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English Paper Piecing Rescue

Posted in English Paper Piecing, Grandmother's Flower Garden, Hand Piecing, World's Biggest Hexagon Quilt on Feb 8th, 2010

I often hear from quilting friends who have started English Paper Piecing (EPP) a Grandmother’s Flower Garden (GFG) which is not finished, and which is likely to remain an unfinished object (UFO).

We call these EPP GFG UFOs. You can add Inklingo hexagons and get it fnished!

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Inklingo Dresden Plate? Really?

Posted in Applique, Curves, Dresden Plate, Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, back-basting, freezer paper appliqué on Jan 14th, 2010

There have already been “complaints” about the new Dresden Plate collections—too much choice, not accurately named, irresistible, causes heart to race, etc. LOL These Inklingo collections include so many blades, backgrounds, and variations that to call them “Dresden Plate” seems misleading. I’m sorry. The shapes were so exciting, we could not stop!

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H1N1 and Inklingo

Posted in Hand Piecing on Nov 12th, 2009

Russ and I have avoided H1N1 so far, but I have heard from several friends who are suffering. The extreme fatigue sounds terrible, and so far, everyone has reported a relapse after feeling better. It is very important not to do too much too soon. A secondary infection, like pneumonia, can be worse than H1N1. We have some great tips!

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Insanity or Therapy?

Posted in "Insanity" Quilt, 0.5 inch Hexagons, Hand Piecing on Oct 4th, 2009

Rae Ann Holbrook has finished the center of a gorgeous quilt top with Inklingo, using the design of Rhonda Pearce’s Award Winning quilt, “Insanity,” which was on the cover of Issue 16/6 of Australian Patchwork & Quilting. It is an amazing accomplishment, especially considering some of the challenges that life has thrown at Rae Ann this year. Neither of us is sure whether hand piecing more than 10,000 half-inch hexagons is therapy or insanity. We know this design is easier and faster and more portable with Inklingo than with any other method, but. . . well. . . Monkey says ten THOUSAND of anything (except maybe chocolate) is a bit over the top.

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