One Monthly Goal - November 2017
The Fours: a wildly supportive, compassionate and fun woman's group that I belong to. We've fine-tuned the four quilts we'll be sending...
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- Sep 3, 2017
"4" Harvey Quilts
Sending loving thoughts of hope to those in Harvey's path. I have been wanting to do something to help those affected by Hurricane /...
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- Aug 14, 2017
"Thank You" Banner
The call came in at 1:30pm, from a neighbor - "Get out! There's a fire across the road. Get out, now!!" Fire crews were already on-site...
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- Jul 31, 2017
Vintage Button Cards
Although I have a large container full of buttons of various shapes and sizes, it doesn't feel right to pull these from their colorfully...
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- Jul 15, 2017
Quilted Coats for 2017
Have you seen the Raf Simons' debut collection at Calvin Klein? The autumn/winter coats are based on an antique quilt, seen in the...
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- Jun 21, 2017
"Women Sewing" by Henri Lebasque
While the paintings of Henri Lebasque may reside in private collections, many more are on display in public and private museums and...
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- Jun 3, 2017
One Monthly Goal - June 2017
I have been thinking of a friend and want to make her a tiny keepsake. She has a multi-level house and I've been looking at the pewter...
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- May 31, 2017
May's OMG - finished
The five-inch crystal bowl sat on my work table, providing inspiration and encouragement, as I sorted through remnants, ribbons, patterns...
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- May 27, 2017
Memorial Day History
From the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs . . . "Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an...
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- May 17, 2017
Good Quilting Communication
I read with interest Lisa H. Calle's "Did You Hear Me?" blog post as she talked about communicating with her quilting customers. She...
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- May 15, 2017
Crafty Book Swap
As I ran out the door for a lunch date, I pulled a couple of quilting books from my bookshelf that I thought somebody else might enjoy. I...
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- May 2, 2017
One Monthly Goal - May 2017
This lovely, five-inch crystal bowl provides May's inspiration for my Main Street Quilts: OMG project. I was so surprised when a dear...
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- May 1, 2017
Chair Yoga
This is where I do most of my sewing - in the hot-pink seat. After a marathon sewing weekend, this Monday - Stretch Yourself and try...
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- Apr 30, 2017
April's OMG - finished
"Come Fly With Me" was my April project for the Main Street Quilts: One Monthly Goal challenge. The original pattern showcased flying...
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- Apr 16, 2017
Spring: Peace & Revive
The first roses of the season - so fragrant! The yellows with pink petal edges are called the Peace rose (#3-35-40, then Rosa 'Madame A....
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- Apr 1, 2017
One Monthly Goal - April 2017
"Come Fly With Me" is my April project for the Main Street Quilts: One Monthly Goal challenge. I purchased the pattern a few years ago at...
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- Apr 1, 2017
OMG - March complete
Creating paper-pieced daffodils to coordinate with butterfly and spring floral prints has been on my to-do list all month. Spending time...
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- Mar 24, 2017
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Today is the 106th anniversary of New York City's tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian...
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- Mar 18, 2017
National Quilting Day
Quilting Day (or National Quilting Day) began in 1991 when members of the National Quilting Association submitted a resolution in...
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- Mar 18, 2017
Thimble Voted Out
Did you grow up playing board games? I did and Monopoly was one of the games that we enjoyed playing with family and friends. The car,...
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