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• Orange Peel update

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 05:06 in fabric, orange peel, pat sloan, quilting, sewing

  I managed to sew a little more on the Orange Peel quilt. I'm really liking the blue blocks and blue "melons" best. I made 4 more of those this weekend. I probably ought to check out the instructions t...

• Look, I'm ready to sew just any time now...

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 06:13 in orange peel, pat sloan, quilting, sewing

  I believe I'm committed to finishing the Orange Peel quilt now. I've cut all the pieces, so now all I have to do is sew them. I had big plans this weekend but, as usual, I ran out of time. Surely now ...

• How cool is this?

  Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 07:28 in orange peel, pat sloan, quilting, sewing

  My friend Pat Sloan made this very coolio mockup using the 3 Orange Peel blocks that I've managed to finish. How cool is that? She's such a pro. I'm glad she's my friend. Now that she's done this and ...

• The (next) new project: Orange Peel quilt

  Posted on Tuesday June 10th, 2008 at 07:34 in i can't believe i'm, orange peel, pat sloan, quilting

  Here's what my version looks like.Pat's original (and finished version) is from the online class at icantbelieveim.com. This is the Curved Piecing class and the pattern is an Orange Peel. So far I've ...

• Charity Quilts? We'll see.

  Posted on Wednesday April 9th, 2008 at 08:09 in aqs, hancocks of paducah, humane society, paducah, project linus, quilt show, quilting

  I don't know how many of you have ever been to Paducah for the AQS quilt show, but it's kind of a tradition around here that we take a road trip around the end of April. Said road trip takes us throug...

• Sneak Peek: Chicken Buffet

  Posted on Wednesday October 24th, 2007 at 07:37 in leisure arts, new books, quilting

  We just got in printed samples for 3979 Chicken Buffet...A smorgasbord of 12 quilt blocks and recipes. (You have to get the entire title to "get" this one.) It's 12 applique chicken blocks with coordi...

• The Quilt Festival booth plan

  Posted on Wednesday October 17th, 2007 at 07:24 in leisure arts, quilt festival, quilt market, quilting

  Since there's been a Quilt department at Leisure Arts, I've been traveling to Houston for Quilt Market. I really have lost track of time so I'm not even sure how long that is and it's all become a blu...