Category Archives: Scrapbag

This category is for all of the things that don’t fit into the other categories. It’s like your scrapbag: here we put the leftovers, and sometimes they’re the best bits of all!

A Challenge: Charlotte Angotti Surprises Herself!

Yesterday we shared here about Debbie Caffrey’s design process during Quiltmaker‘s annual staff challenge. Today we’re featuring a quilt by Charlotte Angotti, who co-authored the book on which our challenge was based. Surprise Yourself! follows co-authors Charlotte and Debbie as … Continue reading

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A Challenge: Debbie Caffrey Surprises Herself!

We always look forward to Quiltmaker‘s annual staff challenge because you never know what the challenge will entail. This year’s theme was Surprise Yourself!, based on the book of the same name by Charlotte Angotti and Debbie Caffrey. Surprise Yourself! … Continue reading

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A Chat with Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times

The Jan/Feb issue of Quiltmaker, on newsstands now, features Dawn and Dusk, designed and made by Judy Laquidara. You may know Judy from her popular blog, Patchwork Times. She has 21 free quilt patterns there and this one is my … Continue reading

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Running Smack Dab into Ugly. Or Not!

Please note: You’ll only get the full impact of this post if you read to the end. It’s worth it, I promise! *     *     *     *     * I stumbled upon a great scrap quilt via Pinterest not long ago and … Continue reading

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Color My World by Elizabeth Dackson

The Jan/Feb issue of Quiltmaker focuses on color with a section called “Color Me Creative.”   One of the quilts patterned is Color My World by Elizabeth Dackson of the popular blog “Don’t Call Me Betsy.” I chatted with Elizabeth … Continue reading

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Saving Spools in 2013

A year ago I saw a post by Karen Griska of Selvage Blog about saving her empty thread spools in 2011. She emptied 31 spools that year. Since it was the first year she had saved spools, she didn’t really … Continue reading

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Holiday Greetings from Quiltmaker

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Countdown to Christmas: It’s a Wrap!

It’s the final day of Quiltmaker’s Countdown to Christmas. Thanks so much for joining us. It’s been fun, hasn’t it? More resources today from our preferred fabric partners. Take a look or bookmark them for a day when you have … Continue reading

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Countdown to Christmas and Bonnie Hunter Giveaway

Welcome back to Quiltmaker’s Countdown to Christmas. Today I’d like to introduce you to a friend of ours. Her name is Bonnie Hunter. She’s a quilter, designer, teacher and author. She writes a column for Quiltmaker called Addicted to Scraps. … Continue reading

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Countdown to Christmas: Day 13! Giveaway

Quiltmaker’s Countdown to Christmas continues with Day 13. Isn’t this fun?! Two designers from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks are sharing ideas with us today. Over at Pam Kitty Morning, Pam Vieira-McGinnis has a free potholder pattern. Sew cute!!   You’ll definitely … Continue reading

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