A Year of Giving

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Magazine cover of American Quilter for January 2016

I am honored to be a published writer (and quilter) featured in a series of articles under the umbrella of “A Year of Giving” for American Quilter published by the American Quilter’s Society for all issues published in 2016.  My first article will leave you breathless, heartbroken for those in the article and hopefully, it will spur all quilters (including manufacturers and distributors in the quilt world) into action to help out the charitable causes as outlined in the article.  The January 2016 issue will hit newsstands around December 6th, 2015.

Quilters – do your best by others and they will do their best by you.

Play the November Quilt Dash!

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Have you ever found a super quilt sale, and found it calling your name? So much that you had to DASH to the shop to get your quilt fix?

That’s what Quilt Dash is all about!  It’s an online hide-and-seek game, where various quilt shops join us to offer you their best, and our members register to DASH to the shops and find the Quilt Dash creative image!

Thank you so much for the fun dashes and wonderful patterns.  I appreciate all of your hard work that goes into these events. ~ Sherry M.

The November Quilt Dash is titled “Christmas Holly”.  If you complete the Quilt Dash, you will receive a free quilt pattern!  Here is an image of the November “Christmas Holly” quilt:

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Quick and easy and you have just enough time to get it ready for Christmas!

Please join us at the Quilt Dash!

Quilted Kitchen: Cookies and Milk Quilt Block & Chocolate Mint Cookie Recipe

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Cookies and Cream Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (precise 1/4″ seam allowance):

  • Tan:  Cut TWO (2) 4 3/4″ squares.  Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time.  This will yield TWO (2) triangles out of each square.
  • Tan:  Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares.
  • Tan:  Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2: squares.
  • Tan:  Cut ONE (1) 3 1/4″ square.
  • Cream:  Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips.
  • Mint:  Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips.
  • Mint:  Cut EIGHT (8) 1 3/4″ squares.  Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time.  This will yield TWO (2) triangles out of each square.
  • Mint:  Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/4″ squares.  Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time.  This will yield TWO (2) triangles out of each square.

Quilt Block Construction Diagram:

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Using this image (above) as a guide, sew your Cookies & Milk Quilt Block Together

Soft-Baked Andes Mint Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Friday Funday: Fabric Christmas Bags and More!

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“Christmas Book Bags” Free Pattern designed by Tori Roberts from Design Dazzle

“Reusable Fabric Gift Bags” Free Pattern designed by Lolli from Better in Bulk

“Fabric Gift Bags” Free Pattern designed by Aimee from Little Deer Tracks

“Vintage Christmas Cones” Free Pattern designed by Shellie Wilson from Craft Bits

“Scrappy Fabric Basket Tutorial” Free Pattern designed by Pam from Threading My Way

Quilt Studio Pegboard

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One of the things I wanted, when my husband was finishing out my quilt studio, was pegboard.  We purchased one 4′ x 8′ sheet and then cut it into three pieces (with some leftovers).  I had my husband place one piece above my sewing station, one piece above the longarm and one piece in my foster mother’s nook.

That was one of the best decisions I made!  I’m using the one over my sewing station for all sorts of things – and I’ve almost filled up the space already!  I’m using the one in my foster mother’s nook to hold my thread holders.  The one over the longarm isn’t really used much but I’m sure, as I fill one of the others up, I’ll have to spread out and use that last one for more hanging tools of my quilt trade.

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How do YOU organize your quilt-related tools?