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Patterns Diane Vandiver Patterns Diane Vandiver

Bee Kind

I’ve started a new series of quilts that include collage, hexies both machine and applique, and machine quilting with embellishments. These little bee quilts are going to make fun workshops with lots of techniques to share and options to choose from.

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Strip Quilt Secrets

STRIP stands for Strip Sets, Triangles from Strips, Resewing Strip Sets, Individual Strips and Piecing Alternatives (which naturally includes a quilt using selvages!)

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10 Minute Tip

10 Minute Tip Turn some scraps into pretty strips in no time! Get all the tips you need for easy, quick and accurate strip cutting! Making quilts will be so much faster if your scraps are cut into strips before you even start!

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Scrap Quilt Secrets

SCRAP stands for Style, Contrast, Repetition, Accent and Palette. I had to add Selvages in as a bonus, just because I could! I then made 3 quilts illustrating those concepts for each chapter in the book. I am so proud of this book, even six years later, I wouldn’t change a thing!

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