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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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One more photo of my Way Up North Meadowland quilt that my husband snapped (with me with Saturday morning hair and coffee). Until our recent renovations this curved living room wall was a dark chocolate brown. We are in love with how much brighter the room looks since we painted it bright white. ⁣
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Fabric is the Way Up North collection by @zippyboro for #rileyblakedesigns ⁣⁣
Pattern by #thencamejunepatterns ⁣⁣
#meadowlandquilt #wayupnorthfabric #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #fabricismyfun #christmasquilt #christmasfabric

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Drum roll please... 🥁⁣⁣
Congratulations to @mycreativepottylife for winning this bundle of Christmassy fabric goodness! Please DM me your mailing address. ⁣⁣
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Thank you to everyone who played along in my contest - I truly appreciated reading about each and every one of your family Christmas traditions. It has really helped get me in a festive mood. I wish you all the very best in this hustley bustley season of merriment! 😘

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My Way Up North Meadowland quilt, which I made last December, is on the couch now so it’s officially Christmas around here. Scroll to see a #tbt photo from last year. ⁣
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And if you haven’t already checked out my Way Up North bundle giveaway, check out my previous post. ⁣
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Fabric is the Way Up North collection by @zippyboro for #rileyblakedesigns ⁣
Pattern by #thencamejunepatterns ⁣
#meadowlandquilt #wayupnorthfabric #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #fabricismyfun #christmasquilt #christmasfabric

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CONTEST CLOSED 🎁 ⁣⁣
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I’m giving away an 18-piece Fat Quarter bundle of the coveted “Way Up North” collection by Jill Howarth for Riley Blake Designs. ⁣⁣
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To enter, do the following TWO things:⁣⁣
1️⃣ Follow me ⁣⁣
2️⃣ Leave a comment below and tell me your favourite family Christmas tradition.⁣ ⁣
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For additional entries:⁣
3️⃣ Tag a quilty friend (or 12) who would also love to win this bundle (tag in separate comments please). ⁣⁣
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Contest closes Sunday Dec. 8th at 9am CST. Open world wide. Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the weekend. Not affiliated with Instagram.🎅🏻 Good luck! ⁣⁣
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#quilting #fabric #rileyblakedesigns #wayupnorthfabric #quiltfabricgiveaway #lovetosew #christmasfabric #jillhowarth #santafabric #fabricgiveaway #freefabric

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This is my 6-point star for week 48 of the #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this month is Christmas/Winter and the challenge this week is “identifiable sections”. ⁣⁣⁣
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How delicious is this Christmassy fabric! What is your favourite holiday baking? Mine is Scottish shortbread. I haven’t started any Christmas baking yet, have you? ⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #slowstitching #handsewn #eppeverywhere #englishpaperpiecing #december #christmassewing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysEPPdiamondquilt

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Catching up... This is my 6-point star for week 47 of the #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme last week was “Thanksgiving”. ⁣⁣
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I bought this fabric for the fussy cutting sewalong last year and didn’t get a chance to use it. I’m glad this was a freestyle week so I could use it and play with some pattern matching. In Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving in October but any time is a good time to be thankful for what we have and the people we get to share it with. ⁣
#epp #eppfussycutting #slowstitching #handsewn #eppeverywhere #englishpaperpiecing #november #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysEPPdiamondquilt

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Catching up... This is my 6-point star for week 46 of the #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week was “botanical sections”. ⁣⁣
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I made some flowers out of the leaves in this pretty pink botanical print.⁣ Swipe to see the fabric I used. ⁣
#epp #eppfussycutting #slowstitching #handsewn #eppeverywhere #englishpaperpiecing #november #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysEPPdiamondquilt

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Ta da! My “Please Mama” bubble gum machine quilt is all finished. I pushed myself to try something new with the quilting and I ended up doing four different motifs: 1” straight line, criss cross, large curves on the globe and spherical curves on the gum balls. I am so pleased with how it turned out! ⁣⁣
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Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg ⁣⁣⁣⁣
Pattern: Please Mama quilt @holdmyseamripper⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #finishedquilttop #modernquilt #canadianmqc #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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Et voila! I met my birthday goal of finishing up this quilt top today. Just in time for birthday steak dinner, wine and movies on the couch with my favourite people. Hope you’ve had a great Saturday! ⁣⁣
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Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg ⁣⁣⁣⁣
Pattern: @holdmyseamripper⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #finishedquilttop #showusyourmqg #modernquilt #canadianmqcwip #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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Look who’s made herself a globe full of bubble gums! ⁣
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Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣⁣⁣⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg ⁣⁣⁣
Pattern: @holdmyseamripper⁣⁣⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #workinprogress #canadianmqcwip #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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”Floppy toppy” is the phrase one of my fellow guild members said to me when I was pinning my drunkard paths together. Meaning the floppy part (background) gets pinned on top of the flat part (inside circle). I’ve had those words going through my head the whole time I pinned these pieces together. 😂⁣
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Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣⁣⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg ⁣⁣
Pattern: @holdmyseamripper⁣⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #workinprogress #canadianmqcwip #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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...and exhale.

I was so nervous to cut these giant curves but I did it! 😅My architect sister @catswithshirts printed out the 4’ circle template out on her plotter for me and I had to trust that I sized the inner and outer cut lines properly. So far so good!
Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg ⁣
Pattern: @holdmyseamripper⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #workinprogress #canadianmqcwip #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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How lucky am I to have my birthday on a Saturday! (1 in 7 chance, but I’ll take it!) 🥳 ⁣
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I’ve eeked out some time to myself to sew today and I’m hoping to finish up this top. ⁣
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I’m also kind of procrastinating because my plan is to inset the circular “globe” of my bubble gum machine onto a solid white background but I’m a little anxious about cutting out the giant curves. Wish me luck!⁣
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Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg ⁣
Pattern: @holdmyseamripper⁣⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #workinprogress #canadianmqcwip #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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This is my 6-point star for week 45 of the #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is Botanical “identifiable motifs”. ⁣⁣
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We’ve spent the last few weeks here under renovation/repairs and drywall dust so not a lot of time for sewing unfortunately. However, I did manage to finish stitching up this block last night after we finally put all our living room furniture back in its rightful place.⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #slowstitching #handsewn #eppeverywhere #englishpaperpiecing #november #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysEPPdiamondquilt

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This is my 6-point star for week 44 of the #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is “Remembrance Day”. ⁣
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I didn’t think I had any fabric that could be used to represent Remembrance Day but I found a scrap of this Winter Woods fabric by @camelot_fabrics in my stash and made my own poppy out of sections of the red flowers. ⁣⁣⁣#lestweforget🌺 ⁣⁣⁣
#epp #eppfussycutting #slowstitching #handsewn #eppeverywhere #englishpaperpiecing #november #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysEPPdiamondquilt

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My bubblegums and my machine are starting to come together. I’m so in love with these gum balls - I instantly think of the taste of each fruity flavour as I look at each colour. ⁣
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Swipe to see my “machine” and a closeup of the crank - I’m so proud of how those corners all lined up (it’s the little things in life, eh?). ⁣⁣
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Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg
Pattern: @holdmyseamripper⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #workinprogress #canadianmqcwip #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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I recently received a bundle of acrylic templates from the lovely and talented @pappersaxsten and boy have I been having fun with them! I’ve had this quilt design kicking around in my head for months but Jenny’s templates have brought them to life. I’ve basically set aside everything else so I could work out the math and sew up this rainbow of curves. I made a little progress video to share because how fun is this?!? I’ll show you more once I start getting the blocks sewn together. ⁣
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Acrylic templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣
Fabric: @konacotton⁣ @marshallfabricswpg
Pattern: @holdmyseamripper⁣ ⁣
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#quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quilttop #workinprogress #canadianmqcwip #quiltdesigner #builtaquilt #konafabric #drunkardspath #quiltpattern #bubblegumquilt #pleasemamaquilt

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When a parcel comes from overseas AND is wrapped in brown paper tied up with strings, these are a few of my favourite things! Thanks to @pappersaxsten for your generosity and encouragement. I’ve already started putting the templates to good use and having a blast as I cook up my next project.

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This is my 6-point star for week 43 of the #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. The theme this week is “out of this world” mystery sections. ⁣
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I know it’s not quite the season for it but this Christmas-themed motif is definitely out-of-this-world. I had fun playing with my layout and ended up with this fun yin yang shape. ⁣⁣⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #slowstitching #handsewn #eppeverywhere #englishpaperpiecing #october #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysEPPdiamondquilt

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