nifty quilts

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Monday, January 28, 2013

"Every Stinkin' Seam"

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Yup, I'm stitching in the ditch, "every stinkin' seam."   While spending about 8 hours unpicking my crummy attemp...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Scrappy Trip!

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Here she is, all 64 blocks and 96" square!  She's the largest quilt I've ever made. It's made from Bonnie H...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

It's National Polka Dot Day!

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According to quilt historian, Barbara Brackman , January 22 is National Polka Dot Day! So I went digging in the cupboard f...
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Happy Scrappy Trips

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I know, I know, you've seen plenty of these out here in Blogland.    But these blocks are SO much fun to make with this  tutorial...
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Friday, January 11, 2013

Tiki Room

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"Tiki Room"  70" x 54" There was a bar called the "Tiki Room" where I grew up in Oregon.  I remember ...
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Monday, December 31, 2012

More Inspiration from "Down Under"

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Wagga  60 x 72" I've admired the Australian Waggas for a long time.   So, with Making Quilts...the Promise of Joy  i...
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Material Obsession Inspiration

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Wahoo!  Look what I got for Christmas.  It's Kathy Doughty's new book!   A dear friend travelled to Australia last mon...
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Santa Claus has Come to Town!

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Santa Claus  63" x 50" I pieced this top last year at this time. This year Santa came out of the cupboard an...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Obsession

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I spent the week working on a "little challenge" over at 15 minutes play . Victoria sent a 12" square of the flo...
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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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