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Paisley Pavane arrives home safely!

19. January 2008

I had a nice surprise in the mail last night: a box from the Museum of the American Quilter’s Society with my quilt inside! Paisley Pavane has been on tour or at the Museum since late 2005, so it’s good to have it home again. (Click on the photo for a larger pic [...]

If you need another reason to love antiques…

11. September 2007

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Consider the inspirational value of a piece with lovingly hand carved details. While I was at the new antiques shop, I spied this beautiful piece, and had to go back with my camera to capture the feathery flourishes and interesting designs. I looked at this piece in the shop, and all I saw were the [...]

Retreating to the comfort zone

25. June 2007

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For the last two (or maybe more) weeks, I’ve been trying to design the outer borders for the bird quilt (a.k.a. “The Misery Quilt“). I really thought it needed some curves in the outer border(s), and maybe some more embroidery of some sort as well. I did test stitch-outs of a couple of [...]

Stars in my Hand, ALS , and Bright Eyes

16. June 2007

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As I travel around the blogosphere and visit with my favorite bloggers like Jane Ann and Kristin, I aspire to be as they are: eloquently descriptive writers who take their readers with them on their journeys through life, sharing the good times, sometimes seeking solace and support during bad times, and connecting with their readers [...]

Quilt Retreat: Quilt, Eat, Sleep, Repeat!

24. April 2007

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High on the (very) short list of things to love about living here: spending the weekend quilting (and eating and sleeping) in an 850-year-old monastery. The Kloster SchÃ¶ntal, to be exact. The condensed version: good food, good company, good quilting, happy weekend. The uncut version: Kloster SchÃ¶ntal is about one hour from [...]

Creativity Derailed

11. February 2007

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Make no mistake, the almost-perfect fabric is indeed here, there’s just not enough of it. Okay, here’s what happens all too regularly lately when I start quilting (it used to be that I never started quilting, because I never stopped quilting, but lately, life gets in the way most of the time :(): Last night [...]