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 *** Free pattern at the END.. guests Barbara Cline, Charise Randell and Sherri McConnell 

I am so fascinated by Barbara Cline's quilts! She has such an eye for creating designs that look complicated but are not! Her new Triangle stars book is packed with great project ideas, and she is going to give us some tips today on fabric picking and working with templates.

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Sherri McConnell does incredible work and I'm smitten with her fabric lines and her patterns! She and her daughter Chelsi Stratton design the fabric lines and Sherri sews up incredible projects.. maybe daily.. on her website. We are going to chat about her fabrics , using a collection effectively and I hope for some insider tips for getting things done from a true expert! Sherri is also one of The Splendid Sampler designers!

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Charise Randell of Charise Creates designs incredible projects, uses amazing fabric selections and take such beautiful photos you want to drop everything to make what she shows you. From paper pieced blocks to little totes, it's all about the details in Charise's work. She is also one of the designers Jane Davidson and I asked to join us for the Splendid Sampler, we are so lucky she did!

 

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We are ALL butterfly crazy online right now, can't get enough of them!  Charie's adorable butterfly is fast to do!  It will make a super cute pillow for your summer porch swing... i can see it now!

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Pat Sloan: UFO Busting Challenge, Enter to Win!

 

A few years ago I did a sampler sew along called the Sugar Block Club with my friend Amy Gibson, it was a blast! She does really interesting blocks and I had a great time.. it was.. a .. few.. yrs.. ago... fast forward.... 

My quilt top as been at the PinkPaw Studio 'Spa' waiting for me to say 'yes' quilt it!  Cindy and Dennis did an amazing job and it came back the other day...ummm...  few weeks ago...  I'm feeling the need to finish it as I love it so much! 

I am OFFICIALLY, because i don't do anything Unofficial, issuing a WEEKEND challenge! It's easy, I'll explain at the end.

Let me show you the quilt....

I asked the Shipping Department if it was possible to put a clothesline in the back yard, and being the engineer that he is.. he did it right away.. woohoo! 

Click the Photo to see a larger image

I have some amazing clothespins I got at Target in the dollar bin a few years ago

I need more!

Hello!!

All the blocks but the center are in a pattern Amy has HERE, I designed the center (which will be in my next book) and the setting. 

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Here are the Challenge Details!

• Take a photo of a UFO you will work on today and or Sunday
• Work on it for AT LEAST 10 minutes this weekend.
• Put the Photo in the PHOTO area below AFTER you worked on it.. (wink!) (how to upload a photo)
• Do this by 8pm EST WED NIGHT.. YOU could win that WHOLE set of Charms and a large spool of Aurifil thread!
• I'm giving away TWO prizes, one to one of the first 100 who entered .. the one above, a surprise bundle to anyone else who posts a photo by WED night!

Buy the goods... the Deep Discount kits & supplies sales it THROUGH Tues.. but hurry for the good stuff!!

• BUY Amy's Pattern
• The Kits on Deep Discount this weekend .
• The Fabric on Discount .
• Awesome Notions sale, thread, batting, mats, check it out! 

EVERYONE was a rock star the last few days!! Do you love the flash UFO Challenge?? Was it fun? MANY of you told me you got a TON of things done.. so everyone IS a winner because of that!

Thank you so much for being part of my quilt community.. I love you all so much!

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Pat Sloan: HTC Sew Along 6 of 12 + a HUGE Sale!

 

FIRST the weekend sale has some great deals... These are my favorites!.

• The AMAZING Flag kit is 45% off HERE! .and the beautiful Blue and yellow is 40% off HERE
• ALL discounted Kits HERE .
• Notions at super Discount HERE, Also Thread. blades & batting or grab a cute travel iron!.
• Fabric on sale HERE .
• Go do a bit of shopping then come back and make the next section.. I'll be here!

My Hometown Charm sew along is a unit every other week.. this allows us to step out of your busy life, pick a section of a quilt and accomplish JUST that one piece. It's great to have ONE section done!

I went with the 'Plus' block next.

There are two of them in the quilt and I really think they would look fabulous as a full quilt of repeats blocks.. or do set them on point where it would make an 'X'. Maybe super scrappy?  

Click the photo above for a larger image of the all cotton version

There are still a few Cotton kits left HERE

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And click this photo for a larger image of the All batik version

And I saw only ONE Batik Kit left.. hurry HERE!  

Share a photo of your block or group of blocks, it's so fun to see all the ones you make!

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Where to get the goods, followed by sharing you blocks!!

• JUST ONE BATIK Kit LEFT!! Grab it HERE and a Few of the Cotton are still available.. be fast!
• BUY the Pattern. You must have it, this is a sew along, it's NOT a free pattern. 
• If you want my red and white Hometown Girl fabrics, go HERE
• Check out my Pat's Picks, All my favorite things at the moment!
• Get your Aurifil thread, the best!
• Buy my Applique Book
• Buy my Triangle Book

• The Schedule (see all the prior posts)

  • April 16 and 30
  • May 13, 27
  • June 10, 24
  • July 8, 22
  • August 5, 19
  • September 2, 16
  • Oct 31 - Final quilt show and Big Giveaway!

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