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![Loved quilting this beauty!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1406a6_c302c5619a334e4aa5d1480fb9cc74e0~mv2_d_1664_2496_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_295,h_222,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1406a6_c302c5619a334e4aa5d1480fb9cc74e0~mv2_d_1664_2496_s_2.webp)
Loved quilting this beauty!
One of my clients, Lana, always does wonderfully square quilts, which makes me happy when I quilt them. She had me quilt one of her Judy...
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When does quilting fabric and bat grow legs?
Needing to get my quilt "mojo" in gear again after the KCRQF in June, I signed up for a class at Quilter's Paradise in Baldwin City, KS...
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Hey! I didn't die,win Publisher's Clearinghouse and take a long vacay, or....
Yikes--haven't posted for 5 months! But I'm alive and well, and didn't win Publisher's Clearinghouse (yet) and take off on a trip around...
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Some times an experiment is.....
As quilters, we often want to stretch our creativity and go beyond the pattern, the traditional mix of colors, or 'expected' quilting...
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(Mid-Century) Modern
When I was given this very rectangular pieced quilt by Jenny at the Lil Red Hen Quilt Shop, I frankly was stymied for some time on how...
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So Modern
When we think about modern quilting, we usually envision modern fabrics, lots of "negative space" and quilting that is all lines. While...
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Christmas means "minkee" backs!
After a whirlwind of Christmas celebrations with extended family, our kids and grandkids, we are settled in, peacefully, watching our...
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Decisions, Decisions!
Seems like in the quilting community there are always discussions on how much? what kind? of things! One of those is type of quilting....
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when will I learn to say "no"!
I will be winding up (down??) my presidency for my local guild in December and look forward to more time to quilt. Time has been in...
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When should you start getting ready for the holidays?
Typically I'm really slow on working on holiday quilt projects--ok--VERY slow! I have my son's quilted vest project sitting in the...