Category: quilting

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Blogs I follow – Quiltville

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A blog I love to read is Quiltville by Bonnie Hunter. http://www.quiltville.blogspot.com Currently she is putting up a quilting mystery sew-along for a Christmas Quilt.  January through March is when I set aside space in my sewing area to work on quilts but because this is Christmas I'm toying with following along on the mystery.… Continue reading Blogs I follow – Quiltville

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Seeing plenty in Sisters, OR

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Three more weeks behind me.  Two on the road and one heading up a community festival.  This time, travel was to Oregon and Northern California.  These were family visits combined with some much needed R&R. Welcome to Sisters, Oregon!   It just was entirely coincidence that a family reunion taking place over the second weekend… Continue reading Seeing plenty in Sisters, OR

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From the Prairie to the Last Frontier to the Crossroads of America, a busy May!

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Well it has been a busy few weeks for me and I'm going to need to do a few posts just to get it all in.  In April I went to the 2009 edition of the International Quilt Festival...so I'll need to do a post on that when I get a chance.  There were some… Continue reading From the Prairie to the Last Frontier to the Crossroads of America, a busy May!

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International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #3 – Quilters

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Quilters are an interesting breed. I consider myself a casual quilter. I enjoy the playing of colors with patterns and quilting designs, developing a pattern, looking at the thousands of fabrics that are available and sometimes just enjoy the solitude and monotony of piecing and/or quilting. It certainly is a form of meditation. I do… Continue reading International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #3 – Quilters

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International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #2 – Traditions

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A fun thing to do while I was there was to look for traditional quilts, or traditional patterns with interesting interpretations. My favorites of these were a Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt, a 9-Patch wonder, and a Lone Star combo that was out of this world. Here is the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt. This was also… Continue reading International Quilt Festival Chicago Entry #2 – Traditions

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International Quilt Festival Chicago – Entry #1 The Animals

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It's been a few years since I've been to the International Quilt Festival but since I needed a good up lift and a heavy dose of inspiration I decided to go today and see what's new. Boy was I not expecting the crowds and the number of displays and vendors. This festival was HUGE! Holy… Continue reading International Quilt Festival Chicago – Entry #1 The Animals