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Simi Valley Quilt Show 2016

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September 20, 2016

Never a dull moment around here… Simi Valley Quilt Guild held their Biennial quilt show on Sunday. “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow…Not Just Your Grandmother’s Quilts” was the theme of the show. It was a fun show and I enjoyed seeing quilts done by some of my friends. I bought 3 vintage quilt tops in their guild’s boutique. I don’t …

Harvest of Colors

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September 19, 2016

On Saturday, Greg and I headed up to Santa Barbara for the Coastal Quilters Annual Quilt Show. The drive from Los Angeles was a little grueling, but we made it there and the weather was beautiful. The quilts on display were an inspiring mix of traditional and modern quilts. The show layout was well planned and the guests …

Quilting on Johnnie

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September 2, 2016

I drafted up this quilt and put it together in one weekend and the following week I loaded it onto my long-arm quilter, Johnnie. It sat idle for the next 3-plus weeks. True…I’ve been very busy with the guilds, work, and teaching. I knew that I wanted some dense quilting in the negative spaces of the blocks, and …