Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Winner for Giveaway 1

I have enjoyed all the visit and comments on my giveaway post on Thursday. I am always glad to be acquainted with quilters from different places, and Thursday afforded me the opportunity to do so. Please know that I will respond to your comments, either by writing you back or visiting your blog.
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GIVEAWAY! Quiltmaker’s 100 Block Blog Tour Day 4

Hello! Welcome to my blog if this is your first visit. And of course, welcome again, if you are back for another visit! I always enjoy your visit. Please leave me a comment (with either your email or blog address) so that I can visit you back! The following is [...]

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A trans-Atlantic venture

Good day, Everyone!  I hope you are doing well.  This will be a quick post as I am running against the clock to get my Twilight Trails quilted.   I am excited to share with you that work is underway in getting my Pieceful Garden quilt published in Popular Patchwork, a British publication.

If all things go [...]

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Twilight Trails Sneak Peek #1

Happy Monday, Everyone! I hope you had a good weekend, and am looking forward to another new week. I had mentioned to you that I got a bit carried away when designing a quilt using the Northcott Twilight Garden fabrics. Upon completing the applique of 224 leaves on the quilt top, I [...]

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I am featured in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks!! (Please scroll down for new posts)

I just received my copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks! Absolutely wonderful!!! My block “Colonial Hospitality” is Block #52. I will have a giveaway on my blog next week (week of 11/9/09) in conjunction with Quiltmaker’s Blog Tour and Promotion of this very special Issue. Stay tuned for details!!

Following is the “Colonial [...]

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Poll: Viewer’s Choice for 2009 Quilts in THE QUILTER

Yesterday, I showed you the first issue of “The Quilter” in 2010. Looking back all the 2009 issues of The Quilter, I realized I have had an excellent year working with the editorial staff at The Quilter:

Roslynn in the March 2009 Issue:

Bluebird Ballad in the May 2009 Issue:

Cozy Patch in the May 2009 [...]

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Bloom Wherever You Are in THE QUILTER (January 2010)

Good day, you all! I received my copy of “The Quilter” yesterday. My Bloom Wherever You Are quilt is in the January 2010 issue. Can you believe it? We are swiftly heading toward the year 2010!!!

The fabrics used are from RJR’s Always in Bloom collection. The fabric choices made the [...]

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The end of the tunnel!

There is light at the end of the tunnel for those who are crazy enough to stick it out.  I have managed to prepare all the leaves (all 224!), and have started applique-ing them on the blocks:

I am on schedule even though my week has been leaf-ily uneventful.  That worked out well as I just [...]

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I took the plunge and…

… started on the Civil War Bride quilt over the weekend. Aside from magazine projects, I get bored easily with just one project. So, I like to have a few going on at the same time that I can work on in rotation.

The original quilt was called the “Bird of [...]

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196 to go!

ONLY!

Good day, everyone. Thanks for the positive comments on the Northcott’sTwilight Garden fabrics. Some of the brown fabric is being used for making leaves — 224 of them! As you can see, I still have 196 to go from the latest progress picture (note that I had to hand-baste the stems down [...]

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