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Machine pieced, double batting (80/20 underwool), quilted on a long-arm machine, faced binding. Playful free motion quilting made this fun to create.

This large scale clam shell style block is perfect for highlighting my deep stash of Halloween fabrics. (Machine pieced blocks using a method Latifah Saafir taught me. Digital pantograph in Long Arm with frame.)

Margaret is Beth’s maternal grandmother. Unfinished star blocks were found in Margaret’s belongings labeled “Margaret’s Green Quilt for Beth”. Beth had no recollection of the blocks or that her grandmother was making a quilt for her from them. And she didn’t like the colors. So Beth, my neighbor, gave the box to me to “doContinue reading “Margaret’s Green Quilt for Beth

Sarah Evans

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This quilt was made deep in the Pandemic as I taught this pattern over Zoom to brand new quilters. They made twin size quilts, I made this baby size. (Machine pieced. FMQ on a longarm with a frame.)

This quilt was constructed during the pandemic. BFMSA stands for Big Fat Mystery Sew Along. Different styles of blocks were revealed a month at a time, the mystery part. Anyone who wanted to join was welcome, the sew along part. The blocks are made from various prompts and designs by Bill Keller, Amy Struckmeyer andContinue reading “My BFMSA

Sarah Evans

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Parenting a non-neurotypical kid is hard. (Machine pieced blocks using “6 minute circle” technique & string kite blocks, Digital pantograph on Long Arm with frame.)

Born out of a frustration that there are those who define patriotism in very specific and harmful ways, this quilt is one of a series exploring the different ways the colors red, white and blue can be constructed to make stars and stripes and still be patriotic. (Machine pieced blocks. FMQ on Long Arm withContinue reading “Red White & Blue #1

Sarah Evans

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These are triangles from a quilter’s stash passed on to a friend after the original quilter passed away. I received 3 gallon size plastic bags full of triangles. They were hand cut and not symmetrical in a way that could be sewn together easily. I picked out one of each fabric and added a yardContinue reading “Triangle Scraps

Sarah Evans

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Machine pieced and quilted, faced binding. Coming Apart at the Seams was begun in late 2020 and finished in January 2021. It is made with 900 individual squares; the tiny piecing gave me a sense of control andpeace. As it came together the underside was far more interesting than the top. That’s what you seeContinue reading “Coming Apart at the Seams

Sarah Evans

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