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Updated Nov. 11, 2025
Do you ever get stuck in a rut and think, “I just don’t want to make another __________ quilt again. What else is there?”
I believe if you lined up all my quilts from first to ...
Updated July 6, 2025
Last month, I compared the features of three different rotary cutters and shared my opinions on them. I hope you've had a chance to try some for yourself and that your cutting ma...
Updated July 6, 2025
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Updated Nov. 11, 2025
It’s been over 25 years since I first bought some ugly fabric and inadequate supplies in a quest to make my first quilt. While that first quilt was a technical and aesthetic dis...
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