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On a “Finishing Roll”

30. July 2007

After finishing the Dresden Plate Drama quilt (by the way, it’s been claimed by Guitar Girl for her bed, and christened “Rosette;” I was somewhat surprised that she liked it that much!), I still didn’t have my rayon thread in hand for The Misery Quilt (Grrrr!), so I pulled out another large work in progress [...]

It’s a wonder any work gets done around here!

23. July 2007

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If this little boy cat had his way, nothing would! Here he is on the shelf above my computer, bugging me while I’m trying to work: And between Shadow and ITMan with his laptop, machine quilting is even more challenging! I’m trying to quilt this really old UFO, and it’s really big, so I [...]

The quiet, the memories and the quilting

16. July 2007

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I was a bachelorette this weekend, as ITMan took the girls to Girl Scout Camp (is he a great dad, or what? Good thing he likes that kind of stuff, because nobody will ever get me to do that camping thing ever again. “Roughing it” in my book is a hotel without room [...]

Dresden Drama on the road to completion–finally!

14. July 2007

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I’m making a virtue out of necessity, and since I still don’t have my thread for The Misery Quilt, I’m busily quilting up the last (!) of the Dresden Plate Drama quilt I started 11+ years ago! It’ll be done this weekend…maybe today!

Symbolism and statements in quiltmaking

11. July 2007

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The latest issue of American Quilter magazine was in my mailbox a couple of days ago. In it are lovely close-up pictures of the top prize winning quilts from the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show in April. It’s definitely a page turner, and though I’ve seen other pictures of all of these quilts, [...]

Quilting and the shape of your head

10. July 2007

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After many years about thirty minutes of thoughtful consideration, I’ve come to the conclusion that a good portion of success in quilting is dependent on the shape of your head. If your head is somewhat skinny and tall, and set back a bit, it’s easier to see what you’re doing and your back doesn’t [...]