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Quilting and Patchwork

September 2nd, 2006

Quilters Seek Out Yard Sales

Quilters were excited today to find my daughter had quilting supplies, particularly fat quarters, at our yard sale again.  Weather permitting, our family often holds a yard sale over Labor Day weekend.  Today was no exception.
I enjoy chatting with quilters about their projects when they bring their items (fabric, quilting notions, books, and patterns) to […]

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July 3rd, 2006

Crazy Quilts from Yard Sale Fabrics

“We’re going to use this for our crazy quilt,” the mom explained, as she selected a silky vest with satiny embroidery I had decided to part with at our yard sale. 
“We saw a crazy quilt at a shop in our travels,” one of her teenaged daughters said.  “Mom said we could make our own instead […]

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May 28th, 2006

Quilting Stories at a Yard Sale

This weekend, as shoppers stopped by our yard sale and browsed through the fabric, notions, patterns, magazines, and books on quilting and patchwork that my daughter and I decided we could do without, I gathered many stories about quilting and quilters.
*”My hairdresser makes quilts.  When I travel I pick up pieces of fabric I think […]

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May 26th, 2006

The World of “Fat Quarters”

Some people, who browse at our yard sales, express puzzlement at the term “fat quarters” on the sign my daughter has printed on a box of fabric pieces.  One man wanted to purchase the whole box of “scraps” for two dollars for his wife and found it difficult to understand when I said they were […]

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