Author Archives: fortquilt

Fresh Flowers

Posted on May 31, 2011 by fortquilt

Winterberry Blossom Unidentified White Wood Violet Wild Cherry Blossom White Lilac Light Purple Lilac Lily of the Valley Hawthorne

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Out Foxed

Posted on May 31, 2011 by fortquilt

There are several fox burrows along the road where our mailbox stands. In the early morning, if we are very stealthy, we can snap a good picture of a fox!

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Dazed and Confused

Posted on May 27, 2011 by fortquilt

About this time of year we have lots of “suicidal” birds around our house. They fly rapidly into our windows and knock themselves out, if not dead. Usually, they are just stunned and have to rest a while before they … Continue reading →

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More Signs of Spring

Posted on May 23, 2011 by fortquilt

Toad Emerging Oak Leaf Bracken Fiddle-head Wood Violets Wild Strawberry Blossoms Marsh Marigold Dog Tooth Violet Yellow Wood Violet Blossoms

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Morel Magic

Posted on May 20, 2011 by fortquilt

My husband and I had our best morel mushroom hunting expedition ever. We rose early and left the house by 7:00 A.M. in dense fog with the temperature hovering around 50F. We drove to our favorite area and look what … Continue reading →

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Flora Up North – May 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by fortquilt

Anemone quinquefolia Caltha palustris Trillium Daffodil Cultivar Anemone

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Quilts of Valor – Battle Stars

Posted on May 14, 2011 by fortquilt

I just finished up a new quilt for the Quilts of Valor foundation. The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL those service- members and veterans touched by war with Wartime Quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOVs). I … Continue reading →

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Summer Sun Table Runner

Posted on April 29, 2011 by fortquilt

I just completed another table runner. This one was paper pieced; the pattern appeared in Claudia Clark Meyers book “A Passion for Piecing.” Summer Sun VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Autumn on the Commons Slide Show

Posted on April 18, 2011 by fortquilt

Autumn on the Commons VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

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Grandmother’s Flower Garden

Posted on April 8, 2011 by fortquilt

Six years ago, I began a project. It was a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt with at least 2000 hexagons in it. I worked on this project at my bi-weekly quilting bee group. I jokingly called it my “Granddaughter’s Flower Garden.” … Continue reading →

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