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Whirly Blooms Dressed in Brilliance AND Floret

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When I designed Floret over a year ago, I wanted to include the colors and tones I typically design in but also include colors and tones for the "future" .

I've always enjoyed REFRESHING my existing designs in my latest collection but I wanted to have a little fun and REFRESH Whirly Blooms in BOTH Brilliance AND Flutter.  Want to see how well everyone plays together?

The above Whirly Blooms showcases the Brilliance prints as the "whirly" and the "whirly" backgrounds are the "darker" Floret prints PLUS my...

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Let's Twist and Turn in Brilliance!

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Let's Twist and Turn in Brilliance!

Remember when I originally introduced you to Twist & Turn almost a year ago? 

Where SIX different layouts are made from the SAME block or the SAME block in two different sizes.

All the designs featured in the Twist & Turn booklet were originally made from our Floret Collection.

But we had to see what they would look like REFRESHED in Brilliance!  Want to see how they look?

TWIST & TURN (60" x 72") is the FIRST design that started...

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Our Classic PRE-CUT Designs REFRESHED in Brilliance!

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Our Classic PRE-CUT Designs REFRESHED in Brilliance!

Welcome to the 2024 Brilliance Runway Show where Brilliance struts her stuff in a variety of Brilliance Pre-Cuts.  Enjoy the show!

First up, SWIRL!

SWIRL is easy and breezy as Half Square Triangles SWIRL and dance across the confetti tossed ground.

SWIRL is Rolie Polie Friendly (that's 2-1/2" x WOF strips) and measures 52" x 52".

Next up, PATHWAYS!

There's no getting lost with this design.  Just follow the PATHWAYS, small or large, to navigate your way around this design!

PATHWAYS is 5" Stacker...

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Where It Started, Where We Are

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Where It Started, Where We Are

I'm back with the results of our latest version of the No Cut No Trim Block-in-a- Block quilt we named Simply Brilliant!

Not quite sure what I'm talking about?  Check out this blog post here to catch up.

Now that you're all caught up, let me bring you up to speed on what happened since that last blog post.

I mailed ALL my Block-in-a-Block blocks (PLUS several coordinating Floret fabrics) to my long armer, Penny Barnes, and gave her FULL creative liberty to lay the blocks out in any fashion she felt...

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Simply Brilliant!

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Simply Brilliant!

I know you remember the original NO CUT - NO TRIM Block-in-a-Block I introduced you to over a year ago.  If you're new and are totally unfamiliar with what I'm referring to, take a quick minute and read all about it here (shown above).

This design CONTINUES to garner a lot of attention and interest and it has even brought back several "retired" quilters back to their sewing machines.  There's something to be said...

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