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by Kristin Gassaway on May 2, 2022
Hey friends! It’s been so fun to see everyone’s first blocks on the facebook group. Keep up the good work! This month we will be doing just two blocks, and 8 sashing strips. Our two new blocks have one thing in common – Square in a square units. ... |
Category Archives: Block of the Month
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by Kristin Gassaway on April 5, 2022
It’s me again! This month we will get to make another four unique blocks, and this time three are repeats, and one brand spanking new. Since by now, we should all be pretty familiar with the techniques used in these blocks, I decided to skip over ... |
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by Kristin Gassaway on April 3, 2022
Welcome, everyone! I’m thrilled that so many of you have decided to join me in sewing up my latest Block of the Month quilt! Some of you may have already sewn some of my previous BOMs, but I suspect many of you might be new. Each month I’ll be posting a little tutorial blog here, with tricks and tips to help you create the best quilt possible. And with this BOM we will also be adding some extra content over ... |
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by Kristin Gassaway on February 7, 2022
Hello friends! This month we get to make another 4 unique blocks. Yay! And once again, some of them may look a little familiar. That’s because three of the four blocks for this month are ones we’ve sewn before. The only block this month that is brand ... |
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by Kristin Gassaway on January 6, 2022
Hi everyone, and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and got some time to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season. Christmas time is my absolute favorite! As for my family, we tried something completely different this year, and spent Christmas with our extended family on a Caribbean cruise, courtesy of my very wonderful and generous father. We had planned it way back in March, thinking we would be post-pandemic by now. We were a ... |
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by Kristin Gassaway on December 2, 2021
Welcome back, and Happy Holidays everyone! I hope during this season that you all get to take a little time for yourself, and hopefully some of that ‘me’ time involves quilting. As for me, I’m still working on getting up the last of my Christmas decorations. ... |
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by Kristin Gassaway on November 2, 2021
Can you guys believe it is already November?! I don’t know about you all but this year has flown by for me. And ... |
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by Kristin Gassaway on October 12, 2021
Happy Fall everyone! I’m so happy to join you all again, and provide a little tutorial for this month’s blocks (#6, #7, #15, and #17). Let’s dive right in! Block #6 |
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by Kristin Gassaway on September 1, 2021
Hello again friends! I hope you all enjoyed making our first four blocks in Month 1. I really loved reading everyone’s comments and photos on Facebook this past month. If you haven’t joined our Ruby Facebook group, I would highly recommend it. It’s a great place ... |
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by Kristin Gassaway on July 29, 2021
Hello friends! I’m excited to join you on this journey over the next twelve months while we sew up this not-so-little gem of a quilt called Ruby. I’ve always LOVED red and white quilts so I jumped at the chance to design one for Connecting Threads. I’m pretty happy with the ... |
