Inspired Quilting by Lea Louise
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Let’s Upcycle Blue Jeans into Denim Tote Bag Are you ready to Upcycle Blue Jeans into Denim Tote Bag? It’s doesn’t seem that long ago that I was sorting through piles of blue jeans to make my grandson’s rag quilt. How is it that the pile never seems to go away? It’s a good thing there’s always something to make…
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Adorable Rag Quilt Secrets With the popularity of my recent rag quilts posts, here are a couple Adorable Rag Quilt Secrets to share. This quilt is perfect for a little girl to wrap herself up all nice and snug. The front is full of flowers in pink & purple with some great polka dot flannel on the back. There are…
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Festive Christmas Quilts My Favorite Christmas Quilts My favorite Christmas quilt is my latest, pictured in the pin below. It’s the first HST quilt I’ve made with two different size blocks. Generally mixing up block sizes is normal for me, but when there are triangles involved, it takes a bit more attention. I love how this pattern turned out. Click…
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Modern Quilting with Layer Cake Half Square Triangles Preliminary Layout on Design Wall Quilting with Batik Layer Cake HSTs Modern quilting with layer cake half square triangles takes advantage of using time saving precuts along with the Magic 8 Method to make lots of HSTs in a very short time. I’ve had fun using batik fat quarters to make large…
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Modern Fat Quarter Mini Quilt with HSTs Two 18″ x 20″ HST Mini Quilts made for Guinness with the Magic 8 Method Just this past Friday, the need arose to quilt, as it often does. Having finished a half square triangle quilt, I was ready for another. But this would be a modern fat quarter mini quilt with HSTs. A…
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Modern Fat Quarter Quilting with Half Square Triangles (HSTs) Making A Half Square Triangle Quilt Modern Fat Quarter Quilting with Half Square Triangles is an amazing adventure in color and design. Deciding on focal and background fabrics sets the stage for your new quilt top, but then there’s also the layout to think about. It’s incredible how a single, simple…
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