Antique Carolina Lily -Day 9 - Red & Green Quilt Fest
Red and Green Quilt-a-polooza continues! Carolina Lily quilt 1840s. Pieced and applique. Always nice to see combined technique patterns. Starley Collection.
Here Comes the Sun
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I started with these.
Paper pieced the arcs...
Reverse appliqueing the outer red.
Hand quilted- complete! YAY! This is a new class for 2025!
We ha...
The Bermuda Triangle---Lost in Confusion
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Bermuda is east of the Carolinas.
On the point of the "Bermuda Triangle."
Well, there is something about the Bermuda Triangle where planes & ships
are ...
December Sewing 2024 + Last Minute Projects
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It's been an extra busy December this year (more on that below) but this
week I was able to get in a few quick projects. No complex projects at this
poin...
Sherbet Sunshine Flannels Quilts Trunk Show
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Today, I am sharing all of my new Sherbet Sunshine Flannels patterns. This
was such a fun round-up of patterns to design. If you missed hearing about
my ne...
National Parks revisited, etc.
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I was thrilled to finish up the National Parks quilt for Youngest Son last
week. This will go under the tree for him, since he will be spending
Christmas...
Happy Fri-Yay Night
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Jenny Box Day 18
More Charm fabric for a new project
in the New Year.
Paul got a Joyful shelf Nativity.
Day 19
The Pattern to go with the pretty charm
pa...
DC on a Dime on Off the Wall Friday
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The Renwick Gallery, The National Museum of Craft
So this past week, I got spontaneous. Yep, you read that right...the
princess of plan decided at the l...
December Monthly Color Challenge
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For the 5th year, I'm joining in on a fun project run by Jen of PBJ,
Patterns By Jen; her awesome free mystery quilt - the 2024 Monthly Color
Challeng...
Quilt Restoration - My ongoing project
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Do you have any projects that you've been wanting to start, but have been
languishing in a closet or cupboard still waiting?
I've had one of those projec...
Long Time Gone (again)
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I feel like a turkey, because I have not written a post since August! So
this is a photo dump and catch up.
Kindred Spirits won first place at my loca...
Ode to Color
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The Quilters Color GuideMastering the Art of Color Confidencedebuts 25 Feb
25$27.95and features a whole lot of quilters, artists, art quilters and me.
C&T ...
Photo Emulsion Screen Printing
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I flew up to Seattle Washington to visit my family, but first I spent a
few days with my friend Liz Kettle. We took a Photo Emulsion Screen
Printing cla...
What I did on my summer vacation...
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Early summer was great with lots of family fun and plenty of quilting time
in between. Then, just after my last post in August, my Myasthenia Gravis
kic...
TGIFF: Iridescent Star!
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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 ...
Alabama Quilt Block
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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...
"Welsh Beauty" queen size quilt
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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...
It's A Finish--Antebellum!
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Antebellum aka My Inking Journey began in 2018 when Barbara Brackman
announced her Antebellum Block of the Month here.
I chose to reproduce inkings fro...
How to Make a Quilt Journal That’s Perfect for You
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Tired of the same old pre-printed quilt journals with set fields that don’t
fully capture your unique projects? In this post, I’ll show you how to
create...
It's My Day! BH5 block 1 Bright Star
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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...
Princess Quilt
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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...
April Showers Kind of Day
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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...
Counted Cross Stitch and a Quilt Finish
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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 ...
New Board Members Needed!
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*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...
Sewing Retreat
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*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.
...
Radical Rose
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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...
New Year, New Beginnings
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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...
Life Before Quilting - Part 2
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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...
Shunned Series
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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...
Century of Progress Quilt?
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In browsing a 1999 Sotheby’s catalog of “Important Americana - Furniture
and Folk Art” I came across a quilt said to be a Century of Progress quilt.
I ...
Still here!
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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 ...
Quilted Cushion from Durham
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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...
a rare gathering
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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...
Back on track...sort of...
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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...
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Hello!
The summer is zooming by, isn't it? I hope you are enjoying it, and that
you have power and a/c when you need it. Its been a scorcher off and on for...
Emma Andres Fourteenth Quilt Arizona State Seal
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Arizona State Seal Quilt
Original Design by Emma Andres
Collection of the Arizona Historical Society
Emma planned, designed, hand embroidered, and hand qui...
Park Your Needle Safely
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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...
Life after a Flood: It's Not All bad!
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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...
Lattice Quilt Top
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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...
All You Need is Love - Beatles Quilts
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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...
Quilt Re-Folding
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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...
Quilts and Human Rights Wins Prize
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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 ...
Autumn - My Favorite Season!
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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...
Posting old favourites...
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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. ...
Brenda's Bounty - a work in progress
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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...
Quilt St. George Aug 22 - 24, 2017
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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...
Carol's Gravity
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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.....
Visit my new blog
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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...
Thrifty with thread
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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 ...
This Blog Is No Longer Active
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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...
Finish-Along, 4th Quarter 2016
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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...
Where are They Now - Nikki
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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...
What's Next?
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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...
Poison!
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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...
Contest
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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...
Vintage weddings, gowns, linens and monograms.
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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...
Flying By ... with an update and a craft
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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...
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*Shopping Heaven in a Small Town*
It’s been a while since I’ve ventured north of the cities in the winter.
It’s the beginning of a Minnesota February and...
Joy's Joy!
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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...
Well...
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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...
October Meeting
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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...
Modern Makeover Hand Quilting
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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...
Sweet Jenny Belle
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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, ...
Austin was great!
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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 ...
Terrarium Study
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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...
A NEW WOOL PASSION
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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 ...
Aquatic Symmetries
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~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...
Dianabol
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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...
Finally!!
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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.
Venting ... It's a New World Dance Craze
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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...
Retired
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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...
Ann Robinson Bedcover
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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...
Sashiko sampler beginnings...
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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...
New Year, New quilts
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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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Dear Friends and Followers of Lisa’s blog,
As I’m sure you’ve noticed, there haven’t been any recent posts to Lisa’s
blogs, Michigoose’s Gander at Quilts ...
My Lone Star
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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 ...
Come on Over to My House!
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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...
Not quite a quilt....
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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 ...
Another T-shirt quilt
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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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I've moved! Literally and physically. Time to shut down
FingerLakesArt.blogspot.com. Join me on my new blog -
www.hollyknott.com/blog/ (which has not been ...
Where the Market Is
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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...
An Outlier Uncovered
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*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...
wonderful old quilts ~ yuba city, ca
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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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*Scrappy Color Play – "Mix and Match" Sampler*
This small quilt offers a twist on a traditional sampler. It’s created from
paper piecing 10 different 3...
Taking a blog break...........
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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...
We Have Moved - New Blogs and Website
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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...
The 1st Day of Christmas
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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...
Getting Together
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Normally December would be a time of getting things into place. Getting
them together. Tax receipts. Almost finished quilts. Articles that have to
...
Bad Bad Blogger!
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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...
WE'VE MOVED!
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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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