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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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Here’s my second block for week 6 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is “what I love”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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On this Valentines Day, I declare my love of eggs. I eat them every morning for breakfast. Scrambled, sunny side up, poached, over easy, hard boiled. Any way they’re prepared they fill me up and start my day with a little bit of love⁣⁣⁣⁣. ⁣
#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #rubystarsociety #hollysepphousequilt

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This is my block for week 6 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is “what I love”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I love ⁣so many different things but this fabric jumped out at me. I love playing cards. Especially with family or friends and especially at my family’s beach cabin and especially with a gin and tonic in hand and a bowl of potato chips beside me. And I love the metallic gold on this fabric. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #riflepapercofabric #hollysepphousequilt

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Mandolin block #12 Two Mandolin blocks in one week? ⁣I’m figuratively on fire! 🔥 Actually I’m just sticking to my New Year’s resolution of working on my WIPs. 🥳
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Click here to see my quilt so far: #hollysmandolinquilt⁣
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Fabric is Neverland from Riley Blake by @zippyboro ⁣
Pattern by @talesofcloth #talesofcloth⁣
#talesofclothepp #neverlandfabric #peterpan #rileyblakedesigns #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #epp #mandolinquilt #mandolinmonday #mandolinonmonday

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Mandolin block #11 Peter and his Neverland squad are back... it’s been almost a year since my last Mandolin block but they’re all up on my design wall so I get to enjoy looking at them every day. ⁣
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Once I finished this block I wasn’t crazy about the combination of the dark teal with the light pink and mauve but then I realized that in the grand scheme of the quilt it will fit right in. Click here to see my blocks so far here: #hollysmandolinquilt⁣
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Fabric is Neverland from Riley Blake by @zippyboro ⁣
Pattern by @talesofcloth #talesofcloth⁣
#talesofclothepp #neverlandfabric #peterpan #rileyblakedesigns #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #epp #mandolinquilt #mandolinmonday #MandolinOnMonday

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Here’s another block for week 5 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is “where we live”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This might be a stretch but here goes... the provincial bird of Manitoba 🇨🇦 is the great grey owl. I don’t have any fabric with grey owls but how great are these multi-coloured owls?! 🦉 🦉 🦉 🦉 ⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

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This is my block for week 5 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this month is “all about me” and this week we’re representing where we live. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I live in Manitoba which is a province smack dab in the middle of Canada. I live in the city of Winnipeg which has hot summers and cold winters but the northern part of the province is considered the “polar bear capital of the world”. I hope to travel there some day to go on a polar bear sight seeing tour. It’s such a remote destination that it’s very expensive to travel to but it’s definitely a must-see attraction in our province. ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

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Happy February folks! Here’s a peek at my January blue-themed blocks for the #fussycuttingsewalong. I stitched the top four together and I’m so excited with how the corners look together. I think it’s going to make a pretty trippy quilt. I’ve also prepped a pile of corners to get me through the next month. ⁣⁣
#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting

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And one more block for week 4 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is ”freestyle blue”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This #darlingsfabric print by @rubystarsociety lends itself perfectly to “mystery section” fussy cutting. Swipe to see the original print. ⁣⁣
#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

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And another block for week 4 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is ”freestyle blue”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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And they’re off! I just received a bundle of #darlingsfabric and I couldn’t help myself - this horse print by @missmelodymiller was just asking to be fussy cut! ⁣⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

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This is my block for week 4 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is ”freestyle blue”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I just love these fancy key holes and vintage keys in this #cottonandsteel print. ⁣⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

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Here are some close ups of my Anagram herringbone quilt on a very snowy picnic table in the backyard at our cabin. ❄️ I’m so in love with that binding.⁣
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Fabric is Anagram and Grid collections by @kmelkight @rubystarsociety. ⁣⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #modernquilting #canadianmqc #rubystarsociety #modafabrics #quiltdesigner #herringbonequilt #anagramfabric #anagramquilt #raganamquilt #manargaquilt #gamaranquilt

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I took my finished Anagram herringbone quilt out on the tundra (aka Lake Winnipeg) this weekend and had some fun in the snow. ⁣This is the 11th largest freshwater lake in the world, swipe to see the ice fishing huts way out on the horizon. ⁣
Fabric is Anagram and Grid collections by @kmelkight @rubystarsociety. ⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #modernquilting #canadianmqc #showusyourmqg #rubystarsociety #modafabrics #quiltdesigner #herringbonequilt #anagramfabric #anagramquilt #raganamquilt #manargaquilt #gamaranquilt

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I made a little pattern matching tutorial to show the method I came up with to get prints to line up when I’m doing the pattern matching challenges for the #fussycuttingsewalong with @naomialicec . ⁣⁣
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EDIT: in slide two it should say “first basted house” not “first based house”. ⁣
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It can be tricky to match prints especially when there are inconsistencies in the printing or if fabric is stretched or warped. ⁣⁣
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Before you get started, always make sure you have enough repeats in your piece of fabric to cut out the four pieces, taking into account seam allowance. When I started this block I cut out my first elephant without checking the repeat. Despite having lots of scraps of this fabric I couldn’t actually find the exact same portion of the repeat I had cut so I had to start over in a different section of the print. 🤦🏼‍♀️⁣⁣⁣
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In my photos I don’t show the acrylic template that I mention in the instructions. I’m still waiting to get one that I ordered so for now I’m using a chip board window template that I made.⁣⁣⁣
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Also, please don’t judge me for the weirdly shaped scraps I am using. I make lots of baby clothing so I have lots of wonky scraps.

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This is my block for week 3 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is “blue pattern matching”. ⁣⁣⁣
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Pattern matching is my favourite prompt even though I get a raised eyebrow from family members who wonder why I’d cut up the fabric to sew it all back again in the same way. I enjoy the challenge and getting to show off some of my favourite prints. How sweet are these elephants on parade? ⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #patternmatching #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

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This is my block for week 2 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is “blue mystery sections”. ⁣⁣⁣
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Swipe to see the original fabric from which which I cut my mystery sections. ⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #cottonandsteel #hollysEPPhousequilt

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New year, new shape! This is my block for week 1 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this month is “blue” to kick off the Pantone colour of the year. ⁣
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I’ve chosen to use my favourite blue fabric which I’ve basically turned into Swiss cheese by fussy cutting it for various projects. ⁣
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My name is Holly, I live in Winnipeg, Canada. I’ve been sewing for over 20 years, quilting since 2017, and this is my third year participating in the Fussy Cutting Sew Along. I’m looking forward to playing with the new shapes and being inspired by all you other fussy cutters. ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #cottonandsteel #hollysEPPhousequilt

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Pin basting my Anagram herringbone quilt today on my last day of holidays. ⁣
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Fabric is the Anagram collection by @kmelkight @rubystarsociety. ⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #canadianmqcwip #rubystarsociety #modafabrics #quiltdesigner #herringbonequilt #anagramfabric #anagramquilt #raganamquilt #manargaquilt #gamaranquilt

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With a few other projects wrapped up I’m so happy to continue working on my Anagram herringbone quilt. I made my binding out of the caramel alphabet print from the Anagram collection by @kmelkight @rubystarsociety. ⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #canadianmqcwip #rubystarsociety #modafabrics #quiltdesigner #herringbonequilt #anagramfabric #anagramquilt #raganamquilt #manargaquilt #gamaranquilt

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Here are some close ups of the ahhh-mazing quilting done by Shelly @matantequilting on my Birds Hill quilt (including the floral backing). Shelly used the Baptist Clam panto design. The quilt pattern is designed by Erin @theblanketstatement. ⁣
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📷 by Shelly @matantequilting #longarmquilting #quilting #matantequilting #riflepapercofabric #quiltingfabric #birdshillquilt #blanketstatementpatterns

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My Birds Hill quilt is finished and keeping us warm at night. It was quilted by the amazingly talented Shelly @matantequilting in the fall but I finally got the binding on it yesterday and I’m so happy to have it finished now. The quilt pattern was designed by fellow Winnipegger and quilt designer Erin @theblanketstatement. ⁣
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#birdshillquilt #blanketstatementpatterns #quiltpattern #quiltdesign #riflepapercofabric #quiltsofinstagram #catsonquilts #quiltingfabric

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