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February 14, 2017
in Blog, books, Giveaways, quilt pattern, quilting, The Splendid Sampler
by ScottHansen
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– – – – – Happy Valentines Day – – – – – Splendid Sampler Giveaway

Hey there! The Splendid Sampler is DONE ---- Well, MINE is not, but all of the blocks and the bonus blocks are online over at the site and the book will be out soon. Today is the big Celebration day full of giveaways.  I have fallen way behind on making my blocks, but I plan to  finish it some time this year. SO many fun blocks! Check out the Party there and all of the giveaways going on! Like many of you, I have fallen way...

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February 12, 2017
in Blog, country, design, Fabric Review, folk art, Free Spirit, randomness, shiloah cottage, valentine, valentines
by ScottHansen
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Happy Valentine Preparations!

Never enough time is there?? I  am scrambling to get little gifts done for Valentines Day -- Plus on Valentine's Day a bunch of the designers from The Splendid Sampler are having a Giveaway Day, and yes, I am one of those peeps giving away a nice prize.  Be sure to stop by here at the Blue Nickel on Tuesday for that Giveaway. And don't forget to comment on the previous post here to win some Intermix fabric from Free Spirit. There will be a...

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February 8, 2017
in Blog, Fabric Review, Free Spirit, Giveaways, quilt pattern, quilting
by ScottHansen
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INTERMIX by Erin McMorris

I am happy to share with you today some sewing ventures using Intermix by Erin McMorris. Free Spirit sent me this line awhile ago and I tossed and turned over what to make with it. I really wanted to make some placemats and even designed what I thought might be a fun concept, but the prints and colors really didn't go with our dishes that well. But I did come up with some fun free online projects from other people and one project adapted from one of...

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February 1, 2017
in Blog, Free Spirit, One Fabric Nation, quilting
by ScottHansen
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Manly Sewing Day!

Today's post is all designed by guys. I am using fabrics designed by the Kaffe Fassett group which consists of Kaffe, Brandon, and Philip. These are the prints from their Fall 2016 Collection that Free Spirit Fabrics sent me to play with. And my Brother from another mother, Mr. Man Sewing himself, Rob Appell, sent me his Burst Template to experiment with. I really found that my Olfa Rotating Mat was so helpful when I used it with Rob's Template! Sometimes the rotating mat is more hassle than it's worth, but...

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January 28, 2017
in Blog, design, Fabric Review, flora and fauna, folk art, Nature, quilt pattern, quilting
by ScottHansen
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Yummies & 7th Gen Indahs

Hey there! You know how I always lean toward "non-solid" Solids, right? Well today's post has some great examples of what I mean by that. The fabrics below are by my friend Melissa Averinos for  Me + You (a Division of Hoffman Fabrics).  She named the line Yummies -- a nod to her start in the blogosphere with her original blog "YummyGoods." I have always, always, loved Melissa's fascination with texture. There is so much texture in the world. I do share her adoration of peeling paint...

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