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Happy New Year -- Welcome 2016!   2015 was an awesome year but now we're gearing up for 2016 to rock the house!! For those of you new to, or just interested in Free Motion Quilting at home, we're firing up a short, simple, free, and fun Quilt Along for beginners. We'll be using the Lewe's Balloons Growth Chart Panel by Susy Bleasby for The World of Susybee. We've got some great sponsors -- that means great prizes!! There'll be lots of FMQ basics and simple motifs, with NO PRESSURE, just FUN! You can find all details by clicking the image above -- or my visiting: Redbird Quilt Co. 2016 Free Motion Quilt Along When we're done quilting you have a sweet Growth Chart to give to someone special. Share with your friends -- we'll have a blast! Find the details here . Happy New Year all! Hugs, Karen

Greeting fellow quilters -- thank you for stopping by! I've been busy lately preparing a new recipe for the Moda Bake Shop and I'm excited to share it with you today. Meet Chevron Shuffle ! Chevron Shuffle is a modern mini quilt prepared with the colorful and bright Basic Mixologie by Studio M for Moda. It finishes just about 24" square. The design is based on my February 2015 Moda Bake Shop Recipe Chevron with a Twist  and was created to celebrate the Bake Shop's December Month of Mini's.     The recipe uses 84 print/white Half Square Triangles and 16 white/white Half Square Triangles. The quilt top uses well less than 2 Charm packs and can be prepared in a weekend.  For some fun I decided to use the "Focus" layout shared in the March 2015 post For the Love of Half Square Triangles . The Focus layout uses the same number of HST's as Chevron with a Twist but they're arranged differently.  On Chevron Shuffle I strayed from traditional applique and ...

Mr. Redbird and Berries has gone mini! Really Mini A wee 11" x 13" Isn't he sweet?  He was created for the O Tannenbaum fundraising event at our local Historical Society... with a little Moda Muslin for the background and backing fabric... using Aurifil 12Wt cotton thread to hand stitch the wool applique...  AND a bit of Aurifil 50Wt thread for fun free motion quilting on a domestic machine... It was the perfect opportunity to re-use the flanged and mitered machine binding technique ( See the tutorial here ) using this beautiful fabric by Primitive Gatherings for Moda -- LOVE! And yes, on that binding I used yummy Aurifil 12Wt thread for finishing with a machine. Oh! I love that little extra touch :) I was sure to use 2 layers of Quilter's Dream 100% Wool batting -- it provides lovely texture! Last I checked the silent bid was up to $75 - not a bad price for a mini quilt Bidding is open for another week though -- you never know what it will go for. The donation quilt ...

Greetings all and happy week after Thanksgiving!! We have much to be Thankful for in our family -- aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, children and grandchildren included. As our parents watch over us from heaven, we continue to nourish the relationships we have with one another on earth. I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving too!! Today I want to highlight an old favorite tutorial - one that comes together quickly using 2.5" fabric strips and a bit of wool. Remember the free tutorial for the *** Redbird Christmas *** envelope pillow? It's the perfect accent for your holiday decor! Redbird Christmas was based on a free design and tutorial that I shared on the Moda Bake Shop, the Family Tree Quilted Envelope pillow . Family Tree was my first tutorial for the Bake Shop and jump started my designing career. I'm very thankful to the the Moda Bake Shop for taking a chance on me and allowing me to share what I love through their awesome program. You can peruse all of my Moda Bake S...