Blogs from the Cabin ~ Dakota Cabin Quilts

Thanks to all who left comments about their favorite quilting tool, gadget, or notion on the blog post below.  I asked Matthew to pick a random winner, and he chose JEANNE GWIN.  Jeanne, plea...

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Well, it seems I’m on a roll with the bright & cheerful fabric choices. I fell in love with Thimble Blossom’s “Juggle” quilt pattern a couple of months ago, and actually bought the Moda...

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  After Kari & I finished our blog entry last Saturday, I spent the rest of the day sewing in the sunshine. After our long Dakota winter, I couldn’t have been happier to open the window, let...

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My friend Kari came over this morning, and judged the winners of the DCQ national quilt day contest. She carefully read all the entries, and loved each and every one.  It was a tough decision...

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Hi, everyone!  This week’s Moda Candy Square project reminds me of a pretty little bag of colorful jelly beans… It’s called “Mite,” and is from one of my favorite pattern series,...

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Hooray!  I finished by the last 8 spring sprouts applique blocks.  For a total of twelve! If you knew how easy this was, you wouldn’t be quite as impressed… As mentioned in my previous ...

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As promised, I’m continuing on my journey using the 2 1/2” Moda candy squares to make some fun little projects. I used the same pattern booklet for this one as I did for Marmalade Starburst...

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Good morning, and Happy National Quilting Day! Yesterday, as I was happily stitching away on the Chateau Rouge Candy Dish quilt, I racked my brain for how to best celebrate this important day.�...

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As promised, I cleaned up my Bismarck sewing room a bit, so I could take some pics and show you my new sewing loft.  When we first moved into this house, this space sat empty for months.  We us...

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  A few weeks ago, Moda happened to have a colorful header on their website: a segment of  colorful chevrons from the Mixed Bag quilt kit.  The geometric shape, the modern prints, and the ...

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As a little break from my Spring Sprouts project, I decided to make a simple quilt using the Moda candy squares (2.5" mini charms).   I must confess...  I am enamored with these candy square...

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To put it simply, I'm in love... As promised, I started on my Spring Sprouts quilt.  Of course, I had to start with the appliqué blocks. So far so good... look at this! Spring Sprouts ~ ...

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Sooo… You might notice that it’s been nearly 3 years since I wrote a blog entry.  Our family has experienced a lot of changes since then.  In a nutshell, I changed my day job (I’m the CM...

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Lazy Girl Designs: the brainchild of Joan Hawley, owner and creator of many amazing bag patterns, bag accessories, and more. Meet my all-time favorite bag pattern: The “Miranda Day Bag” (f...

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As promised, we’re celebrating the first day of spring in a big way at Dakota Cabin Quilts! First things first. This week’s cabin award is presented to NBEISY.  I just sent you a message...

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Good morning. As I worked on this week’s newsletter, I thought of the perfect cabin award. We’ve been counting down to the first day of spring, so we’ll have plenty to celebrate. Marc...

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Hi Everybody! Sorry I'm late with the February 27th Cabin Award. We were in Bismarck last weekend, and it was all I could do to get the newsletter written, and keep up with website maintenance....

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A few years ago, we were in the kitchen store in the Fargo mall.  I spied an aero garden, basically an indoor hydroponic growing system, and examined it with interest. I told Wesley that I wou...

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The next Cabin Award will be announced in 2 weeks. In celebration of the success of our weekly bundle promotion, that day’s winner will get to chose from any of the active bundles posted in t...

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As promised, another special prize this week. But, first a warm welcome to all new blog Followers.  More readers are joining every day, and we’re delighted with the response.  The only wa...

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A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the Business File Tote pattern (find it here ): This is a great pattern.  With perfectly fine instructions.  If you read them :) I started this hand...

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Have you heard of Google Chrome?  I just discovered it, and I LOVE it. A fast new internet browser (like Internet Explorer, or Firefox), but sooo much better! Click here to learn about it...

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As promised, a special prize this week: The winner can choose one of these two quilt kits (with pattern, backing not included), Pure Joy?  Pure Love?  Which one will you pick… Cong...

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Hi .  After today’s newsletter, I’ve had a couple of inquiries about how to become a blog follower.  Here’s a very basic explanation of how to do this: 1.)  Look to the left column. ...

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“PETIT GÂTEAU (in French, small cake; plural: Petits Gâteaux) is a dessert composed of a small chocolate cake with crunchy rind and mellow filling that is served hot with vanilla ice crea...

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