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Entries from March 2008

Freehand, Free Motion embroidery

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

  Hibiscus/leaves 10″ across.   
I have been working on a couple projects for for quilt market.  The Hibiscus will hopefully be part of a coat if I can get myself to finish it.   The fabric is a Robert Kaufman Cotton/Silk blend.  It is lusious.  I love making hibiscus.   I am using Presenci/Finca brand Perle Cotton #16.  It is such […]

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Fire Within

March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

 
Fire Within is a pattern by request. Many requests.  It started out as a challenge piece for the Indelible Spirit Challange through Fiberarts Connection of So. Cal. http://www.fiberartsconnsocal.org/  The origianal piece is called Rain of Tears Spiritual Growth, and told the story of persevering through clinical depression.  Fire Within is what came through the other side […]

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Logged Elegance Table Runner

March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Logged Elegance is a variation of my Festive Elegance in Quilters World Magazine December 2007 using a similar shape but more detail.  Contact me if you are interested in Logged Elegance before it goes up on the website in Mid April and recieve free shipping.
 Or check it out Batiks by Design at Chicago Quilt Festival. […]

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Back in The Swing

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

 
It has been a long month.  It has been a long winter.  I hope this will be the last of the snow, until the end of the year. Though most of this is gone now, we had lots of snow this year,  but it melted without flooding, so that is a good thing.
I haven’t kept in touch […]

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