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I was very fortunate to attend the Hawberry Quilt Show on Manitoulin Island with my family the weekend of September 17 – 18. No family road trip is complete without a few stops to enjoy the view. This is 10 Mile Point Lookout. My daughter read the road side plaque and I believe this was…
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Who is Jackie White? A fabulous Northern Ontario quilter! She was one of the main co-ordinator for the Hawberry Quilt Show Sept. 17 & 18th on Manitoulin Island. Here we are posing while my daughter snapped a photo of us in front of one of Jackie’s quilts. {Jackie’s on the right} The show was…
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mini bowtie mini 12×18 inches A Follow Your Bliss Makealong Finish! {and a birthday gift for my sister too} It also counts for my finish for our challenge fabric project. I bought one yard of this gradated fabric {2 years ago?} and gave my sister half of it. She finished awhile ago. Bonnie Hunter posted…
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This is a scan of a photograph. It’s a wedding sampler quilt I made for my sister back in 2001. There is a crane machine stitched in that middle panel with names and a date. I signed the label “Joyfully Created” and find that really neat! Long before I had heard of blogs {were there…
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Do you like itWITH the falling petal? Or without? Stay tuned! I think the petals will be purple!:) Sarah Vee
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I guess a pillow cover doesn’t really count as a Family Quilt. Except this one is handquilted and was made by my husband’s Granny. She made the biscuit quilt I wrote about here. It is full of handstitches and made up of quite dated fabrics. I still have some of that brown flower print –…
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This is all I have up on my design wall this morning. I have sewn on the red stem with some variegated red thread and pinned some blue leaves in place. I think I will have to play with the flower petals before I “know” if this is how I want to place the leaves.…
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blue leaves for my makealong project I’ve been working on stuff that doesn’t make for great blog content. Unless you want to KNOW about everything I do that’s quilting related:) Like today, for instance, I put a washed orange down beside a red pepper and a green pepper and suddenly knew I need to get…
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This is a continuation of posts about quilts in my house made by family. Painted Ladies by my paternal Aunt Post is here. Tied quilt by maternal great grandmother is here. Biscuit quilt by my husband’s maternal grandmother is here. My posts are inspired by my sister blogging about why she quilts. You can visit…
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Summer is rapidly winding down here. My husband is back to school today! As the fall schedules fill up, I find myself taking stock of all the UFOs waiting for me. Design Wall Monday hosted by Judy at Patchwork Times is a great way to keep on track. Nothing like going back through old posts…
