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Raw Diamond Quilt Pattern

I’m so excited to be able to share my very first quilt pattern with you. Click below for photos and details and to purchase the pattern.

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

Just “dropping” this Halloweenie fun into your

Just “dropping” this Halloweenie fun into your Friday morning feed. My new quilt design has 200 drunkard’s path blocks in it (gulp!) but they’re small so they sew up fairly quickly, especially with chain piecing.

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

Thank you for all the 💕 for my quilt finish yes

Thank you for all the 💕 for my quilt finish yesterday. I’m so excited to share what ELSE I’ve been working on. It’s snowing in April and I’m making a Halloween quilt. When even IS this?⁣
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Fabric is from the upcoming Tiny Treaters collection by Jill Howarth @zippyboro for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣ Swipe to see the Halloween candy print that makes the kid in me want to hoard it in a safe place at the back of my closet so my brother won’t steal it.
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#tinytreatersfabric #rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #fatquarters #modernquiltfabric #halloweenfabric #halloweenquilt

When I first got my hands on a fat quarter bundle

When I first got my hands on a fat quarter bundle of Poppy & Posey fabric, I wasn't quite sure what to make with it. I decided this fabric deserved a traditional block and in keeping with my "try something new with every quilt I make" mandate, I decided this was the perfect time to try log cabin blocks. I pared down the log cabin concept, and made each block out of only 5 cuts of fabric, and holy smokes did the piecing go fast. (Who knew that with fewer pieces of fabric, your piecing comes together quicker? LOL!) ⁣⁣⁣
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I walking-foot quilted an orange peel design using the gentle S-curve technique that I learned from @jacquietps in a workshop I took at QuiltCon. It was physically the most challenging quilting I've ever done because of the sheer amount of movement it took to move my quilt in the curved motion through my domestic Pfaff machine. It was SO worth it though, I am beyond delighted with how it turned out. ⁣⁣⁣
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You can click on my website link to read my latest blog post about making this quilt. ⁣
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For my backing I used a Le Creme Swiss Dot in Clover, which coordinates perfectly and I used the Stripes in Sea Glass from the Poppy & Posey collection for my binding.⁣⁣
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Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣⁣ It’s a pre-cut friendly quilt, made with 18 fat quarters. ⁣
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#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquilt #modernlogcabinquilt #quiltsofinstagram #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #precutfriendly #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #walkingfootquilting #quilting #dialoguecabinquilt

I’m hoping to take my finished quilt out for som

I’m hoping to take my finished quilt out for some outdoor springy photos today but in the mean time here’s another closeup of the curvy walking foot quilting. You can see the first pass of S-curves at the beginning and then I pan over to a section where I’ve finished the second pass to create the flowers/orange peels.
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Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣
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#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #precutfriendly #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #walkingfootquilting #quilting #dialoguecabinquilt

But wait, there’s more! After finishing the firs

But wait, there’s more! After finishing the first set of S-curves, I turned the quilt 90° and quilted the second set of S-curves, and voila! Do you see flower petals or orange peels?
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Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣
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#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #precutfriendly #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #walkingfootquilting #quilting #dialoguecabinquilt

Here’s a peek at the next step of my quilting ad

Here’s a peek at the next step of my quilting adventure for this quilt. I’m using @jacquietps gentle S-curve technique. ⁣I can still hear Jacquie’s voice from QuiltCon in my head saying “where you look is where you quilt.”
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Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣
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#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #precutfriendly #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #walkingfootquilting #quilting #dialoguecabinquilt

I’ve got my quilt “pre-quilted”, by which I

I’ve got my quilt “pre-quilted”, by which I mean that I’ve quilted it with a 4” grid, prepping it for the fancy curved walking foot quilting that I have in mind. So tempted to stop here and call it done but I have ambitious plans for this beauty. Next up I need to mark the intervals for my curved quilting. Not a fun part of the process, but oh so necessary for accurate results. ⁣
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Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣
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#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #precutfriendly #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #walkingfootquilting #quilting #dialoguecabinquilt

My Rebel Girl quilt is in Love Patchwork and Quilt

My Rebel Girl quilt is in Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine! 🎸 I designed this quilt to showcase the ultra fun Rebel Girl fabric collection designed by Lysa Flower for Paintbrush Studio Fabrics. 🥁 Get your FREE copy of this pattern and a list of fabric stockists over at Paintbrush Studios website. ⁣
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Fabric: Rebel Girl by @lysaflower & Painter’s Palette Solids both by @pbsfabrics ⁣⁣⁣
Pattern: Rebel Girl Quilt by @holdmyseamripper, available FREE on the @pbsfabrics website⁣
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@lovequiltingmag #rebelgirlquilt #rebelgirlfabric #pbsfabrics #vintagevinyl #paintbrushstudiofabrics #painterspalettesolids #modernquiltdesign #lysaflower #modernquilter #modernfabric #rebelgirl #lysaflowerfabric

I always feel so fancy when my quilting gloves coo

I always feel so fancy when my quilting gloves coordinate with my fabric. I also love the look of scrunched up fabric. It’s like, yes, I spent a whole evening preparing my quilt sandwich: pressing, squaring, smoothing, pinning, and praying to the quilt gods that I won’t get any puckers on the back. And now I throw all that Type-A prep and caution to the wind and... scrunch, scrunch, pivot, scrunch, pivot, scrunch, as I shove it through my machine throat. ⁣⁣
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Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣⁣
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#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #quiltinggloves #walkingfootquilting #pfaff

Kitchen table pin binding. I used to dread this pa

Kitchen table pin binding. I used to dread this part of the process but I’ve honestly grown to like it. Put on a podcast on my headphones (currently obsessed with “You’re Wrong About” #yourewrongaboutpodcast) and within an evening it’s ready to go under the needle. ⁣
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Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.⁣
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#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #quiltbasting #quiltbastingparty

This might be the quickest quilt top I’ve ever m

This might be the quickest quilt top I’ve ever made and so far I’m in love with it. Fabric is the upcoming collection Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.

#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #poppyandposeyfabric #fatquarterbundles #fatquarterquilt #dialoguecabinquilt

This pared down log cabin block couldn’t be simp

This pared down log cabin block couldn’t be simpler, but packs a bold graphic punch. I’m swooning over the new Poppy and Posey fabric by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns.

#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #logcabinquiltblock #fatquarters #poppyandposeyfabric #dialoguecabinquilt

Up next on my cutting board, this upcoming collect

Up next on my cutting board, this upcoming collection is called Poppy and Posey by @sashgal for @rileyblakedesigns. These florals are giving me fresh spring vibes. I’m going to do something I haven’t done in a while - make a quilt without curves or triangles. That’s right, 90° seams only. Wish me luck! 🤣

#rileyblakedesigns #fabricismyfun #iloverileyblake #quiltfabric #fatquarters #poppyandposeyfabric

Continuing with my presentation of extremely talen

Continuing with my presentation of extremely talented pattern testers, here is part 2 of 2 of the Juicy Hearts quilt tester gallery. Makers are tagged.

In order:
1 & 2: @embercraftcompany
3 & 4: @thefabricunicorn
5 & 6: @fordy_quilter
7: @jenngeorgeburt
8 & 9: @tailoredtorebecca
(Check out my post from yesterday if you missed Part 1.)

#juicyheartsquilt #fatquarterquilt #quiltsinthewild #modernquilting #modernquilt #quiltpattern #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quiltpatternrelease #quiltpatterndesigner #modernquiltpattern #quiltpatterntesters #quiltpatterncommunity

And now for my favourite part... sharing photos of

And now for my favourite part... sharing photos of the Juicy Hearts quilts made by my extremely talented pattern testers. I had an overwhelming response to my call for testers so this is part 1 of 2. Makers are tagged.

In order:
1 & 2: @ifyoudontsew
3: @tilkkunen
4: @lynsavenue
5: @cherrytreecottage5
6: @thatssewkerry
7: @applecoremade

#juicyheartsquilt #fatquarterquilt #quiltsinthewild #modernquilting #modernquilt #quiltpattern #quilting #quiltsofinstagram #quiltpatternrelease #quiltpatterndesigner #modernquiltpattern #quiltpatterntesters #quiltpatterncommunity

Thanks to everyone for spreading the love yesterda

Thanks to everyone for spreading the love yesterday when I launched the Juicy Hearts quilt pattern. Here are a few close-ups so you can see the details and all the luscious texture that Shelly @matantequilting quilted for me. ⁣ 💕 ⁣⁣
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Details: It's a fat-quarter friendly pattern, and is packed with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations. If you're intimidated by sewing curves, don't worry, I've got you covered. The method in this pattern will guide you through sewing curves without the use of pins or glue (seriously!). Easy-peasy! ⁣⁣
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It is a beginner friendly digital quilt pattern (PDF) with easy-to-follow instructions for planning, cutting, sewing, and finishing.⁣⁣ There are 3 size options included with the pattern: baby, throw and bed.⁣⁣
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Fabric: @konacotton⁣
Backing: Rise wideback by @missmelodymiller #rubystarsociety ⁣
Quilting: @matantequilting⁣⁣
Pattern: www.hollyclarkedesign.com⁣
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#juicyheartsquilt #fatquarterquilt #modernquilting #modernquilt #quiltpattern #quilting #quiltpatternrelease #quiltpatterndesigner #modernquiltpattern #sweetmarmalade #quiltpatterncommunity #drunkardspath #drunkardspathquilt #quiltsofinstagram

The Juicy Hearts Quilt Pattern is Now Available!⁣ 💕 Who wouldn't want to snuggle up under a quilt that wraps you up in a virtual hug? The Juicy Hearts Quilt pattern is made up of simple heart blocks that pack a visual punch. ⁣
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It's a fat-quarter friendly pattern, and is packed with easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations. If you're intimidated by sewing curves, don't worry, I've got you covered. The method in this pattern will guide you through sewing curves without the use of pins or glue (seriously!). Easy-peasy! ⁣
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It is a beginner friendly digital quilt pattern (PDF) with easy-to-follow instructions for planning, cutting, sewing, and finishing.⁣
There are 3 size options included with the pattern: baby, throw and bed.⁣
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Fabric: @konacotton
Quilting: @matantequilting⁣
Pattern: www.hollyclarkedesign.com
Mural: @queenandreaone @walltowallwpg
#juicyheartsquilt #fatquarterquilt #quiltsinthewild #modernquilting #modernquilt #quiltpattern #quilting #quiltpatternrelease #quiltpatterndesigner #modernquiltpattern #sweetmarmalade #quiltpatterncommunity #drunkardspath #drunkardspathquilt #quiltsofinstagram #builtaquilt #showusyourmqg #canadianmqc

I’m all finished my #juicyheartsquilt and I can’t wait to reveal it when my pattern launches on Friday. For now, here is another teaser. Instead of a quilt swirl, I give you the quilt cinnamon roll. Quilt fruit roll-up? Quilt sausage roll? I’m still working on the name. (Maybe I’m just hungry.) 😋 ⁣⁣⁣
#juicyheartsquilt #valentinesquilt #konacottonsolids #heartquilt #fatquarterquilt #modernquilting #moderntquiltfabric #modernquilt #quiltpattern #quiltpatterndesigner #sweetmarmalade

I’m a sucker for a free gift but I received my o

I’m a sucker for a free gift but I received my order from @stitchsupplyco and it included this handy dandy binding spool that totally coordinates with my quilt backing fabric, and I’m super impressed!! #stitchsupplybindingspool #stitchsupplyco #quiltbinding

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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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