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Talara Parrish
Jul 251 min read
Lone Star - How to Do It!
It has been so overdue that I was able to get this video done. I have started and been interrupted numerous times. In the month of...
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Talara Parrish
Feb 191 min read
Twirling Star -
Don't let this pattern make your head spin off your shoulders. It is easier than it looks. Although the person that prompted this...
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Talara Parrish
Nov 9, 20221 min read
Odd Grid Size? Let's Burn Brain Cells
Yes, that is exactly what I feel like I am accomplishing when I first started trying to calculate a pattern that had an odd size grid. I...
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Talara Parrish
Oct 21, 20221 min read
First Date - Pattern Tutorial
Here is another advanced pattern from the Enabling the Addiction book. This one is an odd sized grid and can make you go cross-eyed. ...
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Talara Parrish
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Charlotte's Web - Let's Draw It
This is a pattern from the Barn Quilt Addiction book - Complete Guide or the Advance version of the book. I had a request for a video on...
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Talara Parrish
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Grandma's Broach - It's a mind bender.....
Sometimes you come across a pattern that the brain cells will not pull themselves together to figure out a pattern. Grandma's Broach is...
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Talara Parrish
Oct 4, 20222 min read
Circles - Drawing, Taping and Yoga
II have made several post on patterns that involve drawing and taping circles but this one is how you tackle an 8 x 8 that is made up of...
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Talara Parrish
Aug 9, 20221 min read
Let's Draw a Thistle Rose
I consider this pattern advance because it can be confusing. It is also a 10 grid pattern therefore measurements sometimes has to be...
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Talara Parrish
Jul 19, 20221 min read
Button Daisy Star - How to do it...
One of the benefits of membership to the blog is being able to request a video tutorial on any pattern. Some patterns are hard for me to...
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Talara Parrish
Jul 6, 20222 min read
I Am The Twisted Sister.....
I think we all have our favorite pattern and the "Twisted Sister" is by far mine. I think it is because out of five kids, I am the...
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Talara Parrish
Jun 20, 20221 min read
Mariner's Compass- So easy a kid can do it
Guess who's back..... Yep, it's me Sophia, your entertainment. Today, Weezer has dragged me into drawing out a very simple and easy...
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Talara Parrish
Jun 18, 20221 min read
Let Me Offer Some Sun - Sunflower that is.
There are many different versions of the Sunflower pattern in the quilting world. I think I have painted one of everyone of these. The...
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Talara Parrish
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Start to Finish - Paint your own BQ steps....
Start to Finish Barn Quilt Steps
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Talara Parrish
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Love's Blossom - Easier than it looks!
As promised, here is a tutorial video on one of the most popular patterns there is. It is some times called pinwheel but that is...
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Talara Parrish
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Patriot Spirit
I was asked sometime ago to post a video on how to draw off this pattern. I am pretty sure I recorded it but Lord only knows where it...
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Talara Parrish
Aug 22, 20212 min read
Yes - You Can Do It! - Lemoyne Star
Learn how to draw this pattern!
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Talara Parrish
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Stars & Silhouettes - How to
Learn how to do images such as animal silhouettes, letters, and even those fun stars on patriotic patterns.
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Talara Parrish
May 22, 20211 min read
Round & Around We Go! - Mosaic Star
I often get asked why there are few round patterns in the Barn Quilt Addiction book. I haven't put many because it is difficult to...
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Talara Parrish
May 9, 20211 min read
Dresden Plate & Round Patterns
How to Video For the Dresden Plate
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Talara Parrish
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Stut'n & Cluck'n
That is what I feel like I have been doing for the last several days. I have been able to speak with so many (over 30) fellow BQA to...
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