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Quilting and Patchwork

October 22nd, 2006

Creating a Memory Quilt

Creating a Memory Quilt of a special person or occasion in your life can be an enjoyable project.  There are so many ways you can do this to make it meaningful to you and others.  Sometimes this quilt or piece of fabric art may be designed and made by one person; it also could contain […]

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September 18th, 2006

What’s Your Quilting Story?

Quilters, from early days, have had stories to tell.  They may not have realized they were making history, contributing to women’s heritage, and leaving a legacy in fabric art.  Their stories fascinate their descendants and encourage women everywhere in the quilting world.
What’s your quilting story?  You must write it down for yourself and your family, for […]

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July 22nd, 2006

What Would You Like to Know About Quiltmaking?

In addition to doing a Back to the Basics series, I’d like to answer some of the questions I receive, perhaps a Q & A section of the blog.
So…send me your questions about the information and resources you’d find helpful.  Also, I could run a Reader’s Tips section, as well.  Something like a virtual Quilting […]

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July 11th, 2006

My Trails End Quilters Album

Thinking about my daughter’s mini quilt album, inspired me finally to put together an album about my Trails End Quilters heritage.  I’ve been researching my Trails End ancestry and the quilters who lived on this farm that was in my mother’s family for nearly 200 years.
My grandmother, Emma Tipple, who taught me quiltmaking when I was 8 […]

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June 24th, 2006

Quilting with Barbara Brackman

For those desiring to learn more about America’s quilting heritage, the history of patterns, and fabrics, check into books researched and written by Barbara Brackman.  Since our quilting history and patchwork heritage fascinate me, I enjoy learning from Barbara’s books. 
Barbara also has done much research into the quilters and quilting of the Civil War era, […]

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June 24th, 2006

Searching for Your Heritage Quilters

Some quilters like to know more about those in their past who influenced their quilting of the present.  As I research the story of my Trails End Quilters heritage http://trailsendquilters.blogspot.com ), I find I want to know more about those women who played a role in my past and who were quiltmakers, too.
I imagined that […]

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