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My Favorite new helper and Christmas Fi Block #15

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My new office assistant! 

I've needed a book/pattern stand for a LONG time, this one works perfectly and it's aqua!

Super sturdy and easy to store when not in use this book stand is perfect!

Here it is from the back.  I put that little wonder clip on the top since that side of the book is less pages and it holds it nice and flat!

BUY yourself a great BOOK STAND!

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The Christmas Fig Book is Required

The Red & Green is just like the quilt in the book.

This week is the Bear's paw with the added applique, which I really like. 

I am doing the tips with Something Blue Fabric  as I make a 2nd quilt

TIPS for Making the Blue version

• I used the Dark blue for red and the lights with blue for the Gren fabrics. Then I paired the mostly cream fabric with them.
• IMPORTANT - I cut just what is needed. I do not subcut as the book does because my fabric is not an exact substitution for the red/green quilt in the book. I don't want to waste any fabric

TIPS

• I find laying out the pieces with the design board and alphabitties is my saving grace.
• DESIGN BOARDS
  
• ALPHABITTIES

Pat's sew and flip accuracy TIPS

• Being accurate on Sew & Flip is important. 
• This one needs redone
• how do you like that I chopped off the text a bit on that photo... seems appropriate for a photo on avoiding errors!

• This won't be accurate either, redo it

• Again, redo, it's not going to come out accurately.

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TIPS

I'm feeling ready to sew these together.  I think i'll do a light blue corner stone on this one as I like the way it looks when they are floating. And the corner stones make it easier to piece long strips.  The pattern has a little 4patch but i'll make a single square.  

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• The digital is not exact fabric placement, it's just a draft for me to work from. 
• AT the END share your block in my Quilt show! Several times during this sew along I will do random prizes for people who shared their blocks

 DETAILS:

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An InLinkz Link-up

Finish Alongs, saturated color, Style and how dreams come true all on my show today!

Guests Marci Debetaz, Carole Lyles Shaw, Shannon Fraser, and Kelli Fannin join Pat for a chat!

CLICK THE PLAYER & Listen to Show 414 -- My favorite find at the end!

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Marci Debetaz is Marci Girl Designs and she hosts these wonderful Finish-A-Long! Who doesn’t need encouragement to finish? She also started sewing with Barbie clothing just like me, I knew I'd love her!

Visit her at http://www.marcigirldesigns.com/blog

Like many of you, I was first drawn to Carole Lyles Shaw’s work by her color! She is a modern quilt maker, teacher, and author of Patriotic Modern Quilts. She great tips today about being bold with color!

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Visit her at https://www.carolelylesshaw.com/blog/

Shannon Fraser has a style you recognize right away. Her use of improv is wonderful and I love how she shares tips and her projects with gorgeous photos. I want to make each one! 

Visit her at http://www.shannonfraserdesigns.ca/

her first improv quilt

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Kelli Fannin creates super fun quilts. When I saw her ‘One Giant Stitch’ I knew it was time to have her back on the show show to talk about her sampler style and her new Harry Potter sew along! And she'll tell us how dreams do come true! 

• One Giant Stitch, pictured above & Kelli's Other Patterns & kits for Harry Potter. 

Visit her for her Harry Potter sew along at https://www.kellifanninquilts.com/

See the post with the NASA patch quilt and the shuttle take off in the background

30% off this darling kit!  So summery!  WAS $39.00 NOW ONLY $27.30 for a 52" quilt 

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