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- My life as an art quilter, quilt appraiser and attorney in the beautiful redrocks of Southeastern Utah.
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Late Monday Posting - Thanks to a UFO Day at Powered by Fabric, I worked on 'Chilhowie' today. I got a total of 5 more big blocks assembled. Lots more to get it done. One b...
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*Quilt Shows Alert!* - So many quilt shows coming and here's a list for those who may be close enough to attend! But first, If you'd like to see your quilt hanging in the Quilt...1 day ago
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Sugar Shacks - Just a quick update on my Corinne and Cecile quilt-a-long house project. The little houses are coming along. Number 2 block is now quilted and bound. ...1 day ago
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Researching a Quilt Pattern - Lesley had a question about a quilt pattern. She was looking for the history of the "Attic Windows" design. Her request for information is an opportunit...2 days ago
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Shortcut Tutorial for Piecing Patchwork Blocks - I’ve been so excited tor this helpful tutorial. Guest contributor Holly Lesué is sharing a super handy tip/trick for piecing patchwork quilt blocks. It’s...3 days ago
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Beautiful Day Trunk Show Video - I’m not sure how I missed filming & sharing a Beautiful Day trunk show video when Beautiful Day came out but here it is now! =) You can watch the trunk sho...3 days ago
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Baby It's Cold Outside - I'm glad I don't live in this log cabin - I bet it is drafty! It is -7 here in Connecticut this morning. Yikes! You might have seen this on my social me...3 days ago
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Sewcialites 2 Block 14 – Enchant Block by April Rosenthal - Today we’re bringing you a new free block pattern for the Sewcialites 2 Quilt Along! The post Sewcialites 2 Block 14 – Enchant Block by April Rosenthal a...4 days ago
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This 'n That - I'm kind of all over the place with projects--quilt blocks, twin-size quilt, and Rolodex cards! The first four blocks of Call Me Crazy are done. They w...4 days ago
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Big Stitch Quilting on Off the Wall Friday - WoW! What a busy week. When I haven't been working at my day job, I've been working in my studio. I decided once and for all to get "Rain, Rain" onto...4 days ago
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Four Tricky T's - Four T's Nancy Cabot's 'Four T's' design appears simple but takes a little bit of fussing to make it well. *The letter T lends itself t...5 days ago
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Color Mixer & Color Club - Quilter’s Color Mixer Thursday, March 30th at 9 am Pacific (or watch recorded) You’ll unlock the answers and more during Creative Spark’s LIVE Color Mixer!...5 days ago
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Island Batik Unboxing Video - I've been selected to be an Island Batik Brand Ambassador for 2023 - my 2nd year! Today, I'm sharing all the wonderful treasures that I get to create wit...6 days ago
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Just a Few Little Things - So much for being a better blogger in the new year! Oh, well--I still have hopes to improve. I have just been sewing tiny things t...1 week ago
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Charm Quilt Zoom Program - Charm Quilt ZOOM Program Sign Ups are open Charm Quilts 1870-2020 Collection of Dawn Cook Ronningen Sponsored By The Minnesota Quilt Project/Minnesota...1 week ago
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Tips, Tricks & Tools, Part I: What's in Your Sewing Kit? - This is Part I of a 3-part series of my favorite Tips, Tricks & Tools when it comes to quilting. One thing I was advised when I first started quilting...
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Princess Quilt - My nieces when they were little (they are now in their twenties) named this room in their grandmother's house 'The Princess Room'. A Princess Room needs...2 weeks ago
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Marbled Salamanders - “Marbled Salamanders” Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2023. 30" x 30" Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. White cotton fabric, acrylic text...3 weeks ago
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New Year, New Learning - There was a big sale on classes through an online community called Domestika at the end of last year. There were several classes which intrigued me and ...5 weeks ago
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My New Novel ! - Yes. I've written a novel and it's now 'live' on Amazon! I know I've veered from the subject of quilts now and then on this blog. I added the "etcetera"...2 months ago
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Our Christmas Tree - 2022 - The house is decorated and "it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas." The focal point of our decorating is the tree. This year we opted to purchase a...2 months ago
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My Latest Obsession... Stitch Journals - Over the last several months all of my creative focus has been on creating handmade cloth "Stitch Journals" in which I can experiment in and fill up. Her...2 months ago
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Unusual Wavy Strippy Quilt - This is a very unusual or strange strippy! It is rather tatty and worn, and was not expensive, but it had nice quilting, and, I was curious to see how it...5 months ago
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My Turn! Moda Blockheads4 - Thank you All for the nice response to my test blog! I’m back today with MY block Crowning Glory, number 18, for BH4. If I had known how hot it would be...6 months ago
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Human Figures on Quilts - * The Adventures of Young Children as Told Via Quilts* *Betty J. Hagerman* One of the best research bo...7 months ago
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May Mini Quilt with Wendy - Can't believe it's been since January that I've finished a mini quilt! Don't know what I've been doing! Well, I do read more than I have for a long tim...8 months ago
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Sweetpea baby quilt pattern-no applique needed - MamaNanaPatterns just added a new baby quilt pattern Sweetpea that I just love. If you love flower quilts but don't like to applique, check it out. ht...8 months ago
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Quilting instead of blogging - I will not be writing blog posts any more but to learn more about my schedule, books, patterns and teaching calendar go to my website. https://www.delightfu...8 months ago
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April Showers Kind of Day - I've been away a long time and don't have much to show for it. I finally got the rows of this quilt sewn together but have to get it finished. For g...10 months ago
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So Far in 2022 - Time flies when you move cross country, after packing up everything you've accumulated from living in the same place for 23 years. The quilts are finall...10 months ago
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Laura - Today I learned Laura Fisher passed away this week. She was a quilt dealer living in New York City, and I was never fortunate enough to meet her, but we...
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The Yellow String Quilt - On the eBay pictures, the quilt didn't look quite as ratty as it really was in person. The box came and I opened it quickly in anticipation of my 'clean ...
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Counted Cross Stitch and a Quilt Finish - Counted cross stitch has made a big come back and I have joined those returning to the craft. What a change since I taught myself how to do it back in ...
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Flora Quilt - I am super excited as my Flora Quilt is the cover girl on the latest Quiltmania magazine. It's such a honour to have it cosen for the front cover. I absolu...
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HAND APPLIQUE ON A V-POINT - My favorite applique method is freezer paper on top. I trace motifs onto freezer paper and cut them out to make templates which are then ironed to the f...
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Emma Andres Fifteenth Quilt Tillman Quilt - Tillman Quilt Emma named this quilt for her sweet friends that visited her in the store. They would bring Emma flowers like those on the quilt. Emma said ...
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Scrappy Heart Quiltalong + Block Tutorial - Hi! I'm planning a long term quilt project for 2021, a scrappy heart quilt. I've been wanting to make a heart quilt for a while, and I like the idea of ...2 years ago
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Transforming a 1970s Bedroom into Farmhouse Style! - This summer, my daughter and son-in-law bought a cabin on a beautiful lake. It was quite the fixer-upper and to say I was a bit worried, would be an und...
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Same Quilting -- New Location - This blog has been declared "Against Facebook Standards" and there is no recourse. Half of my readers are from Facebook. For those who read through a b...2 years ago
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Hand Piecing: Sewing for Pleasure and Peace - This is a post about taking on a large-ish quilt as a hand piecing project and how to break it down into blocks to keep it portable. It’s also a post ab...2 years ago
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The winner is... - The winner of the mini chocolate and caramel quilt is... Quilting Babcia - it was mailed off last week and should be arriving in its new home any day now. ...2 years ago
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New Board Members Needed! - *Parliamentarian* Should attend the monthly board meetings (1st Monday of the month at 1 pm) Should attend the annual meeting held at Quilt Festival Ensure m...2 years ago
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Using Art to Connect and Stay Sane - Here are more of my dress cards. The first one is inspired by the Korean traditional dress- Hanbok. I never thought I would continue to make this but goin...
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Quilted Joy - New Pattern and Class - Sending out the old year and welcoming in the new with JOY!!! Here's a closeup of my new pattern and applique class Quilted Joy. A bit of the antique inspi...
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Our love affair with sewing machines - Hi friends! Today school began in Los Angeles, and last week in the county where I live north of LA. This made me think about the school girl darning and p...
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Life after a Flood: It's Not All bad! - Between 5 and 7 PM on February 27th, a small cold water valve under our master bathroom sink gave way. I was gone but had been in there prior to leaving...
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Basting a Quilt on a Table - If you're a person who bastes your quilts on the floor, as I did for years, you might want to know that you can save your knees and do it on a table. I le...
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Little Quilts - So far this month, I've finished seven small quilt tops for doll quilts, wall hangings, or table toppers. The smallest is 13" x 16". The largest 19" x 28"...
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New Blog - I'm blogging solo at https://fromthebuttonbox.blogspot.com. Stop by and say 'Hi'.4 years ago
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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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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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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...5 years 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. ...5 years ago
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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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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...6 years 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 ...6 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...7 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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Dianabol - Dianabol for sale online is known as the former Ciba label for the oral steroid hormone methandrostenolone. It’s actually a type of testosterone, featuring...8 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...8 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...8 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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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...8 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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Christmas at home, and a very worthwhile 5 minutes! - I know that "home is where the heart is"... and now a piece of my heart will forever be in Japan... but it DOES feel really good to truly be home-home th...
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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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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...10 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...
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Weekend with Sue Spargo - I attended three days of classes with Sue Spargo last weekend, and it was wonderful to be surrounded by so much creativity! The classes were held at Smith...
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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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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...
11 years ago
Wonderful close up images! Fabric with picotage in the design always captures my heart. Attended the Minnesota Quilt Show recently and saw your sweet basket quilt on display at the special AQSG Nineteenth Century Basket exhibit.
ReplyDeleteLove seeing how often they had to stitch scraps together to get a piece large enough to go in the quilt. We are so spoiled with our yards and yards of stash!
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