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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Red Quilt #8 and Some Fun News!

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Just finished this.  I'm calling it "Red Quilt #8" because it is! It's from Bonnie Hunter's very fun  "S...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Chattanooga Choo Choo!

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Last week I spent a few days visiting my talented and dear friend,  Mary ,  and got to attend the American Quilter Society show in  ...
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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Pine Burr Quilt Fini!

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I started this quilt nearly two years ago, and finished it today! The Pine Burr blocks were inspired by an old quilt and a bo...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Flowering Snowball Top is Done! Plus a Pin Trick.

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Phew!  I've been working on this all summer, that is, during the little snatches of sewing time I've had. Many thanks to Mary ...
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Halfway There

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I've made 53 blocks out of the 100 I'll need for my queen-size Flowering Snowball quilt!   The more I make, the more I enjoy ...
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Monday, July 7, 2014

Quick Baby Quilt

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A neighbor family had a new baby recently.   It was a great opportunity to use a bag of gifted 2.5" squares, And this ...
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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Learning from a Japanese Master

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Sachiko Yoshida, a master Japanese quilt-maker, and several of her students  from Japan were at the LaConner Quilt Museum this week!   ...
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Cutting and a Cool Trick

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These are some scraps from cutting the Flowering Snowball blocks. The remainders were tulip and leaf shapes. When I got tired of c...
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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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