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Just one more purse...
Friend Nancy turned me on to this fabric - I made an Arabesque purse for her last week from this fabric. Another friend, someone who has suffered greatly this winter, is a perfect candidate for this...
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Back from QuiltCon, but First...
Last February I made a bed topper from a wedding dress - my dental hygienist commissioned this piece for her daughter Kristin. Kristin loved this piece, and she asked for a similar project out of her...
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QuiltCon 2015
You can't go home again. Or can you? QuiltCon 2013 was so excellent, and QuiltCon 2015 was just as wonderful. Truly, both times in Austin are as close to what I can imagine heaven to be like. There...
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A Studio Day - in pictures
There are two quilts here - more details will come later. Chicago Stars and Feathers for the Hawks. These Marcia Derse fabrics are calling. Loudly. Trying to decide on fabrics for a new bag....
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Spring in the Studio!
Suddenly the snow is gone, and there's increasing sunlight daily. Daily walks and an increase in Vitamin D. My David Crosby playlist has just been hitting the spot. This is a good time of year, and...
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A New Bag...Just Because
When I have so many lovely bags,why would I need another? one that has an interior flap pocket AND a zippered pocketwith a nice sturdy false bottom? And the answer? Just because...As I was making the...
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Burning a Hole in My Pocket
You know how money burns a hole in pockets? So does fabric. Sarah S gave me this piece from the Chicopee collection - the only fabric from the whole collection that I liked. (When we were cutting...
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Studying the Design Wall
Gotta decide whether to get rid of the light blocks and some of the dark dark one. Or whether I like the combination of the lights and darks with this fabulous feature fabric. This picture will help....
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Tweaking What's On the Wall
It's so hard to be random. The 120 blocks have been sewed into pairs, so I still have the ability to tweak and move around a bit. I have taken various bits of advice and have left both the light...
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Hi Ho Hi Ho...
It's off to New Zealand we go where apparently the lambs are the real thing and not made from pound cake batter. This year was 9 lambs, 8 of them with both ears, and 2 more to make when we get home....
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Two Hockey-esque Finishes
There are two quilts just like this. They are my nod to the Blackhawks and their Chicago origin. Google the Flag of Chicago for an explanation of the Chicago six-pointed stars. There are only four on...
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I Must Be Getting Ready for Next Winter
With the leftover wool batting from the quilt I just basted, I am now ready to baste this panel of Yoshiko Jinzenji fabric that has two strips of appliqued circles a la Carolyn Friedlander's Aerial...
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Guess what time it is?
It's Graduation T-Shirt Quilt Time! These 30 shirts are all 12.5" x 12.5". Ready to go!
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All Together
Not me. This t-shirt quilt top! Just delivered it to my favorite long armers Terri and Frank (actually, they are the only long armers I use...). Now I can go back to my Trapezoid Tote!
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I Get Crabby When I Don't Sew
There. I've said it. I am not saying it's right or wrong: it just is. John's had a complication with his second cataract - we are hoping that tomorrow's procedure will correct the issue. So, John...
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Eye Aye Eye
John's second caratact procedure did not go well. His retina detached, and he now has a silicone bubble in the back of the eye to promote the healing - he is miserable and we are both pretty terrified...
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In the Queue
Just sold my Molly Market Tote, so I must make another. Love that comma fabric by ZenChic. This kit featuring Noodlehead's Trail Tote in Carolyn Friedlander's Doe fabrics was half-priced from...
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A Happy Girl
This is Colette. She just graduated from Lyons Township, and she is happy. While she is happy for many reasons, in these pictures she is happy because of a quilt her mom gave to her. For a couple...
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The Small, Happy Life
This title isn't mine. It's David Brooks's title of a short commentary in the New York Times, published on May 28. This commentary is about how people define their purpose in life - and how they found...
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