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Otter Creek/ Evening Mist Jacket

I attended a little workshop to make the Morning Glory Designs jacket, “Otter Creek Jacket.” I used six fabrics most of them from the “Evening Mist” fabric collection by Sentimental Studios for Moda. All in all, I think it came … Continue reading

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Plum Scrap Happy

Original “Scrap Happy” quilt as it appeared in American Patchwork & Quilting October 2008. As soon as my American Patchwork & Quilting October 2008 magazine arrived I was inspired to make this plum colored version of Kathie Holland’s design “Scrap … Continue reading

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Simple Yet Effective Shawl

During my Christmas visit to my daughter, I got a little antsy not having a project to work on. I ask her for some yarn and needles, then downloaded a pattern from the internet. You can do a google search … Continue reading

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Books I read in 2009…….

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A Year in Quilts……………….

Happy New Year, Everyone. We are off and running for another full year of quilting!

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Winterscapes Place Mats

I was inspired by a photograph of my daughter’s new kitchen floor to make these place mats at the last minute as a housewarming/Christmas gift to her and her husband. The kitchen floor is aqua. The fabric is from the … Continue reading

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Snowman Jewelry

My sis-in-law is a lampwork bead maker. She made these beads and assembled them into jewelry and then sent them to ME for a Christmas surprise. Aren’t they cute?

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Starstruck Completed

I finished the Starstruck quilt late in October, but forgot to post until now. :

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Christmas Wonder

Earlier in the year, I blogged about making a One Block Wonder quilt. These quilts are based on a technique described in the book, One Block Wonder Encore by Joy Pelzmann and Maxine Rosenthal. I had the pleasure of taking … Continue reading

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Christmas Ornaments

In the late seventies when I moved into my first house and finally had a real Christmas tree, I made these ornaments from a Vogue pattern. Does anyone have this pattern? It is no longer available from Vogue and I … Continue reading

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