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Welcome to PIW, the week of red and white quilts! I have over 60 quilts on the “red and white” section of my “heart, quilts” board. This is just a small taste. Apologies, I was not able to find information on these last two, but they are too pretty to not include. Of course, choosing […]
Pin It Weekly #365 Red and White Read More »
It’s spring in Louisiana. We have spotted a couple of hummingbirds and see butterflies on almost every walk we take. Meme calls them “flutterflies” everytime she sees one. The butterflies are mulitplies quickly and haven’t even found the wildflower gardens that Richard and Adam planted earlier when things were just beginning to green up. Right
Pin It Weekly #364 Butterflies and Flutterflies Read More »
Lots of insipiration in this post of abstract art and how it can inform modern quilting.
Pin It Weekly #363 Abstract Art Read More »
I’ve been thinking of map quilts for a few weeks now. I don’t know what does that….put my mind on a subject. I do know that when that “on a subject” occurs, I am stuck with it for a while. Links to continue your reading and viewing. These map quilts are all on my “maps”
Pin It Weekly #362 Ten Map Quilts Read More »
Say hello to Rebecca Budde, one of our new quilty followers, who has a board just for string quilts. Yes, some of these will soon be on my “heart, quilts” board! A surprise for me, this board is almost at 14,000 pins. Though I imagine a few are duplicates. Next, these modern quilts are from
Pin It Weekly #359 Quilty Followers Read More »
Welcome back to PIW! It’s time to say “hello” to a few followers. Shelly has a board titled “Scenes of Inspiration.” Oh wow! Great title! Georgia Messer is all ready for Valentine’s Day. Take a look at some of her pins. Camille J. has a board about camping that has several sections, a rabbit hole
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Tiered trays are all the rage right now, but what do you do when all the cute little Christmas items are put away? Of course, you can always put the tray in with the rest of the Christmas decor. But why? The empty tray could also become a year-round decor addition. To that end, you
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I’ve considered taking some time off from blogging. It’s a time-consuming, though worthy, endeavor, but it must always be somewhere close to the surface of my thoughts. Otherwise, I’d never have pictures or ideas for posts. This cutie is off to preK-4, in her new uniform that her DeeDee altered a couple of weeks ago.
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Grant it, I love old books and their stories. Yes, and old journals! Therein lie some stories! And dishes of comfort food. And I love old furniture with dings and scratches and tears. Old farm tools that worked the land. Oh, and what about old photographs and their black and white or sepia coloring? So
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I realized just how long it’s been since I’ve posted a PIW. Oh wow! Of course, I decided to work on that. I mean, really? Thus, I present my lastest additions to “heart, quilts.” Though I have been pinning on occasion, I just didn’t get to the next step–Pin It Weekly posts! There are 13,563
Pin It Weekly #353 Back at it! Read More »
