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Moonlit Paths Mystery QAL – Week 1

[wc_tabgroup layout="box"] [wc_tab title="This Week's Clue"] Week 1 - Cutting Instructions I am so happy to finally say, “Welcome to the Moonlit Paths Mystery QAL.”  This will be our fourth annual mystery qal – Moonlit Paths is joining the ranks of our previous mystery projects: Gypsy Queen, Beguiling, and Gathering. So, without further ado, here's this week's clue!     Share your progress Pics! Instagram: using #MoonlitsPathsQAL and @CorasQuilts In Our Facebook ... Read the Post

American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast …

[wc_row] [wc_column size="one-half" position="first"] [/wc_column] [wc_column size="one-half" position="last"] On Monday,  3/12/18, I'm chatting with Pat Sloan on the American Patchwork and Quilting podcast.  We'll be chatting about the Gloaming fabric collection, my love of complicated quilts, and my experience as a newbie textile designer. [/wc_column] [/wc_row] ... Read the Post

Welcome IAQ friends!

Welcome IAQ Friends!  I'm so happy you're stopping by on your Scavenger Hunt and I hope you're enjoying this month's Moonflower Mini project! For those of you who don't know me, my name is Shelley Cavanna, owner of Cora's Quilts pattern company and fabric designer for Contempo by Benartex.  I make my home just outside Sacramento, CA, right near the base of the Sierra Nevadas, with my husband and our two boys, ages 4.5 and 6.  I am a self-taught quilter and I've been quilting for about 11 years ... Read the Post

Gloaming Blog Hop

Hi friends!  My Gloaming fabric collection is hitting shops this week, and Benartex is celebrating with a blog hop!  Check out some of the awesome projects made with the prints and hear a little bit about the story behind the fabric and the quilts they inspired.  Plus, there'll be chances to win fabric and patterns at every stop! ... Read the Post

Moonlit Paths Mystery QAL Updates + Color Theory

Happy New Year friends!  I've had a bit of time to work on our upcoming Moonlit Paths Mystery QAL over the last few weeks, and I'm excited to have some updates to share with you! We are still on track to begin our Mystery Project sometime in mid-April and will most likely be following the same schedule of weekly posts available on Fridays around 5:00AM PST. ... Read the Post

Happy 2018!

Happy 2018!  I hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday season!  Our family enjoyed a bit of time with family and great friends-who-are-practically-family before settling down to spend the first week of the New Year with colds.  While a bit uncomfortable, it made for some wonderful cozy family time in front of the fire, with our favorite books, movies, and games. Now that my boys are back in school, I'm finally ready to sit down and focus on the year ahead.  Every January, I try to choose a ... Read the Post

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The Gathering Pattern is {finally} here!

Greetings friends!  I'd like to extend another huge thank you to all of you who participated in Gathering - our 2017 Mystery QAL.  As many of you might remember, I came down with pneumonia last spring and was out of {sewing} commission for the final month of our QAL.  And with the 12 or so quilts that were in the pipeline after this project, it got bumped to the end of the line ... I am so very happy to finally be able to share my finished project with you!  I made the throw-sized version, and ... Read the Post

A Busy Fall ….

Happy December friends!  Fall flew by for me in a crazy whirlwind of activity.  Between the end of August and Halloween, I finished a record-setting eight quilts!  I couldn't have done it without the help of my favorite quilting buddy - thanks MOM! - and the super-speedy talents of my amazing long-arm quilter, Darby of the Quilted Squid! I am very, very excited to officially share that I've joined the Benartex family of fabric designers! My very first collection, Gloaming, made it's debut at ... Read the Post

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