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12Quilts is back, now with video! Christmas Amish Star Tutorial, part 1 is now ready


It's been long time coming but at last I'm ready to relaunch 12Quilts.com! I'm restarting my blog **waves to all here in blogville** and working hard to get more quilting content into your hands through several avenues available! That said, check out my brand new YouTube channel, appropriately named 12Quilts!

Hope to see more of you soon!




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