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QuiltCon 2015

The Modern Quilt Guild hosts QuiltCon 2015 this weekend in Austin, Texas. Shelly, Patrice, and I went Thursday, the first day of the show. Yes, we were there waiting for the doors to open. So...

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Red & Black Quilt

It’s only been recently that I’ve learned that I can make large quilts, as long as I use a simple pattern. Usually I stick with the small stuff: pillow cases, tote bags, purses, book covers, some...

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Intricate: Weekly Photo Challenge

This is not one of my quilts. This was a sample in a quilt fabric shop; I just can’t remember which one. Ah, so many quilt fabric shops, so little time. Weekly Photo Challenge: Intricate Tagged:...

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Keeping It Simple (2)

Here is my latest quilt, for my sister-in-law. USPS will deliver it today or tomorrow to Texarkana, Texas. This pattern is the Disappearing Nine Patch. There are about a gazillion ways to arrange the...

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Two Quilts

Pat is making two baby quilts. Same pattern, different fabrics. What a difference! Love them both. Sweet! Fun! Tagged: quilts, Sewing

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UFOs in my Closet

In the sewing and quilting universe, a “UFO” is an UnFinished Object. Recently, I found six of them in my closet. I got to thinking about the Carpenter’s Star quilt I made and wondered if I had added a...

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Orange & White Quilt #1

I made this quilt for hubby. I collected Texas fabrics and orange fabrics for a few years before deciding on a pattern I liked. The front The back All the quilts were quilted by Mary Golden in Cedar...

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Orange & White Quilt #2

And here’s the second Orange & White quilt; a gift for a friend. Size is 84 inches by 94 inches. Pattern: Disappearing Nine Patch   The back side Tagged: Art, quilts, Sewing

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Never Say Never

This is the first quilt top I ever made. I took a class at The Quilt Store (now closed) in 1991. (I’m pretty sure it was 1991.)  I was just learning how to sew. A few months ago, I took it to a...

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Quilt Dreams: Fiction Friday

The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photograph. Photo copyright Sandra Crook Quilt Dreams She dreamed the patterns and colors; later, she sewed. Carlene never knew who...

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Almost Like Magic!

Abracadabra! Almost like magic! From a pile of half square triangles . . . . . . to a quilt! Actually, this is the quilt top. It’s at the quilter’s as we speak and soon it will be a quilt! Tagged:...

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Five of Six

One goal I had for this year was to finish the six quilt tops I found hanging in my sewing room closet. I looked at the photo I posted in January and checked on my progress. I managed to finish five of...

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Even More Quilts

I made a few more quilt tops this year, in addition to finishing up my UFOs. I’m currently in a half-square triangle phase. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A...

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Two Jelly Rolls

We actually had some cold weather recently, with night temperatures into the 20s. I didn’t like it at all. So I dived into my fabric stash, found some jelly rolls and starting making quilt tops. I have...

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Two More Jelly Roll Quilts

I finished two more jelly roll quilts. This one I donated to the hurricane relief effort. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This one I mailed to a young boy in North Carolina.

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Cozy Cabin Donation Quilt

My next donation quilt, in the Cozy Cabin pattern.

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Charms on Point

A new quilt pattern for me: Charms on Point. Charms are 5-inch squares of pre-cut fabric. This quilt started out as a rectangle: 6 fabric squares by 12 fabric squares. You make two cuts: from the top...

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A Mostly Batik Quilt Top

The wind was blowing when I photographed the quilt top. That’s why it’s a little askew. The pattern is Come Fly With Me.

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Chain Drive, Donation Quilt

This quilt top is ready to be quilted. Once I get it back from the quilter, I will bind it then donate it. The pattern is Chain Drive by Glenda Wilder. It’s the first time I’ve made a modern quilt.

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Small Art Quilts

Here are some samples of my recent efforts in sewing small art quilts. Swiss Army Knife Dragon head on a Viking longboat Snow on the mountains under the stars

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