I’ve been a busy bee today working on Mom’s quilt as her gift this Christmas. This is the Double Dutch Quilt in beautiful blues and whites from ConnectingThreads.com. Love that site! Moving right along, you will have pieces that are rectangular and pieces that are small squares. Place them per…
Family Quilt Stories
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Continue ReadingWorking on my mother’s holiday quilt and am sharing here some of what I do to make the process go faster, yet being careful to make proper cuts and seams. If you ever wanted to make a quilt, hopefully some of my tips here will be helpful. These little 2″…
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Continue ReadingMy mother, Mary, just celebrated her 93rd birthday with us here in Weddington, North Carolina. She is doing so well. She has lived with us for nearly 20 years now. Several months ago, though, we thought she would be happier in an assisted living home, and she moved. Unfortunately, she…
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Continue ReadingIt arrived yesterday, this shiny, new magazine called “Studios” and before anyone else could see it, here it was in my mail. Filled with inspiration and ideas galore for your dream art or craft space, this magazine is filled with stories and ideas to make you want to carve out…
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Continue ReadingLast week I got busy making a quilt for my granddaughter, Reagan. She’ll be One on Sept. 5th!! I wanted to do something special and decided to make Reagan a “First” quilt for her “First” birthday. I did not, however, want it to be baby colors or toy pictures –…
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Continue ReadingMother’s day is just around the corner and I wanted to make something for my daughter, Kimberly, since this is her first Mother’s Day. So, I pulled out the ol’ stash of colorful fabrics and remnants from her childhood that I had saved and started sewing them together to create…