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The magic of cookies

26. November 2007

I remember when we moved to this house, my girls used to scoot around to the other side of the house to see the landlords. Our landlords are retired and have grown kids and grandkids of their own, but they’ve always treated us almost as their own as well. When my girls would [...]

Showing your quilts - Apps and shipping and judging, oh my!

25. November 2007

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Part four of a four part series about entering quilt shows, the jurying and judging process. This series is based on my experiences at quilt shows and classes I’ve taken about the quilt judging process. The quilt is finished, the photos taken, and now it’s time to fill in the quilt show application. Most [...]

Short update: The Misery Quilt

17. November 2007

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Here’s a pic of some of the quilting in the border of the Misery Quilt: I’m pretty happy with the look, and a couple of really serendipitous things are happening. I’ve quilted all the large motifs around the outside border, and decided to experiment with a bit of echo quilting around this one to see [...]

Is there a “Turning 40″ quilt pattern?

16. November 2007

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I must be getting old. It doesn’t seem like 40 should feel that old, and in fact it didn’t bother me when I turned 40 in March this year. Of course, to my children, I’m ancient, and to my husband, I’m young. I’m nine years younger than ITMan, which is not so [...]

Veterans Day

12. November 2007

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The observance of Veterans Day means more than sleeping in (though I must say, that was heavenly this morning!), but I’ll bet my kids have no idea why they’re not doing school today. That’s completely sad for two kids who have spent a good portion of their school years in Department of Defense schools, [...]

Showing your quilts - Getting the best picture

9. November 2007

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Part three of a four part series about entering quilt shows, the jurying and judging process. This series is based on my experiences at quilt shows and classes I’ve taken about the quilt judging process. Next to good workmanship and striking design, it’s a great picture that will help your work get noticed and accepted [...]