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Entering the Busiest Season

November 10, 2025

The holiday spirit crept in this week without much fanfare. Because of our schedule, we hosted our annual Friendsgiving last night. As I was welcoming our friends and feeling overwhelmed by gratitude at the home that allows such gatherings, the food we were sharing, and that warmth that comes from familiar faces, I walked by…

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Filed In: My Process, Works In Progress
Tagged: Quilt tutorial

Ombre All Day: A New (FREE!) Quilt Along

August 19, 2019

So many quilt alongs have been popping up in my instagram feed & it can be overwhelming. Sometimes, I think maybe I shouldn’t add to the melee, but then a quilt like this pops into my mind & I just have to share. I made my Ombre All Day quilt from pieces of Liberty Tana…

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Filed In: Tutorial, Works In Progress

All The Beautiful Things

April 21, 2018

  So, I recently posted on Instagram a story discussing my shampoo troubles. I’ve been using bumble & bumble invisible oil shampoo and in almost every single way, it’s fabulous. It smooths my coarse, wavy hair, it doesn’t leave build up and it keeps my color fresh. The issue is, I don’t like the smell….

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X Marks The Spot

February 2, 2016

  It has been snowy and a bit gloomy here which makes for the perfect weather to sit inside and finish some projects! This weekend, we had a bit of company in town but in between touring Salt Lake City, watching the Bachelor on hulu (a new to me guilty pleasure!), and soaking in cuddles…

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Filed In: Westwood Acres, Works In Progress

Jenny Is A Friend Of Mine

January 26, 2016

Jen Kingwell’s style has drawn me in for years. Like many others, I’ve gone so far as to start (and make significant progress!) on her Green Tea & Sweet Beans Pattern. Her new Quilt Lovely: 15 Vibrant Projects Using Piecing and Applique book contains this quick & easy pattern. How could I resist making something quick AND…

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Filed In: Fabulous Fabric Stacks, Pattern Review, Sewing summit, Works In Progress

Let’s Start At the Very Beginning: Green Tea and Sweet Beans Quilt Together

March 16, 2014

The best place to start with the Green Tea and Sweet Beans quilt is with the initial challenge: drafting the templates. The back of the book has all of the templates you need for every block in the book. But they are on double sided paper and need a seam allowance added. So, I start…

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Filed In: Green Tea and Sweet Beans Tips and Tricks, My Process, Pattern Review, Works In Progress
Tagged: drafting templates for quilting, green tea and sweet beans quilt tips

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