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Scout Banners – Final Instructions Available Now!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Kathy Hannah

Here are the eagerly awaited final instructions for these adorable banners. We hope you enjoy making them, and be sure to send us pictures of your scout with their very own banner. Just e-mail to mcq@creativecraftsgroup.com!

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Swimming upstream…

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lise Neer

When designing art quilts, it’s easy to get distracted and lose focus. Luckily, I now have this blog which promises to be good motivation! A while ago, the idea for a salmon wall hanging came to mind, perhaps as a … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Quilt – Part 4

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Kathy Hannah

As promised, here are my final choices. After bombing out with white prints, I selected a Maywood Studio white on white print. The nice thing about it is that the white looks so crisp and clean next to the green … Continue reading →

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Bring your mom to photoshoot day

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ellie

You may have noticed a lovely model for the pattern “A Gift for Mom” in our March/April issue of McCall’s Quilting (page 85). Well, this lovely lady is actually my mom. She was our guest model and was very cooperative. … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Mania Continues

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Kathy

My miniature house quilt is coming along well, mostly because these little blocks are so addicting I don’t want to do anything but work on them! I finished the last of my foundations yesterday. Now I just have to trim … Continue reading →

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Playing with Fabric for Art Quilt Ideas

Posted on January 25, 2011 by ktaylor

I was playing around with an idea for small cityscape picture last weekend that could be the start of an art quilt. This one’s 8 x 10″, and I’m experimenting with mixed media. I think I’ll try another as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Color Inspirations, Karen Taylor, Quilting Inspiration, Staff Quilts | 8 Comments

Quilter Tested

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Kathy

You may not be aware of this, but many of the patterns we publish are quilter-tested by the editor assigned to write the instructions. Any time a project has an unusual technique, tricky construction, or other issue that might be … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Quilt – Part 3

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Kathy Hannah

Okay… as promised, here is the “nice idea, but maybe you want to revisit the fabric choices” entry! The good news was that I was happy with the purples and greens. The bad news was that I had mistakenly thought … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Quilt – Part 2

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Kathy Hannah

So, I have a color palette selected and I knew that I wanted to make a 2-block quilt. What next? I went through about 300 blocks in EQ and decided on the 2 above. I thought they made a nice … Continue reading →

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Web EXCLUSIVE Scout Quilts, Part One

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Kathy

We’ve posted the first part of the online-only pattern for these Scouting-themed banners on our website. Just click here to get the downloadable file. The final part of the pattern will be posted not later than January 28. Time to … Continue reading →

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