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colorful quilt for my niece

Colorful Quilts for my Niece

October 9, 2020 by carolyn friedlander 19 Comments

This summer I made a couple of colorful quilts for my niece. It was a treat for both of us. To start, I picked up a couple of adorable mini charm packs from Bunny's at QuiltCon back in February. ...

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cf Hearts quilt pattern.

August 2, 2019 by carolyn friedlander 10 Comments

My new cf Hearts pattern is finally here! I love simple shapes, and the heart is lovely one to take on. While thinking about projects to make to show off my new (old) fabrics, I kept ...

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Babson Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

Meet Babson.

June 11, 2018 by carolyn friedlander 3 Comments

Last up of the newbies is Babson, a very graphic and fun-to-sew project. This quilt is kind of like Eads in that it's super mix and matchable, works with a bunch of different fabrics, can be ...

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Sessoms Throw Quilt Pattern . Carolyn Friedlander

Sessoms Quilt In Gleaned Fabrics.

December 19, 2017 by carolyn friedlander 3 Comments

My Sessoms quilt was one of my very first patterns. It's a design that I've enjoyed making through the years, as well as one that I've enjoyed seeing others make. For many reasons, it's been a long ...

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ebb sham in friedlander fabrics . carolyn friedlander

Ebb sham in Friedlander fabrics.

August 1, 2017 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

While compiling my newsletter last week, I realized that I never shared this Ebb sham in Friedlander fabrics that I made awhile back. I love making pillow shams for so many reasons. They make ...

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everglade pincushions . carolyn friedlander

Everglade Pincushions and some Carkai Cards.

December 16, 2015 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

When it comes to pincushion making, I have a hard time making just one... Gift sewing is upon us. And even though I can't always promise punctuality with my gifting, I am a big proponent of the ...

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everglade quilts . carkai fabric . carolyn friedlander

New Quilt Pattern: Everglade.

December 2, 2015 by carolyn friedlander 7 Comments

Like my Botanics quilt pattern, new pattern Everglade quilt pattern is a design set where I let myself get carried away with possibilities. It started off with the larger (throw-sized) one, ...

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carolyn friedlander . ebb, envelopes and everglade quilts in carkai fabric

New Quilt Pattern: Ebb.

November 23, 2015 by carolyn friedlander 6 Comments

A colorful array of stacked crescents is where my Ebb quilt began. I'm ALWAYS a fan of projects where you can use little bits of a lot of different things. (E.g. this ongoing Arcs project, any of ...

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New Quilt Pattern: Envelopes.

November 21, 2015 by carolyn friedlander 7 Comments

First up is new Envelopes quilt pattern. My new patterns seem to be on an E theme... Envelopes, Ebb and Everglade--these are the new guys. I'm a paper person and a letter person, which is exactly ...

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Doe fabric Big Stitch coasters.

July 30, 2015 by carolyn friedlander 3 Comments

More big stitch coasters. But I gave these away, which is why I wanted to make myself some to keep. Tutorial: By me and found here. Fabric (fronts, binding): Doe Fabric (back): Atelier ...

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Bartow Quilt for Kona 30th Anniversary + giveaway.

November 29, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 181 Comments

I hope y'all had an excellent Thanksgiving! Mine was great. I ate, spent time with family, and just generally unplugged. I also managed to start in on some home improvements, which is what I'll ...

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Doe Shirts Quilt.

November 18, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

Doe clothes week? Yep, I think so. For this next week, I'll be recapping some wearables or (in today's case) clothing-inspired projects which use Doe.   Today's featured project is ...

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New Pattern: Outhouse Quilt in Doe Fabric.

November 7, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 10 Comments

  My third and final new release this fall is the Outhouse Quilt. Outhouse is new to my paper piecing line, and honestly, it's just a fun pattern. I had the idea of simple but quirky little ...

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Modern Sewciety and an extra hour.

February 18, 2014 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

First, it was such a pleasure being on Modern Sewciety this week. You can find the Podcast here. Stephanie was easy to chat with, and I really hope to get a chance to catch up with her one of these ...

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alturas.

June 25, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 6 Comments

    Meet alturas. Named after a nearby town where my great-aunt (a.k.a. Granny) lived, this project is another newbie to the slow sewing studio. I thought of Granny often while making ...

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a quilt a day: sessoms + architextures.

March 1, 2013 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

  I've always wanted to do a background color gradation with my Sessoms design. Using my architextures and coordinating Kona charm packs made it super simple. If you've already got the pattern, ...

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