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Best of Morris Patchwork for a Bed Runner
Intersecting Squares by Margie Mitchell of Sky High FibersMargie is selling a PDF pattern on Etsy using myBest of Morris fabrics.The geometric patchwork design contrastswith the naturalistic lines in...
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Charm Quilts: Not Everybody's a Fan
Detail of a charm quilt by Ruthie StubbsBresler Collection, Mint MuseumIn 1875 the reporter assigned to the Orleans County Fair in Barton, Vermont, checked out the needlework department, finding...
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Alice's Scrapbag: Dress Scraps
"Grandmas dress 1935"We know that quilts are often made of scraps from clothing,but we rarely see any documentation remaining with the quilt.Boy in a dress 1886Note pinned to a crib quilt"I made this...
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Morris Jewels Kits
Morris JewelsJewel Box Kit from ModaAbout 64" x 83"Look for the official Moda kit for my latest line The Morris Jewels.My inspiration was a rather minimalist quilt I saw atan on-line auction.What if it...
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Tessellations 1: Triangle Patterns
#112c in BlockBaseI've been looking for an antique quilt to match everyillustration in my BlockBase pattern program.This is keeping me busy, as there are over 4,000 pieced patterns in the program.I...
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What's in Stock and in the Works
The kit for Union Blues is available now.Union Blues was shipped in April.I'm making a time line here for my 2015-2016 Moda fabric collections(mostly for me but you can look too.)I'm including links to...
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Tessellations 2: Four-Sided Shapes
BlockBase #131aHit and MissI've been sorting my single-shape pictures, using BlockBase numbers.They tell me any quadrilateral will tessellate or tile, meaning you need only one pattern shape to cover...
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Patchwork Pouch
Have a lot of scraps too small to save?Here's a free project from Moda that makes use of 2-1/2" strips cut 5" long.The finished pouch is 6" by 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".Just right for a sewing kit.I'm thinking...
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Subscribe by EMail
Do you subscribe to your favorite blogs through email?You can easily sign up to get email versions of the blogs you enjoy reading, which you can see on your phone...or other devices.There's a column...
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My New/Old Quilt: Family History
I've been writing about this antique quilt I purchased.with the Feather Crown in the center that was popular in Marylandmid-19th-century.Once I realized Nancy Hornback used to own itand had done some...
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"Just A Small Slice, Please" in the Moda Bake Shop
Denniele BohannanJust a Small Slice, PleaseLouanna Mary DesignsDo you subscribe to the Moda Bake Shop? I found this yummy confection in my mail box on Monday.Look for Denniele's recipe for a colorful...
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A Quilt Top for AQSG Auction
Hartfield Frame Quilt top, 2008Pieced by Bobbi Finley, designed by Barbara BrackmanThe American Quilt Study Group is conducting itsannual seminar this week in Indianapolis.Carol Butzke's Study Center...
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Miriam Schapiro 1923-2015
New Harmony by Miriam Schapiro, 1980,Fabric and paint on canvasCollection of the Indianapolis Museum of ArtArtist Miriam Schapiro died at the venerable age of 91 a few months ago. She was an innovative...
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Alice's Scrapbag Reproduction Prints: Sister's Pinafore
Somebody somewhere has a Charm Pack of Alice's Scrapbag.I found this on the web.Alice's Scrapbagis a collection of mid-19th-century reproduction prints drawn from Alice Browne's quilt, which she made...
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Civil War Patchwork: Hexagons for Re-enactors
J. B. Marchais, Girl in a Blue Skirt, Sewing.I got an email from Mel and Annette, which I thought I'd answer on the blogs. Â Mel's note:"My wife and I are Civil War reenactors and one of the things that...
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Alice's Scrapbag:Baby's Pantalettes & a Block-of-the-Month Kit
Alice's Scrapbag #8316I named a classic small print in Alice's Scrapbag"Baby's Pantalettes." The reproduction fabricscome in four colorways that echo madder-style printsof the mid- to late-19th...
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Tessellations 3: Irregular Quadrilaterals---Tumblers
Tumbler scrap quilt of many cotton prints,about 1880-1900One of the reasons I've been indexing charm patterns or tessellations is that I am looking for a charm quilt pattern for my never-ending hand...
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Winter Woods: A Crib Quilt in The Morris Jewels
Winter Woods50" x 50"5 appliqued blocks finishing to 10" x 12"Three months 'til Christmas Eve!My stitch group likes to do a tree quilt for a charity Christmas tree auction every year. My job is...
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Man Ray's Tapestry: A Readymade?
Tapestry, 1911Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky) 1890–1976Collection of the Centre Pompidou, ParisThe Pompidou Center, Paris's major modern art museum, has this American quilt top in its collection.Detail...
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Alice's Scrapbag: Grandpa's Banyan
Full Circle 78" x 78""Full Circle" is the official Moda kit for my latest Civil War era reproduction fabric Alice's Scrapbag.Carrie from Miss Rosie's Quilts designed it. You can buy Full Circle as a...
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