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22 May
Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL, Work in progress

Work In Progress: Quilting

  • July 10, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • bikini quilt, blue quilt, curved piecing, flower garden, free motion quilting, line quilting, peonies
  • 10 comments
Fabrics….. Have you ever made a quilt and then just couldn't decide how to quilt it? I have been thinking about what to do with this one for a couple of weeks, not sure how...

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02 May
Patchwork, Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL, Sponsors, Work in progress

Bikini: One Pattern, Three Quilts

  • July 10, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • blue quilt, curved piecing quilt, polka dot bikini quilt, small quilt, wall hanging quilt
  • 13 comments
Welcome to the last check in day of the Polka Dot Bikini Quilt-Along! Of course, I am so happy to finally show you my finished top. I show you some little peeks along the...

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18 Apr
Curved PIecing, Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL, Work in progress

Polka Dot Bikini Quilt Along: Progress and Troubleshooting

  • July 10, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • bikini quilt, curved piecing, modern quilt, patchwork
  • 1 comment
Happy Bikini Day! It also happens to be really sunny outside and almost Friday, so it's a good day! Today is the last check in for the Bikini Quilt Along, do you have all of...

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09 Apr
Finished Quilts, Patchwork, Summer Quilt Blockbuster 2013

Lemoyne Star Blockbuster Quilt Finished!

  • August 7, 2023
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 8 comments
Sometimes you have to hit "pause" and get some things FINISHED. I am spending my quilty time this month to get some of my unfinished projects finished. I have (finally) finished my Summer Blockbuster quilt...

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03 Apr
Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL

Bikini Quilt Along Progress

  • July 10, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • bikini quilt, black and white quilt, curved piecing, how to make a quilt, modern quilt, patchwork, quilting
  • 7 comments
Happy April! For our Polka Dot Bikini quilt along schedule, you should have four more border blocks and the last of the center blocks sewn up. How did you do? Today I want to share some...

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24 Mar
Marcelle Medallion QAL, Work in progress

Weekend Work in Progress: Mini Marcelle

  • June 30, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 6 comments
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was scheduled to teach a class on the Marcelle Medallion at my local quilt shop. I didn't want to make another full size quilt, so...

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21 Mar
Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL

Polka Dot Bikini Quilt Along: Giveaway Day!

  • July 10, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • bikini quilt, curved piecing, how to make a quilt, modern quilt, patchwork
  • 34 comments
Ok. I know I am a day late. I am also a few pounds lighter. I was completely wiped out of commission yesterday by a stomach bug. I will spare you the gory details...

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06 Mar
Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL

Bikini Quilt Along: Show and Tell Day!

  • July 10, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • bright color quilt, curved piecing quilt, polka dot bikini quilt, quilt along, quilt ideas
  • 1 comment
Happy Thursday! hard to believe it has been two weeks since the last Quilt Along Post, but here we are. Did you start on your border blocks? If you are just joining, see the QAL...

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26 Feb
Midnight at the Oasis QAL, Work in progress

Work in Progress (still quilting)

  • June 30, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • 4 comments
Popping in with a W.I.P. I am determined not to let my Midnight at the Oasis quilt languish in Unfinished Quilt Limbo. In between piecing on my Bikini blocks for the Quilt Along, I am...

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21 Feb
Polka Dot Bikini, Polka Dot Bikini QAL

Polka Dot Bikini: QAL, Border Blocks

  • July 10, 2014
  • Posted by Sharon
  • curved piecing quilt, patchwork, piecing a quilt border, polka dot bikini quilt
  • 7 comments
Good Evening, it is February 20th, and that means it's time to check our progress on the Polka Dot Bikini Quilt Along. Our goal for today is to have 16 of the center blocks...

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