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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...

Talara Parrish
Jul 25, 20241 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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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. ...

Talara Parrish
Oct 21, 20221 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Oct 20, 20221 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Oct 4, 20222 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Aug 9, 20221 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Jun 20, 20221 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Jun 18, 20221 min read
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Start to Finish - Paint your own BQ steps....
Start to Finish Barn Quilt Steps

Talara Parrish
Jun 15, 20222 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Nov 4, 20212 min read
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Yes - You Can Do It! - Lemoyne Star
Learn how to draw this pattern!

Talara Parrish
Aug 22, 20212 min read
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Stars & Silhouettes - How to
Learn how to do images such as animal silhouettes, letters, and even those fun stars on patriotic patterns.

Talara Parrish
Jul 5, 20211 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
May 22, 20211 min read
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Dresden Plate & Round Patterns
How to Video For the Dresden Plate

Talara Parrish
May 10, 20211 min read
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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...

Talara Parrish
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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