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creativity. To really be one with                                                                                                                                                     George and Georgie is a clam
       the machine.                                                                                                                                                                          shell design in pastels with
       My BERNINA machines are so                                                                                                                                                            turned blind hem applique
       important to me and when I am                                                                                                                                                         shells then free motion
       going through a tough time the                                                                                                                                                        quilting inside. Each
       rhythm of the stitch soothe me,                                                                                                                                                       different clam shell colour
       calms me down.                                                                                                                                                                        has different quilting. All
                                                                                                                                                                                             step by step guided in the
       I have a love of contemporary                                                                                                                                                         book.
       quilts and enjoy working from
       scratch just with a selection of                                                                                                                                                       Daisy Paths is an
       plain dyed fabrics and see what I                                                                                                                                                     extremely popular book. There
       can come up with. No pre thought                                                                                                                                                      is the cushion and runner
       agenda, just cutting and free                                                                                                                                                         version and the large quilt
       form piecing.                                                                                                                                                                         version. All have full size
                                                                                                                                                                                             pattern sheets, templates and

       My multi coloured piece is such                                                                                                                                                       step by step guide to
       an example. I first made squares                                                                                                                                                      appliquéing, piecing and
       inside of squares all                                                                                                                                                                 Quilting the whole project.
       different sizes and pieced them
       up but really was unhappy with                                                                                                                                                        My books will always have the
       the final result. So, I cut the                                                                                                                                                       complete guide to make the
       whole pieced top up into strips                                                                                                                                                       entire project yourself. From
       and then into 10-inch squares and                                                                                                                                                     design, colour fabric choice
       bi cut these into half square                                                                                                                                                         to appliquéing, piecing and
       triangles and bingo…. A unique                                                                                                                                                        machine quilting.  I think my
       prize-winning quilt… magic… never                                                                                                                                                     books are unique in this way.
       dreamed of this quilt at the                                                                                                                                                          I take photos as I make the
       beginning of that week.                                                                                                                                                               projects for you to follow
                                                                                                                                                                                             along.
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