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BlocksontheGo,forQuiltsontheGrow!AKA-TheAlwaysDoneQuilt!

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©2015KatjaMarekAllrightsreserved.Instructionsareforpersonaluseonly.EachparticipantmustowntheirowncopyofTheNewHexagon-52BlockstoEnglishPaperPiece(Martingale®)tomaketheblocksmentionedintheseinstructions.Nocommercialuseisauthorized.BythatImeanthatyoumaynotselltheseinstructionsormakecopiesoftheoriginalblocksinthebooktoincludewiththeseinstructions.Youmayhoweverprinttheseinstructionsforparticipantsofaclassorclubprovidedthateachparticipantownstheirowncopyofthebook.Pleasegivecredittomeasthedesignerifshowingorsellingafinishedquilt.

MyFather’sbirthdaywasFebruary14th,1933MyDaughterwasbornFebruary14th;growingup,shealwayswantedatwinsisterMydaughter-in-lawwasbornFebruary14th;InowtellpeopleIhavetwingirls,just3yearsapart.Ialsohavea1stcousinbornFebruary14th---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TheNewHexagonwasthe#1quiltingtitlewithMartingaleforallof2015December2014,init’s3rdmonth,TheNewHexagon,enteredMartingale’sTop20bestsellerlist.January2015,TheNewHexagonwasat#11.February2015,TheNewHexagoncrackedthetop10,at#8ontheMartingalebestsellerlist.February16,2015TheNewHexagonwenttoits2ndprinting.March2015,TheNewHexagonwas#5ontheMartingalebestsellerlist.April27,2015TheNewHexagonwenttoits3rdprintingandwas#3withMartingaleforApril.May2015TheNewHexagonwentto#1withMartingaleandhasremainedinthatspottodate.August17,2015TheNewHexagonwenttoits4thprinting.February2016,TheNewHexagonisinits10thmonthat#1withMartingale---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IamthefeatureddesigneratRedThreadStudio.comforFebruaryIamoneofthedesignersincludedinPatSloanandJaneDavidson’sTheSplendidSamplerstartingFebruary14th.I’mtakingpartinthe‘WeLoveOurDesignersBlogTour’athttp://zappydots.com/quiltdotsblog/Feb1-15.I’mscheduledFeb5th

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blocks on the go, for quilts on the grow! · 2016-01-29 · modern backgrounds essentials by...

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