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Continuing to add to my hamsa quilt

Posted on August 22, 2020 by admin

I had so much fun with the string blocks on the Lone Robin that I decided to add larger ones to this quilt. My question is what 4″ block to put in the corners? I was thinking of a liberated … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin with the third element

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

Here’s my Lone Robin with the third prompt, stripes or strips. I used a foundation piecing technique that uses newspaper as the tear away foundation. The first strip was 1.25.” The rest of the strips are either 1″ or 3/4″ … Continue reading →

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It’s exactly 100 years since women won the right to vote!

Posted on August 20, 2020 by admin

Here’s my quilt for the online show 100 Years of Women’s Progress. Follow this link to see the whole show: https://www.centuryofwomensprogress.com/claire-sherman Here’s what I wrote about this quilt: Still No ERA I remember when the first issue of Ms. Magazine hit … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin, round #2

Posted on August 1, 2020 by admin

Here is my Lone Robin with the second element: flying geese blocks. I chose to put them only along the top. There are now 100 quilters signed up for the Lone Robin with EBHQ, and possibly an equal number at … Continue reading →

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More postcard swap

Posted on July 27, 2020 by admin

  Here is the postcard I made and sent to Fredda. I used some of the fancy stitches I rarely use on my machine. Above is the lovely postcard that Fredda mailed to me! She put a lot of hand … Continue reading →

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Postcard swap!

Posted on July 3, 2020 by admin

In the EBHQ Meet Up group next Thursday, we are going to have a postcard swap. People will be grouped into pairs and send each other postcards through the mail. Here are some postcards I’ve made over the years.

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Love that Ombre!

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

I finally found the ombre fabric I wanted for the triangles. I bought 1 and a half yards at Bay quilts of the wrong blue. (i had only seen the color in an email). Then I looked online at the … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin!

Posted on June 3, 2020 by admin

This is the beginning of a new quilt, called a lone robin. It’s an idea from my friend, Julia McLeod, who is in charge of the block of the month for the San Francisco Quilters Guild. She couldn’t figure out … Continue reading →

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Auditioning triangles

Posted on May 15, 2020 by admin

Here’s the simplest option, above. Here’s another simple option. Now it’s getting complicated. Here are 4 different options. All are ombre fabrics. I only have a yard of each of these fabrics, so there’s probably only enough fabric for 2 … Continue reading →

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Baby quilt continued

Posted on April 30, 2020 by admin

I decided that this baby quilt needed another color. I was thinking purple or hot pink. Some online quilters in the Lib-quilters suggested gold, to go with the giraffes on the back. I went with a cranberry. And here’s the … Continue reading →

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