Virtual Shop Hop: Expressions in Threads, LeClaire, Iowa

I call the Quad-Cities home. It is a metropolitan area made up of five cities bordering the Mississippi River in Iowa and Illinois. I know you just read “Quad-Cities” and then “five cities.” It’s weird, we know it. But in addition to the cities that make up the Quad-Cities proper, there are several smaller communities just outside […]
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Master half square triangles with Zig Zag!

Zig Zag is the perfect pattern to master half square triangles and use a fat quarter bundle with a lot of light value prints. The block is designed to feature light fabrics in half square triangles in the center diagonal, surrounded by medium value squares and finally dark half square triangles to provide a clear […]

Rainbow & Calico Things, Williamsburg, Iowa

I’ve been shopping at Rainbow & Calico Things for years, but I’ve never actually been to the their rural location on a farm in Williamsburg, Iowa. The owner is a member of my quilt guild, so I’ve shopped from boxes she’s brought to quilt retreats and her booth at our quilt show. I have loved […]
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Strip Pieced Fat Quarter Quilt Pattern Fly Away

This month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie pattern is my favorite kind of pattern … one that looks complicated, but is pretty simple and fast once you break it down. This month we are using offset strip piecing to create vertical strip pieced rows that look like they are forming a “V”. The result looks a little […]