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The Buzz Block #2: Yellows & Greys

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Our second Buzz block started in early March, which for us was full of rainy days sprinkled with a few blinks of Spring sunshine. To celebrate the peekaboo weather and my love of changing seasons, I decided to alter one of my favorite quilts in City Quilts by Cherri House. The clean graphic pattern and inventive color play in City Tracks seemed perfect: easy enough to construct, but full of opportunities! Inspired by the wet weather and early Spring flowers, I played with greys and yellows until I came up with just the sort of dappled look I was going for.

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The Buzz Block #1: Polka Dot Picnic

I distributed instructions, 4 print strips, and 8 pindot strips to each Worker Bee.


So we’ve had our first hand-off for The Buzz… Read more.! On February 1, I distributed cut fabric for my block that I named Polka Dot Picnic, along with printed instructions and illustrations. One of the (many) perks of working at C&T is having the Technical Editors to go to for questions! Teresa helped me write clear, concise instructions so that

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The Buzz

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I just finished the book design for Block Party—The Modern Quilting Bee by Alissa Carlton & Kristin Lejnieks, and let me tell you, I AM INSPIRED! Not only do I love the quilt designs in this book, but even more, I love the idea of the quilting bee. I am a social person that is motivated by commitments. While I’d love to say that a commitment to myself is enough, truth be told, sometimes it’s not.

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