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Quilts of Valor

          Once a month, I meet with a small group of women to sew charity quilts with the goal of creating useful quilts out of scraps and stash fabrics. This month one of our members had … Continue reading

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April Travels Part 2

After leaving Charleston, I then spent Quilt Week in Paducah. It was extra fun this year because of having quilts in the show. As usual, I stayed at Bryerpatch Studio and had tons of fun seeing our regular crowd. This … Continue reading

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April Travels Part 1

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April disappeared in a blur this year.  After two weeks traveling, I’m finally home again. Mac and I spent a week in Charleston. I had always wanted to visit there and finally made it. The architecture and surrounding country is … Continue reading

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What happened to March?

The month of March disappeared into a haze of bronchitis. I’ve been trying to catch up but have had little time for quilting. I only finished two things in the last 6 weeks. The little quilt above was a challenge … Continue reading

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Yeah!!! Quilts will be in Paducah

This weeks mail brought great news! For the first time ever, I entered two quilts in the AQS show in Paducah. The letters came this week saying that both quilts made it into the show. The first is “From Coal … Continue reading

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The Bad News and The Good News

Since last Thursday, I’ve hardly been out of the house. First there was a big snow storm that was so bad that The Quilted Fox was closed and I couldn’t go to work. Then Friday night, I came down with … Continue reading

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New life for old chairs!

For years I’ve had a pair of old director’s chairs sitting in the garage. I almost put them out with the trash last summer but then I decided to refurbish them. The original seats and backs were rotted so I … Continue reading

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January Retreat #2 Continued

Wow, life since the Bits ‘n’ Pieces retreat has been just plain hectic! I’m trying to make a deadline for my current consulting project for OASIS and writing time has consumed all of my sewing time! I haven’t even been … Continue reading

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January Retreat #2

Yes, it’s true! I’m at my 2nd retreat this month! I’m at the Bits ‘n’ Pieces retreat at the moment and have been sewing furiously. I had these St. Louis themed sampler blocks all hand pieced over the last few … Continue reading

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The World Quilt Debuts at The River Museum

A couple of years ago, The Rambling River Art Quilters, (including me) did this huge group quilt. We each created a wedge representing our favorite place in the world. It is now on exhibit at The National Great Rivers Museum. … Continue reading

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