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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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I think my favourite part of the quilt making proc

I think my favourite part of the quilt making process (besides choosing the fabric) is when all the blocks are made and ready to be sewn together. Sewing them into rows sometimes ends up taking longer than I expect, especially with all the pinning required, but with the end in sight it feels like a special part of the process to me. ⁣⁣
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#rawdiamondquilt #fatquarterfriendly #additupfabric #rubystarsociety #quiltinprogress #quiltingfabric

After slicing up my coveted stack of Add it Up FQs

After slicing up my coveted stack of Add it Up FQs, I got busy on my 3rd #rawdiamondquilt as a gift for my Sister In Law. I’m so in love with the combination of the muted rainbowy goodness with the gun metal grey. Stacks of diamond squares and flying geese always make me so happy. ⁣⁣
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#rawdiamondquilt #fatquarterfriendly #additupfabric #rubystarsociety #quiltinprogress #quiltingfabric

That moment when you take a last long look at a fa

That moment when you take a last long look at a fat quarter bundle, pet it, and whisper a soft “I will love you forever” before going at it with the rotary cutter... Or is that just me? ⁣
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#rawdiamondquilt #fatquarterbundle #additupfabric #rubystarsociety #fabricpull #quiltingfabric

I coaxed my son away from his computer to hold my

I coaxed my son away from his computer to hold my quilt top for a photo by saying “we’ll do it in the back lane, it will literally only take 5 minutes and it’s not windy at all.” I was wrong on both counts. He was a good sport though. ⁣⁣
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#theblanketstatement #grandbeachquilt #blanketstatementpatterns #quiltpattern #quiltpatterntesting #quilttop #quiltflimsy #grandbeachquilt

Yesterday was a perfect sewing day and man, did I

Yesterday was a perfect sewing day and man, did I have fun piecing this one! I was pattern testing the soon-to-be-released Grand Beach quilt pattern by Erin @theblanketstatement and this baby sized quilt came together in one morning! I had planned to make it using only solids but at the last minute I realized that I didn’t have enough of the navy so I swapped in the coordinating anchor print which was a perfect match for the navy background and I’m so glad it worked out that way. ⁣⁣
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#theblanketstatement #grandbeachquilt #blanketstatementpatterns #quiltpattern #quiltpatterntesting #quilttop #grandbeachquilt

This is my fabric pull for testing the soon-to-be-

This is my fabric pull for testing the soon-to-be-released Grand Beach quilt pattern by Erin @theblanketstatement. ⁣
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I squealed with excitement when I saw Erin’s pattern. When I was a kid, going to Grand Beach, Manitoba was my favourite thing to do in the summer. My mom and aunties would pile all us kids and cousins into our cars and head to Grand Beach from our nearby cabin. We’d spend the whole day enjoying the hot sun, cool water, white sand, the smell of suntan oil (yes, oil, it was the ‘80s) and french fries. This fabric pull represents everything I think of when I remember the good times at Grand Beach. Swipe to see a picture of me (eating a ketchup-drenched bag of fries) at the beach as a kid. ⁣
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#theblanketstatement #grandbeachquilt #blanketstatementpatterns #quiltpattern #quiltpatterntesting #fabricpull #grandbeachquilt

This is a bonus block for the #fussycuttingsewalon

This is a bonus block for the #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This block doesn’t fit the “pattern matching” theme for this week but I found this fabric when I was searching for botanical prints and couldn’t pass up fussy cutting it to make my own “flower” in the centre. ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

This is my block for week 20 of the 2020 #fussycut

This is my block for week 20 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. This week’s theme is “botanical pattern matching”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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How’s this for a perfect springtime bloom? I love the fresh yellows and greens in this #camelotfabrics floral print. ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

My scrappy little drunkard’s path baby quilt top

My scrappy little drunkard’s path baby quilt top is finished!⁣
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Fabric: Pop and Zip by @rashida_coleman_hale plus a handful of other @rubystarsociety blenders and random solids⁣
Drunkard’s Path Acrylic Templates: @pappersaxsten ⁣⁣⁣
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#popfabric #rubystarsociety #drunkardspath #quiltingfun #quilttop #quiltswithcurves #pappersaxstentemplates

Purple! 💜 My next set of blocks features this a

Purple! 💜 My next set of blocks features this amaaaaaazing Clementine Fruity Stripes and Spark fabric by @missmelodymiller from Ruby Star Society. ⁣
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#quiltingfabric #quiltspiration #quiltblock #rubystarsociety #quilting #quiltingismytherapy #quarantinequilting

When I asked my husband if he’d like to join me

When I asked my husband if he’d like to join me to help figure out the layout of my drunkard’s path blocks I thought it might take half an hour or so but, as with any design project, he took it VERY seriously and told me we should spend a few days laying it out to get it just right. I love how he throws himself into everything he does and always pushes me to do better and look at things from a new perspective. ⁣
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#quilting #popfabric #rubystarsociety #drunkardspath #quiltingfun #quilthusband

This is my block for week 19 of the 2020 #fussycut

This is my block for week 19 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. This week’s theme is “petal sections”. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I chose to fussy cut this⁣ English Garden floral stripe by @riflepaperco #cottonandsteelfabric. Swipe to see the full print in all its botanical glory. ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there!⁣
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Last year on Mother’s Day I spent most of the day working on a new quilt idea that I was SO excited about. I spent countless hours on that project and it was very slow going. Over the course of several months I would work on it and make small bits of progress but then I’d pack it up in a project bag to work on it later. I think the last time I worked on it was in December. I went to pull it out recently and discovered I couldn’t find it. Like...no trace. I’ve searched high and low and it’s literally vanished into thin air. My sewing room is pretty small so there aren’t many places for it to hide. I’m worried that somehow it ended up in the trash. I can’t imagine HOW that could happen but I can’t think of any other explanation. Has that ever happened to you? Please tell me your story had a happy ending. ⁣⁣
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Fast forward to today and my loving family has been letting me indulge in some quiet sewing time alone and I decided to cut up my coveted Pop charm pack that I picked up at QuiltCon “just cuz”. I found some coordinating solids and blenders and I’m just going to play and see where these drunkard’s paths take me. ⁣⁣
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#popfabric #rubystarsociety #drunkardspath #quiltingfun #happymothersday

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This is my block for week 18 of the 2020 #fussycut

This is my block for week 18 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. How is it May already?!? May’s theme is Botanicals and this is “identifiable motif” week. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I chose to fussy cut this⁣ scrumptious floral fabric from the My Unicorn collection by @kellypanacci by #rileyblakedesigns. My favourite part is the little white buds in the centre. ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

Pink! 💗 I love this Spark fabric in pink SO muc

Pink! 💗 I love this Spark fabric in pink SO much and found the perfect OG Cotton+Steel Trinket whistle fabric in my stash to pair it with for my next set of blocks. ⁣
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#quiltingfabric #quiltspiration #quiltblock #cottonandsteel #rubystarsociety #quilting #quiltingismytherapy #quarantinequilting

Et voilà! My candy coloured Tembo quilt top came

Et voilà! My candy coloured Tembo quilt top came together so quickly and it was so nice out here yesterday that my daughter was happy to be a quilt holder for me. Keep an eye out on May 7th for the Tembo pattern launch by Heather @thecozyprairiequilt! ⁣
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#temboquilt #thecozyprairiequilt #quiltpattern #quilting #quilttop #kidsholdingquilts #quiltpatterntesting

Here is a bonus block I made for week 17 of the 20

Here is a bonus block I made for week 17 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. This week is “freestyle” week. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I cut into this gorgeous OG Cotton + Steel fabric that I picked up at QuiltCon to make a fun spring-worthy block. ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt

This is my block for week 17 of the 2020 #fussycut

This is my block for week 17 of the 2020 #fussycuttingsewalong hosted by @naomialicec. This week is “freestyle” week. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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I chose to use this fabric to represent my appreciation of frontline medical staff that are going above and beyond the call of duty during the pandemic. The pink segment is to highlight the women of the medical field who are putting themselves at severe risk every day in order to help others. According to Forbes magazine, “⁣⁣Currently, women represent 70% of the global health workforce so supporting them in their roles, recognizing the risk they’re at and maintaining services they need to stay well is crucial.”⁣
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Fabric is Just Red by @zenchicmoda by #modafabrics ⁣
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#epp #eppfussycutting #quiltinprogress #slowstitching #handsewn #englishpaperpiecing #quilting #lovesewing #fussycutting #hollysepphousequilt #cincup

Zooming right along on my #temboquilt today: ⁣
✔️ Fabric cut⁣⁣
✔️ HSTs sewn ⁣⁣
✔️ HSTs trimmed⁣⁣
🔜 Construction of quilt blocks ⁣⁣
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#thecozyprairiequilt #quiltpattern #quilting #quiltpatterntesting

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