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Garden of Quilts 2019!
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What a Week!!!
I spent last week in beautiful Utah for the Garden of Quilts and it exceeded all my expectations! I wanted to put up a blog post about what it was like for any of you who were not able to attend and want to come to the next one. I'm "hearing" it will be the SECOND weekend AFTER Labor Day 2020!!!
First of all, the GARDENS! Riley Blake Designs partnered with Thanksgiving Point and displayed over 1,000 quilts throughout the 55 acre gardens. It was STUNNING! These quilts were sent from makers all over the world and...
Majestic Sampler: ALL Bonus Quilts!
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Last week we showed you the 4 Basic Quilting Elements used in the Majestic Sampler and this week we are going to show you ALL of the 12 Bonus Quilts included in this pattern!
The Bonus Quilts are designed by repeating EACH block from the Sampler Quilt, thus creating its own unique design. Read on to see each bonus quilt and the block it originates from.
Majestic Sampler: (4) Basic Quilting Elements and the Perfect BOM!
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In my opinion, the two best ways to break up your quilting into manageable chunks and keep the creative energy flowing throughout your project is to make a Block of the Month (BOM) quilt and do it with friends!
The Majestic Sampler Quilt Pattern is the perfect design to do just that! The entire quilt is designed around 4 of my 6 Basic Quilting Elements: Half Square Triangle, Quick Angled Rectangle, Flying Geese and Square-in-a-Square. Yep, that's right! This quilt is unique in many ways and includes LOTS of bonus designs...
Roundup: Two Designs in ONE Pattern
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Today's post is a roundup of one of my favorite things that we do here at Planted Seed Designs and PSD2... 2 for 1 patterns!!
I've said it before and I'll say it again: we want our patterns to go above and beyond for our customers! When you purchase one of the patterns in this post you will be getting one (or more) EXTRA quilt designs with it!
1. Shadow Stars & Twinkling Stars
New Tool: Triangle-in-a-Square Ruler
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Today I am thrilled to announce my new Tri-Tool! This new notion is a Triangle-in-a-Square ruler designed to help bring speed and efficiencies to making my basic Triangle-in-a-Square (TIAS) unit!
As you may know, this element of quilting is one I use often and this tool makes it a million times easier. When I was in Utah filming with Riley Blake Designs I had the opportunity to showcase this new tool along with my new Gem Stones collections. Click HERE for the tutorial and see the tool in...