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You’ve just signed up for a block-of-the-month quilt program for next year. The excitement is palpable. (Maybe you just signed up for Star Rise!) Now ...
You’ve just signed up for a block-of-the-month program. Congratulations! Now, you need to decide how you’re going to store everything. You have fabric...
A block-of-the-month quilt project, called a BOM, is precisely what it sounds like! You get a pattern for a quilt block each month and put them all to...
Welcome to Star Rise, my exclusive block-of-the-month program. Learn new techniques, meet other quilters, and make an out-of-this-world quilt.
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What is the Star Rise block-of-the-month program?
Star Rise is my exclusive block-of-the-month pattern for 2025. You’ll get a block pattern every month...
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