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Saturday, January 28, 2012

On the Design Wall

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Here's what's on my design wall today. It will take a while to evolve. It's inspired by this quilt in Gwen Marston...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

He likes it!

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What could be more gratifying than a baby wrapped in your handiwork?
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Scraps, dots and plaids, oh my!

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I woke up to snow this morning, so stayed home and shamelessly sewed all day. Here's what I completed.  It began last month, sewing sc...
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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Gratefully Done

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I've been hand-quilting this for the last two months.  Finished at last!   It's 40" x 40."    It started wit...
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Starting the Year with Finishes

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I finally got around to quilting NYC Scraps.  I made it last spring at Victoria's . I used an overall squiggle with colorful threa...
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Monday, January 2, 2012

Happy 2012!

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Wishing you a very happy, healthy and creative new year! This is one quilt I'll be working on.  The star blocks are 19".  The t...
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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Winter Greetings

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Wishing you peace and joy this holiday season!
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Corduroy Quilt #2

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I'm loving my corduroy quilt so much, I just had to make another one.  This one is for my son, who moved to his own place last month.  H...
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Rocky Roads

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Just last night, I was drooling over this "Rocky Road to Kansas" quilt, made in 1930, pictured in Gwen Marston's  Liberated St...
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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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