nifty quilts

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

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Quilts for June

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My mother-in-law, June, passed away last weekend. She was a very kind woman who raised four responsible, caring children. She enjoyed bein...
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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Happy Spring!

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Look what sprang up at my house today! This is a group quilt from the very fun gals over at 15 minutes play . I sewed all the blocks toge...
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Monday, March 14, 2011

Back from NYC!

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This weekend I got to go on a quilting retreat in NYC, hosted by the lovely and talented Victoria . She set up a perfect sewing space in he...
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Monday, March 7, 2011

Sneak peeks

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Sometimes tiny bits of a quilt make the neatest little compositions. These are bits of a small quilt I'm taking to NYC and hand deliver ...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Maybe I'll slow down and quilt them all by hand. Ha!

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I've been hand quilting this little number all weekend, and thinking about how much I love to quilt by hand. It makes me slow down and c...
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Friday, February 25, 2011

Happy Birthday, Em!

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Look what arrived in my mailbox last week! It comes from Em , the jubilant and talented quiltmaker in Utah who regularly dishes out love an...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Eyelashes is Done!

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Well, the top is, anyway. I'm taking a moment to celebrate the occasion before it goes in the "tops to quilt" pile. This is o...
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Monday, February 7, 2011

Good Ol' Fashioned String Quilt

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My very favorite quilts are the mish-mash "string" quilts from years ago. This is my attempt to recreate one of those. It's ...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Eye Lash Progress

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The paper part of this quilt is all done! I was going to be very disciplined this weekend, and get the whole thing sewn together. I figure...
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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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