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An aquaintance of ours lost her 40 year old son a few months ago. She, of course, is devastated. Several weeks ago she called to ask me whether I could make a quilt from his shirts. I haven’t made a memory quilt in such a long time, but she managed to talk me into taking […]
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I love slow stitching projects. Remember the little projects that I wrote about here? I’ve managed a few more. One that I use daily is a little drawstring rosary purse that started as a slow stitching project. Richard likes college basketball, and I have him watching old movies. You know, movies from before cursing made
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Here are some of the projects from the Baton Rouge Modern Quilt Guild’s show and share. We moved the meeting date to the third Saturday at My Sewing Shoppe in Baton Rouge. It’s a great place for a meeting and maybe a little shopping. Also, a quick reminder that the April improv block of the
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I have pictures from our last meeting’s show and share. I am about as reliable as a three-year-old. Between brain fog and quilting, there’s little that I can be counted for. I have several alarms to remind me to pick up grandies. Even so, resetting those alarms when things change can be a lost cause.
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When you were a kid, did you compain about being bored? “I’m bored” we’d say. But not often. Mom always had something ready for us girls to do: wash dishes, fold clothes, feed the chickens, dig ditches. Because we lived on a farm, a real farm where there were animals and a field of vegetables,
What to do now to beat boredom? Improv BoM Read More »
Yes! Three new classes: Grow Your Garden, Almost in Church, and Crazy Cabins. Let me tell you more about each one. Grow Your Garden is an applique class in which students use “Steam a Seam 2” fusible web to learn about raw-edge applique using patterns I created to build flowers. As we move through the
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Improv Piecing Workshop beginner to advanced; domestic machine; all levels 1-3 hours, $25 per student with 15 student minimum. 4-6 hours, $35 per student with 15 student minimum. This beautiful wall-hanging or lap quilt is a fun way to try your hand at piecing using improv techniques. You can choose from quarter log cabins or whole
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Stained-Glass Workshop beginner to advanced; domestic machine; 3 hours; $30 per student with 10 student minimum. Full day (6 hours) $45 per student with 12 student minimum This beautiful table topper or wall-hanging is a fun way to learn how to create lovely stained glass in fabric. The gorgeous window scene will be uniquely your own
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Raw-edge Applique’ Workshop beginner to advanced; domestic machine; 3 hours; $30 per student with 12 student minimum. Full day (6 hours) for $45 per student with 12 student minimum This beautiful wall-hanging is a fun way to learn about raw-edge applique. The gorgeous garden scene will be uniquely your own despite using the same patterns as
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In my last post, about the Andy Warhol quilt, I wrote about one of my recent finishes. But there have been others, albeit small ones. As CQG president, I have to bring a door prize and, while I do purchase a few things, I also want to include something from my stash or that I’ve
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