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My First & Last Quilt on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

This time of year is always brutal around here. We have Paul's birthday, our anniversary, Mother's

Day, and my birthday all in the same four weeks, it adds up to a lot of socializing and family time. It is better than it used to be because before we also had all the end-of-the-school-year activities to add to the list. Now as empty nesters, we are used to our creative time and that has sure been in short supply.

So this week, I thought it a good idea to share my first and last quilt. In 1993, I started ...

added by Nina Marie 11 months ago. under book review , first&last , off the wall fri

First & Last with Jenny Lyon on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Jenny

Because me making half square triangles for my Homeward Bound quilt is not very interesting, this week we will continue on with the First & Last Quilt series featuring Jenny Lyon. Let me preface this with I love Jenny so what follows is absolutely biased. Still, it's my blog, so I guess that's okay.

I have been reading Jenny's blog for years and love how she'll detail the true ins and outs of getting a piece done. With Jenny, she's always happy to give you a peek behind the curtain so you can really see ...

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First & Last Quilt on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Elizabeth Barton's Solo Show at the Georgia Botanical Gardens, Athens, GA

Okay, a show of hands, who out there had a subscription to Quilter's Newsletter Magazine? I must have started mine around 1992 and kept it through hmmmm at least 2010. Honestly, without that magazine, I don't know where I would be as a quilter. Really, those were pre-internet days when this was my one and only pipeline to the national quilting scene. Besides all the great articles, I even managed to do two of their Block of the Month patterns in consecutive years which taught me ...

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