Category: Crazy Shortcut Quilts Book
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Susan H’s Crazy Shortcake Quilt Story
Hi Marguerita, I reached out to you in 2019 with a question about the crazy shortcake quilt I was starting to make for my mother’s birthday. You quickly responded and were very encouraging and supportive. It meant a lot. Unfortunately, my mother passed away a few months before her 97th birthday and I put the…
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Cheryl’s Table Topper
Look at those decorative stitches! We always have fun in class learning to use those gorgeous stitches and pretty threads to do the quilting on our “crazy cut” blocks. Thank you Cheryl for sending a photo to share with everyone!
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Simply Charming Quilt From Janice
I just received the pic below from Janice, and then I went digging for any emails we have shared. They go back to 2012! We started talking about the batting requirements in the Kindle version of our first book Crazy Shortcut Quilts. Then we moved onto how we each make homemade starch, and then the…
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Sarah’s Quilt
Sarah Henderson sent me the story about her quilt and a couple of pics and I LOVE it! Here’s her story: I wanted to share a picture of my completed Crazy quilt. Thanks so much for your inspiration, I loved every moment of creating this. I had so.much fun with this. What a great introduction…
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Maggie-beth’s Delicious Quilt
“Lettuce All Be Berry Happy” is her name and below is Maggie-beth’s quilt story: Hi Marguerita At long last, the quilt I started after buying your book LAST SEPTEMBER – is done. And she’s pretty, if I do say so as shouldn’t. Actually I finished her late last Wednesday night, but didn’t get pictures of…
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Jean Knapp’s Quilts
Jean texted me (to my email) months ago with pics of her quilts and notes about them and I have to admit that I know so little about phones and texting that I had no idea how to open any of her texts until today. Seriously. Here’s her message and pics – finally! Hi, first…
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Maria’s Penguin Quilt Story
Check out this super fun quilt and the story behind it, which is well worth the read. By the end you’ll know Maria, her daughter and her quilting goals in addition to the saga of the Penguins Quilt. Our friendship started with an email – Maria had questions about the joining process. She bought our…
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Her First Quilt
My friend Rena taught her friends how to make a Crazy Shortcut Quilt. Here’s the note she sent me: I showed it to a couple of ladies at work & they tried it too! Better news- neither one of them had ever quilted!!!! Here is her creation. She is Russian and never did anything like…
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A Happy Quilt and Happy Quilter!
What better way to start the new year than with a huge smile! Rena took a class with me and oh, did we have some laughs. She decided, like so many quilters who use our techniques, to add her own spin to her quilt. She chose to use Minke brand fabric, which is a super…
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Eileen’s Crazy Shortcut Quilt
I love opening up my email file and finding a message like this, from Eileen. What a gorgeous quilt and a kind heart to share her quilt with me! Dear Marguerita, I have been working on my son’s quilt for some time. I finally finished today and thought I would send you a copy of…