The quilts in Mini Masterpieces are all scrappy, so I’m enjoying the opportunity to grab a bundle of fun fabric and go… and to show off my friends’ fabrics too! For the Simple Squares mini quilt, Building… Read More
Well folks, it’s 2020! Happy New Year! I am so excited about this year, and the Mini Masterpieces quilt along. I don’t know about you, but I am so ready to dig in and play and grow and cultivate my creativity through quilting. Are you ready too?! First up this month is the Simple Squares lesson. If you are newer… Read More
The final section of Mini Masterpieces is all about curves – simple, complex, and improv. Are you ready to get your curves on?! Preorder Mini Masterpieces from these stockists Applique Applique is an easy way to add some literal dimension to your quilts! Mini Masterpieces covers two different methods of machine applique. The sampler quilt block uses interfacing to create a… Read More
The third section of Mini Masterpieces is all about curves – simple, complex, and improv. Are you ready to get your curves on?! Preorder Mini Masterpieces from these stockists Simple Curves What are simple curves? Where two pieces become one… square unit/block. Like a Drunkards Path unit. Jane for Ava & Neve made four of the sampler quilt block and… Read More
Fun fact: Did you know that Mini Masterpieces was originally going to be released in April of this year? It’s true! But because of the QAL-able nature of the book, Lucky Spool and I decided that a Fall 2019 release would be better so that 2020 could be the Year Of Mini Masterpieces… And today is that day! Today is… Read More
The second section of Mini Masterpieces is all about triangles – half-square triangles, flying geese, and half-rectangle triangles. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of triangles and what they add to a quilt design with the dynamic angles they create! Preorder Mini Masterpieces from these stockists Half-Square Triangles It’s no secret that I love half-square triangles! *coughModernHSTsamplercough* I… Read More