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LauraBell
True Blue Farmgirl
280 Posts
Laura
Kingsville
TX
USA
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 Posted - Apr 08 2021 : 6:47:13 PM
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Here’s what I worked on at Quilt Retreat this week. The first is a Trip Around the World quilt - this isn’t the final layout but all the blocks are done. The second is a kit called Linen Garden. I picked it up at Quilt Festival a couple years ago and finally got all the squares put together. I made the salt cellar pincushions as little gifts for my quilty friends.
What have y’all been up to?
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Laura
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2021 : 01:18:11 AM
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You were very busy!
Congratulations! |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
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Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2021 : 03:39:14 AM
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Beautiful Laura!
Looks like you accomplished a bit at the retreat. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
4043 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
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Posted - Apr 09 2021 : 06:40:19 AM
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| They are beautiful Laura and I love all the colors. Glad you had a productive week. Love the little pin cushions. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2693 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2021 : 3:03:50 PM
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| Very pretty, Laura! You got so much done....hope you had a great time! Thank you for sharing the pictures. |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2021 : 3:52:05 PM
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Thinking of quilting, I have a question. Have any of you ever made a Double Irish Chain quilt?
When my mother and I went to my Grandmas house...many years after she died, one of the things I found was two old wooden ironing boards, one was homemade and covered with part of an old quilt.My mother said it was a double Irish Chain, her mother had made. Of course I saved it...even if it was in tatters. That was almost forty years ago. But I often took out the little piece, I saved to admire it...still beautiful, even though very faded and worn. |
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LauraBell
True Blue Farmgirl
280 Posts
Laura
Kingsville
TX
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2021 : 5:38:27 PM
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| I made an Irish Chain a long time ago - it was one of my first quilts. I will have to check to see if it’s a double or not. It was an Eleanor Burns class that my mom taught. |
Laura
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2021 : 7:03:50 PM
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Laura, you were blessed to have a mom who taught quilting classes! My mom taught me to sew, her sister taught me to knit...a dish cloth.
My mother, was asked to go to work, when I was 13. They needed an old age assistance lady, and my mom had been to college for two years. Only some of the school teachers had that much schooling or a degree. Of course the pay check appealed to her also.
So with much sadness about leaving her family for a whole month...she went to Austin for the job training. Sadly when she returned home, between keeping house, full time work, sewing the clothing for our family, etc...teaching me to quilt...there just was not enough time. |
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