pieces of my life

Pieces of My Life ~ Bachelor Puzzle & Square in Square from Melva Loves Scraps

Welcome back to the Pieces of My Life sew along! I hope that you have enjoyed piecing the blocks and the opportunity to document memories, details and stories of your life. This week there are two blocks again...

Topic of the prompt questions is your teen years...

I enjoyed elementary school. In general, I also enjoyed my teen years in school... But Junior High was a tough transition in the "friends" area. There were all the same kids that I had been going to school with during 5th & 6th grade, but there were dividing lines that seemed to have formed ...

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Pieces of My Life ~ Pinwheel and Friendship Stars from Melva Loves Scraps

I am a country girl... I grew up outside the city limits a small rural town. It was a 15-minute drive to town. We lived nearly at the end of a long gravel road between the Fort Lyon Canal and the Arkansas River. Our closest neighbors were at least 1/4 mile from our driveway.

One of my first friends was Georgia. Her bus stop was the next stop after ours in the mornings. We both had blonde hair and blue eyes and we thought we might be able to fool the teacher and get her confused if we fixed ...

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World-wide Quilting Day from Melva Loves Scraps

Saturday, March 16th is World-wide Quilting day! I'll am celebrating National Quilting Month all month with an exhibit of three story-telling quilts on the "Art Wall" at my local library, Trinidad Carnegie Public Library.

Below is the press release:

During the month of March, the Trinidad Public Library is excited to exhibit on its Art Wall quilts by local artist and author, Melva Nolan. Melva has titled her exhibit, “Three Storytelling Quilts.” Melva began her interest in quilting in 2001. During the next ten years she honed her quilting skills with the help of her grandmother, and by 2011 ...

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Pieces of My Life ~ Bow from Melva Loves Scraps

This sew along, like the Pieces in the Garden, is loosely based on the tradition and story of "The Bride's Quilt".

In olden days, it was traditional for young girls to make a “Baker’s Dozen” (13) quilts by their wedding day. The patterns, often handed down from generation to generation, were usually planned when the girl was very young; and, as soon as she could hold a needle, she would start sewing her first quilt. The last (or 13th) quilt was the fanciest of all. After a girl became engaged, she would invite her friends to a party ...

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Pieces of My Life ~ MLS 2024 Sew Along from Melva Loves Scraps

It's March! I've been talking about this sew along for a while now and I have been busily preparing patterns, blocks and other content behind scenes with a few sneak peeks along the way. I am still working a few last things... like my quilts. Yes, plural. Because I like to offer choices... and complicate my life??? It'll all be good.

My first thoughts were to make a quilt in blues and whites that reminded me of the old Wedgewood or Courier & Ives dishes. When I see dishes like this I am transported in my mind to ...

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