Category Archives: Authors

Labels and a Graduation Quilt, Too

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Lori Baker

I had a wonderful visit with a friend from Ohio last week. We were talking about my quilts and she asked about my labels. As much as I nag about labels, I had two hanging in my apartment without them. … Continue reading →

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A day at the museum

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

A couple of weekends ago I took my young daughters (a preschooler and a toddler) to the Denver Art Museum. The DAM is amazingly family-friendly, but my motivation was to catch a temporary Georgia O’Keefe exhibit before it closed. I’m … Continue reading →

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Quilt Shows are Inspiring!

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Lori Baker

This past week I went to the Denver National Quilt Festival not once but twice. The first time was on Wednesday before the show opened. Quilters Newsletter presented an Editors’ Choice award to one of the many fabulous quilts on … Continue reading →

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My Latest Design in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Vol. 7

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Susan E. Geddes

Welcome to Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour. Quiltmaker invites staff from sister publications to design for their issues and I am happy to be a part of Volume 7. Please leave a comment below for a chance to win a free … Continue reading →

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Susan’s Best Weekend Quilt

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Susan E. Geddes

Staff challenges happen around here and the next thing you know you have a new project. When Mary Kate challenged us all to make a quilt from the Best Weekend Quilts 2013 issue, I claimed Oh Happy Day, shown below. … Continue reading →

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Lori’s Best Weekend Quilt

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Lori Baker

I am continuing the Best Weekend Quilts 2013 blogging fun by telling you about my weekend quilt based on a pattern from the special issue available at your local quilt shops or at QuiltandSewShop.com. I decided to begin with the … Continue reading →

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Kath’s Best Weekend Quilt

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Kath Wagar Wright

When we were challenged to choose one of the Best Weekend Quilts 2013 to make, I was immediately drawn to Triangles & Diamonds by Ramona Sorenson. I had created a digital sample of a scrappy alternate colorway for Ramona’s quilt … Continue reading →

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Mary Kate’s Best Weekend Quilt

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

A couple of months ago, as we were wrapping up production on Best Weekend Quilts 2013 — the latest special publication from Quilters Newsletter on sale now in quilt shops, newsstands, bookstores and online – I had a bright idea: … Continue reading →

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The Colors of Spring?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Kath Wagar Wright

I shot this photo of a pair of robins from the stairwell of our apartment building a month ago today. The contrast of bright orange puffed-up robin bellies against the dark brown branches and the whites of the falling snow … Continue reading →

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Earth Day and organic fabric giveaway

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

[Please note: this giveaway has ended. Congratulations to our five winners: Julie, Richard, Karen, Stephanie and Naomi! Thanks to all who entered!] Today is Earth Day, a wonderful excuse to talk about one of the articles in the April/May 2013 … Continue reading →

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