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Hi! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. My name is Holly Clarke. I’m a designer, quilter, fabric junkie, coffee drinker, and flower smeller. I live in Winnipeg, Canada and I love how the World Wide Web connects me with quilters from all over the world. If you want to reach out to me, email me here.

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Happy mail!!! I received this package full of suns

Happy mail!!! I received this package full of sunshine from @lysaflower and I gotta say, I’m so honoured to be a part of your Rebel Girl gang. Thanks so much Lysa!!! (And Jovie the Cat thanks you for all the pompoms.) #rebelgirls

QuIP (quilting in progress)! ⁣I found the secret

QuIP (quilting in progress)! ⁣I found the secret sauce to avoiding stitch line puckers on the back of your quilt. Concentric spiral means none of your stitches intersect. This is physical work though, getting this 72” square quilt through my machine while continuously rotating is no joke. (My poor wrists and forearms!) It’s not perfect but I am perfectly happy with it so far.
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#quilting #walkingfootquilting #logcabinquilt #modernlogcabinquilt #modlogcabinquilt #rubystarsociety #adornfabric #dialoguecabinquilt

Me in my happy place. My hubby walked in the room

Me in my happy place. My hubby walked in the room and snapped some pics of me at work because this quilt looked “so Holly”. 😃 He’s not wrong.

#quilting #walkingfootquilting #pfaffcreative #logcabinquilt #modernlogcabinquilt #modlogcabinquilt #rubystarsociety #adornfabric #dialoguecabinquilt

My quilt inspector approves! I finished my Dialogu $My quilt inspector approves! I finished my Dialogue Cabin quilt top last night. I had hoped to use the quilt-as-you-go method but after some practice last night, I decided to scrap the idea. My desire for a nice and neat finish beat out my goal to try something new. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If you haven’t already, pop on over to the @rubystarsociety feed to enter their Adorn fabric 1/2 yard bundle giveaway! ⁣ ⁣ #quilting #finishedquilttop #logcabinquilt #modernlogcabinquilt #modlogcabinquilt #rubystarsociety #adornfabric #dialoguecabinquilt$

I had a productive Mother’s Day! I finished piec

I had a productive Mother’s Day! I finished piecing all my blocks for my Dialogue Cabin quilt. Instead of sewing them in columns by colour I made these 9 oversized blocks, this image is a collage of the 9 different photos. Pattern will be released on May 21st!⁣
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#dialoguecabinquilt #quilttopinprogress #quiltadviceneeded #quiltwip #rubystarsociety #adornfabric

Happy Mother’s Day to all who are celebrating to

Happy Mother’s Day to all who are celebrating today. 💐 My family spoiled me and I enjoyed some time alone in my sewing room working on these blocks for my new #dialoguecabinquilt. I’m loving these bright punchy colours and all the girly things in each print. #adornfabric #rileyblakedesigns #logcabinquilt #modernlogcabinquilt #modlogcabinquilt

Hello my pretties! I high-tailed it over to my LFS

Hello my pretties! I high-tailed it over to my LFS when I saw their post that they had the full Adorn fabric collection in stock. I asked for one of each! I’m making another version of my modern log cabin quilt, (pattern is called the Dialogue Cabin) to be released on May 21st. #fabriclove #quiltfabric #quiltingfabric #dialoguecabinquilt #rubystarsociety #rashidacolemanhale #adornfabric

Ever make a test block with scraps and then want t

Ever make a test block with scraps and then want to make a whole quilt with those scraps? I don’t normally post my test blocks but this is just too pretty not to share. This block was a fun challenge to sew and the results were so satisfying. I’m still trying to figure out the best order to sew the seams. So tell me… do you like a challenge or do you prefer easy-peasy when it comes to piecing? ⁣
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#quiltblock #quiltpatterndesign #scrappyquilts #quiltswithcurves #holdmyseamripper #quiltpatterndesigner #rubystarsocietyfabric #rileyblakefabric #canadianmqcwip

All you need is love! 💕 I’m spreading the lov

Saturated colours ✔️Lucious prints ✔️ Juic

And now for my THIRD (!) quilt finish this month..

And now for my THIRD (!) quilt finish this month... I’ve had the opportunity to work with this new line of fabric that is so perfectly named. It’s called Lush & Wild by Katie Kortman exclusively available on @fabricdotcom @amazonhome ⁣
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Brace yourself for an overload of photos. Any guesses on what I made with it? ⁣
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@katiekortmanart⁣
#lushandwildfabric #katiekortmanfabric

At the risk of over-sharing, here’s another fun

At the risk of over-sharing, here’s another fun photo of my Halloween quilt. I love how this building looks like an abandoned haunted school house. ⁣
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I mentioned in my previous post that some of these fabrics glow in the dark. It’s hard to take a good fabric photo in the dark but swipe to see it glow... so cool!!!⁣
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Fabric is Tiny Treater collection by Jill Howarth @zippyboro for @rileyblakedesigns.
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#tinytreatersfabric #rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #fatquarters #modernquiltfabric #drunkardspathblock #quiltingcurves #quiltinthewild #quiltsofinstagram #canadianmqc #showusyourmqg #precutfriendly #halloweenfabric #halloweenquilt

Trick or treat! Here’s a few more photos from my

Happy Halloween! 🎃 I took my quilt to the park

Happy Halloween! 🎃 I took my quilt to the park for a sunny photo shoot. Technically it’s spring here but nothing is in bloom yet so it could pass for autumn. Swipe to see who I let snuggle under it for a bit. (She looked cold!) 😂

Fabric is from the Tiny Treaters collection by Jill Howarth @zippyboro for @rileyblakedesigns .
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#tinytreatersfabric #rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #fatquarters #modernquiltfabric #drunkardspathblock #quiltingcurves #quiltinthewild #quiltsofinstagram #canadianmqc #showusyourmqg #precutfriendly #halloweenfabric #halloweenquilt

That binding tho! Hands up if you see this and get

That binding tho! Hands up if you see this and get The Cranberries song stuck in your head. 🧟‍♂️🙋🏼‍♀️

Fabric is from the Tiny Treaters collection by Jill Howarth @zippyboro for @rileyblakedesigns .
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#tinytreatersfabric #rileyblakedesigns #modernquiltfabric #quiltbinding #precutfriendly #halloweenfabric #halloweenquilt

How cute is this block? As I mentioned before I am

How cute is this block? As I mentioned before I am making this quilt in rows but I originally designed it as a block-based quilt. It’s like a saw-tooth block but with curves. (I’ve been calling it a “smooth-tooth” block in my head.)

Fabric is from the Tiny Treaters collection by Jill Howarth @zippyboro for @rileyblakedesigns .
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#tinytreatersfabric #rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #fatquarters #modernquiltfabric #drunkardspathblock #quiltingcurves #precutfriendly #halloweenfabric #halloweenquilt #smoothtoothquilt

A little Monday morning fun. Check out my magical

A little Monday morning fun. Check out my magical seam ripper putting my seam back together! 🪄 💫 🤣

These chain pieced drunkard’s path blocks looked

These chain pieced drunkard’s path blocks looked so pretty and reminded me of a #dissentcollar so I had to post a pic.

Fabric is Confetti Cottons solids by @rileyblakedesigns .
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#confetticottons #rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #modernquiltfabric #drunkardspathblock #quiltingcurves #notoriousrbg

100 drunkard’s path blocks down (see previous po

100 drunkard’s path blocks down (see previous post), and now I’m working on the next 100. I wish the trimming actually went this quickly. My top tips are: put a sharp blade in your rotary cutter, use a square ruler with washi tape marking your block’s dimensions, and use a rotating cutting mat. I treated myself to this generously sized mat by @martellinotions that spins effortlessly like a ballerina.

Fabric is Confetti Cottons solids by @rileyblakedesigns .
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#confetticottons #rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #fatquarters #modernquiltfabric #drunkardspathblock #quiltingcurves #martellinotions

The “A” rows are all complete on my Halloweeni

The “A” rows are all complete on my Halloweenie quilt. I love the orange and black together. My husband thinks the orange looks like chubby little pumpkins. Next up... the alternate “B” rows.

Fabric is from the Tiny Treaters collection by Jill Howarth @zippyboro for @rileyblakedesigns .
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#tinytreatersfabric #rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #fatquarters #modernquiltfabric #drunkardspathblock #quiltingcurves #precutfriendly #halloweenfabric #halloweenquilt

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I'm also a graphic designer by trade. You can check out my website here Waterloo Design House.
And my other business is Small Potatoes where I make handmade baby clothing and gifts.

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