Tulips
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Tulip Time–A Free Motion Quilt Tutorial
Good Morning, Quilters! Today is the first Tuesday in May and just days away from Mother’s Day! If you skip the housekeeping and paperwork for a few days, you can whip up a little something for YOUR Mother with this sweet little confection: Tulip Time. There’s no time to lose–so let’s get started! WAIT—-JUST A…
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Repeat and Vary–A Design Tip
Whenever I am stitching away and find myself at a loss for ideas, I return to the design principle of Repeat and Vary. In visual design, repetition creates unity within a pattern, while variety develops interest. A quilt pattern that is too repetitive is boring. One that has too many design elements looks messy and…
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Tuesday Tutorial-The Tulip and The Figure Eight Leaf
It’s Tutorial Tuesday! and today I have a “two-fer” for you. Two tutorials in one–Tulips and The Figure-Eight Leaf. (No more alliteration, I promise!) This pretty flower would look great on any quilt. It can be made large and it looks great stitched very small. Start with three drawn lines, one inch apart. The pattern…
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The Simple Joys
After complaining for days (okay weeks) about the record-setting snow here in Minnesota…I decided a little color in the house might go a long way. I found these tulips, roses and ranunculus at Trader Joe’s. It’s amazing how the simple joys in life can make all the difference! A vase of flowers on the counter…a…
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Lori Kennedy
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