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As I read Kelly’s blog about the Old Feed Sack Quilt she found at a thrift shop in Nevada, I was transported back to my childhood when I made quilts with my grandmother from old feed sacks. These sacks once contained feed for the chickens my aunt and grandmother raised.
We also used these feed sacks for […]
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Memorial Day in my childhood meant traveling to Trails End Farm, where my mom grew up and her parents, sister, brother and his wife lived. Sometimes the day was celebrated with many relatives gathering there. Or we might visit, about ten miles away, the “Barrytown Coons,” my grandfather’s cousins who lived in the village of Barrytown, NY, […]
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May this be a blessed and lovely Easter for you and yours. Even though the grandchildren are older (beyond believing in the bunny), they still enjoy the Easter egg hunt their mom arranges each year. They were up early before church for it this morning.
However, the bunny did make a visit for Easter! The youngsters […]
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The b5media Lifestyles Channel reminisced about the 1980’s for Theme Day this month. Check out all the interesting contributions from bloggers around the channel.
Several blogs from the Lifestyles channel decided to take a stroll down memory lane and share an 80’s style post that’s customized to suit their own blog, explained Channel Editor Gayla McCord.
Quilting […]
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Need some St. Patrick’s Day ideas and recipes to make this day a fun one for your family? Head on over to Babylune and check on Eliza Ferree’s St. Patrick’s Day Blog Carnival. I participated with my St. Patrick’s Day post, Quilting With a St. Patrick’s Day Influence.
Since the traditional St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) […]
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Quilters and fabric artists create memories…some of recent projects, others we made longer ago, and perhaps some connected with quilts stitched by former generations. Do you write about your memories and events connected with them?
They can be recorded any number of ways:
Blogs
Journals
Scrapbooks
Videos or DVDs
Published materials
Quilts from my family heritage, as well as projects my daughter and granddaughter are undertaking […]
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I’m always on the lookout for books that relate to quilting, often those that are inspirational and evoke memories. I discovered Quilts From Heaven , Finding Parables in the Patchwork of Life, by Lucinda Secrest McDowell at Penelope Anne’s Manic Bookworm’s Ballroom.
According to Penelope Anne, “This book was very rewarding, it shared numerous moments […]
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When I reminisce about quilting with my grandmother at eight-years old, readers often write and share me their memories, too. If you’re teaching your own children to sew, you’re creating memories and a family heritage for them.
My tea time post, Tea Breaks for Quilters, has brought back memories for other quilters and women who […]
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Written by Mary Emma Allen [email] for b5media.
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