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String Along Quilt Show
To begin, it has been so long since I've posted. We got a new computer, and it took a few days to move everything over from the old one. Then, I had to (with help) figure out the new photo editing....
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Quilt Show and Labels
The weekend that Jan attended the 'String-A-Long' guild show in Indiana, I attended the Venice guild show, Quilting By the Gulf XIV', in Florida. I loved the mouse pincushion taking in the show from...
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Antique Mall
Lots going on around my house lately, but a couple of weeks ago I did manage a little antiqueing. These were the only two quilts at the mall, but I thought they were photo worthy! I apologize for the...
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Antique Quilt Exhibits
The Rotary Club Antique Quilt exhibit was the highlight of my Paducah visit. 'Eagles, Stars & Bars', curated by Pat and Arlan Christ, was a wonderful selection of patriotic quilts spanning 120...
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Finally, Some Piecing!
There's been alot of antique quilt inspiration for me lately. Long dry spell with no sewing, but a quilt from the Elizabeth Richardson quilt exhibit in Bowling Green, KY inspired me to ignore the long...
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A Face Only a Mother Could Love
Taryn atRepro Quilt Loveris giving away two copies of New Discoveries in American Quilts. I thought the cover looked familar, so I checked the bookshelf. Yep, there was a copy sitting on the shelf...
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How About this Piece of Fabulous?
This caught my eye on Ebay. It looked like it would make a nice little tree skirt for a feather-type tabletop tree. I'm enjoying it now on my kitchen table for a while, though. Did you notice that...
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Pair of Doll Quilts
Here are my two recent finished doll quilts. The green one is true in color, but I don't know what happened to the one patch of squares. Yikes, this one is so much brighter, and not nearly so yellow...
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Quilt Encounters
Jan and I attended the Shipshewana Quilt Festival in June. Our visit included a lecture/trunk show by Rebecca Haarer on Amish quilts and a stop at the Goshen College Good Library antique quilt...
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Marathon
Olympic piecing marathon underway in blogland? The gun has sounded in NW IN. Finished piecing center of mid 1850 pinwheel inspired by Elizabeth Richardson exhibit - disappointing. This top has been...
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Catch Up
I've been absent from home for a couple weeks, so I've enjoyed the weekend catching up. I've made some bowtie blocks to add to the group exchange blocks I posted about last time. These were made from...
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Catch Up II
Me again - Blogger and Jan have been having words, so I'm sneaking in for a post. We had a wonderful time in Elk Rapids, MI at Gwen's retreat - it's been about five years since we've made the trip....
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I'm Back
I've been missing from posting lately for a number of reasons. Thanks to Vicki for picking up the slack with some great posts!This bluework block was an Ebay purchase this summer - she is blue, and...
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Mountain Trail
Mountain Trails little quilt top is completed. I reduced Lori's pattern from 20 to 12 blocks. This is a more usable size for my doll beds. Lots of fun to sew, even though I had to work on my 1/4" a...
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Sunshine
Life is good - the sun has been shining on me! In October, I visited the Texas Quilt Museum with my daughter and granddaughter. The current exhibit, "Celebrating Great Quilts", includes antique...
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Pine Ridge Quilter's '25 Days of Christmas'
Laura fromPine Ridge Quilteris doing the '25 Days of Christmas' again this year! Woo Hoo!
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Zigzag
Zigzags, and streak of lightening quilts are on my (very long) favorites list. When I saw Sujata's http://therootconnection.blogspot.com/ zigzag, I just couldn't get it out of my mind - oh, the...
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Flying Geese
A few posts ago I mentioned that I like to work on Flying Geese blocks in the Fall. The migrating flocks always remind me of quilts. So, Cheri'sThree Little Quiltswas the perfect weekend project. I...
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Shipshewana Retreat
Vicki and I spied this block at Rebecca Haarer's shop in Shipshewana this past weekend. The sales clerk graciously opened the quilt, and put it on the bed for us to explore.Pretty cool, right? The...
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Luscious Log Cabin
Look at this beautiful antique log cabin waiting for adoption at the antique mall in my hometown. I didn't have a ruler with me, but I think the logs are 1/4". It's a top, so the block backing is...
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