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Inspiration of the Week – This One’s for the Birds

This adorable tumbler quilt comes to us from Candace of Saltwater Quilts. Using a traditional tumbler design and modern fabrics, Candace made the sweetest quilt!photo used with permissionShe used greens, blues, yellows, low volumes and threw in a punch of red here and...

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Inspiration of the Week – improv challenge baby quilt

Shelley of elsie's girl recently finished an improv challenge baby quilt for her Crystal Lake Modern Quilt Guild. She did a wonderful job with the improv blocks! They are fabulous.photo used with permissionHer sense of symmetry prevented her from setting the improv...

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Inspiration of the Week – Star-plus quilt

This week's inspiration is a gorgeous star-plus quilt made by Claudia of Machen und Tun, based in Munich, Germany. She started off making the smaller sized star blocks and then decided to add in some medium sized ones for variety. Once she saw them all together, she...

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Inspiration of the Week – do. Good Stitches Flying V Quilt

Jessica of a little gray has participated in the do. Good Stitches charity bee for the last several years. Her most recent quilt finish for that group is our Inspiration of the week. We love helping the community and this quilt is a beautiful item to give back.photo...

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Inspiration of the Week – Swapsies: A Rainbow Mini Quilt

Paper-piecing lovers, this one is for you! This gorgeously intricate mini quilt was made by Kelly of kelbysews as a swap gift. If this was our swap gift, I don't think we could give it away!photo used with permissionKelly says the only hard part was lining up the...

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Inspiration of the Week: Spectrum Baby Quilt

If you've got a head for physics (or perhaps even if you don't) this baby quilt is for you! While we don't all know logarithmic scales, we find Josée's description of how she calculated the color blocks for this quilt simply fascinating. Inspiration from...

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Inspiration of the Week – Envelope Quilt

This week our featured quilt finds it's inspiration from one of our favorite stores - the Paper Source catalog. Cindy of Hyacinth Quilt Designs made this gorgeous Envelope Quilt and it looks just like the colorful paper envelopes!photo used with permissionStraight...

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Inspiration of the Week – Ombre Love

Ombre colors have been in trend for a while now, and this quilt brings out the best of that trend. Megan of Canoe Ridge Creations created this Ombre Love quilt using ombre cotton solids. Her inspiration sprung from Vanessa's ombre fabric collection, seen here. Megan...

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Inspiration of the Week – Chocolate Covered Strawberries

After Kim's inspiring talk about color at our August guild meeting, we went looking for a quilt that represented some of the great color tips she passed along to us. This quilt, called Chocolate Covered Strawberries, was created by Kristy of St. Louis Folk Victorian,...

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Inspiration of the Week – Double Plus Quilt

This week, we look at a very modern, minimalist plus quilt, doubled! Emily of Quilts by Emily created this Double Plus Quilt. She used Essex linen for the background and Alexander Henry Heath for the black rows. These textured fabrics really make the plus symbols...

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Inspiration of the Week – Think and Wonder

We love this fun, whimsical, sophisticated Dr. Seuss baby quilt made by Latifah of The Quilt Engineer. She took her favorite Dr. Seuss prints and paired them with neutral solids to create a sophisticated front side in a wonky log cabin pattern.photo used with...

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