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  • That Time It Took Seventy-Odd Steps to Finish My First Bed Quilt

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    Sometimes quilts don’t proceed exactly the way you’ve planned, right? Whether it’s because life intervenes or because things just, ahem, go less than smoothly, the process sometimes has twists and turns. I had that experience with my first “proper” quilt, the Post-and-Rail Fence Quilt, and I learned a few things. So, here now, dear readers,…

  • Red & Blue Post-and-Rail Fence Quilt

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    Finished May 21, 2008  

  • Designing With Toddler

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      I have been hanging onto these adorable retro Western prints for a couple of years now. Aren’t they cute? My son’s room has a vintage Western kind of thing going on (I refuse to say “theme”) and I wanted to make a quilt for him with these fabrics. But I hadn’t been able, as…

  • How to Chain Piece

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    One of the most revolutionary things I learned early on in my pursuit of quilting was chain piecing. I believe it is generally regarded as an invention of Eleanor Burns of Quilt in a Day. The story goes that she was driving along near the garment district in her hometown and saw this chains of…

  • Vintage Dresden Plate Blocks

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      I have gone a little crazy and bought three sets of antique, unfinished quilt blocks on eBay. (Update: Nowadays I like to find unfinished quilt blocks on Etsy!) I have to say, when you see these in person, you can’t help but wonder why the quilt never got finished. I mean, these are all…

  • That Time I Bought A Quilt at the Mall

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    This is my first quilt. I didn’t make it, I bought it at the mall. There’s millions of them around. I had started a rail fence quilt back in college, but bogged down with work, school, life and otherwise, I packed it in a box and stuffed in the attic. That was in 1991. That…

  • Pink & Yellow Antique LeMoyne Star Quilt

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      I am so excited! Look what came in the mail! I splurged and bought an actual 1800’s antique quilt off of eBay. I don’t usually love quilts from this era because they are so BROWN (not my favorite color). But this one is so cheerful with the chrome yellow and double pink fabrics that…