Quarter Circle Coasters

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Just made these Quarter Circle Coasters from my new book 1, 2, 3 Quilt. This time I used my Garden collection fabric, which will be shipping to stores in a couple of months! I’m not very good at this secret sewing thing, so I’ll be showing some of the projects I’m making for Quilt Market. The background fabric here is my Triangles fabric from my first collection for Kokka.

This is a simple project, great for beginners or those looking for a quick project. You’ll be practicing sewing along curves and simple piecing. Below is another image of the coasters I made for the book.

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Photo by Laura Malek.

 

The Week in Pictures

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I’ve been busy sewing for Quilt Market, which takes place at the end of October, so I don’t have too much to show you now. But here are a few photos that I posted on Instagram in the last week. Above you can see a big stack of my Garden collection and a peek at what I’m sewing for my booth.

I also worked with my third grader’s Brownie troop on their scarecrow to display at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, which was such a fun project. The girls used Mod Podge to paste photos of themselves to a plastic pumpkin head, then I added (many) layers of polyurethane to make it waterproof. The girls made fake badges, which we laminated and sewed onto a vest. The girls wrapped dowel rods in yarn to create colorful arms, then we added flowers growing out of the concrete base and “planted” the scarecrow in a terracotta pot. I hope it will survive a month outdoors!

Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine

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The new monthly magazine, Love Patchwork & Quilting, will be on newsstands in October, but you can pre-order now to receive a discount and if you order by September 27, you’ll get started with the first issue.

From the creators of Mollie Makes and Simply Crochet, this magazine will feature fresh and modern quilting and patchwork projects. Click here for a sampler to see what it’s all about! I’m a big fan of Mollie Makes and I’m excited to be featured in the first monthly issue of Love Patchwork & Quilting magazine.

Quilt Market

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Just got fabric from my upcoming Garden collection for Kokka! I’ll be sewing some things for my booth at Fall Quilt Market next month, then the fabric should be shipping to stores soon after.

Pictured above are two of the prints — Dutch Garden and Butterflies. There are six designs in the collection, each in three colorways, for a total of 18 fabrics.