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nif-ty; adjective (ti-er, ti-est) informal, fashionable, stylish: a nifty quilt!

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Basting a Quilt on a Table

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 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 ...
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Thursday, January 17, 2019

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 c...
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Monday, December 10, 2018

Hello Again!

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It's been a long time since I've posted on this blog.   I've missed reading your stories and writing my own.  Over the pa...
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Monday, July 10, 2017

"Spare Parts" is Quilted!

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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 sl...
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Saturday, May 6, 2017

Cowgirl Dreams

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"Cowgirl Dreams" 80 x 80" I made this quilt top over two years ago, and finally got around to quilting it, just in tim...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Hello again!

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Finally, a post!   It's been a long, wet winter here in Seattle with no opportunities for outdoor photos.   At last, we got a day w...
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Friday, December 30, 2016

HAHAHAppy New Year!

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I've started a new project that will take me well into the new year. It's using mostly my hubby's old shirts, along wit...
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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Ho Ho Ho!

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However you celebrate the holidays, here's wishing you many sweet moments with friends and family.   "Santa and the Orp...
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Monday, November 14, 2016

Vintage Scrap Lone Star

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It all started in 2013, when Quiltdiva Julie sent me a box of crazy pieced vintage blocks. There were 24 in all, and they ...
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I've been making quilts since 2005, and am a big fan of Gwen Marston, Anna Williams, Denyse Schmidt, the Gee's Bend gals and old string quilts--the quirkier, the better. I love new fabrics, but my favorite source is the men's shirt rack at the local thrift shop.
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