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What’s for Lunch ?

Posted on December 4, 2009 by fortquilt

Start with a bed of fresh, tender spinach leaves and bits of red onion on a nicely contrasting plate: Add fresh, sliced mushrooms: Then chopped, hard boiled egg: Crisp home fried bits of bacon: And a hot sweet and sour … Continue reading →

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Colors of November

Posted on November 25, 2009 by fortquilt

Golden Rod Milk Weed Fungi on Log Moss on Log Lichen House through Stand of Goldenrod Paper Bark Birch

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Foggy Morning

Posted on November 22, 2009 by fortquilt

Unusually warm weather for Up North in November produced some lovely, foggy views this morning.

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Bats and Birds

Posted on October 26, 2009 by fortquilt

I designed, pieced and quilted a little wall hanging for Halloween called “Bats and Birds”: It consists of “shaded nine-patch” blocks arranged to represent Bats……..: …….and Birds. I love the “beadie” eyes on both.: The border is “flying geese” blocks … Continue reading →

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Three Fall Table Runners

Posted on October 18, 2009 by fortquilt

I have been busy making three fall table runners from some hand dyed fabric (SELC Fabrics, LLC) I bought at the Michigan Quilt Network show at Lansing in September. I combined the beautifully dyed fabric with some neutral batiks I … Continue reading →

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Leelanau Peninsula

Posted on September 29, 2009 by fortquilt

Last Thursday, which appears to be the last beautiful day of fall here, Dave and I decided to take a driving tour of the Leelanau Peninsula. Leelanau has orchards, wineries, quaint little towns and beautiful scenery. We stopped at the … Continue reading →

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Rouched Rose

Posted on September 29, 2009 by fortquilt

Eight of my fellow quilters from the Thunder Bay Quilt Guild are doing a denim shirt round robin. I especially enjoyed adding this rouched rose to this particular shirt. One person had added the red, white and blue prairie points … Continue reading →

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Mertz Grade Trail

Posted on September 21, 2009 by fortquilt

A couple of weeks ago I posted about our walk on the Au Sable Foot Trail at the Hartwick Pines State Park. This week we walked the Mertz Grade Trail instead. Is is only 2 miles long instead of 3. … Continue reading →

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Starstruck Quilt Top Finished……..Next Step is the Quilting

Posted on September 16, 2009 by fortquilt

Top: Detail showing border: The outside black border will end up being the same width as the inner black border. I added extra on the outside for machine quilting purposes…….so there would be some fabric available for “squaring up.”

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