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  Curved Piecing Made Easy

  Are you one of those quilter's who shies away from curved piecing? Have you tried it but gave up because it was too hard or time consuming? Then this tutorial is for you!

  I had tried curved piecing several times over the years, but always gave up because it was too time consuming and just not enjoyable to me. I was determined this time to finally conquer it and set out to find the best method to achieve this. After practicing with the usual methods, I made a realization that made everything fall into place (and made curved piecing seem nearly as easy as regular piecing)!

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  Drunkard's Path April Challenge

  For April, our Ambassador's challenge was to make a lap quilt (or larger!) quilt using the Drunkard's Path block. This meant curved piecing! Yikes! I had tried curved piecing several times over the years, but always gave up because it was too time consuming and just not enjoyable to me. I was determined this time to finally conquer it and set out to find the best method to achieve this. After practicing with the usual methods, I made a realization that made everything fall into place (and made curved piecing seem nearly as easy as regular piecing)! More on that later...

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  Island Batik It's All Up to You March Challenge

  For March, the Ambassadors were allowed to make whatever we wanted...any size, any theme, any technique! I didn't need to think much about this however, because as soon as I saw that gorgeous Petal Poetry strip pack in my Island Batik Ambassador's box, I knew immediately what I would do with it!
  
  
  Meet the Ribbons Quilt pattern! I wrote this pattern about a year ago and have been waiting for the "right" strip pack to come along. The striking green and purple florals in the Petal Poetry fabric collection were perfect!
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