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Summer Hours
Hello and Good Day! I guess I'm on summer hours. I don't know where the time goes lately.Here is a wonderful little quilt that I received from my friend, Susan McD. The name of it is The First Four....
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Farm Report
Hot and Humid with a Chance of Family Fun!I'm back from my time at Pioneer Farm in Illinois. It's a family place that we are lucky enough to enjoy due to the foresight of my late mother and father in...
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Quilt World Cross Over
Happy Hump Day!Early this spring I received an email from a communication firm requesting permission to use a photo of my Hex Vex Quilt in a book they were creating for the Mohawk Flooring company to...
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Super Sweet Suprise!!
A very special something came in the mail from my buddy, Kelly of Pinkadot Blog. A while back we had agreed on a little "trade". Which I had totally forgotten about.Here is the Sew Together Bag that...
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Happy Town USA
Ta-Da. I finished my House Swap Quilt. I had finished the top in March - where does the time go? I am naming it "Happy Town" because everything about this quilt makes me happy!47x47" squareHappy...
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I'm a big Fan......
of fan quilting!As you all know, I designed and manufactured a large fan stencil because I couldn't find one on the market that was the large size I wanted. I made my own for this quilt.I was asked by...
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Block Swap 2015!
Here we go!If you want to be in this years swap, you must send me an email at barb.vedder@gmail.com. I will send you a confirmation. Sign ups will close when I get the limit or September 1st, which...
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All Dressed Up
and going to Bolivia via Lori. Here are some dresses I've made this week. I was inspired by my friend, Nancy, after seeing how cute hers were. I was short on the teapot fabric so I added a front...
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What's In A Name?
Hooray! I did it. I finished my Civil War Nine Patch Swap Quilt from last years swap. Woo Hoo.Last Friday I marked and fused the layers together. Saturday morning I challenged myself to be binding...
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Planes, Cars and Boats
Howdy. I recently returned from a very busy Labor Day getaway with Mr. Fun. While away I was able to have a little photo shoot of this quilt that I made for Hanna in 2011 for her high school...
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It's HOT here.....
and frankly I'm tired of it. I love fall and I just can't wait to turn the A/C off and enjoy some!Here is my Eagle block (some of you saw it on FB or instagram).Here is Alice's. I decided to ink the...
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Winner!
It's here! It's here! Autumn has arrived in New England and I'm loving it!I added a few nice fabrics to the magazine for the giveaway. Thanks for all the comments, I wrote email responses to all...
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Happy Pumpkin!
Formerly known as October.I hung one of my antique quilts from Mary B in the kitchen. I had to add a sleeve to this one. (if you add a sleeve to an antique quilt, be sure to sew through all layers to...
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Baby You're The Greatest!
That is what Ralph Kramden used to say to Alice. And that is what I'd say to my Alice if I could. Alice Payne that is! I finished my top yesterday and I'm so thrilled. It's 74" square.Mr. Fun first...
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This, That, the Other and Nothing
That's what this post is about. Every feel that way? Like "what am I DOING?" A lot of things, but nothing very exciting.Since this blog is a journal of my creative ideas and endeavors here is a recap...
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Civil War Wonderfulness
Of course I know that the Civil War was NOT wonderful. Having said that, it has provided our country with an indelible historic saga of struggle, heartache, loss and ultimately redemption and pride....
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Scary Good Fun!
My favorite Halloween quilt: Poisoned Apple from 2012. I hope you don't mind a little repeat.I've been working on Halloween hexie blocks at recent workshops. These are so so fun! I offer a starter...
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Day of the Dead
Otherwise known as: Dia le dos Muertos Here is a link to a wonderful website with lots of photos and details about the festival here. My DofD quilt: I See Dead People: Ode' to Freida Kahlo made...
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BSQ 2015 Quilt Show Roundup
Last week I spent four days in New Jersey with the Brownstone Quilt Guild working on the quilt show. Here is a re-cap:My Jubilee Quilt won a Blue Ribbon for Bed Quilt and also a Quilt Show Chairman's...
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Binding.....What and How to?
First let me say thank you so much for your nice comments about my Jubilee Quilt. It was very rewarding to hear such nice comments. Often in the modern quilt world, this kind of old fashioned hand...
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