I'm sure many of you will remember that I was able to attend the big red and white quilt exhibit in New York City spring of 2011. The quilts were exciting, seeing my quilt friends was exciting, my first time in the big apple was exciting and it was also my first big trip with my daughter. That was exciting and the entire trip was completely memorable.
Don't you just love the name Parsonsfield? I have a friend who lives in a 200 year old house in Parsonsfield, Maine so we went for a visit. It really was the highlight of our trip.
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The High Desert Museum had an exhibit of Pioneer Quilts that I was able to see the week before the Sister's show. If any of you are ever in the area this is a fantastic museum and I'd highly recommend it. Here are a few highlights from the pioneer quilts.
I'm a huge fan of four block applique. I thought the border was interesting in that it wasn't a loose vine but instead sort of zig-zaggy. (I'm having a hard time pulling descriptive words out ...
On Monday I presented my Reruns: Quilts Inspired by the Past lecture/slideshow to Common Threads Quilt Guild in Colorado.
I love that we have many options now! The pandemic has forced us to be creative. They have a small group and I could see them all there! They had me on Zoom on a big screen. This is the first time I've presented in this way. Such a good idea for small groups that do not have the finances to fly speakers in to the area.
In person will always be the preferred way, but creativity is the ...
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Hello, friends, and happy Thursday! I’m super excited to share a new-to-me Antique Double Wedding Ring Quilt I was able to purchase from an estate sale last summer. I don’t typically purchase quilts–in fact this is only the second one I’ve ever purchased in my life. But I’ve been wanting to make a Double Wedding […]
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If you’re interested in quilts and their history, you won’t want to miss this event! Tammy Reid, Head Coach of the Head Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, is a passionate quilt collector and in her talk “Every Quilt Has a Story”, she is sharing stories of the quilts she has collected over the years.
In this fun, interactive talk, the three panelists, Tammy Reid, Dakota Redford (the Director of the Missouri Quilt Museum, housed here in Hamilton), and Christine Pembrook (a ...
read moreMany of you may not know but Oregon is one of a handful of states that still have an indoor mask mandate. Our governor has tried to mandate outdoor masking but that has failed miserably.
Anyway, it was my FIRST quilt show since last October when I went to the scaled down version of the Aurora historical Quilt Show. I was so excited!
Here's my favorites from the show.
I had the privilege of quilting a hand-pieced beauty this past week. Oh, how I'd love to know the history of this one. How old is it? From where did it come? If you study closely, you can see the hand stitches that were lovingly placed, joining together this lively array of feedsacks and vintage fabrics. The top was purchased by a friend of a friend. She machine washed it (!!) before I received
read moreI had the privilege of quilting a hand-pieced beauty this past week. Oh, how I'd love to know the history of this one. How old is it? From where did it come? If you study closely, you can see the hand stitches that were lovingly placed, joining together this lively array of feedsacks and vintage fabrics. The top was purchased by a friend of a friend. She machine washed it (!!) before I received
read more Last fall, my customer Linda, had contacted me to request my basting service for 3 quilts she planned to hand quilt. Though I don't get these types of requests often, it is another service I offer. Two of the quilts were smaller pieces and the third was an antique quilt she purchased at the Sisters Quilt show many years ago. I was able to complete the basting fairly quickly and she picked them up when she dropped off her Brown and Black Diamonds quilt.
A couple of weeks later, when I called her to tell her that the Brown ...
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