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 We are excited to announce a new partnership with Connecting Threads. Connecting Threads offers quilters quality fabric, tools, thread, and more to inspire quilters everywhere. AQS Members are invited to visit connectingthreads.com and receive 10% off your order. Use code: AQS10 at checkout to receive your special Member discount. New members need to wait 24 hours to receive their discount. Please…
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Scrap Garden Part 2 If you missed part 1 you can find it here. Now that you’ve had a chance to play in your stash and organize your fabrics, let’s break the quilt down into blocks. In case you missed it in part 1, here is the block planning guide for coloring individual blocks. Click…
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Last week we explored challenges to selecting quilting designs. If you missed that post, click here to visit. We looked at the challenges presented by the Square in a Square Mini quilt. Let’s take a look at the quilt and the fun opportunities for quilting. It is easy to be overwhelmed by a quilt. To…
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Last week, we explored mitered borders, this week we adventure into the world of pieced borders. If you missed last week, click here to visit the post. At this point, we’ve learned how to measure a quilt to add a border. We even know how to add borders and miter them in one go. That…