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Oh my goodness I was overwhelmed with the beautiful responses to the Chickadees and Berries Christmas Gift Trio post  and Tutorial .    Thank you all so much!!    There were so many entries and sweet, sweet comments I could not possibly respond to every one.   Thanks again for your kind and encouraging words.    I hope you have a chance to pickup this lovely panel and coordinating fabric by Jackie Robinson (Animas Quilts) for Benartex. I would LOVE to see anything you make from it.   You can send images of completed projects to me anytime -- my email address is:  karen @ redbirdquiltco dot com.    Before we announce the winner I want to also thank our Giveaway Sponsors. Many thanks to Bear Creek Quilting Company for hosting the tutorial AND providing the Chickadees and Berries Fabric Kit Giveaway!!  A  great selection of fabric and a fantastic company to work with.     Thank You! Again,  man...

Greetings and Welcome to Christmas in September !! If you've been following along on Instagram and/or Facebook you know I've been working on a surprise using the awesome Chickadees and Berries Fabric Panel by Jackie Robinson for Benartex. I'm excited to share my creation with you today on the Bear Creek Quilting Company Blog . The neat thing about this fabric panel and tutorial is that, with just one panel and a bit of yardage, you can make a beautiful coordinating Christmas Gift Trio that includes a wall hanging, a table runner, and a set of 4 coasters. Share it with someone you love or keep it for yourself.  Either way - it's really charming!  This is the wall hanging we'll be making:  And the table runner and coasters: As always, I had a blast free motion quilting the Trio using my Aurifil 50Wt Mako Cotton thread and including some decorative top stitching with Aurifil 12Wt Mako Cotton... Oh! The joys of having a growing stash of Aurifil thread.  Maybe you'...

More fun than a barrel of monkeys - that is how the saying goes... You see I've been preparing for an upcoming Needle Turn Applique Workshop (more on that later) and wanted to stitch-up a sample for the shop display. Now what to stitch ? I looked through my needle turn UFO's and was inspired by a Cone Flower (Echinacea) that was part of a larger block in Blackbird Designs "Quilting the Garden" book. You remember ? This one... You can see more images of my "Quilting the Garden" blocks by clicking here. After scouring the internet (and peeking in my own back yard) I proceeded to draw a "new to me" version of the cone flower.  I added a couple of leaves that would enable me to teach inner and outer points (basically -- I made them up!!) and.... Viola!  Meet my new mini - perfect for teaching basic Needle Turn Applique techniques. Here's where the barrel of monkeys come into play...  This little guy so much fun to prepare. 1.  Needle Turn Applique ...