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Featured Quilt - Second Place Wall Quilts Stationary Machine Quilted at AQS QuiltWeek Daytona Beach 2025
Gourds and Pumpkins by LeAnn J. Hileman is the perfect quilt to start off October and the Fall season ahead. While many think of pumpkins for jack o'lanterns and Halloween, they also perfectly encapsulate the autumnal season. LeAnn's quilt could be a Halloween quilt, or a Thanksgiving one, as it brings to mind cool Fall months with leaves falling and gathering the titular gourds and pumpkins for a Thanksgiving celebration. Last year, Gourds and Pumpkins won First Place - Small Wall Quilts: Pictorial (Sponsored by PFAFF) at AQS QuiltWeek – Paducah 2024. This year, it received Second Place - Wall Quilts – Stationary Machine Quilted at
AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach 2025 and an Honorable Mention in the same category at AQS QuiltWeek - Branson 2025.
Inspired by a family photograph, LeAnn used hand appliqué, raw edge appliqué, collage, and other tried and true quilting techniques to achieve the realistic look of the festive Fall foods she has on display.
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Lynn Czaban Demonstrates Contour Quilting
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Follow The "Road Map" To Navigate the Quilting Contours
In her quilt Memories that Remain, Lynn Czaban explains how she created realism using a variety of machine quilting techniques to emphasize the contours of the man's shirt, his beard, and the wrinkles on his face. Using tracing paper and high-resolution images, she is able to see—and trace—the minute details she calls “road maps,” which guide where curved and contoured quilting should be placed. She shares an example of samples using straight line quilting vs. contour quilting with remarkable differences.
Learn from Lynn, and Dorie Hruska, by watching Self Portrait Design and Contour Quilting with Lynn Czaban | Machine Quilted Mandalas with Dorie Hruska.
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The First of October Brings Us the Month 10 BOM Patterns for "Laurel Ridge"
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Grandmother's Autumn Colorway
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Granddaughter's Spring Colorway
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Plaid Star Blocks Lead the Parade For Month 10
For Month 10 of Laurel Ridge, the 2025 Block Of the Month designed by Lynn Wilder, you will be making 8 Plaid Star Blocks. You will be reinforcing the formula and the method for making four flying geese at one time.
There are two colorways for this year's BOM, Grandmother's Autumn and Granddaughter's Spring. If you purchased either of these kits, make sure to download the pattern that goes with the appropriate colorway as they do differ because of the fabrics being used. If you are using your own fabrics, we recommend that you download the patterns from the Grandmother's Autumn colorway to use as your guide.
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In The Store - Heartland Fat Quarter Bundle by Judy Jarvi for Andover Fabrics
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Put Some Heart From the "Heartland" Into Your Quilt
Bring the charm of the countryside into your quilting with the Heartland Fat Quarter Bundle by Judy Jarvi for Andover Fabrics. Featuring cozy farmhouse motifs—modern toile farmhouses, flower baskets, florals, and geometrics—in soft shades of red, pink, green, blue, and cream, this collection is perfect for timeless, heartwarming projects.
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Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game
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It's time to
play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match. Do you know them all? Are there some blocks you've never seen before? Play the game and get inspired.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Beginner Bargello Quilt
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