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Swapping books and more with new friends . . . from Winter Wanderings

Recently, I joined my first swap in ages. I confess I was a little nervous (having been burned in long ago swaps). But I had such fun planning what to swap, making my gifts, then packing, mailing and eagerly anticipating, then receiving my own package.

"Fall into Reading Book Swap 2022" was hosted on InstaGram by @wwarner27 (aka Wendy). She matched participants into one-to-one swap partners. Everyone in the swap filled out a questionnaire including favorite book genres and other interests. My partner and I were able to chat via emails while deciding what to send to each other.

Here ...

added by Winter Wanderings 1 year, 5 months ago. under books , favorite quilts , gift quilts , gifts , paper piecing , quiet play patterns , swaps

MY Quilt Candy Virtual Quilt Show Tomorrow from Nestlings By Robin

April 8th at 2pm (EST) join me on my FB page,

NESTLINGS by Robin.
Invite your friends and guild members
to join the fun!
This will be a great way to decide that you
need me to come teach at your guild:)

Get ready to be shocked and amazed?

Shocked because who knows how

this fiasco will play out as

I perform my FIRST EVER FB Live video-LOL!

Amazed by the lovely quilts I will be

sharing with you in this

Virtual Quilt Show.

The theme is "Favorite Quilts" and

that is not as easy as it sounds

because they ...

added by Robin 4 years ago. under antique quilts , contemporary quilts , favorite quilts , fb live , nestlings by robin , virtual quilt show

Quilting Craziness 2020 from The Cutting Table Quilt Blog - A Blog for Quilters by Quilters

In honor of National Quilting Month, we’re celebrating quilting by bringing you the Second Annual “Quilting Craziness” Tournament! Everyone is welcome to participate every single day by voting for your favorite quilt tutorial of 2019!

Join the Missouri Star Quilt Co Quilting Deals Facebook Page every day beginning March 2nd to participate in Quilting Craziness 2020 for National Quilting Month! — Click the image above to view and download the full bracket!

The tournament features the 32 most watched tutorials from 2019 and places two different quilts against each other everyday until there is a champion! The winner will be decided by a popular vote that is hosted on our Facebook page everyday at 7:00 pm central time! Click HERE to like the Facebook ...

added by Dalton Gentry 4 years, 2 months ago. under best quilting , best quilts of 2019 , fan favorite quilts , favorite quilts , missouri star quilt co , msqc , national quilting month , quilt tournament , quilting craziness , quilting tutorials , special projects , top quilts of 2019 (Comments)

So many tiny log cabins from Winter Wanderings

Stars and Stripes by Amy Pabst

One of my favorite quilts on display at the 2019 International Quilt Festival is this one.

Stars and Stripes is an original design using 5,480 individual pieces.

There are 100,000 pieces in this series.

signage from the 2019 Quilt Festival


Sawtooth Star by Amy Pabst

Love this red-and-white log cabins in this quilt.

Sawtooth Star is a design from Log Cabin Star by Elaine Poplin.

3,600 pieces in this quilt.

Ultra Violet by Amy Pabst

Ultra Violet's design is Baby Quilt #5 by Ann Brooks.

3,600 pieces


Marching Elephants ...

added by Winter Wanderings 4 years, 3 months ago. under favorite quilts , iqa , log cabin , miniature quilts , quilt shows

My quilt family from Winter Wanderings

I love seeing my Quilt Family at our annual gathering in Houston for the International Quilt Market and Quilt Festival. This blog post features a few favorite quilts made with Thangles, created by MB Hayes, who I met at Quilt Market maybe 1,000 years ago. I plan to start one of these soon ....

I love this Orion Star quilt. If you are familiar with Thangles, you may recognize this best selling pattern which is always on display in their booth at Quilt Shows and Markets -- but in a cooler color way (purples, blues and greens). I plan to make ...

added by Winter Wanderings 4 years, 4 months ago. under #thangles , favorite quilts , friends , iqf , quilt shows , quilting pattern , thangles

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