Scraps and Threadtales

Thoughts on the creative process, quilting, fabrics, and living life in the Southern U.S.A.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Memorial Day meandering

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Hope everyone is having a peaceful Memorial Day. DH was called into work which is OK since it is sort of humid and ominous looking outside. ...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

On the border

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Not an international border...quilt borders! I have several quilts that just need that one last piece of the quilting puzzle to move in to ...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

World MS Day : National MS Society

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World MS Day : National MS Society I'm using today as a holiday...no cleaning or worrying about stuff that needs to be done (like fixing...
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Back from the Beach...

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Just to back from a few days down at Edisto Island which is just South of Charleston, S.C. It is a pretty quiet place so we spent lot of ti...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

Work in process....

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The rest of this month is "clean-up" time. I finally sorted the projects on my sewing table and was shocked and amazed at how man...
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Blue and white mystery

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So I got a call the other day about some quilts. The owner just inherited them from her husband's grandmother and the family wasn't...
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Sunday, May 02, 2010

Guild Meeting...

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The guild I belong to has two groups: one meets in the evenings and the other in the mornings. Twice a year we all meet on a Saturday. Tod...
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Friday, April 30, 2010

appraisals and other quilty adventures...

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I am moving along on my journey to get certified as an AQS quilt appraiser. This week I saw two quilts for a client (only appraised one) an...
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Monday, April 26, 2010

Almost recovered from Paducah...

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This year I finally made it up to the AQS show in Paducah. It was great. The quilts were inspirational...the class on quit appraisals was ...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Second Hand Stash....

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Just when it was almost safe to walk in the sewing room the phone rang. One of my neighbors is moving to a smaller house and she needed to ...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Fun magazines...

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I know I have posted about how disappointed I have been in so many of the quilt magazines being published these days. This month however th...
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Friday, April 09, 2010

Library Exhibit...

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Just when you think it is safe to kick you feet up...whammm. Late Tuesday night I found out my guild was supposed to have filled two very la...
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Quilt Guild

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Made it to my quilt guild's evening meeting last night. Don't you find show and tell the best part of any quilt meeting? Several of...
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AQS certified Quilt Appraiser and lecturer. For over 25 years I have been collecting quilts and making my interpretation of them. I'll try any type of handwork from applique through red-work to piecing.
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