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Read more: Christmas is A-Coming!
Christmas is A-Coming!
Too much leaf raking, hurt my back. So stuck at home, and not ready for any big projects, I made a few Christmas cards.. hope the recipient(s) don’t follow my blog!
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Read more: For Your Birthday
For Your Birthday
I made this birthday cake- actually a small wall hanging or place mat- for my daughter-in-law’s birthday. The pattern is from the Jolly Jabber, and was one of the blocks in a quilt on the Fat Quarter Shop’s Quilt-Along. So fun to make, and got me doing a little free motion quilting in the white…
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Read more: Improv Block #1
Improv Block #1
Last year I took a workshop with Cheryl Arkinson. If the name does not ring a bell, think of Sunday Morning Quilts, A Month of Sundays, and You Inspire Me to Quilt. If you still don’t know Cheryl, you are missing out! She is a fabulous “modern” quilter (whatever that means these days!!), and will be coming…
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Read more: Trainwreck Quilts
Trainwreck Quilts
A few months ago, on my first winter as a snow bird, I found myself searching for a quilt project to work on. The challenge was that fabrics were limited, and I did not have a huge space in which to work. I downloaded an ebook by Elizabeth Barton, VISUAL GUIDE TO WORKING IN A…
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Read more: Finished: Refugee Camp Quilt
Finished: Refugee Camp Quilt
I started this quilt quite a while ago, and never posted the finished project. Here is a photo of an intermediate step: The dark blue square represent the settled area soon after the camp opened in July 2012. The light blue areas were settled within 9 months, and the grey areas were settled within 18 months…
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Read more: Back at it..
Back at it..
I spent a wonderful week exploring Montreal (my hometown), then off to cottage country for a few days, then visitors at home.. so I am ready for a little down time. All my current projects had been “tidied up” – this should read Where Did I Put Them??- so I made some spool blocks for the…
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