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Christmas Row Quilt Sew-Along: Stocking Row |
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Welcome Back, Quilters! |
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Follow Bear Creek's Virtual Helper, Patty, as she artfully brings our "Up ... |
Christmas Row Quilt Sew-Along: Ornament Row |
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Welcome! This is our first row in the Sew-Along and we will be creating the Ornament Row. |
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Follow Bear Creek's Virtual Helper, Patty, as she artfully brings our "Up on the Housetop Christmas Row" quilt top to life. Follow along with ... |
Christmas Row Quilt Sew-Along: Kick-Off & Fabric Requirements
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Come join our monthly quilting adventure that will end with a festive finished quilt just in time for the 2025 holidays! |
Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along: Month 6
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| Hello and welcome back! This is our final month together for the Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along. This month is all about finishing up our quilt top! |
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| If you are creating the Summer Picnic Quilt following Susan's book instructions, you ... |
Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along: Month 5
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| Wow! I am running a few days late getting this posted. It has been a crazy few weeks and now the election is over. YEAH! Time to settle back into a normal routine that does not include watching an ... |
Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along: Month 4
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| Welcome to October! The season has certainly changed here in Oregon, and I am loving the warm days and cool nights. My thoughts are turning towards decorating for fall and the upcoming holidays. It seems like just last week summer ... |
National Sew A Jelly Roll Day 2024!
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Project Jelly Roll is an annual celebration held on the third Saturday of September, and this year it’s on September 21, 2024! |
Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along: Month 3
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| Welcome to September! Labor Day weekend has come and gone and the kids are headed back to school. This month, as I continue with my Summer Picnic Quilt , I am excited to see progress as I finish up all the needed Flower ... |
Project Pillowcase Challenge 2024
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| It's Back! By popular request, our Project Pillowcase Challenge is back for a 3rd year. |
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| Our goal this year for the Pillowcase Challenge is to collect 1500 pillowcases for local area charities; Women's Shelter, Foster Kids, Police & Fire Department, Veteran's Home ... |
Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along: Month 2
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| Hello! Thank you for all the "Get Well Wishes" and your patience in my delay in this post. While the walking boot on my right foot is a bit cumbersome, I am learning to handle it and mobility is getting easier ... |
Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along: Month 1
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| Hello! Apologies again for being a few days tardy in getting going. Let's jump right in..... |
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| The Summer Memories pattern book has the fabric requirements listed for the Summer Picnic Quilt on page 30. They are also listed on the ... |
'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Oops, I labeled the past two articles the wrong week numbers after that Catch-Up Week. Because I have them posted in various places, I am not going to change it. Sorry for any confusion. |
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'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Hello again! |
'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Hello and Welcome back! |
Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along!
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| Starting Soon - Save the date - starts July 4th, 2024! |
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7/3/2024: Summer Picnic Quilt Sew-Along (Update) My deepest apology. I was supposed to kick-off the Sew-Along today and “life happened” this week and I am not completely prepared. Time spent with a family ... |
'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Welcome to our third block tutorial, the Creative Grids 6" Log Cabin Block, for the Bluetiful Quilt Sew-Along. |
| I created the block tutorial in scrap fabrics so please do not get confused why these fabrics look different. You can see my Bluetiful Log Cabin ... |
'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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| Welcome to our second block tutorial for the Bluetiful Quilt Sew-Along. Deb refers to this block as a HST (Half Square Triangle) Variation Block. |
| I created the block tutorial in scrap fabrics so please do not get confused why these fabrics look different. ... |
'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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| Welcome to our first block tutorial, the Creative Grids Cat's Cradle XL Block, for the Bluetiful Quilt Sew-Along. |
| I created the block tutorial in scrap fabrics so please do not get confused why these fabrics look different. You can see my Bluetiful Cat ... |
'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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| Welcome back! This week, we are cutting our "bluetiful" fabrics. |
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| Deb did a great job of listing the cutting directions for the whole quilt for each size for the Bluetiful Quilt in the Creatively Yours Pattern Book. You have several choices when it comes ... |
'Blue'tiful Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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| Hello! Have you created a Deb Heatherly quilt? Her pattern writing is easy to follow and she is famous for her mystery quilts. Deb created the Crossroad Mystery, Sparkle Mystery, and Woven Stars Mystery quilt patterns, if you participated in those with ... |
NICU Baby Quilt Challenge 2024!
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| We have exciting news! We are starting a new challenge to help little ones and their families by giving them the comfort of a quilt. |
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| Fabrics pictured above are Honeybloom by Moda. |
| Quilts are such an amazing creation of love that are so ... |
Plot Twist Quilt Sew-Along: FINISHING
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| Welcome back to our final week! This week, we are finishing our Plot Twist Quilt! This will conclude this Sew-Along. It has been so much fun watching your progress in the Facebook Private Group. If you are still working on your quilt ... |
Plot Twist Quilt Sew-Along: QUILT TOP ASSEMBLY
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| Welcome Back!! How's your progress coming along? This week, we are putting all our Plot Twist Quilt Pattern blocks into rows to create our quilt top. |
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| Follow Andy's instructions in your Plot Twist Quilt Pattern under Quilt Top Assembly ... |
Plot Twist Quilt Sew-Along: BLOCK CONSTRUCTION
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| Welcome Back!! My favorite part....this week we are piecing blocks for the Plot Twist Quilt Pattern. |
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| Follow Andy's sewing instructions in your Plot Twist Quilt Pattern under Block Construction. The instructions are well written and are very clear to ... |
Plot Twist Quilt Sew-Along: CUTTING
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| Welcome Back!! This week we are talking about cutting your fabrics for Plot Twist Quilt Pattern. |
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| Andy did a great job offering the cutting diagram layout in the Plot Twist Quilt Pattern. The cutting goes really fast. I love creating big ... |
Plot Twist Quilt Sew-Along: FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
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| Welcome Back!! This week we are talking about the Plot Twist Quilt Pattern Fabric Requirements. |
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| Andy from A Bright Corner gives plenty of useful fabric requirement options for her newest quilt pattern. You can use yardage, precuts, scraps....almost whatever ... |
Plot Twist Quilt Sew-Along: INTRO
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| Welcome!! This is Introduction Week! It never fails that we launch a new Sew-Along and we have many that join at the last minute. This is your Friendly Reminder.....order your pattern today so you can start on time! |
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Betty Quilt Sew-Along!
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Happy New Year! For those that expressed interest in another Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book sew-along...."Betty" won the majority vote!
So, gather your fabrics! Cutting starts on 1/23/2024.
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| Just to be transparent, this Sew-Along was not on my program schedule but ... |
Diagonal Joy Quilt Sew-Along: CORNER UNITS
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| Welcome back! Ah, we are starting to get a rhythm going now. Check below for tips and tricks. (The Just Two Charm Pack Quilt is required to participate. The book is available HERE.) |
| Follow the "Corner Units" piecing instructions in ... |
Diagonal Joy Quilt Sew-Along: TRIANGLE UNITS
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| Welcome back! Yippee....Let's get to sewing our first units! (The Just Two Charm Pack Quilt is required to participate. The book is available HERE.) |
| Follow the "Triangle Units" piecing instructions in your Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book for ... |
Diagonal Joy Quilt Sew-Along: INTRO
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| Yahoo! It's almost time. Who's ready to get started? I am! I am! Consider this your final reminder to get your book ordered in time to start next week. |
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| Some questions have come up over the last ... |
National Sew A Jelly Roll Day 2023!
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| A big "Thank You" to Moda for offering four new jelly-roll friendly patterns to celebrate today! You can look back at previous blog posts for past year's free jelly roll patterns. Click on the image below for this year's ... |
Sunday Mornings Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Week 6: Layout and Assemble Quilt Top |
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You made it! Week 6 is here and you have been a rockstar with this sew-along. Last week was a week to catch up and get things ready for the final sewing of this quilt ... |
Diagonal Joy Quilt Sew-Along!
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| Coming Soon - Save the date - starts September 25th, 2023! |
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| Have you seen Cheryl Brickey's newest book - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts? We had the amazing honor of Long Arm Machine Quilting many of the quilts photographed! When her book released a few months ... |
Sunday Mornings Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Week 4: Assemble Half Triangles and Corners |
| (Looking for related posts? Check the Sunday Mornings Sew-Along category HERE.) |
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Can you believe the Sunday Mornings Quilt Pattern Sew-Along is halfway done already?! What?! Time is flying by. Can you see things ... |
Sunday Mornings Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Week 2: Assemble Block One |
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(Looking for related posts? Check the Sunday Mornings Sew-Along category HERE.) |
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Happy Sunday to you from Sewing Corals! |
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Did you survive picking fabric and cutting everything out last week? I feel like that is the hardest part ... |
Precut Party Parade - Round and Round the Block Quilt Pattern
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I am back with my 2nd Maywood Studio Maker Challenge Project. |
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| Our 2nd challenge project was all about Precuts! The Maywood Studio Makers were invited to use our favorite precut of Maywood Studio's Fall and Winter themed fabric ... |
Sunday Mornings Quilt Pattern Sew-Along!
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Week 1: Fabric Pull and Cutting |
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Hello and welcome to the Sunday Mornings Quilt Sew-Along! I’m so glad you are here and hope you’re ready to have a blast over the next 6 weeks as we create this beautiful quilt. Each week ... |
Clean Your Sewing Room Challenge 2023
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| Happy New Year! Out with the old and in with the new! |
| Are you one for New Year's resolutions? I am not. I figure why wait for a certain time frame to take action and make a positive change; if ... |
Project Pillowcase Challenge 2022
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| Another year, another chance to bring comfort to those in need. |
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| It is that time of year where GIVING is in air. Maybe it's the changing of the seasons, with the rustling of fallen leaves and wanting to snuggle inside. Maybe it's ... |
National Sew A Jelly Roll Day 2022!
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| Free Jelly Roll/Strip Roll Quilt Pattern: Chain of Fools (click on above image for pattern) |
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| Free Jelly Roll/Strip Roll Quilt Pattern: Cross the Line (click on above image for pattern) |
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Quilter's Tip: How to Choose Batting
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Note: All statements are based on information gathered from Quilter’s Dream Batting website or the opinions of Bear Creek Quilting Company and their customers. We recommend doing your own research to ensure your needs are met. |
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General Tips
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Quilter's Tip: How to Prepare Your Project for Long Arm Quilting Submission
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| Note: These tips are only in regard to submitting a project to be machine quilted by Bear Creek Quilting Company Long Arm Machine Quilting Service. We cannot speak to preferences of any other quilter or ... |
How To Match Fabric Colors Using Your Fabric Selvage Dots
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| What is a Fabric Selvage? A selvage is the edge produced on woven fabric during manufacture that keeps it from unraveling or fraying along the LENGTH of fabric. The LENGTH of the fabric is also the Warp or Straight ... |
Coming Soon Products and Email Notification of Arrival |
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| Did you miss out on the arrival of Pretty Bunnies by Riley Blake Designs? |
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| Or how about Winter Whimsy by Henry Glass & Co.? |
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| And let's not forget about the playful Boho Owls by 3 Wishes Fabric? |
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| These collections, plus many ... |
How To Prepare Your Quilt Top for Machine Quilting |
| Well hello! It’s Keelyn from The Night Owl Quilts and today I am going to share with you a few secrets to help you be one of your longarm quilter’s favorite clients! Preparing your quilt top is simple and will ... |
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You just spent all of your efforts choosing fabrics, choosing a pattern or making your own pattern, cutting, squaring up the pieces, sewing, (possibly ripping and resewing), basting, quilting, and binding. FINALLY! All of your hard work has paid off. The quilt is done. It is ready for ... |
| Free Motion Quilting Fun |
| Greetings Fellow Quilters! It’s Karen from Redbird Quilt Co. and Karen’s Quilts, Crows, and Cardinals blog. It’s a pleasure to be guest posting here at the Bear Creek Quilting Company's blog. Ready to have some fun?! |
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How to...Piece a Strip Set
When piecing together a set of strips it can get a little wonky, right?
You thought you were on track and then when it comes time to cut
or piece...well, things are a little off and not lining up or ...
