Is this little guy (gal?) cute or what? My husband found him hiding by our house while he was cutting the grass. The kids have named him Sneaky.   They love going outside each morning to see if he’s still in the backyard ‘hiding’. And, he usually is.   He’s currently made himself at home in […]

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  • Connie

    What great fun for you and your children to play “Where’s Turtle”!!ReplyCancel

  • Kimberlee

    Adorable! I’m so jealous!ReplyCancel

  • Kit Little

    Kind of a summertime “Elf on the Shelf” – very fun for your little girl!ReplyCancel

  • Dianne

    sneaky the turtle indeed! cute 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Katy

    Aww, very cute, and bound to keep the kids entertained for hours hunting for him!ReplyCancel

  • Kimi

    He’s so cute! We’ve had two show up near our house, one we named ODB (Old Dirty Bastard) and the next one was LDB (Little Dirty Bastard). It was super hot on the day LDB showed up so we put him in a tub of water. He…messed it up…and it stank! If Sneaky sticks around you may be re-naming him Stinky! 😛ReplyCancel

  • Jody @ the hobby room diaries

    Awwww, I wish we had turtles around here. I had a pet turtle growing up and totally loved it. Enjoy your new friend!ReplyCancel

  • Janelle @ Emmaline

    Oh that is soo cute!!! JanelleReplyCancel

I wanted to link you all to 2 of our sew along partipants who’ve finished the patchwork ribbon. A few people started the project and found it to be hard to deal with because of the raw edges and the fraying threads. Linda and Simone came up with 2 alternative and creative ways to make […]

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  • Debbie

    Glad you did this. I’ve been linking from flickr to the various posts on this project & it’s been very helpful!ReplyCancel

  • renee

    hello i just bought the book and really like the designs only thing is wish the printing was darker, for us who need it also i want too know if the patterns in the back is that the size of design how can one adjust too the pattern size too make them what percentage if i want too copy and use the design shown the sizes are on which one too make am confused hope you can help me love the blog thanx reneeReplyCancel

  • The Patchsmith

    Thank you Lindsey. These are excellent remedies for the ‘threads and fraying’. What an inspirational group this is.ReplyCancel

  • ginacoetzer

    Lovely blogs to follow about the ribbon . Thank you girls . I’ve had fun making my ribbon today . I embraced the fraying edges and pulled strips from my scraps bin ! I hope the Zakka sew along group has fun with this one . Think of the possibilities …Christmas ribbon , baby boy , baby girl ,teen , wedding kitchen … Have fun! It’s quick too !ReplyCancel

  • jf wilkinson

    I really enjoyed putting my ribbon together, not following a colour at all, just picking up what was under my fingers and adding it next….ReplyCancel

I participated in a mini quilt swap between the Atlanta and Ireland Modern Quilt Guilds that just wrapped up. This is the quilt I made for my lovely partner, Eva. I was a bit intimidated in my pairing because she has such great taste and talent! I stalked her flickr favorites and soon realized that […]

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  • Gina

    Such a beautiful piece…I can’t believe it is your first paper pieced project!! I love the colors, quilting, and fabric. I just completed my first EPP project and want to give this style of paper piecing a go because I love puzzles!ReplyCancel

    • LindseyR

      Thank you Gina! I have paper pieced before, just never this style. If you love puzzles, then you will absolutely LOVE this technique. It’s finicky because of all the small pieces, but so worth it. I’ve yet to EPP, so I need to try that next!

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  • Amy

    What an amazing job you did with Charise’s pattern! It’s gorgeous and your partner will be thrilled!ReplyCancel

  • Jessica

    SO so pretty! You did such great job on this.ReplyCancel

  • Tamie

    This is just beautiful. I need to give one of these a try. You have a very lucky partner.ReplyCancel

  • Ali M

    That’s fantastic! One of the coolest paper pieced patterns I’ve seen too, thank you for the links!ReplyCancel

  • Flying Blind

    Lucky Eva – this looks so beautiful, especially the ‘fabric’ fabric!ReplyCancel

  • Charlotte

    that’s amazing! And what a fantastic idea to use the fabric on the wrong side for the back of the “fabric”. Genius!!ReplyCancel

  • simone

    Love it! The quilting really adds to it.ReplyCancel

  • Sheila

    Beautiful mini.ReplyCancel

  • Cary

    Lindsey, This is beautiful! You did an amazing job. I have not tried this technique yet. You make it sound fun.ReplyCancel

  • rosa

    It`s just wonderful and love your fabrics choice!!ReplyCancel

  • Kim

    Wow, I love this! Love how the draped fabric folds show the wrong side – Great job!ReplyCancel

  • kimberlee

    This blew me away. I literally had to close my hanging jaw. I sooooooo love this, I am so inspired to make this! I’ll have to sew more before I attempt this, as I’m just a beginner and haven’t even tried paper piecing yet.
    Eva is such a lucky duck!!ReplyCancel

  • VickiT

    Wow. That is awesome. I love it. Beautiful job.ReplyCancel

  • Katy

    Funnily enough I’m in a pp bee with Eva, but we’ve not ended up designing anything this ambitious yet! It looks great, I’m sure she’ll love it!ReplyCancel

  • Charity Reesor

    Seriously AAAAAMAZING!!! I’m in love! Lucky partner 😉 Two thumbs up!!!! And a high five!!! All that, and a bag of chips!! Teehee ;DReplyCancel

  • Atlanta/Ireland MQG Swap | LRstitched :: a journal of stitches

    […] made her this mini and she sent this gorgeous one my […]ReplyCancel

  • Carolyn Watts

    I agree…PP is wonderful…perfect points each time..easy and fast.ReplyCancel

  • Kathryn Davis

    This is so well done! I love all the color choices and the quilting pattern. Well done!ReplyCancel

  • Beth

    I can’t wait to make this!ReplyCancel

  • Rose

    Can I purchase this pattern ?
    Thank you
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  • joyce

    I would like to make this on the back of my coatReplyCancel

  • Ahlam

    I would like to do it
    Can i have the pattern plsReplyCancel

  • Kelly McCallan

    Lindsey, Your quilt is beautiful. Great job. I have only made three very small blocks of paper piecing before. Recently I decided to try paper piecing again, and it is so much fun. i may try this pattern you just finished. I need to teach myself quite a bit more. I get lost when the patterns jump from say 7 to 8 – when 8 is across the other size of the pattern and doesn’t actually connect with 8 (does that make sense?). Anyway, your piece is wonderful.
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    • admin

      Thank you Kelly! Definitely give it a try. I totally know what you mean regarding numbering, sometimes it doesn’t make any sense. Usually when it jumps, step 8 is just putting the fabric over that number and then sewing piece 9 on and eventually they will all connect. I don’t know if I’m explaining that clearly. Thank goodness for the seam ripper, ha!ReplyCancel

This post is part of the Zakka Style Sew Along, please visit here to catch up if you’re just joining us! ——————– **Update: Our guest blogger for this week wasn’t able to do her post, so there will not be an inspiration post this week.   I apologize for any confusion.  Please keep Heather in your […]

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  • Linda

    It appears that the guest blogger this week has had a terrible loss in her family and has not posted about the zakka patchwork ribbon (so insignificant at a time like this!). Maybe the link to her blog should be removed?ReplyCancel

  • simone

    Lovely bookmarkers and all so different from the example.ReplyCancel

  • Is this a zig-zag tote I see before me? « The Crafty Kitty

    […] has been hosting the Zakka Style Sew Along since the beginning of April and they are currently on week 16, which is the lovely looking patchwork […]ReplyCancel

  • Lucienne Schroepfer

    I loved this Project. I keep 2-1/2 inch squares by my sewing machine that I patch together whenever I need a break from a project– am changing threads and need to do a test or or..
    I trimmed them –zig-zagged the edge and then did a straight stitch down the other side. I should add– the girls and I put together long strands similar to this project for Valentines day– cutting off 4″ portions for bookmarks. These they gave to the kids in their class. Again thanks for running this sew-along.ReplyCancel

This post is part of the Zakka Style Sew Along, please visit here to catch up if you’re just joining us! ————— Welcome to week 15! I hope everything went okay for you with the water bottle holder? A few errors were found in the printed instructions (you can find those here) and I know […]

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