nifty quilts

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

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Confessions of a Thrift Store Junkie

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Like many of you, I've been shopping thrift stores for bargain shirts for the last couple of years. I love to cut them up and mix them ...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Peculiar fabrics

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Tonya, over at Lazy Gal , and I have been talking about peculiar fabrics from thrift stores. We have another name for them, but never mind....
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Whole Lotta Scrap

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At last I finished piecing this wild and crazy, scrappy thing. Every piece tells a story of my quilting process over the last five years. ...
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Thursday, September 9, 2010

14 Shirts and a Pair of Pants

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This is all made from clothing I bought at thrift stores. While I was shopping, I gave myself three rules: spend no more than $1.29 a piec...
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Monday, September 6, 2010

Beth's Striped Challenge

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Here's a sneak peek of the quilt I've been working on for Beth's Striped Challenge. It was supposed to be done by the end of t...
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Sunday, September 5, 2010

My idea of a good time

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Today was a beautiful day. And, knowing it would be one of the last for awhile, I wanted to spend it outside. But I also really wanted to ...
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Friday, September 3, 2010

One more summer quilt

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Made last summer, it contains mostly thrift store fabrics inspired by a 1960's apron (brown background with daisies, hearts and yellow s...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

So gratifying

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Just got this photo from my friends Janet and Jen in NYC. Doesn't it just warm your heart to see one of your quilts in use?
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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Scrappy Spider Web

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After quilting three quilts in the last three weeks, I can honestly say I enjoy free-motion quilting! I thought I'd NEVER say that, not...
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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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