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Clothesline of Quilts
Throughout several counties in the state of Ohio, there is a countryside trail of painted patchwork quilt blocks that have become known as the clothesline of quilts. This trail began 5 or 6 years ago… more →
Fiber Fantasies
Clothesline of Quilts
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Lynn wrote 2 months ago: Throughout several counties in the state of Ohio, there is a countryside trail of painted patchwork … more →
Vintage Songbird Sings
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mayabella wrote 3 months ago: Photo by Sew Sara Quilting is on my marvelous list of things to do in life. There is just somethin … more →
Block Thirteen: Pa Ndau Basic Star
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Anne wrote 4 months ago: Here we go for the first non-Western block! This is a method of reverse applique developed by the H … more →
New at Around the Block - with the Bamasteelmagnolia
bamasteelmagnolia wrote 4 months ago: Over at Around the Block - with the Bamasteelmagnolia today we conclude the series on the Amish and … more →
The Latest at Around the Block with the Bamasteelmagnolia
bamasteelmagnolia wrote 4 months ago: Over at Around the Block - With the Bamasteelmagnolia I did a piece today on The Plain People. As a … more →
The Plain People, by Beverly Hicks Burch
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bamasteelmagnolia wrote 4 months ago: The Plain People By Beverly Hicks Burch *This article is a revised and updated version I wrote for … more →
Out Thimbled
Anne wrote 4 months ago: Dear Heavens. Look what I found on the web this morning. I’m in love. These Depression era … more →
A little bit of quilt history (or, why are the orange bits there?)
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Anne wrote 5 months ago: Ok, so I promised everybody the story of the one orange patch in my “Indiana puzzle” blo … more →
Wedding Traditions: Creating the Wedding Quilt
cfbgilmore wrote 5 months ago: The wedding quilt has had a long, significant role in America. It even appears that the oldest sur … more →
The start of something new.
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Anne wrote 6 months ago: Here’s what I’d like to start this weblog with: a new quilt with new possibilities. Le … more →
Weekend update: music, sewing
tinab4 wrote 8 months ago: I love nearly all kinds of music. I have not become an opera fan as of yet. This weekend I w … more →
History In An Antique Crazy Quilt
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Lynn wrote 9 months ago: Crazy quilts aren’t that crazy. In fact, sometimes a crazy quilt can become a history lesson. … more →
Nine Patch: From Blocks To Quilt
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Lynn wrote 9 months ago: The quilt that I made using antique Nine Patch blocks was finished this week. The way I have figure … more →
Passing On Miss Jackson
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Lynn wrote 10 months ago: Decades ago, a hand pieced quilt top was passed onto my Mother. The woman who stitched the top was … more →
Cotton: From The Fields To The Mills
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Lynn wrote 11 months ago: Cotton, the plant called Gossypium. The cotton plant grown in America is one of two varieties: Gos … more →
Cotton: Making Quilts From Surplus
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Lynn wrote 11 months ago: Under Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, a new Federal agency known as the Works … more →
Memories From Lula: Sewings and Quiltings
Lynn wrote 11 months ago: Memories of Mrs. Lula Bowers, a 79 year old woman from Luray, South Carolina. This oral story was ta … more →
Memories From Addie: In Those Days
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Lynn wrote 11 months ago: Memories of Addie Patterson, a 76 year old woman from Furman, SC. This oral story was taken on June … more →
Memories From Mayme: Quilting Parties
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Lynn wrote 11 months ago: Memories of Mayme Reese, born in 1881 Charleston, SC, and interviewed on September 21, 1938 in her a … more →
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