Monthly Archives: April 2012

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Posted on April 30, 2012 by Lori Baker

My grandmother, Ella Brown, was an amazing woman. She was a prolific quilter in a time before rotary cutters and rulers. She drew templates on cardboard, usually from a cereal box, drew around the template and cut the pieces for … Continue reading →

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Kaaterskill still missing

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

It’s been one year since Kaaterskill by Janet Atkins was lost in transit. We featured Kaaterskill as our June/July 2011 cover quilt. It’s 81” x 81” and is entirely hand appliqued and hand quilted. We continue to hope that this … Continue reading →

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It Must Be Spring

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Lori Baker

As I spent time this weekend walking around our yard and looking at the garden, I realized that spring is truly here in Colorado. We may get another brief snowstorm but the crocus, tulips, and muscari in my yard have … Continue reading →

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AIDS Memorial Quilt to Return to D.C.

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Bill Gardner

The AIDS Memorial Quilt will return to Washington, D.C., this summer as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 27-July 1 and July 4-8, and during The International AIDS Conference July 21-25. Sections of the quilt will be on display … Continue reading →

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QN features award-winning quilts

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

Two Quilters Newsletter cover quilts won major awards at the Machine Quilters Expo East last week in Providence, Rhode Island. Our current April/May cover quilt, Flourish on the Vine by Kathy K. Wylie, won 2nd place in Wall Hanging Large-Traditional. … Continue reading →

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VALUE

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

I taped my first video a couple weeks ago. Quilters Newsletter and our other publications offer web video and DVDs with lessons on quilting and sewing topics. Wow. I have a greater appreciation for those newscasters who can portray great … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened While Looking For Quilts

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Lori Baker

One of the really fun things about my job is looking for beautiful quilts. I try to spend time each day looking at quilts online and usually start out by going to a website that I know and clicking on … Continue reading →

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Joy of Quilting

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Kath Wagar Wright

Last year, when mom asked me to make something permanent to hang on her apartment door with this Count Your Blessings poem on it, I printed the quote on linen, included one of her cross-stitched flowers and designed and pieced … Continue reading →

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You talkin’ to me?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

[Please note this giveaway is closed. See bottom of post for winner's name.] Yes, I’m talking to you. I’ve seen your boards on Pinterest and the comments you leave on blogs and on Facebook. You say things like, “I don’t … Continue reading →

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My Mother the Teacher

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Bill Gardner

by Lori Baker My mother is a wonderful seamstress. She is the one who taught me to sew. Mom taught me that if I cut carefully the job would be half done. She taught me that if a mistake is … Continue reading →

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