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- Sandra
- My life as an art quilter, quilt appraiser and attorney in the beautiful redrocks of Southeastern Utah.
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My Blog List
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Last block sewn! - You've seen a lot of this one, I know. It was started back in March, just a couple of weeks before my shoulder surgery. Since the logs were mostly already ...
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Cupid Quilts - Fab Cupid fabric Toile de Jouy - 1829 Cupid detail in 1885 hexagon medallion Another Cupid from hexagon medallion
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Tie One On! with Blue Nickel Studio - Tomorrow is the beginning of the Tie One On! blog hop celebrating Scott Hansen's new fabric line. I am hard at work making something just for me using thi...
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2nd entry Bloggers Quilt Festival - Fall Edition - My 2nd Entry Bloggers Quilt Festival -Fall Edition 2018 "On Ringo Lake" Quiltville Mystery 2017 Hanging at the EE Schenk's Trade Show last weekend. Pict...
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Blogger's Quilt Festival 2018 - After reading Wendy's and Barb's posts about the quilts they entered in Blogger's Quilt Festival 2018, I decided to join in the fun! Make sure you hop on o...
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Double the Fun day with BlockHeads Stacy and Me! - Happy Wednesday! It's another double block day with today's duo, Stacy and Betsy. I pieced our blocks while away on a teaching trip. For a variety of reaso...
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The Problem with Plaids #2 - Quilt #1 By Sarah Lucille Jones, Haughton, Louisiana Louisiana Project & the Quilt Index Yesterday I posted these quilts and swatches in a discussion of p...
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Printed Shawl - Yardage? - I bought this lovely shawl earlier this year. I think that it must be one of the "down market" shawls, as it appears to be made from yardage good, with a f...
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Blockheads Wednesday & Giveaway winner - Good morning!–hope your week is off to a wonderful start. Today, I am sharing blocks 18-20 with you. I should have shared block #18 last week but it compl...1 day ago
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Blogger's Quilt Festival 2018 - I’m participating in “Amy’s Creative Side” Blogger's Quilt Festival. Check it out (here) and join in the fun! Amy makes it easy to enter. The hardest part...
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Swoon Sixteen Quilt Along & Contest - We’re absolutely Swooning over Camille’s Patterns! The Swoon Design is a signature pattern of Camille Roskelley and truly made the quilting world take no...1 day ago
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Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2018 - Hello and Welcome! I am happy to be participating in Amy's Creative Side Bloggers Quilt Festival. Click here to see all the entries and enter a quilt. S...
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Sew Goodness – Thoughts on charitable sewing - [image: Sew Goodness – Thoughts on charitable sewing] Hello friends! For part of this month’s Sew Goodness update, I want to talk about sewing for charit...2 days ago
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What is Wonky? - Several years ago, I gained a new appreciation for the word *wonky* at a quilt guild meeting in Portland, Oregon. Of course, I'd heard the word before, b...
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Bennington Quiltfest - A Show Review - This year we were lucky enough to be able to attend the Bennington Quilt Fest presented by The Quiet Valley Quilters Guild of Bennington, Vermont. This was...
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An Interview with Alex Anderson - Often the work we do is a gift, in part for the work, in part for the people we meet along the way. People who set the tone of engaging quilters to explore...3 days ago
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Dearest Boy Update and Lots More - The 15th rolled around quickly and it is time for a "Dearest Boy" block update. This time it is the Nut Baskets. Not a particularly easy block to stitch...
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Duck, Duck, Goose Tracks - Again this week, a block with several names. Goose Tracks Goose Tracks seems like a logical name for this one but it isn't the only name. Woman's World c...
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Finding Inspiration - Off the Wall Friday - *R*ecently, a relatively new friend of mine was a bit surprised to find out I was an artist. She says, " I knew you sewed quilts, but really, you're an ...
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Book Sale Part 3 and Finale - Here is the third and final round of my fundraising book sale. The proceeds go to fund my mission trips. Thank you. The comments are closed, if you want to ...
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Heartland Heritage — September - In the month of September for the Heartland Heritage pattern we are making the Willow Tree block! I love that simple patchwork can make such a cute Willo...1 week ago
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Book Launch - Celebrate - Book Cover It is exciting to see a big project come to life - I am thrilled to announce my book is shipping! You can see a few inside preview pages and ...
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Dubai and New Quilt Pattern - International Quilt Trip I am excited to say I will be teaching in Dubai. The two classes I will be teaching are Under the Sea and Surprise Packages. Nov 1...
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Backing up/reverse sewing... - Years ago when going through both knee replacement rehab, one of the tasks I was instructed to do was walking backwards on the treadmill...disconcerting to...
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Creating a Book Out of Memories - This one kept me up because I was so excited. It began as a three ring binder of sermons from the 30s and 40s from the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church...
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Rick Rack Riot - Some years ago at a garage sale I came across four panels of tab curtains, 90" long. A dollar each. That's a lot of yardage for a dollar! Nice fabric. How ...
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Quilters Meet and Greet - Hello! I’ve been blogging for almost 10 years but only recently moved Reproduction Quilt Lover from the Blogger platform to WordPress. There is still a l...2 weeks ago
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“The Female Kicker” - “The Female Kicker” Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2018 24" x 72" “The Female Kicker,” is a portrait of my daughter Julia, who is a real inspiration to me....
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Simply Happy Project Tour! - You know that feeling you get when you spy some fabric and it practically leaps off the shelf into your arms? Yes, that's how it was with this sweet line...
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Old Fashioned Bed Turning and Picnic - If you're wondering what the topic of this blog post is... it's a way of displaying quilts and telling stories from the past. I did not capture the storie...
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Quilt Re-Folding - Ha! A mere three years between blog posts! This summer I've been going through my 20+ years' worth of quilts and sewing treasures. Everything from fabrics ...
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Emma Andres Fourth Quilt Fan - Emma's 4th Quilt Fan 1932 Emma's 4th quilt was a Pink and Green Fan. She quilted it on her lap using a double thickness of Mountain Mist sheet wadding. S...
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Wedding Present Quilt - I made this quilt in 2013 and finally added it to the My Quilts list. This was a wedding present quilt for my sister. They liked my Ruled by Chocolate q...
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July Garden - The gardens are flourishing! We have had lots of rain, translate lots of time to sew and everything has grown! Above is a very pretty red salvia. I have n...
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Maine Quilt Show PART 2 - Thanks to Pam Weeks, I now have a fullsize photo of my Favorite piece in the New England Quilt Museum Exhibit at Maine Quilts. See how huge it is?! And...
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Blog Hop Winner! - Thank you to everyone for your great comments! It was a lot of fun to read about how much you all love hand stitching. I hope you will all pick up some thr...
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Baltimore Garden Quilt Layered Flowers - On the original antique *Baltimore Garden Quilt* made in 1848, many of the flowers were created by arranging and sewing tiny fabric petals one at a time, ...
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New Blog - I'm blogging solo at https://fromthebuttonbox.blogspot.com. Stop by and say 'Hi'.2 months ago
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MOKA Quilt Study Group June 2018 - We're almost half the way through 2018 now, and I've been working on finishing a book's worth of new designs. So far I've finished four of the quilt design...
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Catching Up - Sometimes I honestly forget that I have a blog, and those sometimes seem to be more often then not of late. Oh Instagram... you have made it so much easi...
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Sunbonnet Sue & Overall Sam, Still Kickin' - "A Meeting of the Sunbonnet Children" by Betty J Hagerman (1979) I never set out to collect Sunbonnet Sue & Overall Sam quilts. *Then how did so many...
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Legal Triangle Wonky Quilting Fun - I had fun playing with color and shapes and quilting in making a miniature courthouse steps quilts for the Curated Quilts Mini Quilt Challenge: Triangles....
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Garden Mystery Blog Hop - Wow! It has been a long time since I blogged.. so sorry friends! Not sure if anyone out there is still following my blog??? Rhonda of Farmhouse Threads h...
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National Quilt Museum Benefit Auction - Here is the quilt I just finished for the benefit auction this year. It is 7.25" x 9" . The eight pointed star blocks finish at 2.25" and the binding is...
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Ideas for Decorating with Vintage and Antique Quilts - Ideas for Antique & Vintage Quilt Decorating by Vintageblessings [image: vintageblessings] The Antique Quilt Collection Decorating with Antique and Vinta...
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A Quilt for Kennedy - Kennedy is my newest niece, born on December 31, 2017, just in time for her banker daddy to get a nice tax deduction. Here is the quilt I made for her. Her...
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Happy New Year! 2018, a Quilty Good Year - Another year gone. I used to hear my parents and aunts and uncles at reunions talk about how every year went a little faster than the last one did. As a...
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Long time gone - Lots going on in the studio and beyond. Quilting customer's quilts as well as my own. New opportunities in the longarm world. Road to California in January...
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I’m on instagram now - I haven’t been posting to my blog because I spend my time posting on Facebook and Instagram. Find me on Instagram by searching notesfromthequiltlab. Quil...10 months ago
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Brenda's Bounty update - When I last posted about this quilt most of the blocks were done and I was a little worried about the piecing together stage up ahead. Happy to report all ...
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Posting old favourites... - Not much sewing getting done, but as it's the last day of winter....yay!.... I thought I'd repost some old favourites. Lovely and fresh, ready for spring. ...1 year ago
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Hopscotch - Remember playing hopscotch? MamaNana Patterns newest baby quilt pattern, yes called *Hopscotch*, is quick and easy...so easy there aren't even any seams...
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"Spare Parts" is Quilted! - Actually, it happened months ago, but I didn't have decent photos until now. Meanwhile, it's been to two shows and it's been slept under a few times. You...
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A Fictitious Detective Story: The Completely Made-Up Case of Elma's Quilt Blocks - This is a tale of pure fiction, yet one that presents an opportunity to share some pictures of pretty, historical quilt blocks. We also hope it will pr...
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My Color Kit - Have you ever seen one of these? A friend passed it on to me a few years ago. Basically it's an embroidery kit. It's made of a canvas like fabric. Skeins ...
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We have news! - Hi, Terry Grant here. I am so happy to let you know that we have self-published a book documenting our Colorplay Project! If you've been following along ...
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BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling Our Stories - *Hello there! I'm stopping by today as part of a BERNINA Ambassador blog tour. This week (March 20 - 24, 2017) seventeen of us are sharing our stories and ...
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Moved to Bloglovin - I'm trying Bloglovin out. It seems easy to post from iPad which I use most of the time now. We will see how it goes. You might find me blogging once again. Sue1 year ago
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This Blog Is No Longer Active - Thank you so much for visiting over the years! I still enjoy quilting and making new work, just not blogging ... and I know there are many, many other wond...1 year ago
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Finish-Along, 4th Quarter 2016 - I'm just going to list one project for my Q4 Finish-along goal: my king size Maple Leaf quilt. [image: maple quilt blocks] This is a phone pic from 2 week...1 year ago
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Welcome to Hollyhock Quilts!! - Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy browsing through this site and seeing what's up at Hollyhock Quilts. Although this website is in blog form...
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Since April.... - You might wonder what the heck I've been doing since April when I last posted. Well, I have been busy with multiple things; work, stitching, relaxing, etc....
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Girl's Weekend to Arizona - [image: desert girls trip] Girl's Weekend Away To Arizona - Fairmont Scottsdale PrincessWhen I was in my sophomore year of high school, my family had to mo...
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Flying By ... with an update and a craft - Oh, I've been AWOL - but you probably noticed. What I didn't realize of course is that it has been over a year. That does not mean I haven't thought about ...2 years ago
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More Joy - Not quite 12 x 12 (more like 18 x 36) but it is my JOY quilt. Part of the :"Dare to Dance" Project and published in the block of the same name. And a patte...
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Well... - it's been another 2 years and I'm back! Leaving for Australia tomorrow and I didn't want the girls to ask if I had blog since the last time I made this sam...2 years ago
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October Meeting - We have basically used this blog to announce upcoming quilt events. We have decided to *try *to post summaries from our monthly meetings. We will try ...
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Modern Makeover Hand Quilting - Hello quilty folks out there in Blogland. My Modern Makeover progress on my Good Earth Quilting Blog is going well and I'm enjoying it, even though my righ...
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Even though we're back in snow country - I prefer to post this photo I took just before leaving Florida. It will be quite awhile before we see flowers blooming in Maine. But it's been a great t...
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A NEW WOOL PASSION - I have been missing in action from this blog but all is well. I just celebrated my 63rd (egad!) birthday without any major trauma. Like Sweetie says, it ...
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Moving my blog to: Wabi Sabi Quilts - Hello fellow quilting bloggers, With the new year just around the corner, I'm simplifying a bit and starting fresh with a few things.... including in term...3 years ago
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Finally!! - It is finished! 2 years and 10 months. Pop over to my blog to see a complete post. This is me, Barb Vedder, signing off of the Jubilee Blog.
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Venting ... It's a New World Dance Craze - Shall we dance? All I see in the world today is a dance. But it is an ugly contortion. No swans, no hoe-downs, no cha chas. It is only a mashup of movement...4 years ago
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Retired - I've taught my last class and given my last lecture! Now to stay home and work on the quilts I want to make and see if I can get bored. I loved teaching p...4 years ago
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Tall Grass/Deep Water: Chris Wolf Edmonds & Pam Sullivan - Chris Wolf Edmonds and Pam Sullivan are showing their work in July and August at the Lawrence Arts Center. The opening reception is July 11th from 5 to ...
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Seeking Fabric - A friend of mine needs help finding some fabric. She would like at least two yards of it. If you have some you would be willing to sell, or know of a sto...
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Ann Robinson Bedcover - This bedcover is one of the earliest quilts in the Shelburne Museum collection, and is on the cover of the book Enduring Grace, Quilts from the Shelburn...
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McKim Studios - Ruby Short McKim Revival: 2016 CELEBRATION - Click on the photo to visit the website! 16 Marks the 100th aniversary of Ruby Short McKim's 1st published Quilt Pattern, Quaddy Quiltie, in 1916. - See mo...4 years ago
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New Year, New quilts - Last year I think I only sewed. I certainly didnt knit, crochet or make anything other than quilts. I had far too many trips away from home but still had a...
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My Lone Star - In October my oldest son requested a quilt for Christmas. I managed to get it done, quilting and all. Below is my working drawing of the quilt. I d...
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Come on Over to My House! - by Laura WasilowskiThe Artfabrik website is up and running again and I'd love to have you come visit. You'll see my blog on the front page and links to th...
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Not quite a quilt.... - I haven't been doing much quilting of late - just the minimum amount to maintain my sanity - or not quite! (should ask my children if they think I'm still ...
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Another T-shirt quilt - Here's another T-shirt quilt that I just finished....I am now making them for hire...thanks Pam for being my 1st customer! I am also thinking about having...
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Where the Market Is - Antiques are like anything else. There are trends and cycles: When Gee's Bend Quilts were hung at the Whitney Museum years ago, African American Improvisa...
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Broken Dishes Doll Quilt - The blocks in this quilt are 4" square and the quilt itself is 16" x 20". It was a fun little quilt to make! Here are close up photos of some of the ...
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An Outlier Uncovered - *Unquilted counterpane dated 1782 with initials E.B.* *Collection of the Winterthur Museum* In 1974 the Orlofsky's book *Quilts in America* gave us all ou...
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wonderful old quilts ~ yuba city, ca - I had a *great time* with the Yuba-Sutter Valley (CA) Quilt Guild I *gave a talk* at their meeting last night and this morning I *appraised* some the memb...
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Taking a blog break........... - Taking a break from quilting and blogging to recover from knee replacement surgery. Ouch. Had no idea it was going to be so painful. O my, am I learning...6 years ago
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We Have Moved - New Blogs and Website - I am delighted to announce the launch of our new website and my new blog. Visit - Sue's blog at www.suespargo.com/weblog2 Kelly's sto...
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Homemade Wallhanger for Quilted Wallhangings with Sleeves - From Sea to Shining Sea Gaye Rice Ingram 1840-1849 Eagle Motifs in America Decade Quilt Series 1770 - 2010 (This beautiful piece is hung on a sample han...
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Getting Together - Normally December would be a time of getting things into place. Getting them together. Tax receipts. Almost finished quilts. Articles that have to g...6 years ago
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Bad Bad Blogger! - I've been a bad, bad blogger. I know I've been MIA for longer than I care to admit. Honestly, I'd hit a wall. I had a to-the-death struggle with the f...
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Early 19th Century Tree of Life Quilt from a Welsh Family - *[image: full view 1810 c] Tree of Life Quilt in the collection of Jen Jones, Wales, UK * The palampore fabric was painted in India and later made...
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WE'VE MOVED! - Thank you for your readership, your support, and your comments on this blog over the last couple years. To give our readers a more pleasant and full exper...
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Will you run out of quilts to share? I am in awe of all we have seen so far! Do you even have a count of how many antique quilts you own?
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