#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 30
This week in 2011 during my journal quilt project, Christmas prep was in full swing and my kitchen had become a rum cake factory. I have probably made hundreds of this cake over the years. I first made it in 1988 (probably), when a teacher of mine pulled me aside …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 29
I admit it. I’m a little Scroogey when it comes to Christmas, especially when I am working full-time. It doubles an already too-long to do list and amps up my stress level to the point where the machinery starts shaking and smokes start pouring out. This year, I am not …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 28
Journal Quilt #28 has a satin-stitched door that opens to reveal a photo of my studio. This weekend is the Monterey Makers Studio Tour in Monterey, MA. This year’s event is being held at the library on Saturday, rather than being a studio tour. But, when I participated in 2011, …
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Happy Thanksgiving
TBT will return next week. This week, I want to take the time to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that in the midst of this busy weekend, you’ll find a few moments for quilting. I am incredibly thankful for the journey that I have been on …
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History of Quilting in America – Crazy Quilts, 1890 – 1920
Crazy Quilts, 1890-1920 The Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 and interest in Japanese art sparked the Crazy Quilt. It was fashionable for genteel upper-class ladies to use needlework as a proper use of leisure time. They had servants to do the mundane work. In the rapid changes in the world, …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 27
This journal quilt is my favorite from the year. in 2011, we flew to visit my sister in Denver for Thanksgiving and then made an ill-advised 7 hour drive to Durango to ride the Polar Express Train. It was a lot of time spent in a minivan driving over mountains …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 26
I was halfway into my journal quilting project year at this point in 2011. To mark the occasion, I sewed thumbnail pictures of some of my favorite quilts onto a timeline and left a few blank spots for the quilts to come.
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 25
This week in 2011, we spent a weekend in NYC with dear friends. The purpose for the trip was to see the Spiderman show on Broadway. My DH is a great U2 fan and was interested in seeing the show since they had done the music. Unfortunately, even U2 couldn’t …
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 24
This week in 2011 gave us our first glimpse at our daughter, though we didn’t know at the time that she would be a daughter. I used a black organza overlay to create that filmy ultrasound look.
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#TBT – Journal Quilt Week 23
Happy Halloween! Week 23 of my journal quilting project in 2011, fell over Halloween and a memorable one at that since it snowed over a foot. I did reverse applique for the jack o’lanterns face, which allowed me to create the glow behind it with some Shiva paint sticks.
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