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Beautifully Easy “Joy” Quilt from Simply Modern Christmas Book
Simply Modern Christmas by Cindy Lammon Cindy Lammon has a beautiful new book “Simply Modern Christmas” full of lovely and cheerful projects. She asked me to review her book and how could I refuse? I am a big fan hers and her blog Hyacinth Quilt Designs. The book is full of Christmas quilt inspiration. The quilts are beautiful and versatile. They are perfect for holiday decorating, but are subtle so they really can be used any time of the year. I chose to make her quilt properly named “Joy.” The instructions are very clear and the cutting requirements are specifically for using fat quarters making it super easy to plan…
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Happy Scrappy Baby Quilt Made with Half Square Triangles is Complete!
Scrappy Baby Quilt All done and the finished scrappy baby quilt is just what I had envisioned for a sweet little baby we know. Heads up… this post contains a lot of pictures! I can say that I truly enjoyed each and every step of this quilt. Sometimes certain steps in the quilt making process can become cumbersome and tedious, but not with this scrappy baby quilt. I love working with half square triangles (HST) and lots of different, colorful fabrics. Her room colors are turquoise, pink, yellow, and orange. I picked out the fabrics I enjoy the most, which are geometric prints, lots of flowers and roses, and cute little birds. I…
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Half Square Triangles and a Happy Scrappy Baby Quilt
Half Square Triangles Some friends of ours have a sweet baby on the way and I had to make them a baby quilt. I decided to make a scrappy half square triangle quilt. The colors of her room are yellow, turquoise, orange, and pink. I chose lots of geometric patterns, birds, flowers, and fun little objects such as bikes, scooters, pinwheels, etc. I basically picked all my favorites! I had so much fun working with these fabrics. I also threw in some solid colors instead of solid white. I love how the bright solids mix in with the others. It helps bring out the colors in the low volume…
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Scrappy Happy Baby Quilt
Some friends of ours just recently welcomed a beautiful little baby into their home. So of course I had to make a quilt for the little one and I really wanted to make a scrappy quilt with half square triangles. The nursery colors are yellow, turquoise, pink and orange. I picked fabrics that consisted of simple geometric designs, flowers, and fun designs such as pinwheels, birds, and bikes. I love making scrappy quilts with lots and lots of different fabrics and I have an obsession with triangles. For the back of the quilt I chose this stripe that I found at Ikea a few years ago. I also used…
