Monthly Archives: January 2024

The Sewing Season

While much of the country is locked in a snowy deep-freeze, people like you and me are happily stitching/quilting/making with a cuppa something hot, staying safe at home. They don’t call this the Sewing Season for nothing! This weekend I … Continue reading

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Free Quilt Pattern – Mystic Owls

Our exclusive Free Pattern tonight is some of the most gorgeous wildlife artwork we have ever seen – with evocative Owl portraits and luminous forest backdrops with a mysterious ambiance. To make this large 79″ x 88″ bed quilt, you … Continue reading

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Let’s Get This Mardi Started

For those of you who like to plan ahead, Mardi Gras is Tuesday Feb 13. Of course the celebration starts a week or two beforehand, depending on which country is hosting your choice of celebrations. I have only been to … Continue reading

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Free Quilt Pattern – Wild Stallions

We are madly in love with the equine artwork in this collection, featuring the wild energy of galloping (gorgeous) horses front and center. If you are a Horse Person, you will appreciate that not all horse artwork accurately depicts these … Continue reading

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What’s Your Color?

Someone was recently asking me to speak to their group about Color Theory, confusing my background in Color Trend Forecasting. But actually what I am even more interested in sharing, is the concept of Color Intuition. You may be familiar … Continue reading

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Free Quilt Pattern – Dragon Fyre

Attention Fellow Fantasy Nerds!This is a visual storybook of famous fantasy dragons…for that person in your life who has to read every book and watch every single film with DRAGONS! Maybe that is you? To make this 66″ x 79″ … Continue reading

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The Music of the Night

Do you remember the first time you saw Phantom of the Opera? Was it on Broadway, or a local/traveling production, or perhaps the movie? Have you had a chance to visit the Opera House in Paris that inspired the story? … Continue reading

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