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Vanessa Goertzen

Category: Vanessa Goertzen

Apr
1

Lollipop Garden...

From Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique ... If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever. Alfred Lord Tennyson The highlight of my childhood summers was visiting my grandmother's ranch in the Colorado mountains. A walk through her rustic yard was to know her...
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cnelson
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Lella Boutique, Lollipop Garden, Vanessa Goertzen
Feb
25

Moda Spell It With Fabric!

We loved these blocks and quilts so much the first time that we've been itching and scratching to do it again. The time is now! By Amanda Castor of Material Girl Quilts. No matter what you spell, or which alternate blocks you choose, the Moda Spe ll it with Fabric blocks and quilts are fun to make...
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cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Trending
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Lella Boutique, Sandy Klop, Spell it with Fabric, Thimble Blossoms, Vanessa Goertzen
Feb
14

Share the Love!

Cards, flowers, quilting tutorials? Let’s see how Moda designers share their feelings on Valentine's Day. Valentine’s Day has a long history. The first card was sent in 1415 under dramatic conditions—Charles, the Duke of Orleans was a prisoner in the Tower of London when he sent a missive to his...
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Linzee McCray
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American Jane, Betsy Chutchian, Bonnie Olaveson, Chelsi Stratton, Corey Yoder, Crystal Manning, Deb Strain, French General, Jan Patek Quilts, Janet Clare, Kaari Meng, Lynne Hagemeier, Me & My Sister Designs, Quiltjane, Sandy Gervais, Sandy Klop, Sherri McConnell, Vanessa Goertzen
Feb
13

Block Heads 2 - Block 44

If I remembered how to calculate this correctly, we're 84% of the way done with Block Heads 2! If I goofed - always a possibility - then there are only eight more blocks after today. Those are Vanessa's blocks, she's started laying them out and assembling her quilt top. She's moved a few of them...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Sew-along, Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Block Heads, Block Heads 2, Lella Boutique, Little Tree, Vanessa Goertzen
Nov
14

Block Heads 2 - Block 31

Happy Block Heads Wednesday... a Lella Boutique - Vanessa Goertzen day! That's Vanessa in her booth at Fall Quilt Market 2018 - she's in front of her beautiful new Lollipop Garden collection , the fabrics and the quilts. I'll share quilts in a minute but first - Interstellar. Block 31. Moda Michele...
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Carrie Nelson
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Sew-along, Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Block Heads, Block Heads 2, Lella Boutique, Vanessa Goertzen
Oct
16

Not your ordinary Garden Variety...

A few months ago, we asked Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique to share her inspiration for her new Garden Variety collection. Here is what she wrote... The rain has fallen, seeds have been planted, and bees are buzzing as they make their way from flower to flower. Soon the garden will be in full...
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cnelson
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Cottontail, Garden Variety, Holland, Lella Boutique, Pretty Please, Vanessa Goertzen
Sep
12

Block Heads 2 Blocks 16 - 18

It's a Block Heads Bonanza today with three - yes, THREE! - blocks to share! It's Week 15 and you might be wondering why there are three blocks this week... it's because I invited two people to join the Block Heads! Decisions, decisions... while I sometimes have a hard time with that, this was a...
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Carrie Nelson
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Block Heads, Block Heads 2, Brigitte Heitland, Lella Boutique, Vanessa Goertzen, Zen Chic
Aug
9

The Creativity and Camaraderie of Quilt Alongs

Laurie Simpson's blocks in her Minick and Simpson fabrics One of the best things about social media is its ability to connect like-minded people from far-flung locales. And one of the growing trends in connecting quilters are on-line Quilt Alongs. Laurie Simpson's blocks in Bella Solids Similar to...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Fabrics, Moda Bake Shop, Trending
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American Jane, Corey Yoder, Jan Patek Quilts, Lella Boutique, Minick & Simpson, Robin Pickens, Vanessa Goertzen
Jul
4

Block Heads 2 - Block 5

It's a Happy July 4th from the Block Heads! Because it's a holiday here, we'd like to make an Impact! There it is - Impact! It's the name of the block from Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique . The block shown above was made by Moda Michelle using Collection for a Cause Preservation by Howard Marcus...
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Carrie Nelson
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Block Heads, Block Heads 2, Lella Boutique, Vanessa Goertzen
Jun
27

Block Heads 2 - Block 4

It's the last Wednesday in June, and while the year is almost half-over, the Moda Block Heads are just getting started for Round 2. And today we've got a block from one of our lovely new faces, Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic . This is Block 4 - Roman Cross made by Brigitte . It's made with fabrics...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Sew-along, Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Block Heads, Betsy Chutchian, Block Heads 2, Brigitte Heitland, Corey Yoder, Jan Patek Quilts, Jo Morton, Kansas Troubles, Laurie Simpson, Lella Boutique, Lisa Bongean, Lynne Hagmeier, Me & My Sister Designs, Sherri McConnell, Stacy Iest Hsu, Vanessa Goertzen, Zen Chic