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Month: May 2019

Basket Weave Stars!

On May 28, 2019May 27, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn Uncategorized5 Comments

This week I finished a baby quilt for my co-worker and his wife.  This pattern has been in the design/revision stage for a while and it was time to get it done. This quilt finishes at 33" x 44" and is perfect for a baby/crib size quilt. YARDAGE: 3/4 Yard Purple 3/4 Yard Yellow 4-4 …

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Blocks 25 and 26

On May 26, 2019May 17, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

We are so close to the end on this project, that I am going to throw in some more cutting instructions with this block! SASHING: FROM NEUTRAL FABRICS, CUT (24) strips  1 1/2" x 8 1/2" (7) strips 1 1/2" x 44 1/2" (2) strips 1 1/2"x 53" (Note: you may need to join smaller …

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Quilting Breadcrumbs!

On May 23, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn Uncategorized1 Comment

This week has been the week of baby quilts. In one of my last posts I talked about pin-basting the Breadcrumbs quilt. After I settled on a quilting motif it didn't take much time to get the center quilted. I decided on a basic clamshell pattern, using the blocks as my size guide. You can …

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Blocks 23 and 24!

On May 19, 2019May 17, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Welcome back for another double block week! For these blocks you will use: (12) Red/Neutral Half Square Triangles (20) Blue/Neutral Half Square Triangles If you already have your Half Square Triangles finished, you can move on to block assembly.  If you need directions for the half square triangles, you can find them HERE. Lets get started! …

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Basting the Breadcrumbs Quilt

On May 18, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Baby #4 for my older sister is going to be here soon, so I figured it's time to get his/her quilt finished. I settled on giving this baby the Breadcrumbs quilt, (which is available under the Free Patterns tab.) With small quilts I am comfortable basting them on my kitchen table. It only took a …

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Block Twenty-Two

On May 12, 2019April 18, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Welcome back for another fun and simple block project! Block Twenty Two will use: (8) Red/Neutral Half Square Triangles (8) Blue/Neutral Half Square Triangles If you already have your Half Square Triangles finished, you can move on to block assembly.  If you need directions for the half square triangles, you can find them HERE. Lets get …

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Retreat Success!

On May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn Uncategorized5 Comments

Good morning everyone! I just wanted to fill everyone in on the retreat from this past weekend. Laura and I got there Friday afternoon and met up with some friends. All of the quilters were in one corner of the room and man did we have a blast! We also got a ton of sewing …

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Block Twenty-One

On May 5, 2019April 18, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Welcome back for Block Twenty-One! Block Twenty One will use: (8) Red/Neutral Half Square Triangles (8) Blue/Neutral Half Square Triangles If you already have your Half Square Triangles finished, you can move on to block assembly.  If you need directions for the half square triangles, you can find them HERE. Lets get started! Block Twenty-One: Block …

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Retreat Weekend!

On May 3, 2019 By The Quilt PoliceIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Welcome back everyone! Tomorrow I am heading to a weekend craft retreat with some friends and am looking forward to making some serious headway on a few projects, and to spending some quality time with quilty people. This week has been spent in a rush! Aside from working my regular job, I have been helping …

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