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Category Archives: Scrapbag
Come to Portland for Quiltmaker Classes
It’s not too late to join Quiltmaker for the Block Party March 20–23 in Portland, Oregon. We have recently opened a la carte registrations, so you have the option of attending just one or two classes or lectures, or registering … Continue reading
QM Freebies: Enjoy!
Quiltmaker is pleased to offer several free patterns to our readers and Facebook friends. I hope you’ll take advantage of the ones you like. We know that not everyone uses Facebook and that’s okay! If you’re not on Facebook and … Continue reading
Tune-Up on Twenty: Sewing Maintenance
Do you have some easy quilt-related maintenance tasks that you put off? I sure do. Now Quiltmaker will remind you periodically to do these things. We’ll do it today and on the 20th of each month. We’ll call it: Tune-Up … Continue reading
How to Hurt a Quilter’s Feelings
The sewing machine repair guy hurt my feelings last week. I took my machine in for a checkup, and when I got it back, he was not shy in expressing his distaste for its state. Writing “very dirty” in … Continue reading
A Week in the Life: Quilter’s Miscellany
I wanted to share a few tidbits with you today. They’re small things from my week that, when grouped together, make enough for a blog post. We’ll call them A Quilter’s Miscellany. 1. I finished this quilt for my son’s … Continue reading
Posted in Scrapbag
Tagged mccall's quick quilts, modern maze, pincushions, quick quilt label method
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Quilt Blocks: Simple Math Part 1
Just the word “math” scares some people away from quilting, but it’s simple when you break it down into parts. The March/April ’13 issue of Quiltmaker is #150, a milestone! To celebrate, we featured a Block Bonanza of 150 quilt … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting 101, Scrapbag
Tagged block bonanza, March/April '13, quilt blocks, quilt math
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Think Spring! QM’s March/April Issue
It’s always nice to think about the end of winter and the coming of spring, and the March/April ’13 issue of Quiltmaker will help you do just that. It’s arriving in mailboxes now and will be in stores by next … Continue reading
Posted in QM Issues, Scrapbag
Tagged 150 block ideas, bonnie hunter mystery, March/April '13, quilt block ideas
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The Quilt with a Mind of Its Own
This year’s QM staff challenge was based on the book Surprise Yourself! by Charlotte Angotti and Debbie Caffrey. We could use four basic units for these quilts: Four Patch, half- and quarter-square triangles and Flying Geese; we could add squares … Continue reading
QM Staff Challenge
Every year our staff holds a challenge. The rules are different each time. This year’s challenge was based on the book Surprise Yourself! by Debbie Caffrey and Charlotte Angotti. The authors were invited to sew along with us. We saw … Continue reading
Big Block Baby Quilts: A New Idea
It’s always fun to brainstorm with other staff members here at Quiltmaker. The ideas begin to flow and grow and pretty soon we have a whole long list. There are always more ideas than there is time and manpower but … Continue reading
Posted in QM Issues, Scrapbag
Tagged baby quilt patterns, baby quilts, big block baby quilt, Carolyn Beam, Go Baby!, Zoo Parade
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