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Holiday Extravaganza Clue #15! Can you believe it?

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I'm running a little behind, I had morning appointments that somehow expanded into the afternoon.  I'm finally starting to feel a little better.  I actually got a little sewing completed late yesterday.  Hopefully I will get more sewing completed in the next few days.   Thank you all for all the well wishes!  I greatly appreciate it! Despite not being able to sew as much as I would like, we were able to get two patterns to the printers.  I love them both.   Starflower Surprise Starflower Surprise is companion pattern for Studio 180 Design’s Wedge Star™ and Tucker Trimmer III™  - Both are available in my Shop.   4 Sizes! Finished Quilt Sizes: Wall 50” x 50”, Throw 70”x70”, Twin 70” x 90”, Queen 90” x 110”  Retreat Retreat is a companion pattern for Studio 180 Design’s Tucker Trimmer I™, Wing Clipper I™ and Square Squared™.  4 Sizes!  Finished Quilt Sizes: Wall 52” x 52”, Throw 76” x 76”, Twin ...

Yeah! Block 15 - Flying Triangles!

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I hope you all enjoyed that catch-up week , while I got to spend a fabulous time with students and fellow instructors at AQS Paducah!  I had a fabulous time.  It really is a bucket list quilt show.  This week's block is Flying Triangles, credited to Nancy Page, appeared in the Birmingham News, on November 23, 1943.  Nancy Page reverse the traditional shading of the Peaky and Spike Units (aka V Block) to create fabulous two-toned Star of Alamo (often referred to as a Friendship Star) but with some extra flair with the Quarter Square Triangle Center which provides the block with more movement than the Star of Alamo.  Plus, she added the Half Square Triangles to give it that twist.  I think this block is so quirky, I love it. Block 15 - Flying Triangles - Fabric Selection 1 This week block is a using two tools you have been using for the last few weeks ( or months), the V Block and the Tucker Trimmer 1 .  You will need that spare Quarter Squar...