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what’s on the wall in january
This isn’t the best picture. The colors are so much prettier in person. But still…is this going to end up as another one of my quilts that everyone secretly hopes they don’t receive as a gift? Here was my inspiration: … Continue reading
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starting november right
Yesterday was our annual fall fabric shopping trip in Massachusetts. Sound the trumpets, make the coffee, gas up the car and be on the road by 8:30! We–wild women that we are– look forward to it all year. As we … Continue reading
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sewin’ in the chapel
You can’t tell from this picture, but this quilt shop is in a very large former church. This spring’s Shop Hop with Harley Chick and Aunt Pat meant spending the morning at the Charlton Sewing Center, the most unusual quilt … Continue reading
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update from rhode island
First of all, the sun is shining and the temperature actually reached 65 yesterday. Epic. Secondly, I am sick again. It started out as a simple head cold last Friday, so I pampered myself all weekend with Ginger Ale and … Continue reading
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sew much to learn
I love to learn new things and usually jump in with both feet (except for that horrendous cross country skiing lesson Banjo Man dragged me to back in 1976–I never wanted to learn to ski and never will). Learning something … Continue reading
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off to mqx
MQX is a national quilt show, the Machine Quilters Expo. I haven’t been in years, so this is very exciting. Many years ago I drove up to Nashua, NH and spent a wonderful day up there gawking at internationally prize-winning … Continue reading
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more cleaning, more stitching
Another day, another closet… No, not really. Two is my limit this month. But I went through a lot of stuff. Really, why did I keep the sugar packet from a date with Banjo Man to Cape Cod? And why … Continue reading
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cleaning out the quilt closet
It’s an excellent day. The sun is shining, homemade soup simmers in the crock pot and I have taken over the kitchen island and dining room table as I wrestle with pin-basting yet another quilt top unearthed from the closet … Continue reading
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a darn good saturday
Yesterday there was this: A kaleidoscope quilt top made several years ago. You layer 6 layers of fabric in exactly the same places on the design and cut wedges. The wedges are sewn together to form different patterns. This was … Continue reading
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3331
3331. That’s how many pieces there are in this new quilt I’m piecing together. Because it was a “Mystery Quilt” I had no idea what I was getting into or how many pieces I would end up cutting and piecing … Continue reading
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