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Annularity
AnnularityQuilt #203Began October 2017 • Completed May 2018 I use Magnifico thread as it has a nice sheen without being shiny, and it lays down a lovely line of stitching. In the bobbin is…
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Quilting Annularity–an update
My version of Annularity sat rolled up on my guest bed for ages, until I realized it wasn’t going to get quilted that way. There are no Quilting Fairies, not that I know of.…
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Child’s Play • Frivols 5
I am continuing with my determined goal to make all my Frivols tins this year. Because this one was quite small, finishing up at 29″ by 32″ (different than what was measured on the…
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Pioneer Cosplay
Recently a few of us here were involved in the Heritage Day Celebration, honoring the early pioneers in this valley. It happened last Saturday, on a mildly hot day. Good day to be wearing…
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Quilting as Part of Our Life Story
Happy Almost May with Frivol #5! I’m beginning this post by talking about my ongoing goal to make up all the Mode Frivols tins. As I mentioned before, it’s been a good experience to try…
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Life’s Dilemma–Frivol 4 is Finished
Thank you to all who entered the giveaway for Simone’s stack of fabrics. The info about that is at the end of this post. I finished up the quilt from Frivol Tin #4, and…
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On Your Mark Create! Blog Hop and Giveaway
I was recently sent a stack of fabrics as I was asked to be a part of the On Your Mark Create! blog hop; I jumped at the chance to work more with my friend…
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Go with the Flow
I’ve been thinking about what it takes to keep me interested in what I’m doing, and better yet, to find that creative task, that, when I check the time, I realize I’ve been absorbed…
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Mad for Solids Wrap-up 2018 and Giveaway
I’m sure you have seen a version of this photo before, as I participated in the Mad for Solids 2018 for Painer’s Palette Solids. Paintbrush Studios, the people who manufacture this line of solids…
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Spring Mini Quilt-on-a-Frame
ACK!! It was 93 degrees today!! My snow-covered Orangeman (or Snowman, made of oranges) has his arms thrown up in amazement/horror. While Rachel and Carol show snow days on their IG feeds, we are…
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Inspiration: Okano, Manzanar, Etc.
Eiko Okano’s exhibition of quilts is up at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum. (Someday I want to go there.) I first saw Okano’s quilts long ago and at that time wanted to…
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Northern Star Quilt, in process
Well, this was supposed to be a real quilt, not just a mock-up in my quilt software. But when I got to the geese, I ran out of fabric. All of this, as you…
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Frivols 3 Finished, and Frivols 4, and (oh, boy!): Mad for Solids 2018 Final Four
Thank you to all who are participating in the Mad for Solids 2018 game, and thank you very much for your votes. I’m happy to announce that I’ve made it into the Final…
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Northern Star Medallion, progress
As most of you know, I was asked to participate in the Mad for Solids 2018, hosted by Paintbrush Studios, using their Painter’s Palette fabrics. Thank you for all who voted for me to…
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Mad for Solids 2018…Voting Time!
Today is the day! I’m over there on the right in Game 6, paired with the ever-lovely Rene. The name of my Painter’s Palette Solids bundle is Northern Lights. Because why? Because I’ve always…
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March Madness 2018
For the last couple of years, the fine people at Paintbrush Studios have hosted a Mad for Solids Competition, where quilters create a stack of colors, give them a name & describe their inspiration,…
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Escape to Texas • March 2018
We escaped to Texas last week, to visit our son and his family, as well as head to San Antonio, where my husband participated in a scientific conference. Pico Iyer, a well-respected travel…
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Triple Squares in “On Your Mark”
My friend Simone recently launched her first line of fabric for Paintbrush Studios. It’s called On Your Mark and has its origins in punctuation marks. Because I’m a pal, I get to sew with…
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The Calendar is my Friend. Repeat.
I read this cartoon, from Stephan Pastis, some time ago, and I’ve saved it as it seems like it hits a bit too close to home with that wasting time on social media thing.…
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Frivols 3
Time for the third Frivols box to reveal its secrets, and to be made into a quilt. I loved the reproduction/traditional fabrics as they appealed to another side of my fabric-loving self. I don’t…
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QuiltCon 2018 Wrap-Up
QuiltCon is so many things: a quilt show, a conference with great speakers and classes, shopping–complete with short demonstrations going on, a chance to meet Famous Quilters, a chance to hang out with friends…
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Windowpane: Frivols 2 – Finished
Windowpane, Quilt #196 26″ square • February 2018 I have finished Frivols #2, and maybe it was just because I was listening to another Maisie Hobbs mystery, but I had things go awry in…
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Rainbow Gardens and Quilt Mascot?
My Rainbow Gardens has made its way out into the world. I was contacted by the Victoria Quilter’s Guild in Victoria, B.C. (Canada) to ask if it was all right if they used my…
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Annularity II
This is the story of the design of my quilt Annularity. It is also the story of Annularity II, which will hang at QuiltCon in Paintbrush Studios Booth. …
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We Need to Fix This
For those of you who live in the United States, you may have seen this picture of this Florida high schooler, standing in front of a wall that reminds me of a log cabin…
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Cinque Terra Tiles • Improv Applique (Part 2)
This is the story of my Improv Appliqué Demo, coming up at QuiltCon 2018 in Pasadena. In the last post, you saw me making a whole gang of these little bits squares, some with slightly…
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Cinque Terra Tiles • Improv Applique (Part 1)
The kind folk at Paintbrush Studios asked me (some time ago) to give a demo at QuiltCon 2018. I set to wondering what I could teach in a short amount of time (20-30 minutes)…
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