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My name is Cassandra, and I have been sewing for as long as I can remember. I love looking for inspiration in my surroundings, and my life as a theatrical scenic and costume designer heavily influences my quilt designs.

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Work in progress storage is the topic for day 13 o

Work in progress storage is the topic for day 13 of #igquiltfest2023

My WIPs are typically on a design wall until the top is finished. Shown here is a recent picture of my current 100 day quilt, but most of the time you would see the view shown in the second image. I cut the templates apart, tape them back together, place the template over the quilt top, then remove one piece at a time to cut and position the fabric.

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Day 11 of the #igquiltfest2023 asks us to share ou

Day 11 of the #igquiltfest2023 asks us to share our quilt backs. Because “Where we Connect” was cut, bound, and reassembled after the quilting was complete, the design of the quilt reflects of the back. From time to time I like to choose a bright, shocking color for the back of a quilt. This is Lemon Ice from Painter’s Palette Solids.

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Here are the judges’ comments for the quilts I h

The theme for day 8 of #igquiltfest2023 is scrappy

The theme for day 8 of #igquiltfest2023 is scrappy finish, and for #marchmeetthemaker2023 the theme is finishing touches.

My favorite use of fabric scraps is also one of my favorite finishing touches. I love to use a scrappy binding to finish the edges of my quilts. I often use leftover fabric from the quilt to construct binding that shifts value to coordinate with each area of the quilt.

This quilt also happens to be very scrappy and made entirely (front and back) with fabrics from my stash. (Swipe for more images) Yesterday someone asked to see more of my 100 day quilts from 2020, and this was the first one!

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Day 7 of #igquiltfest2023 is lessons learned. This

Day 7 of #igquiltfest2023 is lessons learned. This quilt, Emergence, taught me a lot about stash building.

In 2020 I made three 100-day projects and started this one that happened in the 100 days leading to QuiltCon Together. The first three quilts were made entirely with fabrics from my stash, and that was my intention with this project too.

The lower 2/3 of the quilt did come from my stash, but progress stalled at the top of the quilt. I wanted to fade out to a lighter value, but my stash didn't support that design. I ended up having to order additional fabric to complete the quilt.

What I learned: Bright, medium-value fabrics tend to make up the majority of the stock at our favorite local quilt shops, but as you build your stash remember to include dark and light values as well.

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Here's a bouquet of flower block patterns! Quilt B

Here's a bouquet of flower block patterns! Quilt Block Mania kicks off March with more than two dozen floral-themed quilt blocks.

This spikey foundation paper pieced block came from combining a flower and a star block.

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