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Free Patterns At Craftsy
Oh boy! Have you been to Craftsy? I am just loving it! Craftsy is the site with lots of information about crafting. They offer fabulous on-line classes with top flight instructors in each field.
Nautical Tumble Extra! Ship’s Bell
Note to my Muckenthaler Students: Our June 18 meeting is at the Anaheim Campus 1830 W. Romneya (Near Euclid) Room 402B Anaheim, Ca. Here’s an additional Nautical Tumble Applique Block (Somehow we only had 12!) This handsome bell could grace the deck of any ship and toll out the long hours on the wide ocean.
Fall Project: Lava Lamps
Our friend, Ray (of Ray’s Finds) has a small collection of Lava Lamps. Recently he shared a pic of a new acquisition to the collection with us. I was struck by the iconic, unusual and FUN shape of these retro throwbacks to a barely bygone era! So I immediately thought: Quilt Block!
Nautical Tumble: Assembly
The time has finally arrived. Whether you are cutting your Nautical blocks to the Tumbler shape or leaving them whole, it’s time to start assembling your blocks.
Fanciful Floral FourSquare Week 22 Orange Blossoms B
Last week, we did the first portion of this block with the BlueBird. Now we do the second quadrant featuring a big Orange Blossom.
ETSY Digital Downloads
Woohoo! Recently I changed the bulk of my Etsy patterns to be Digital Downloads and I am pleased to say I have already sold a digital pattern on Etsy! This makes it so easy to buy a pattern… Just pay with PayPal and the Pattern PDF appears in your in box!
Nautical Tumble: Marking, Stitching, Cutting The Tumbler/Thimble Shape
My idea for setting these blocks has been to trim them to Tumbler/Thimble shapes and now is the time to do the trimming!
Nautical Tumble Block 25 – Tall Ship S.S. Quilter
Oh! This has been fun! These blocks have sure been an adventure. Thanks for sailing along with us as we have tumbled through these Nautical blocks. And though this is our 25th and final block, the Tumbler Trimming instructions will go up tomorrow (FINALLY!) and the setting instructions for this beautiful quilt will be up [...]
Fanciful Floral FourSquare Block 21-Orange Blossoms Quadrant A
June is upon us! Almost halfway through 2013… 2013!!! Wow! This June block is particularly nice. It’s got Orange Blossoms which are a traditional Bridal floral along with another traditional omen of Happiness…
June Swap Quilt – Neutral Remix
We are swapping neutrals in class this week. 2 fabrics, twenty 10″ squares of each making up 20 swap sets of 2 different 10″ squares…and the fabrics should read beige (1) and tan (1). The suggested quilt pattern for these squares is Remix… PDF linked below.
