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My New Quilting Tool
A few months ago I was at the AQS Quilt Show in Lancaster, PA and I bought a new tool for my business. I had done the research and decided what I wanted, and they had a deal I just couldn't resist!...
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My First Accuquilt Project
As I posted a few days ago, I have a new Accuquilt Studio die cutter. It is an amazing tool for cutting precise fabric shapes for quilt piecing. My first project used the tumbler block. The pieces were...
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You can never have too many.....
Scissors! Family members borrow them and they disappear. Friends borrow them and they disappear. Pets borrow them and they disappear. They just seem to disappear into thin air.The real reason I have so...
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Mmmm, yummy!
A bright sunny day after hurricane Earl passed by... what better to do than pick raspberries! Have a delicious day, everyone!
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Could it be more fabric?
I just can't resist a sale! I patiently waited all afternoon for the UPS man to deliver my latest little fabric purchase... I love package tracking! My order was timed perfectly to be delivered at a...
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My Favorite...
Ice Cream! If you ever have a chance to visit the UConn Dairy Bar in Storrs, CT, it is well worth the trip! It is the best ice cream in the world :)) My favorite person brought these two half gallons...
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Happy Quilting 2011!
I'm a little late, but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and share what I did on New Year's Day! I went fabric shopping at the annual sale at Keepsake Quilting in Center Harbor, New...
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Record Snow!
Nearly two feet of snow in about 12 hours!Looks like we won't be swimming for awhile...Or grilling outside....The snow blower broke, but fortunately we were able to fix it!Looks like a project for...
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Published Again!
In March 2009 I was selected by RaNae Merrill to be one of the members of a special group called "Spiromandalas". Over the next 10 months we learned, designed, pieced, and finished a quilt for her...
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New Website is Up and Running!
My new website is up and running! I am continuing to add to it and change some things, but the info is there. A few weeks ago my web host informed me that the software I had been using for the last 4.5...
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Happy Valentine's Day! It's been almost a year since my last blog post, but I promise to do better this year! I have been making quilts to get ready to start selling. It's going to be an exciting year...
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Happy Birthday Dad
My Dad will be 90 next week, so I thought he should have a beautiful quilt for his bed! When I was young, we would go sailing all afternoon on Lake Charlevoix, in the 16' Windmill that he built...
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My Ohio Quilt Shop Hop, Zanesville to Toledo
A few weeks ago I attended Statler Stitcher Days in Zanesville, OH, hosted by Doug and Martha Creasy at A Touch of Thread. It was a three day seminar where I met lots of nice machine quilters. We all...
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Illusions
Wow, it's been a long time! I've been busy quilting for other people, and quilting a few of my own. This quilt is from a workshop I took with Karen Combs called Patchwork Illusions. I was going to make...
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New Ventures
Well, it's not exactly a brand new venture. I bought the new "toy" 11 months ago! It's a Brother PR1000e 10 needle embroidery machine and it's awesome! I have so many ideas and envision many new...
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The Local Fair
I always do my best when quilting. And I rarely see a quilt again once it goes back to its owner. Who knows where it might turn up! A client recently told me that the quilt she had meticulously pieced,...
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Happy Valentine's Day!
I love Valentine's Day :) I have been busy quilting for other people, but recently I pieced and quilted a black and white tumbler block lap quilt. The quilting design is called Modern Maze, and I used...
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Lots of Dots
And a little bit of fun! Another almost black and white quilt, and more intrigue with the modern style. This one was going to be lots of colors, but I gravitated to black and white. Probably because it...
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When Will Winter End?
This groundhog wants nothing to do with going outside during an ice storm, just 6 days after a blizzard! Does seeing his shadow from a lamp count? The weather has been tough, but as long as we have...
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Off to the Races
Making a Jelly Roll 1600 quilt had been on my list for awhile. So when Hancocks Paducah had a sale on Timeless Treasures "Jack Frost" I swooped in and ordered a half yard of every color! I diligently...
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Published Again!
Imagine my delight when the editor of Modern Patchwork Magazine asked me to quilt a quilt for the Spring 2015 edition! Seeing the finished quilt along with my name in print was sure to put a smile on...
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My Alaska Shop Hop!
I don't travel very often, and never very far (my husband won't fly). So last spring when my son suddenly insisted that we go to Alaska (we live in Connecticut) my response was that he had been there...
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Red Sox Surprise
For several years there has been talk in the quilting community about photos of quilts made by very talented people being stolen off the internet, printed onto "blankets", and sold as fake quilts by...
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Longarm Quilting: How it's Done
An Explanation of the Process From Start to Finish Welcome to Valentine Quiltworks! Machine quilting is the process of layering together a quilt top, batting, and backing, and then stitching through...
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