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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More Antique Dresdens
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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Some (BIG!) News to Finish out 2013
It’s that time again. Time to reflect on the past year. 2013 has sure rushed itself right on by, which is especially true of this last quarter. While I did finish a few quilts and other projects here on my blog, much of my time this year was spent writing a book proposal. To close out 2013, I’d like to share…
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WIP Wednesday {More Courthouse Stairs}
This week I’m sharing more of my progress on my Courthouse Stairs Quilt. The pattern comes from this book. Note the baby running for the quilt in the lower left corner…. Here’s a close up of the colors. Of course whenever I lay a quilt out on the floor the baby comes running to snuggle. She practically face plants on…
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Sew Mama Sew Winner {Winter 2013}
Thank you to all who played along to win a fat eighth bundle of this beautiful Mormor Bundle by Lotta Jansdotter. I think I thought of at least 10 ways I could use all of this fabric this week. 🙂 But I exerted self-descipline and didn’t use it. Well at least I didn’t use more than my fair share. 🙂…
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