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cf hearts . carolyn friedlander

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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Sunrise Pillow Shams . Carolyn Friedlander

Sunrise Pillow Shams

April 25, 2019 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

I made some Sunrise Pillow shams for some friends. Something keeps me coming back to the mini blocks of this project. There are 2 different mini sizes included with the pattern, and I love making ...

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cf Mini Quilt Along #7 . Carolyn Friedlander

cf Mini QAL #7: Making Friends, Mixing Genres.

August 30, 2018 by carolyn friedlander 5 Comments

cf Mini QAL #7: Making Friends, Mixing Genres. The fussy-cut/directional challenge from last week made me want to play with directional fabrics and a lot of stripes. Originally, I'd planned ...

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Davie Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

cf Mini QAL #5: Gradation.

August 16, 2018 by carolyn friedlander 3 Comments

cf Mini QAL #5: Gradation. How was last week? Here's what I made. This week, my focus was on Davie. With last week's challenge being about all colors, I tried not to over think my fabric ...

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Eads QAL 12 . Carolyn Friedlander

Eads QAL #12: Finished Top.

September 1, 2017 by carolyn friedlander 41 Comments

Eads QAL #12: Finished Top. The top is done! What an adventure. But let's back up a bit. Since I've been documenting this entire process, I thought it'd be fun to do a video of the ...

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Eads QAL 10 . Carolyn Friedlander

Eads Quilt Along #10: Gleaned Eads and Anticipatory Sewing.

August 17, 2017 by carolyn friedlander 9 Comments

Eads Quilt Along #10: Gleaned Eads and Anticipatory Sewing. Yay, Gleaned is out in the world, which means I can start publicly using it in my projects. Whether it's a collection that you're ...

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Eads QAL 9 . Carolyn Friedlander

Eads Quilt Along #9: Goals and Deadlines.

August 10, 2017 by carolyn friedlander 4 Comments

Eads Quilt Along #9: Goals and Deadlines. To be honest, goals and deadlines--whether self-inflicted or external--are the only reason that I get anything done. I was thinking about this last night ...

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Eads QAL 8 . Carolyn Friedlander

Eads Quilt Along #8: Layout Play and Borders.

August 3, 2017 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

Eads Quilt Along #8: Layout Play and Borders. Even when you're working with just 1 block, there is so much you can do when it comes to layout. Last week, we mixed things up by just moving the ...

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Eads QAL 7 . Carolyn Friedlander

Eads Quilt Along #7: It’s time for a shuffle.

July 27, 2017 by carolyn friedlander 5 Comments

Eads Quilt Along #7: It's time for a shuffle. While it's been fun looking at this guy, I've been feeling the urge for a shuffle. Mixing things up can be a great thing, and after 6 weeks, I figured a ...

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Eads QAL 4 . Carolyn Friedlander

Eads Quilt Along #4: Color Moods.

July 6, 2017 by carolyn friedlander Leave a Comment

Eads Quilt Along #4: Color Moods. Do you get in color moods? I feel like I do all the time, and this week was a reminder of that for me. While sewing away, I thought about how different any project ...

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Friedlander Fabric Napkins . Carolyn Friedlander

Fabric napkins for the win.

June 27, 2017 by carolyn friedlander 19 Comments

Fabric napkins for the win. Are you a cloth-napkin user? I am and have been since college. In fact, I've been using the same cloth napkins since college, which means my cloth napkins are quite old. So ...

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BOM Trudy . Carolyn Friedlander

Creative Bug BOM Trudy.

December 15, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

It's time to meet the newest and final member of my 2016 contribution to the Creative Bug BOM, Trudy. She's fairly simple, but also adventurous and adaptable based on your fabric choices and how ...

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Scales Wall hanging . Carolyn Friedlander

Making Fauna and a giveaway.

November 20, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 127 Comments

I have another project in the latest issue of Making Magazine, by Madder. The theme for this issue is Fauna, which is pretty fun. My project explores a fairly simple idea--embroidered fish. But ...

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Howard Block on Creative Bug . Carolyn Friedlander

Howard Block on Creative Bug.

September 8, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

Have you been following the Block-Of-The-Month series on Creative Bug? Well, it's time for another block from me. Meet my Howard block. It's a somewhat speedy, architecturally-inspired block that ...

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Native Coasters in Maddermade Making

Maddermade Making Magazine.

August 18, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 1 Comment

I was delighted to contribute a project to the new Maddermade Making Magazine. It's such a beautiful, beautiful book with many inspiring projects ranging from knitting to sewing to cooking and much ...

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Euclid Wrap Pocket Totes . Carolyn Friedlander

Euclid Wrap Pocket Totes

August 2, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 2 Comments

Euclid starts shipping this month--yay! And to celebrate that, I plan to step up my sharing game on my Euclid projects. I've made so much stuff and haven't totally caught up on sharing it all. To ...

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Pickle Hawaiian Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

Pickle Hawaiian.

July 29, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 15 Comments

I definitely have no problem starting new projects. The problem is always in finishing them. Anyone else with me on that? Luckily for anything work-related, there are deadlines, which means things do ...

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euclid poolside tote . Carolyn Friedlander

Two more Poolside Totes in Carkai and Euclid fabrics.

July 26, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 8 Comments

There are many things about the Poolside Tote by Noodlehead that make it addictive. There's the style, the functionality, and the fact that it's just fun to make and plan--all of which are excellent ...

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Laurie'e poolside tote_carolyn friedlander

Two Scrappy Poolside Totes

February 12, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 6 Comments

Here are two scrappy Poolside Totes that I made. Since the pattern has been on my mind lately, I thought it'd be a fun one to share. The pattern (Poolside Tote by Noodlehead) is such a good one. I ...

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Scrappy Collection Quilt . Carolyn Friedlander

Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove Quilts.

January 26, 2016 by carolyn friedlander 5 Comments

Something about the New Year has had a positive influence on getting some WIPs back into rotation. My Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove quilts are two of my favorites. Both of these are ...

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