Back at Fall Quilt Market, my friends and I were (loudly) taking in all the wonderful sights. We ran into Vanessa Christenson, who is lovely and witty and had a lovely booth with a lovely new fabric line Color Me Happy (yardage ships in March!). She challenged us to come up with projects using candy squares from Color Me Happy. Someone joked…
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Love a Challenge {Color me Happy!}
Closing out the Dresdens
Hi everyone! Good news, I survived my first deadline! Sorry for leaving you hanging last week. I had to focus. Would you believe the laundry mountain I have to fold after weeks of neglect? That’s next on my to-do list today. (Yah! I try to be thankful for my little gifts, but it is hard during the folding!) The last…
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Even more antique Dresden plates
I’m really enjoying sharing these Dresden plates here with you. Showing a few pictures at a time makes me feel that this beauty is getting it’s due. And I don’t feel like I am over-tiring ya’ll too much. 🙂 I think the saying goes, “they don’t make ’em like they used to.” And I think that is absolutely true here….
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More Antique Dresdens
Today I’m continuing my little Instagram series where I post a picture a day of my Great-Grandmother’s Dresden quilt. Her name was Minnie and she was married to Cornelius. Together they raised 7 children – 2 boys and 5 girls. One of those girls was my grandmother, Florence. At 79, Minnie passed away 4 days after my mother was born,…
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January is for Dresdens
Hi there! I’ve been meaning to pay homage to the quilters who have come before me by blogging about the treasures they’ve made. I am fortunate enough to have come from a long line of quilters, so there are many quilty treasures in my family. Over Christmas travels I asked my mom if I could take the “Dresden Plate” quilt…
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