I belong to a great group of quilters here where I live; we’re the Green Valley Quilters. When I first joined the group after moving here in 1999, we had a telephone “tree” to inform each one of what we needed to bring to the next meeting. It was a […]
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Our guild has an annual challenge, and this time we had a beautiful red batik fabric to use, as well as the requirement of a heart somewhere on whatever we created. We were given the fabric last January, and I made my piece in July but decided not to post […]
At the retreat I mentioned recently, I took a second class. I won’t say too much about it, as it wasn’t my favorite for several reasons. However, I’ve now finished the top begun there (it’s fused appliqué), though I am still debating whether or not to add borders. That would […]
I actually have two finishes to show today! 🙂 First, I promised a photo of the finished top from yesterday’s post. Before I show you that, though, here is a photo of a couple of the 6-inch “macaroni” blocks we learned to make in class. Do you see the piping […]
I’ve just spent a few days at a retreat I’d never before attended, and it was great! It was a smallish retreat (compared to some), with only about four classes each day, but it was so well organized that I was really impressed. Our rooms were very nice, and breakfast […]
I’m a member of a French-speaking online quilting group, and the list mom suggested a little swap of pin cushions as a holiday activity. This is the little Santa (Père Noël) pin cushion that I made and which is now on his way to a new home. 🙂 He’s made […]