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Crystal Lake

Category: Crystal Lake

Mar
13

Block Heads 2 - Block 48

Forty weeks. Forty-eight blocks. We're almost there. Laurie is caught up with her Block Heads blocks... or at least she was. With a new collection debuting soon and Spring Market on the horizon, she might be busy stitching. This week's beautiful appliqué block is Ann Arbor - it finishes at 12" x 12...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Quilt-Along, Books and Patterns
Tagged: 
Block Heads, Block Heads 2, Crystal Lake, Laurie Simpson
Mar
1

Crystal Lake...

Crystal Lake by Laurie Simpson of Minick & Simpson ... As I was getting the quilts and patterns ready for this collection, it was summer in Michigan, and it was heating up in my studio. Polly and I are both Michigan girls and we love our home state so many of our collections have that theme...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Crystal Lake, Laurie Simpson, Minick & Simpson
Dec
12

Block Heads 2 - Block 35

It's Week 28. Block 35. Gibby. Laurie Simpson. This is Laurie Simpson's booth at Fall Quilt Market 2018 - quilts and projects made with Minick & Simpson's upcoming Crystal Lake collection. Isn't this gorgeous? It makes a girl want to make a blue-and-white quilt. Like... now. But first, Block 35...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Quilt-Along, Books and Patterns, Fabrics
Tagged: 
Block Heads, Applique, Block Heads 2, Crystal Lake, Laurie Simpson, Minick & Simpson
Dec
12

Block Heads 2 - Block 35

It's Week 28. Block 35. Gibby. Laurie Simpson. This is Laurie Simpson's booth at Fall Quilt Market 2018 - quilts and projects made with Minick & Simpson's upcoming Crystal Lake collection. Isn't this gorgeous? It makes a girl want to make a blue-and-white quilt. Like... now. But first, Block 35...
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Author: 
cnelson
Posted in: 
Books and Patterns, Fabrics
Tagged: 
Applique, Block Heads, Crystal Lake, Laurie Simpson, Minick and Simpson
Nov
25

Bursting Stars Quilt

Hi, Bakers! I'm Heather Long of Coffee and Quilts and I'm thrilled to be sharing another quilt here at the Moda Bake Shop. This is my Bursting Stars quilt, shown here in Crystal Lake fabrics by Minick & Simpson. A Layer Cake and some background fabric make twelve wonderfully big 18" blocks...
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Author: 
Heather Long
Posted in: 
Layer Cake, Quilt
Tagged: 
Layer Cakes, Crystal Lake, Minick & Simpson
Nov
25

Bursting Stars Quilt

Hi, Bakers! I'm Heather Long of Coffee and Quilts and I'm thrilled to be sharing another quilt here at the Moda Bake Shop. This is my Bursting Stars quilt, shown here in Crystal Lake fabrics by Minick & Simpson. A Layer Cake and some background fabric make twelve wonderfully big 18" blocks...
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Author: 
Heather Long
Posted in: 
Layer Cake, Quilt
Tagged: 
Crystal Lake, Minick and Simpson
Nov
1

End of an Era...and the Start of Another

Whenever a well-known duo splits, it’s challenging for the rest of us. Think Angelina and Brad. Sonny and Cher. Kermit and Miss Piggy. Minick and Simpson. Wait…what??? (Don’t worry, the show will go on!) Before we talk about Polly Minick's retirement, let’s back up and share a few facts about...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Fabrics, Trending
Tagged: 
Austin Bluebird, Crystal Lake, Laurie Simpson, Minick & Simpson, Miss Scarlet, Polka Dots & Paisleys
Nov
1

End of an Era...and the Start of Another

Whenever a well-known duo splits, it’s challenging for the rest of us. Think Angelina and Brad. Sonny and Cher. Kermit and Miss Piggy. Minick and Simpson. Wait…what??? (Don’t worry, the show will go on!) Before we talk about Polly Minick's retirement, let’s back up and share a few facts about...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
Posted in: 
Fabrics, Trending
Tagged: 
Austin Bluebird, Crystal Lake, Laurie Simpson, Minick and Simpson, Miss Scarlet, Polka Dots & Paisleys
Oct
5

Market is in one month...

November 3 - 5, 2018. Weren't we there just a few weeks ago? Fall Quilt Market 2018 There are quilts to be drawn for the catalog, pattern notes to be written - if nothing else, someone has to make the quilt!, and fabric still to arrive. It's crunch-time - and surprisingly, that's a whole lot more...
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Author: 
cnelson
Posted in: 
Books and Patterns, Fabrics
Tagged: 
Best Friends Forever, Cheeky, Crystal Lake, Flower Sacks, Growing Beautiful, Hickory Road, Star and Stripe, Sweet Harmony, Sweet Tea, Sweet Violet, Vive La France, Walkabout
Oct
5

Market is in one month...

November 3 - 5, 2018. Weren't we there just a few weeks ago? Fall Quilt Market 2018 There are quilts to be drawn for the catalog, pattern notes to be written - if nothing else, someone has to make the quilt!, and fabric still to arrive. It's crunch-time - and surprisingly, that's a whole lot more...
Read more
Author: 
cnelson
Posted in: 
Books and Patterns, Fabrics
Tagged: 
Best Friends Forever, Cheeky, Crystal Lake, Flower Sacks, Growing Beautiful, Hickory Road, Star and Stripe, Sweet Harmony, Sweet Tea, Sweet Violet, Vive La France, Walkabout