Oct

23

Hearts of Joy

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Cynthia Wheeler just sent me the most amazing Show & Tell. In her words:
“You and I meet at various quilt shows. I’ve bought most of your books because I just love the simplicity that you offer without it being silly looking. I had asked you at the Delta Quilters quilt show (one of my guilds) [...]

Sep

4

Flowering Hearts

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Here’s a fantastic piece done by one of my appliqué friends, Janet Locey of San Juan Bautista, California, using her favorite blocks from Growing Hearts to Appliqué. Janet is a big fan of Civil War reproduction fabrics, and as you can see they created a warm Americana look for this charming wall quilt.
Janet does all [...]

Aug

29

Tropical Garden Hearts

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I am blessed to have some really great appliqué friends who help me when I’m putting my books together. I hand them a set of the designs and tell them to do whatever they like, as long as the setting is simple. I’m so grateful to these quilters. First of all, it is such an [...]