I made this Paint Horse Pillow pillow last winter and blogged about it. One of the things I adore about blogging is the people I have met. The friends I’ve made. My friend Suzanne of Fairchild Farmgirl is an artist, mom to 8, wife to Big D, and surrogate mother to untold number of cattle, ducks, […]
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Aug 2012
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Jun 2012
I have a treasure chest in a Justin Boot Box. Last year I bought a whole box full of vintage quilt blocks for about $40. This is only about 1/10th of what’s in there. I would never tackle a project like these blocks even with modern fabrics. It’s much too tedious for me. But there […]
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Feb 2012
I posted about this quilt a few months ago. At the time I thought it was the ugliest quilt ever made. As it turns out, it is the most favorite one I’ve ever made. I went on an Artist’s Retreat to Santa Fe in November, having just finished the top. I showed the blog […]
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Feb 2012
I picked up this fabric somewhere. I have so much in my stash now that I forget. I’m pretty sure that I bought it at a little boutique fabric store in Salt Lake City. A few fat quarters and some remnants. At first I thought I would cut up some random pieces and mix […]
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Nov 2011
I was going to call this post “The Ugliest Quilt Ever”. But that’s really not fair, nor is it true. These vintage quilt blocks came in a boot box full of treasures I bought from a custom quilt shop.I laid them out in my studio and stared at them for weeks. I think these fabrics […]
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Nov 2011
I had 32 blocks left from the Crazy Quilt of my last post. I wanted this one to be larger and different. I chose to use some black “sashing” to accentuate the blocks. “Sashing” is basically cutting 3″ strips of black fabric scraps and framing the blocks like window panes. It’s a fun and mindless […]
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Nov 2011
Creative Everyday Challenge Art Everyday Month I feel like a cheater. I bought these wild quilt blocks from my custom quilter. She bought them from her mother, who bought them from a craft sale. I did not pay $20 for them. It was more like $10. I would never have the patience to put […]
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