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I survived Market!
The trip to Salt Lake City for Spring Quilt Market went “like butter.” I had a blast and a half. The good times started just as soon as the plane out of San Jose finished loading. My seat neighbor...
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Schoolhouse cont’
Next I went to see Cynthia Tomaszewski present her new book Quilting Those Flirty ’30s. All the projects in this book are super cute, ’30s style, and all incorporate a touch of appliqué. I’ll try to...
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Winner for September
Welcome to the North Pole goes to… Debbie St. Germain! Congratulations! Debbie is a regular blog reader and reports that she has been trying to get this book from the library but apparently someone...
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Tea Ceremony
Before the lights went out in San Diego, I was tromping up the aisle, and someone was taking a picture of a quilt. Naturally I turned my head, and then I put on the brakes hard. I can spot my teapots...
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The Biology Quilts
Over the weekend I was in Reedley, California, for their semiannual quilt show. Reedley is not far from Fresno. That’s right, Fresno, where the hot sun turns grapes into raisins. It was 99 degrees on...
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Hearts of Joy
I just posted the most heartwarming story over on my Show & Tell Center. Please go see the post about Hearts of Joy. Until next time, Kay By Kay Mackenzie Share This
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Winner and a little Show & Tell
The winner of Bloom Creek Quilts is Michele of Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada! Congratulations! Michele says, “Yippeee Skippeee!! This is fantastic news!! Now I know what I’ll be doing over the...
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Karen visits the Playground!
Tuesday was the Official Publication Day for Scrap-Appliqué Playground. Happy dancing, happy dancing! It doesn’t get much more exciting for an author than that! The publisher, Martingale, recently...
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Quilt Out Loud!
A little bird told me that my new book Scrap-Appliqué Playground is a guest star on this week’s Part 3 of Quilt Out Loud! Have you seen Quilt Out Loud? If not, then be sure to check out this...
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Drink tea, watch birds
Today I am utterly delighted to turn the blog over to Iris Frank, contributing editor to American Quilter magazine, friend, and and current president of my home guild, PVQA. Iris has a wonderful Show...
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Couture studio sign
At the recent Glendale guild show, a quilter told me that she had made one of the projects from Scrap-Appliqué Playground. I’m always thrilled to learn these things! My version of Studio. You can make...
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Pennies From Heaven
Had a great time at the Delta Quilters Guild Show over the weekend! My favorite quilt in the show was Shirley Coble and Isabel Maya’s “Pennies From Heaven.” So beautiful. The design is from Gretchen...
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Seasonal Silhouettes winner, and more!
The reader who won Edyta Sitar’s Seasonal Silhouettes is No. 56, Maureen! Congratulations Maureen! I know you will enjoy these beautiful designs. In other news, my buddy Kim of Chatterbox Quilts has...
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Teapot winners, and Show & Tell!
Thank you so much for all of the birthday wishes!!! That was fun, and it was really fun to pull three winners this time. The readers who will receive a copy of my Teapots 2 to Appliqué are #56, Lee;...
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Call for Show & Tell!
Each month we feature and give away a beautiful appliqué book. Let’s have some followup! I’d love to see what the lucky winners have been doing with their prizes. If you’ve won one of the monthly...
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Darling dollhouse
In Sonora over the weekend, Susan Florez mentioned to me that she had a dollhouse quilt in the show. I went to take a look, and OMG! Pocket Dollhouse Quilt by Susan Florez What a dollhouse wonderland!...
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Home, sweet home
Just finished one of the most hectic times ever. Palm Springs, followed by PIQF, followed by a visit from the in-laws, followed by a guild show. All I can say is, I lived through it, and am mighty glad...
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The super secret piecing project
Whew! It’s been awhile. I was gone for quilt shows back to back… first a guild show in Modesto, then home one day and on the road to Road. Road to California in SoCal is a quilt show and conference on...
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Show & Tell x 2
At a recent quilt show, Maryann Maiorana stopped by and told me about a banner she had made using the Studio pattern from Scrap-Appliqué Playground. Maryann enlarged the size of the project to hang in...
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Teapots in the Central Coast!
At the recent Seven Sisters Quilt Show in San Luis Obispo, California, I was met with a delightful surprise! The board members of the Central Coast Quilters have been busy!! Close to a year ago, they...
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