Month: September 2010
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Please join me in welcoming Kim Lapacek as today’s guest blogger as she shares with us her Project Quilting FUN! What is Project QUILTING? I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE fan of Project Runway. I don’t have cable so I always wait patiently for each season to come out on Netflix and then my family…
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I’m very excited to participate in Pat Sloan’s The Edge Blog Hop this coming week. My day is Saturday, October 2nd and I’ll be sharing a family-favourite cookie recipe and a short story of one of my first quilts. Have you heard about the new The Edge rulers from Sullivan’s? It sharpens your rotary cutting…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 13 Total countries: 4 Total provinces: 2 Total states: 6 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. AbstractionBy: Connie, Oregon, USA This is a Paul Klee inspired original piece. I appliqued the pieces of fabric in a base layer of black fabric. It is my first totally…
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I adore hand-dyed fabrics, so much so that I’ve even been dyeing my own fabrics this summer (blog posts to come soon!!). When I heard that Melissa was selling what was left from her fabric dyeing business, I couldn’t believe it. She had indicated she was looking for someone local to purchase the lot. I…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 8 Total countries: 2 Total provinces: 0 Total states: 7 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Apples don’t fall far from the treeBy: majik, Missouri, USA It makes me think of Autumn weather and family gatherings.Blocks were made from a guild BOM by several family members.…
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Please join me in welcoming today’s guest blogger, Maria Elkins. Maria has a web site, Lost Quilt Come Home, dedicated to displaying lost and stolen quilts and to providing information on protecting quilts. Be sure to check her web site. You might know the location of one of the missing quilts. The Lost Quilt Come…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 25 Total countries: 9 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 14 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. ABC, ABCBy: Rasi’s Quilts, Australia This is a baby quilt was made just in time for a new arrival. I have used the Alphabet panel and then added some solid…
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Please join me in welcoming guest blogger Linda Winters as a she shares with us her quilting journey. Thanks for being a guest, Linda. Hi, everyone! My name is Linda Winters and I’m living in Texas again after being away for twenty years. I grew up in the colorful city of San Antonio, where Fiesta…
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Quick stats: Total submissions: 9 Total countries: 3 Total provinces: 0 Total states: 7 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Audrey IIBy: Sharon Scott, California, USA This is the very first water color quilt I made. I saved this sweet-pea pattern from an old, old batting cover. The Sweet-pea is…
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Please join me in welcoming Elisa Wilson as a guest blogger today as she gives you a glimpse into her life as a pattern designer. Share your favourite beginner’s quilting tip for a chance to win a free pattern and template of your choice. I have a secret life. Most of my friends and acquaintances…