Syd's Trunk Show

8:03:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 14 comments

Last Tuesday at quilt group night Syd Haglund kicked off the year talking about inspiration and gave us a trunk show. Syd has also designed our 2011 group quilt. Syd is the owner/operator of Alpine Quilt Retreats. She has the amazing house with the beautiful bedrooms and is also a wonderful quilter. She has a website and a blog. Check her out. You can see our 2011 quilt on her post here. I'm currently working on the first block so I will talk more about that later, as

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Fabric Friday Dreaming of Sew Cherry

7:54:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 25 comments

I know it is January and so many of us are fabric dieting. I mean don't we try every year with the D word? So it helps to plan. Market is going to be in SLC and there will be so many tasty treats between now and then. For Fabric Friday I wanted to tantalize you with photos of an upcoming line I'm super excited about. You will want to allow for these delicious fabrics as you plan your sewing feasts.
Lori Holt's Sew Cherry for Riley Blake Fabrics

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Alpine Quilt Group January 2011 Meeting - Part I Show n Tell

12:32:00 PM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 16 comments

Tuesday night was our first meeting in 2011 with my friends in the Alpine Quilt Group. The room was packed. It is always great to see friends with quilts.
This quilt was made with Amy's pattern from American Quilting. It is a lovely quilt.
This is Flora's Quilt. I made a quilt made with this pattern, too. It is a fun one to make and enjoy looking at all the different fabrics. The yellow is lovely with it all.
This is Flora's too. I really like the fabric

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Dreaming Princess Quilt Pattern

8:15:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 42 comments

My newest pattern "Dreaming Princess" quilt is finished. I'm really happy with it. The quilt turned out so sweet. Crowns are so popular with little girls and I can imagine this quilt would be darling in any little girl's room.
Thanks to Riley Blake fabric and Amanda from The Quilted Fish for this fantastic fabric called Sweet Divinity. Sweet Divinity is in stores now and it was my inspiration for the quilt design.
I love the fabric colors but unfortunately my photos below were taken at a different time than

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Fabric Friday - RED!

7:03:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 14 comments

It is Friday, whew, the end of a long busy and complex week. I'm excited to finish patterns and then move into new projects and I'm getting closer....
So it was such a fantastic surprise when I got home from work Thursday evening and found a sweet present from my friend Nan of Pots and Pins. Nan is amazing and so incredibly talented. I absolutely adore her but she lives states away so we have this long distance friendship. Who wouldn't be super excited to come home and find

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Dear Blog.....confession

8:03:00 AM
Posted by Nanette Merrillin 25 comments

My dearest Freda's Hive Blog.......

I know I've been preoccupied with about 8 different projects. I apologize. I wish I could say things were going to turn around really quickly but I am not sure that is going to happen. I love blogging and I love my readers. Don't get me wrong! I'm not going to stop blogging. I'm here to stay. But this letter is to let you in on one of the little reasons I've been slightly preoccupied lately.

I've been seeing another webpage. There I said it.

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