I meant to share these photos of the Paducah Quilt Show 2023 so much sooner. However, I have been fighting (and loosing?) with my computer the last few weeks. I finally had to break down and replace it. Many of you have also attended this wonderful annual show in Paducah, KY in April. But I know many of you have not been able to go ever, or maybe not this year. It is so fun to attend and be inspired…
Do you buy cheater blocks on a whim, and then just not know what to do with them? I sure do. I seem to collect them up for awhile and then try to figure out a fun, unique way to use them. That is how Freedom quilt came about. I am very patriotic and tend to collect patriotic items and fabrics. When I pieced this quilt back in 1996 for my “AF brat” son, I decided the time had come…
Sometimes, for whatever reason, quilting supplies are hard or impossible to get. The situation can make for some creative solutions to quilting when it comes to supplies. I was going through my scrapbook of quilts recently and this quilt, Scrappy 4 Patch Quilt (or diving into that scrap bin), was made in a similar manner just because of my location at that time in my life. I lived in Germany (then West Germany) from 1985-1989. As a quilter, supplies could…
This quilt, Long May She Wave, started out several years ago with the purchase of the directions and 4 screen printed old patriotic (fabric) postcards. I want to make a patriotic wall hanging that did not require a whole lot of work or time. Good intentions, right? After buying, I brought the packet home, found coordinating fabric to use, and promptly lost the package. It has not to be seen for several years despite looking all over for it. This…
