Monthly Archives: January 2011

Baby quilt finds a home

Posted on January 30, 2011 by quiltdabbler

Last fall, my block exchange group made me blocks for a pink and white baby quilt. My niece-in-law is pregnant and I just knew she was going to have a girl because her favorite color is pink. Also, my other … Continue reading →

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More Quilts from the Bits Retreat

Posted on January 23, 2011 by quiltdabbler

The most fun thing about retreat is seeing all the great quilt projects that everyone is making. Here is a sampling of the projects I saw this week.

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Bits Retreat Wrap-up

Posted on January 23, 2011 by quiltdabbler

Five days after the end of the Piece Mill Quilters retreat, I headed off to the Bits ‘n’ Pieces retreat. This year, for the first time, the two retreats ended up in back to back weeks. The good part was … Continue reading →

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PMQ Retreat Wrap-up

Posted on January 14, 2011 by quiltdabbler

The January 2011 Piece Mill Quilters retreat is history. We had a fabulous time and made many quilt tops. The above image is a block in my last project I worked on. I bought the centers of the blocks in … Continue reading →

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Retreat-Day 2

Posted on January 11, 2011 by quiltdabbler

We are cozy in our retreat work room but the wind is howling outside and the snow is piling up. It’s not quite blizzard conditions but it’s a snowy, blowy day. Barbara just said it’s supposed to be 8 degrees … Continue reading →

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Retreat-Day 1

Posted on January 10, 2011 by quiltdabbler

Here I am at the Piece Mill Quilters retreat. I arrived early and was set up and sewing by 10:30. My first project was the “killer” quilt. Everyone who has made this one (which is based on the Sampler Magic … Continue reading →

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River Exhibit Installed

Posted on January 2, 2011 by quiltdabbler

A small group of the artists and a couple of supportive husbands turned out early on Sunday morning to install the river quilts at the Great Rivers Museum in Alton, IL. Here are some photos from the day. We ironed … Continue reading →

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