Author Archives: Amy

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Dragon Dress!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Amy

So, first of all, Ed Emberley is awesome, and I’ve already used his frog fabric from his cloud9 collection Happy Drawing in a quilt a while back. (It’s at the bottom of this post, the one with a very imaginative … Continue reading →

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Inbetween days

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Amy

So, it looks like I will not finish anything any time soon. So, I’m going to update you on what I’m up to, anyway. First, I put up a new collection up on Spoonflower, though it’s not order-able yet. It’s … Continue reading →

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Invasion of the bright chickens

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Amy

So. I’ve entered my first Spoonflower contest. If you have talked to me for any length of time about fabric, I am sure you’ve discovered my abiding love for Spoonflower. I’ve been buying and designing fabric there for a few … Continue reading →

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The One with Feathers

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Amy

So, this quilt was inspired by these pillows by Katy Jones of I’m a Ginger Monkey. Only, in order to get it the size I wanted, I had to deviate from her layout. Of course the layout I came up … Continue reading →

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Batik catch up

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Amy

So, this is embarrassing. I am going to be uploading a ton of pictures, which may have the appearance of making me look super productive, but sadly is months of work that I’m catching up on blogging about. Chronologically, this … Continue reading →

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Madrona Road Wild Carrot Quilt and Ed Emberley Frog Quilt

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Amy

So, the odd thing about this is the timing. Right now Michael Miller and many Modern Quilt guilds are doing a Madrona Road challenge. Mine… does not qualify. It’s the wrong color scheme for one thing! I love the wild … Continue reading →

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How I track down out of print fabric

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Amy

So, you have seen something in a quilt or a book or in your friend’s stash, and you think, I simply must have that! How do you go about it? Hopefully you have the name of the fabric, and the … Continue reading →

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The Migraine at the Gates

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Amy

Yes. It’s been a while since I’ve posted! I have ideas and no time, and that’s the same reason I’m not making more quilts, too… huh. Anyway, finished this one at Thanksgiving: I call it “The Migraine at the Gates” … Continue reading →

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Rag Rug!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Amy

So, I finished this at a meeting on Thursday night. At last! I guess I thought it would take 5 months, and it only took around 2 1/2. I give the credit to trying to get one color sewn together … Continue reading →

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The Leftover Moon

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Amy

So, last year, about this time, I made a few of these: Which left me with lots of leftovers: So, recently, I took a few of the leftovers and some black and white fabric (which I also have tons of!) … Continue reading →

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