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Alex O'Hara's Quilts
10 Steps to making a beautiful quilt
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Personalised Baby Book
These are sometimes called Quiet Books, but whatever you call it, here are the instructions that will enable you to make a little book...
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Making Quilted Birthday Cards
Today I am going to show you how to make a Quilted Birthday Card. Fabrics and Notions 1 piece of wadding 5 1/2 inches square 1 finished...
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Beautiful Batik Star Quilt
I have just finished a rather impressive quilt that in reality was fairly simple however the colours and the size make it appear superb....
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Flying Geese Everywhere....
I am just about to teach someone how to make 'Flying Geese' blocks. I have made them in 4 different ways myself, so I wanted to see which...
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Jelly Rolls - Pros and Cons
I Recently bought my first Jelly Roll. Whilst using it it came to me that there are definitely some pros and cons to Jelly Rolls. These...
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Sashing and Borders
I have been adding small sashing strips to some of my blocks to increase their size so that they will be able to be joined together...
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Climbing Mountains
This quilt top is made using a pattern called Mountain Peaks. I have used Batik fabrics for this and the colours are bright and...
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Quilts for men?
Finding wonderful floral or delicate feminine fabrics is very easy. Bright colourful designs or themed designs and Children's fabric is...
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Basic Tools of the Trade. (Rotary Cutters, Self Healing Cutting Mats and Rulers)
One of the first skills I learned when I entered this world of patchwork and quilting was how to cut fabric with a rotary cutter. This is...
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Shadow Boxes Quilt
I bought a wonderfully colourful charm pack last week and this is the result. Adding just a little black and white make this finished top...
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