tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46186158112068534192024-03-12T14:02:20.806-04:00Mary McGuire DesignAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-44146341799589105212016-05-06T11:52:00.002-04:002016-05-06T11:52:59.863-04:00A Finished Quilt<div class="MsoNormal">
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most recent finished quilt. I always enjoy seeing outdoor photos of other
quilters' quilts so I am returning the favor. This photo was taken off a bridge at
the Rockefeller State Park in Sleepy Hollow, NY.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By now you might recognize my
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sultan’s Garden</i> fabrics. The quilt
design is based on Kathy Doughty’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fireworks</i>
quilt<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>featured in her<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Making Quilts</i> book. I love her
books and especially admire her use of fabrics.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-35680410771625913382015-11-13T10:43:00.000-05:002015-11-13T10:43:59.107-05:00The Daphne Bag<div class="MsoNormal">
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pattern is <i><a href="http://www.cloverandviolet.com/shop/the-daphne-bag"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Daphne</span></a></i><span id="goog_306470112"></span><span id="goog_306470113"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><i>, </i>a downloadable pdf from
Jennie and Clara of <a href="http://www.cloverandviolet.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Clover and Violet</span></a>. I have made a few of their
patterns in the past and always love the way their bags turn out.</span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">This bag is made from several of my <i><a href="http://www.marymcguiredesign.com/sultans.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Sultan’s Garden</span></a></i> fabrics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used a floral from the apricot/turquoise colorway for the
body of the bag and accented the edge and handle with the bold striped fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The liner is made from the subtler dotted pattern
that complements the strong colors on the bag's exterior. The base of the bag is an
aqua colored faux leather, which I picked up at Mood. It gives the bottom form
and makes it more durable than fabric alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-28950659188829940992015-10-26T09:52:00.000-04:002015-10-26T09:52:04.112-04:00Fairy Tale Dress<div class="MsoNormal">
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niece, Grace told me she needed a new dress for a special occasion, I knew it
would be a great opportunity to put my new fabric collection to use.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I chose </span><a href="http://oliverands.com/category/oliver-and-s-patterns.html" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Oliver + S’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fairy Tale</i></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"> dress pattern. Not
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for the bottom. A pink bow and matching collar completed the look. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">As usual we had a fun photography session in the park and got quite lucky with the weather.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-65091158895992565932015-10-17T16:38:00.000-04:002015-10-17T16:44:38.883-04:00Star Bright, Article and Kit!<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
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Patchwork and Quilting is featuring <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Star
Bright</i>, a quilt that I designed for my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Sultan’s Garden</i> fabric collection. It
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quilt design that I submitted when I pitched the fabric line to RJR Fabrics.
Since then, the quilt was pieced by Laura Boehnke and quilted by Sue Urich,
a solid team effort.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Patchwork and Quilting is available now, so be sure to pick up a copy. Even better news is that the
quilt is available as a kit at </span><a href="http://www.cottonandchocolate.com/" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Cotton and Chocolate</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-37537481367249718082015-10-15T09:37:00.002-04:002015-10-15T09:42:15.352-04:00Sew-Along Winner Announced<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thanks to everyone for joining me on my sew-along. Also, thank you for your comments and suggestions on <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 15px;">basting. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The winner of the giveaway (chosen randomly) was comment number 3, Sandy A (scottylover) . Sandy, I'll send you an email through your blogger account to get your address. Congratulations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">A special thanks goes to RJR Fabrics for gererously donating <i>The Sultan's Garden</i> fat quarter </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">bundle set.</span></span></div>
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Sew-Along. In this post I’ll be working on basting, quilting and finishing up
the quilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the instructions
you can download the free pattern at the RJR Fabrics website, <span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="http://rjrfabrics.com/free-patterns/view/point-of-view/">here</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now for the quilting… pattern instructions always say “quilt as desired”, let me show you how I quilted
mine. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am a fan of expert machine
quilter, <a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Angela Walters</span></a>. I took her Craftsy course, </span><i style="font-family: Arial;">Dot –To –Dot,</i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and since then, have used what I learned in the class in several
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seams in the ditch with my walking foot, then free motioned as shown in the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally the finished quilt! I'm so pleased with the finished piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To celebrate, RJR Fabrics is
giving away a set of <i>The Sultan’s Garden</i>
fat quarter bundles. Just leave me a comment here on my blog. If you like, tell me
which color story you prefer, Apricot or Berry. I’ll select a winner randomly
in the coming days.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-57056597924497599622015-10-03T17:34:00.000-04:002015-10-03T17:34:52.349-04:00Point of View Sew Along Part II<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Welcome to the second part of my Point of View Sew Along. In
this post I’ll be discussing cutting and piecing the patches. For the
full instructions you should download the free pattern at the RJR Fabrics
website, <span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://rjrfabrics.com/free-patterns/view/point-of-view/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">here</span></a></span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">From each of the seven prints, I cut 8 large triangles from
the 9 3/4" squares (as described in the pattern download). In the same
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Tip:</b> Before I started piecing I took
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and bound. More on that in my next post along with a give-away announcement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Please join me in a Sew-Along.
I’ll be making <i>Point of View, </i>a quilt which I designed featuring my
latest fabric collection, <i>The Sultan’s Garden</i>.<i> </i>The finished size
is a manageable 48” x 48” which will be perfect as a throw or wall hanging. You
can find the instructions for the quilt as a free download on the RJR
Fabrics website, <a href="http://rjrfabrics.com/free-patterns/view/point-of-view/"><span style="color: #3170b9;">here</span></a>. The collection is available in two color
stories, berry and apricot. I’ll be working in berry. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting my progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Located in Mexico City,</span><i style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;"> Casa Azul</i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"> was the
home and studio where Frida Kahlo and her husband, muralist Diego
Rivera lived and worked. The show’s curators and horticulturalists transformed
a section of the Haupt Conservatory to a resemblance of <i>Casa Azul. </i>Frida’s long time home served as a connection to the
beauty of the landscape as well as a source of inspiration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">As you would expect the gift shop had a beautiful homage to
Frida, overflowing with fun items for sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The event runs through November 1<sup>st</sup> but if you
are not in the area, you may want to see the slide show at the <a href="http://www.nybg.org/frida/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">New York Botanical Garden’s</span></a> website.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">I love working with <i>The Sultan's Garden </i>fabrics. This is a quilted pillow cover I just
finished using the apricot color range.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It would have been
practical to simply use a wedge shaped ruler but I used Marti Michell’s Tumbler
Template. This template is nice because it gives one the option to easily create eight
different size tumblers. My finished shapes are 4” high, and did not take long to
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I decided to keep the
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you would like to see my work in progress, you can now follow me on </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Instagram:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">These coin purses are fun
and relatively easy to make, provided you take a deep breath while attaching
the handle…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The frames are from NYC's <i>Purl
Soho</i> but I’m sure you can find them at craft stores. The purses will
be unique gifts for special occasions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">It's an exciting day for me! I’ve just received the first samples of my latest line from RJR
Fabrics. Looking at them reminds me of my trip to Istanbul and the
magical time spent there. It’s time to start cutting…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Here's a preview of my new collection, <i>The Sultan’s
Garden</i>. The line, inspired by a trip to Istanbul, will be available through
RJR Fabrics later this summer. It will be offered in two color palettes, <i>Apricot</i> and
<i>Berry</i>. I can’t wait to see what everyone creates with the fabrics!</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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though Quiltmaker's had an incorrect link to my blog.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> Looking on the bright side, the broken link meant a better chance of winning for those who made the extra effort! As always, I
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-36757117076784628822015-05-07T23:08:00.002-04:002015-05-07T23:08:37.712-04:00100 Blocks<div class="MsoNormal">
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1056. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Just Go With the Flow </i>is made from
Licien’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Color Basic Dots</i> as well as
RJR Fabric’s<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Supreme Solids</i>.</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The design is a raw edge appliqué, with a generous sized blanket stitch in pearl cotton number 8, my favorite hand quilting thread.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-6630735768674416202015-02-16T15:20:00.001-05:002015-02-16T15:20:56.873-05:00Goodness Gracious<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the latest issue of <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fons & Porter’s</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Love
of Quilting</i> in my mailbox because the magazine features one of my quilts, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Goodness Gracious.</i> I created this quilt using fabrics from my </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grace</span> </i><span style="font-family: Arial;">collection</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span></div>
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available now, so be sure to pick up a copy at the newsstand. The pattern can also be ordered as a digital download at the <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/articles/goodness-gracious-quilt-project"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fons & Porter website</span></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">With two weeks to spare, I barely made it to <i>Killer
Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe</i>, one of the Brooklyn Museum’s
current exhibitions. The show includes historic as well as wild and wacky shoe
designs that date from the sixteenth century to today. There is something for
just about everyone’s taste as long as you’re a little eccentric. The only
design I found missing is one we could really use in NY right now, high heels
designed for walking through slush and snow.</span><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-size: 32.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;">Thanks to
everyone who visited my blog and participated in the tour. If you create my block, I
would love to see a photo. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">I randomly
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in Quiltmakers 100 Blooks, volume 10.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"> Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks should now be available at
newsstands</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">. Welcome to my portion of the 100 Blocks blog tour.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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949. The block is paper pieced and includes half square triangles. <i>BFF</i> is made from the blue color combination of my fabric line, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grace, </i>as well as RJR Fabric’s<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Supreme Solids</i>.</span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254244356150231341noreply@blogger.com148tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618615811206853419.post-80838798506962098302014-09-14T08:39:00.000-04:002014-09-14T08:39:44.793-04:00Velda Newman Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I've
always admired <a href="http://www.veldanewman.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Velda Newman's</span></a> painterly and colorful, nature inspired quilts.
So when I found out her work is on display at <a href="http://www.cityquilter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">The City Quilter's</span></a> gallery in NYC,
I parted with train fare and made my way down to the city. As I imagined, her
work is awesome in person but what I didn't expect to see was how large the
scale of some of her pieces are.</span></div>
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81" x 210". It is magnificent, really something to behold. Ms. Newman
starts with her own hand dyed fabrics and continues to develop her creations by
incorporating pastels, paint, ink and resist.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">If
you are in the area, check out the show, it runs through October 18th. Of
course, The City Quilter, with its gorgeous collection of fabrics, books, trims,
and other goodies is reason enough to make the trip...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Summer is a great time to
rejuvenate, to be outdoors and to look for inspiration among the bright colors
and patterns that surround us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">That’s exactly what I did
this summer with an eagerly anticipated trip to France.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am always looking for
inspiration and ideas for new fabric designs and there was no shortage of these
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This tiny shop was tucked
into a passageway in the medieval center of Annecy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just imagine if your favorite fabric store was in a stone
fortress built hundreds of years ago! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The View from Notre Dame</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annecy at Night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower Shop in Paris</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks to everyone who visited my blog and participated in the tour. If you use my block in a project I would love to see a photo of what you create. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I randomly selected three
winners from the list of comments I received. Each will receive a copy
of <i>Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks</i>, vol. 9.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">I used <i>Cold Spring Dreams</i> in the yellow and violet color combination to create my</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> block named <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Watch Your Step, </i>number 884:</span></span><br />
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Corey Yoder has designed a new quilt featuring <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://marymcguiredesign.com/Grace.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Grace</span></a></i>. Her quilt pattern, named <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Star Squared</i>, was quilted by <a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/homepage-test/my-blog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Angela Walters</span></a>
and is featured in the March/April 2014 issue of Fons and Porter's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Love of Quilting</i>. The quilt is available as a kit and the pattern
is offered as a free download on the <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/articles/star_squared_love_of_quilting_bonus_quilt_free_pattern_spring_pastel_quilt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Fons and Porter</span></a> website. To see more
photos of the quilt and Angela’s amazing quilting visit Corey’s blog, <a href="http://www.littlemissshabby.com/2014/04/star-squared-quilt/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">www.littlemissshabby.com</span></a>.</span><br />
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