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The Biggest Quilt I Ever Made

August 21, 2005 by Sandy

This is the biggest quilt I ever made! Haha, I had to throw this in. When my husband & I put in a patio, we couldn’t do it the simple way. Naturally neither Gary nor I would be satisfied with a simple,…

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“Rag” Quilt

June 3, 2005 by Sandy

A “rag” quilt made for a wedding gift. My hands hurt just to look at it. All that snipping. Ouch. All the snipping aside, it’s a very simple pattern: Cut 8″ squares of fabric and sandwich them right sides out with 6″ squares…

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Mary Engelbreit Crazy Quilt

May 30, 2005 by Sandy

My Mary Engelbreit quilt. Wow, did I have fun shopping for all these fabrics! Then I used every fancy stitch my machine had to do the embroidery.

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Garden Lattice Flannel Quilt

April 12, 2005 by Sandy

Sometimes I drive myself insane, ya know? I bought these fabrics at a quilt show simply because they were packaged in a lovely bundle of fat quarters and I adored the combination of colors. I also bought the pattern because the people…

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Grandma’s Hankies Crazy Quilt

March 18, 2005 by Sandy

This project came out far nicer than I expected. I had Cindy Brick’s Hanky-Panky Crazy Quilts and a pile of my grandmother’s handkerchiefs, none of which seemed overly special. However, after following Cindy’s excellent directions and adding a few special touches, I was…

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Batik Sampler Quilt

February 8, 2005 by Sandy

Of all the quilts I’ve made, this is one of my favorites. Keepsake Quilts is a store that sends out a wonderful catalog every so often (you can find them here) and this quilt was featured on one of their covers. They…

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Christmas Block Raffle Quilt

January 15, 2005 by Sandy

I won the blocks for this Christmas quilt at a guild raffle. Everybody who wanted to participate made a block, and then we drew names for the winners. Everyone also had to contribute a fabric square that matched their center square, so…

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The Biggest Quilt I Ever Made

“Rag” Quilt

Mary Engelbreit Crazy Quilt

Garden Lattice Flannel Quilt

Grandma’s Hankies Crazy Quilt

Batik Sampler Quilt

Christmas Block Raffle Quilt