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Blue Squared Away Cutie Quilt with Pumpkin Seeds -- Tutorial in As the Bobbin Turns - I think I've warned you of my current obsession with pumpkin seed quilting. I've used recently it on a few quilt borders (here and here) and wanted to s...
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Week Two Pattern Release: Up On The Rooftop Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along - We hope you’re having a holly jolly time discovering the holiday happiness in the Up On The Rooftop Mystery Quilt and Stitch Along! For week two, we’re q...8 hours ago
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Shooting "Quilting Arts TV" Series 3200 - I’m just back from Denver, where we shot the latest series of “Quilting Arts TV.” I shot three segments for this series, which will come out this fall. ...
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Monday Guild Meeting - I got up in time to drive up to Tri-City Quilt Guild today. I bound a Charity Quilt to turn in. Interesting layout, I thought. I was curious what we mad...
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Tickled Pink - I have a top finished! Our retreat girls had a yearly challenge and since we were going to be all together at Sisters I did my "reveal" at that time. He...
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My Connection to an Antique Pioneer Quilt, Cut in Half - I’ve got a remarkable story to share about a pioneer quilt made in 1857—and later cut in half. Here in Utah, Pioneer Day at the end of July marks the arr...2 days ago
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Cali & Co. Mystery BOM Block 7 - It’s time for Block #7 of the Cali & Co. Mystery block of the month friends! When you look over today’s pattern you are going to be very excited about a ne...3 days ago
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Spring Show '25 on Off the Wall Friday - Erie Art Museum Spring Show Taking a break from my gushing over my new love of rug hooking, I want to share how great this year's Spring show was. Every...
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Color Play – Joen Wolfrom - Let’s Begin Do you know how you know something in your life is missing and you can’t quite put your finger on it and then when you discover what it is and ...5 days ago
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It's Been More Than A Year! - * Update* Hello Friends, since my last post more than a year ago, I became my husband's primary caregiver along with a team of wonderful people who ...
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Little Things and Big Things - I'll start with the little things. The first little things are all about leftovers. In the photo below you see on the left side the results of my partici...3 weeks ago
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Tidbits - I have been so sporadic with my posts these days that I realized I have forgotten a few of my (relatively) recent projects. This was the second quilt I...
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Marvelous May - It is finally spring here in Connecticut. Happy Memorial Day! I've been BUSY! Last weekend I took a ferry to block island to meet up with New England me...1 month ago
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Yes, I Started Another Quilt (And That’s a Good Thing) - You promised yourself you’d finish the last quilt you started before starting anything new. But then… that fabric line you’ve been watching went on sale....2 months ago
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SATISFACTION - Finishing A Flannel Quilt With 'Big-Stitch' - The Women of the West quilt guild (WOW) has helped me get back into quilting. Our charity coordinator, Mary, collects unfinished quilt projects. It co...
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Open! By Chance - I have been posting in this *Material Culture *blog space on a regular schedule for 16 years. My major purpose since 2009 has been to discuss antique qu...
3 months ago -
Fall Flair Table Runner Blog Hop -Lumin Fabrics - Island Batik Fabric - Today's my day for the Island Batik Blog Hop introducing the new Fall Flair Fabric by my friend Jennifer Fulton - The Inquiring Quilter. This beautifu...
4 months ago -
A New Cross Stitch Pattern - Rejoice Sampler is my newest cross stitch pattern! I used both Valdani 6 strand embroidery floss, and DMC embroidery floss to stitch the sampler onto Wee...
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Back to School - House Bill 60 in Utah allows adults 62 and over to audit any public university/college courses for just $25 a semester. The law was passed in 1977, and a...
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TGIFF: Iridescent Star! - Hi, it's time for " Thank Goodness It's Finished" Friday! Thanks for stopping by! Iridescent Star Yay! It's always great to cross off another UFO! Big ...
11 months ago -
Alabama Quilt Block - This patchwork pattern is called Alabama. The block, made by Lena Wallace, is in the friendship quilt Malaga 1937 which I blogged about back in 2016. In...
1 year ago -
"Welsh Beauty" queen size quilt - How do you eat an elephant? I am looking for an ambitious soul to take on a hand quilting project that I started some time ago. The queen size quilt has W...1 year ago
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It's My Day! BH5 block 1 Bright Star - Hello Blockheads! Welcome to Group One for the 5th Moda Blockheads sew along! I'm pretty excited here, for a new sampler quilt project. Or three, as yo...
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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 years ago -
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...
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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 ...
4 years ago -
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...5 years ago
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Sewing Retreat - *I love seeing the creativity come from each person during the week of sewing retreat.* Mother is watching two of her great grandchildren play together. ...
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Radical Rose - Original Quilt from our Collection We love seeing quilters making projects with our patterns. Our 'Radical Rose' has been a popular pattern for us. One o...
5 years ago -
New Year, New Beginnings - I love making collages if I can stay out of my head. This is not easy at times, but when it happens, the world disappears. Creating "Quiet Joy" took a w...
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Life Before Quilting - Part 2 - Was there ever a life before Quilting? If you click on the link above, you'll see the first article I wrote for my grandkids about my life before marriag...
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Shunned Series - In my mind a did a blog post just about a month or so ago... in reality it was 8 months ago, and here we are with just a few weeks left in 2019. So, with...
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Still here! - Though I've been inactive for several months, I am still here! Still doing what I always do! Not much changes and that's how I like it (highly resistant ...
5 years ago -
Quilted Cushion from Durham - Here is another quilted cushion. The maker was from Durham, and I hope to be given her name at some point. The finishing is much better than the usual; th...
5 years ago -
a rare gathering - At Thursday's Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting, photo by Karen Lee The November meeting of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild last Thursday night was a r...
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Back on track...sort of... - Hope this short post gives me the kick start needed to get back in to the sewing/quilting mode. After being in “wool acquisition” denial, I have caved in t...5 years ago
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Emma Andres Fourteenth Quilt Arizona State Seal - Arizona State Seal Quilt Original Design by Emma Andres Collection of the Arizona Historical Society Emma planned, designed, hand embroidered, and hand qui...
6 years ago -
Park Your Needle Safely - If you sew by hand, you know how vexing it can be to lose your needle. Maybe you were interrupted from your hand quilting, and upon return, you cannot f...
6 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
WOW! Its been so long since I've written anything! Mary Mary Quite Contrary-a new pattern at MamaNanaPatterns - It has been so long since I've written a blog post. I'm visiting my daughter, playing with my granddaughters and catching up on my daughter's Etsy sho...
6 years ago -
Lattice Quilt Top - Some quilts take many inspirations to find their way. This is one of those. It started with this floral and gingham yucata cotton, a gift from Patri...
6 years ago -
Pinwheel Doll Quilt - Here is a doll quilt I've just finished. It is 12" square, hand-pieced and hand-quilted.
6 years ago -
All You Need is Love - Beatles Quilts - I loved being part of the Beatles Quilt Project and making this fun bird quilt. My song was "And Your Bird Can Sing". There is a book available of all the...
6 years ago -
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...
6 years ago -
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 Vin...
7 years ago -
Quilts and Human Rights Wins Prize - The *Quilts and Human Right*s book that I was honored to co-author with my Michigan State University Museum colleagues, Marsha MacDowell, Lynne Swanson ...
7 years ago -
Autumn - My Favorite Season! - First, I would like to thank each of you who took the time to comment on our Gizmo. People who love their pets "get" how terrible it is to lose one. We t...
7 years ago -
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. ...7 years ago
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Brenda's Bounty - a work in progress - WIP...sounds so much better than UFO don't you think? *Brenda's Bounty *started in January - 7 1/2 " finished blocks My favourite antique quilt in Linda Co...
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Quilt St. George Aug 22 - 24, 2017 - Hi Friends! Quilt St. George is happening! There are still a few available spots for Lisa Bongean's classes and plenty of availability at her trunk sh...
7 years ago -
Esther Coates Wileman: An Unscripted Life - Esther Coates Wileman's quilt has been the topic of our last three posts and will be covered again, this time, by telling the story of the woman for whom i...
8 years ago -
Carol's Gravity - Wow, it's been over a month since I posted! Yikes Years ago my cousin told me that time goes by faster as one gets older. Never knew what she meant then.....
8 years ago -
Visit my new blog - https://www.bloglovin.com/@annhermes/using-vintage-rulers-to-hang-my-little-quilts Also try going to bloglovin.com and search for @annhermes in the search...8 years ago
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Thrifty with thread - I got some sewing notions at an estate sale a few weeks ago. Some of the thread I found reminded me of spools Mom had when I was little. She saved every ...
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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...8 years 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...8 years ago
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Where are They Now - Nikki - Where have I been -- definitely not doing the art thing. Being a twelve was so inspiring creatively and the timeline forced me to be focused. Art was a...
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What's Next? - [image: IMG_2874.JPG] The Double Irish Chain is complete. I might add borders if it becomes a back. This is a partial shot of the top. The top is squ...8 years ago
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The Summer Fun "Color by Design" contest rules are here and the Prize is awesome! - The Summer Fun "Color by Design" contest rules are here and the Prize is awesome! Thank you so much to all those that ordered my newest book and receiv...
9 years ago -
Poison! - My creative friend Misty Cole has designed an unusual and intriguing block of the month - poison bottles! She asked me to interpret two of them, so here th...
9 years ago -
Contest - I won 3rd place in an extended seam* contest on CQI this month. This was my entry, which has since been made into a notecard and is for sale at Grand Val...
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Vintage weddings, gowns, linens and monograms. - I know that Spring is a traditional time for weddings but at the moment most of my conversations with friends and family seem to involve a wedding....fr...
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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...9 years ago
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Joy's Joy! - Joy's Joy Recently I have been thinking about finishing up the couple of words that I missed. I have small knitting/spinning group that meets every coup...
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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...9 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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Feedsack and Vintage Fabric Bundles Available HERE!! - Good Morning! It's been a while since I've seen you! It seems that all I do anymore is sell, sell, sell on eBay and Etsy and I miss my blog friends. I wi...
9 years ago -
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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Sweet Jenny Belle - Hi all! The Bakery opened in August and it's been a fun blur since. I have opened a new site for Sweet Jenny Belle - you'll find ordering instructions, ...
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Austin was great! - We rolled into town February 17 for Bonnie's QuiltCon adventure. That's where today's modern quilters convene to show, view, learn, and generally swoon ...
10 years ago -
Terrarium Study - It has been quite a few months ago that I entered A Global Talent Search contest through Lilla Rogers Art Agency. The assignment was to create a piece...
10 years ago -
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 ...
10 years ago -
Aquatic Symmetries - ~23" x 20" For this challenge, I combined #62 from Wendy Wetzel, "Notan" and Pam Harris's #43, "Under the Sea" -- and while combining those would give m...
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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...10 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...10 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...10 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 Shelbur...
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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...11 years ago
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Sashiko sampler beginnings... - As much as I love my sewing machine(s), these days I really enjoy the convenience and satisfaction of handwork - so relaxing and satisfying. *Mitsu um...
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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 ...
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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 ...
11 years ago -
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 havin...
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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...13 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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The 1st Day of Christmas - If you are new to my blog since last year, you might not know that I deliver packages for UPS, and don't have a second of spare time for at least a month b...
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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 ...
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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...
14 years ago
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