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Quilt “recipes”
Many of you contact me directly asking which stamps will connect to each other. It is listed with the stamps, but can be confusing at first glance. As you know I try very hard to leverage the stamps...
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Quilt Recipe 2 … Sugar Loaf
One of my most versatile stamp sets is the Sugar Loaf. The set contains 2 stamps that can be used together or apart. Sugar Loaf stamp set The traditional sugar loaf quilt is lovely. I made a...
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Quilt Recipe #3… Hexagons
Everyone knows that piecing hexagons is hot! Almost every hand piecer I know has a “hexie” project going right now. I sell 3 sizes in my store. 3 sizes of hexagons I sell The size is based on the side...
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FREE SHIPPING!
When shopping online this week, how about getting something for yourself? I’m offering free domestic shipping on anything in my web store from Black Friday thru Cyber Monday! So load up your stocking...
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Nine Blocks and Counting…
Hi Everyone, As the holidays approach we need projects that are easy to take with us and pick up (and put down) easily. This season I’m working on my Sunburst Blocks. I’ve already made one quilt, but...
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Scottish Mystery Quilt
I LOVE a mystery! Trying to figure out the characters, the clues and the final outcome… I hope you do, too! My latest trip to Scotland inspired my new “Scottish Mystery” quilt. I saw sites and...
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Piney Rose in Quiltmania #117!
For those of you that weren’t able to work on Piney Rose a couple years ago, it has been published as a pattern by Quiltmania magazine Jan/Feb 2017 edition #117. Cover of issue 117 Photo courtesy of...
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Scottish Mystery Mailed!
Hi Everyone! Thank you for your patience on your Scottish Mystery orders. I’ve finally caught up with everyone and the last packages were mailed out today. It is still not to late to join the...
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Choosing Fabrics for the Scottish Mystery Quilt
Many of you have been concerned over choosing your border print for the upcoming Scottish Mystery. By now all of you should have received your initial package with the mystery stamps, graphite pencil,...
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Scottish Mystery… Clue 1 Celtic Embroidery
Hi Mystery Participants Everywhere! Some of you have already received clue #1 and I thought I’d use this blog post to explain the embroidery this month. I chose a “Celtic” circle design to begin our...
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NEW!!! Drunkard’s Path Stamp Set
You asked for it, you got it! Drunkard’s Path is an easy set to put together even with the gentle curves. There are soooooooo many variations of the block, too! Jeanne Etter made this version. The...
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Scottish Mystery Clue 2… Castle Wall
By now you are hopefully working on your second clue, making 4 castle wall blocks. This is one of my favorite blocks and I will use it again in another quilt. It was inspired by the towering Edinburgh...
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Panama Pyramid Hand Quilting
Hi Everyone! I just finished hand quilting my pyramid quilt. It was a challenge trying to figure out how to quilt it without spending the rest of my life on this one quilt. I like to use concentric...
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Scottish Mystery Clue 3… Thistle Block
As clue 3 of the Scottish Mystery is winging it’s way to your home, I thought I’d write about the Thistle and why I chose that particular block for our quilt. Many of you know that the thistle is part...
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Teaching Tip… Piecing in a Circle Block
For those of you working on the Sunburst blocks, you might have questions about how did I get my blocks to lie so flat in my quilt. Included in your Sunburst stamps are these instructions, but I...
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Made by Hand
One of the one-of-a-kind accessory notions I have on my website are my “Block Keepers” and “Needle Keepers” handmade by my sister, Gayle. Gayle is a master at embroidery. I designed my first “Needle...
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New Stamp!… Mini Bowtie!
Last year when I attended Jo Morton’s handwork retreat in Omaha, I was intrigued by two mini bowtie quilts. How adorable they were! It takes a while to design a stamp, have the die made, and test it....
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Important Info!
Hi Everyone! I was asked by some of you to send clue 5 for the Scottish Mystery quilt early so you can work on the quilt during your upcoming vacations. You’ll be happy to know that Clue #5 went out...
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It’s BACK!
Hi everyone! I’ve had more than a few requests for the stamp set I offered a couple years ago, “Cracker Box“. (Remember I only had a few and was offering them as a first come, first serve.) Well,...
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Scottish Mystery Wrap Up
Some of you have been posting your WONDERFUL quilt tops you’ve finished on the “Stitching with Cindy Blackberg” face book group page. I can’t tell you how pleased I am to see so many ALREADY done!...
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