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Morris Flowerpot in Broderie Perse
I have been Photoshopping throughout the long winter, thinking about the May Morris vase in a post a few weeks ago. http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2014/03/morris-flowerpot-design.htmlWhat if you...
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Lone Star
Quilt about 1880-1930A few years ago I curated a show on quilts and modernism, which got me thinking about the effects of fine art's modern aesthetic on quiltmaking. One of the first things I noticed...
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Good Dogs at AQS Show in Paducah
Good Dogs by the Sewhatevers If you go to the AQS show in Paducah this week look for our Good Dogs quilt.Several of us Sewhatevers have been working ona group portrait of our pets. Not only did we get...
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Free Album Pattern at the Fat Quarter Shop Blog
Album block, about 1875Check the Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber blog for a free patternthat Kathe Dougherty made up in my Ladies's Album fabric...
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Quilts and Traditional Jewish Culture
Detail from an embroidered quilt, ca 1900, in the collection of the Jewish MuseumMy cousin sent an April 12, 2014 article from the Jewish Daily Forward called "Why Jews Suffer from a Quilt Complex?"...
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Ladies' Album in House on a Hill, etc.
House on a Hill by Martha Walker for Wagonswest Designs,43" Square, using my Ladies' Album reproduction collection plus the Mill Book Series from Moda.See the pattern in the Spring 2014 Quilts from...
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Star Plus Cut-Out Chintz Applique = Masterpiece Quilts
Katherine Whiting Hozen, Brighton, MaineThis quilt, perhaps from about 1830-1840, was once in the collection of Margaret Cavigga. It seems to represent a transition between styles, combining the bright...
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William Morris and Recycled Polypropylene Water Bottles
Detail of Michele Hill's quilt from C&T's William Morris Eco-ToteThese Eco-totes fold out to make a sturdy box-like bag.They are 100% recycled polypropylene-plastic water bottles.And they have...
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Exhibits: Antique Quilts Spring/Summer 2014
It's road trip season.Pack up the kids and see a show or two of antique quilts.Here's a listing for spring and summer, 2014.California, Folsom Folsom History Museum. Their annual Antique Quilt and...
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Spring Market Virtual Booth 2014
The left side of the virtual boothwith Rose Kretsinger greeting visitorsFor Spring Market at Pittsburgh this week I am introducing two new products, soI'll be doing Schoolhouse presentations for Moda...
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Richmond Reds for Moda at Spring Market
Richmond RedsProject Quilt from ModaRichmond Reds collection for ModaQuilt shops are ordering fall fabric this weekend at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My showcase collection is Richmond...
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Quilt Market Schoolhouse Presentations
Pennsylvania Rose quilt from our Emporia Rose book for C&T Publishing.Karla & I did a schoolhouse presentation on Thursday at Quilt Market in Pittsburgh.We talked about our new applique book...
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Quilt Market: Cool Stuff
A few of the innovative ideas we snapped yesterday.Sarah FielkeSue SpargoYo!A door panel.Violet CraftFrondHouses of an architectural printSamples of the prints on fabric recordsYikes!Print your own...
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Quilt Market: Cool People
Moda designersModelsJamie from ModaDonna Lynn Thomas---with a border frommy Modernism fabric peeking out.Moda reps and Mark and CherylKelly Ashton is the expert on six-sided shapes.We caught Thomas...
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Quilt Market: The Moda Booth
Moda and United Notions form a constellation of boothsat Quilt MarketA photo booth in the Moda LabMany of the designers have booths around the edges.Here is Zen Chic from Germany.Sandy Klop for...
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Becky Brown on Fussy Cutting
"Thrifty" from the Austen Family Album by Becky BrownThe BlockBase sketch I gave her of "Thrifty."Fussy-cutting QueenShe sees a lot more potential than I do.I am thrilled that Becky Brown has been...
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Star + Conventional Applique = A New Look
Large central star quilts changed when applique fashions changedin the 1840s.The rather frilly cut-out chintz details became old-fashioned,replaced by an interest in the bolder Pennsylvania-German...
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Maple Island and Modernism
BQ4 Quilt from Maple Island Quilts,kitted upin Modernism from Moda, 60" x 72"Creations, a shop in Kerrville, Texas, has kitted the BQ4 pattern in my Modernism collection. It's a great idea.Modernism...
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Pat L. Nickols Quilt Collection
From the Pat L. Nickols Collection at the Mingei Museum inSan DiegoHexagon charm quiltLog Cabin Collector Pat L. Nickols donated her collection of 300 quilts and tops to the Mingei Museum of Folk Art....
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Ladies's Album in an Apple Core
To the Core kit and pattern, a scrap quiltusing my Ladies' Album reproduction fabric collectionfrom Moda. See the pattern in Fons & Porter's Quilting Quickly, Summer 201457" x 70"The quilt uses 3...
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