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Today, November 11th - we honor our Veterans. Thank You, Thank You for your service! From Military.com: Veterans Day is a time for us to...
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- Nov 9, 2019
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Northern California's wind-whipped Kincade Fire has burned 77,758 acres and is now 100 percent contained. 60 structures damaged, 374...
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WarmQuilts
- Oct 19, 2019
Colorful Challenge
I received this text message recently; an unexpected connection with someone that encourages my creativeness. The framed piece was...
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WarmQuilts
- Oct 10, 2019
Autumn Breeze
In parts of northern, central and coastal California we are in the midst of blackouts. From the National Weather Service: "The electric...
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WarmQuilts
- Sep 30, 2019
"Quilting in the Garden" - quilt show
Quilting in the Garden 2019 was held this weekend in Livermore, California. Attendees were invited to "be inspired by 250+ quilts hanging...
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- Sep 23, 2019
"Summer Colors"
Labor Day, the end of summer (sigh!) and the recent full moon; I was hoping for a gigantic harvest moon and a few short weeks of...
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- Aug 17, 2019
"You Complete Me" Quilt
Love it! Make it! Designed by Stacey Day, the quilt was touted as "a visual journey of creative projects to download for instant...
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- Aug 11, 2019
Friendship Stitches
The Japanese have a term, kenzoku, which translated literally means "family." The connotation suggests a bond between people who've made...
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- Aug 4, 2019
"Quilts and Verses"
I ran across this inspiring story last week of Sarah Yerkes, and read with fascination that " . . . age hasn’t limited Sarah. When you...
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WarmQuilts
- Jul 27, 2019
Autographs Quilt
From THE MET: "In 1856, a seventeen-year-old girl from Rhode Island embarked on a unique and brilliant quiltmaking project. The girl’s...
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- Jul 20, 2019
Virtues of Home
These treasured cross-stitched samplers, long ago displayed in someone's home, are now for sale at a local antique depot. How special...
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WarmQuilts
- Jul 4, 2019
Independence Day 2019
This flash mob gave grocery shoppers a happy, star-spangled surprise: "A Patriotic Melody" by GENTRI - The Gentlemen Trio: Watch 2019...
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- Jun 29, 2019
National Camera Day
From the National Day Calendar: National Camera Day is observed each year on June 29th. This day commemorates photographs, the camera,...
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- Jun 23, 2019
"QWERTY"
Today is National Typewriter Day. If you are in your fifth decade of life, or older, chances are you learned to type on a manual...
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- Jun 9, 2019
Needles, Bobbins, 'Dignity' & More
As you contemplate where summer travels will take you this year, you never know where you may find sewing and quilting public art...
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WarmQuilts
- Jun 2, 2019
Wood Scrap Quilts
While salvaging her family home after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in the fall of 2012, artist Laura Petrovich-Cheney collected the...
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WarmQuilts
- May 5, 2019
Short Stories
During a recent creative writing class, each day we spent time on a Five-Minute Free Write. To help keep the creative energy flowing, we...
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WarmQuilts
- Apr 13, 2019
Free Vintage Images
These vintage images are compliments of Amy Barickman. Posted on her Free Image Friday blog, she asks that we "be sure to tag me on...
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- Apr 13, 2019
Week 5: IGQuiltFest
NATIONAL QUILTING MONTH PHOTO CHALLENGE / #IGQuiltFest: What are you doing for National Quilt Month? Are you following the photo...
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WarmQuilts
- Mar 24, 2019
Week 4: IGQuiltFest
NATIONAL QUILTING MONTH PHOTO CHALLENGE / #IGQuiltFest: What are you doing for National Quilt Month? Are you following the photo...
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