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Hello Friends, I hope you are keeping well! It’s been a happening last couple of weeks here on Ivory Spring. I thought I would give you a brief recap of all the sew-alongs that might be of interest to you.
#1. Of course – Norfolk Sampler Quilt Along (#norfolksampler2022) is ongoing for the rest of the year. You may read more about it HERE if you just heard about it.

#2. Then we have our #pumppleSAL due to popular responses. We are starting on August 3. More details are HERE.

The following will be my sewalong version using a mix of Rowan and Darling fabrics by Windham Fabrics.
You may purchase Rowan Fabrics or a FQ Bundle HERE.
You may purchase Darling Fabrics HERE.

#3. And then, yesterday I shared with you I am starting the #puzzleSAL on August 1! Details are HERE. Go raid your stash for fabrics if you want to sew this quilt with me. The blocks should go quite quickly for this one!

#4. Just Add Shortcake Sewalong, hosted not by me, but by my friend Pat Sloan. I will be sewing along to try to finish the quilt I started about 2 years ago. This one starts 7/21!
Fat Quarter Shop has all things Just Add Shortcake HERE.

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So now that the quilty stuff is out of the way, I thought I would share with you something handstitching related. I am also doing a #wendyandsusansal with the very talent Susan Ache. This year we are stitching the Pattern Sample by CandleAndNeedle. You can find the chart on Etsy HERE. Our stitch along is just a fun game Susan and I play as we find beautiful stitching charts to tempt each other! There is NOT a deadline, and it is never a race. Here is my progress picture so far. COME STITCH WITH SUSAN AND ME! I KNOW A FEW WHO FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM ARE!

I am using the blues from my INDIGO collection, mixed in with one of the reds from Susan’s Rubino Russo collection. You may read about my INDIGO collection HERE. Fat Quarter Shop has my INDIGO threads HERE.

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You know how sometimes you end up with wavy outer borders on your quilt top? What I do is, I would also trim off a smidgen shy of 1/4″ of the border strips after I cut the strips in the recommended length. That allows the strips to be ever so slightly taut when I pin the border strips to the quilt center. Doing things that work allows my quilt top to lay flat. And that goes a long way to having a flat finished quilt.
And that’s my 2-cents for you this week. Share with us your 2-cents, would you?
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Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a lovely rest of your week!
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