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Category: Notions

Oct
11

Moda All-Stars. Book. Cake.

What else is there to know? The Moda All-Stars are back with Mix It Up! - 16 Quilts from Moda's Cake Mix and Cupcake Mix Recipe Papers . All My Ts by Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic - Cake Mix 2 Square Dance by Janet Clare - Cake Mix 7 Half and Half by Karla Eisenach of Sweetwater - Cake Mix 1 Frosty...
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Carrie Nelson
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Cake Mix, Books and Patterns, Notions
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Cake Mix, Charm Packs, Cupcake Mix, Layer Cakes, Mix It Up, Moda All-Stars
Jul
31

We Be Bunting!

Bunting triangles made from Layer Cake and Charm Squares? We're all in for that! We shared pictures a few pictures of the pieces being made before Market - teasers of what was to come. Bunting had been planned but when we heard of a Bunting Tool that Jen Kingwell had in the works, we asked for a...
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cnelson
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Bunting, Bunting Tool, Jen Kingwell, Template
Jun
28

Quilt Retreat...

While Webster's didn't include "quilt" in their definition of a retreat, it still fits. A retreat is a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy. The group can be big or it can be small, and the location can be a vacation home or a dedicated retreat center. Your group might be like-minded people you'...
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cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Notions
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Flatter, Handmade Getaway, Jacqueline Sava Clarke, Karyn Valino, quilt retreat
Mar
8

I've Got A Notion - Pins & Needles

If you sew, you use pins and needles. Let me rephrase that... if you stitch, you use pins and needles. Technically, you could assemble a fabric object using a stapler and/or glue. But it wouldn't look like this. Hand-appliquéd, machine-pieced and hand-quilted by Laurie Simpson. As with scissors,...
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cnelson
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Notions
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Pins, quilting
Feb
12

I've Got A Notion - Rulers

Even if they never used one, I doubt any quilters have missed cardboard templates. Not when we can use rotary cutters and acrylic rulers to get accurate, consistently-sized pieces for patchwork. If you own a rotary cutter, it's a safe bet that you have at least one rotary cutting ruler. Probably...
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cnelson
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Notions, Tip Jar
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Cutting Mat, Double Wide Dresden, Hex N More Ruler
Jan
11

I've Got A Notion - Cutting

Whether you're making a quilt, a pillow or bag, or something to wear, at some point you're going to have to cut fabric. So today, it's all about scissors and rotary cutters. A sampling of the scissors-shears in the Moda Sample Room. This isn't a "best of" kind of list so much as a guidebook/...
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cnelson
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Notions
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pinking, rotary cutter, Scissors, shears
Jan
8

On your mark...

One of my favorite things about going back to school - maybe my only favorite thing - was getting new school supplies. I still can't go into Target in August without a couple packs of pens and markers making their way into my basket. I know I'm not alone. But when it comes to marking tools for...
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cnelson
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Duo, Glue Pen, Marker, Patchwork, quilting, Sewline, Starter Set
Dec
7

Sunnyside Up!

Sunnyside Up by Corey Yoder. .. Hello Friends! I’m excited to share with you a bit about my new collection, Sunnyside Up . If you peek into my sewing room, you will quickly see that I love working with a warm, happy palette. In fact, that is probably one of the comments that I hear most from...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics, Notions
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Aurifil, Corey Yoder, Coriander Quilts, Sunnyside Up
Nov
15

Wooly Felted Tote Bag Challenge!

Now that Fall Quilt Market is in the books, we're excited to start working on our Wooly Felted Wonder Tote Bags . Why? Because they're beautiful, the totes can be customized and made completely original, and they make great gifts, (Though we're probably keeping them for ourselves.) And there is a...
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cnelson
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Tote Bag, Tote Bag Challenge, Wooly Felted Wonder
Oct
12

Wooly Felted Tote Bag Challenge!

Big and small. Every kind of fabrication. Plain and fancy. We all love tote bags! Tote Bag Made by Debbie Duckworth. What about a simple-to-make tote bag that can be embellished with fabric or wool, embroidered or quilted, embellished with buttons, ribbons and fancy bits? It's a bag that is...
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cnelson
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challenge, Tote Bag, Wooly Felted Wonder, wooly wonder