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Archive for June, 2015

Hillside Houses QAL finish

Posted on: June 26th, 2015 by Lorna McMahon

After all these weeks of piecing the blocks… And fixing a few last minute mistakes… Hillside Houses is finished! I lucked out when looking for what to use for the backing. Wanting to use some of my older stashed fabrics, I found a few yards of this pretty clam shell print called Yoshiko from Blank […]

Summer Time – Sweet Watermelon table decor

Posted on: June 21st, 2015 by Lorna McMahon

Back in April 2014, I designed a quilted table setting for a guest post on Sew Can She.  I really liked this design, which uses equilateral triangles to make place mats, a long runner, and a hexagon table topper. Each Place Mat finishes at 20″ x 12″ Hexagonal Table Topper finishes at 30″ across at […]

Top 10 Tips to Grow Your Blog

Posted on: June 8th, 2015 by Lorna McMahon

You started a blog. You are sharing posts and pictures of your work. And now you wonder, “How do I encourage more people to leave comments? How do I gain followers? Is anyone even interested in my blog?” Yes, I know. We all start a blog with the intention of recording our journey – our […]

Quiltmaker Magazine and the Giraffe Family

Posted on: June 5th, 2015 by Lorna McMahon

Aside from sewing squirrels… And the Little Blooms quilt blocks I showed earlier this week… And making my house blocks for the Hillside Houses quilt along… I have also been working on some secret sewing projects. I was contacted by Quiltmaker Magazine. As well as being offered an opportunity to submit a block for their next 100 Blocks, […]