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| | | Fractured quilt benefits cancer society | | | Submitted by: mountainquilter | April 22, 2013 | | | |  | | | | Six quilters created a fractured quilt depicting the Blue Bridge, an iconic symbol of our local area. It was exhibited at a local art show and sold with the money going to the local cancer society. The money was used for fuel vouchers so that patients could drive to their therapy sessions. It was the first foray into fractured quilting for all of us. It turned out to be wonderful and we're really proud of it. We're currently working on another. | | |  |
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| | | Homegrown/Handmade/Passed-On Family | | | Submitted by: sbyrd12 | November 14, 2011 | | | |  | | | I would like to share my favorite reversible story quilt which features the history of my family and its six generations of quilt makers..... The reversible story quilt above is called "HOMEGROWN". It chronicles the history of the Edward "Ned" Titus family. Ned and his family members were brought to Freestone County, Texas in 1852 ,as slaves , by the Simeon and Nancy Lake family from South Carolina. Six generations of quilt makers developed from this family lineage. I am a fifth generation quilter in the legacy. I created this artwork to chronicle and record the history for future generations to enjoy!!!
This piece of folk art has been featured in the inaugural exhibit of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas, in 2001. The exhibit, IT AIN'T BRAGGIN IF IT'S TRUE …. and all the items featured in it .…were declared by one source as being the best that Texas had to offer to history in the past 200 years. We count ourselves honored to have had HOMEGROWN chosen to be a part of the illustrious lineup of historical items chosen to help tell THE STORY OF TEXAS on this history making occasion !!!
President George Bush gave the inaugural speech for the museum's opening day and most of the Texas Politicians and their family members attended the event. Among them were Governor Rick Perry and three former Texas Governors...Preston Smith; Dolph Briscoe; and Bill Clements. All these dignitaries had the unique opportunity to tour the new museum with the President and First Lady and also to view this unique piece of folk art.
This story quilt was created from recycled materials and found embellishments.
This reversible story quilt will always have a very unique and special place in my heart. | | | |
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| | | Get Well Wishes for My Sister | | | Submitted by: mlmurphy1012 | August 31, 2011 | | | |  | | | Three weeks ago my sister fell while changing laundry, breaking her upper arm ... very painful and immobilizing since it cannot have a proper cast. I'm hours away and could not help. But I had this idea and ravaged her Facebook friends for contacts and help.
I asked for 5 inch squares with get well wishes from her friends and family. There are quilters, fitness friends, auto cross buddies, high school chums and others included. Her daughter purchased a bag of batik squares and sent with her brother to an auto cross event for signatures. Her friend, Bonnie, went to her local quilters' group and fitness center. One friend made a mini-nine patch and another took fabric transfer and added a photo of my sister behind the wheel at an auto cross event. Some non quilters sent knit fabrics which I stabilized on a light colored square before piecing.
I pieced the squares and priority mailed the top to my sister's friend, Bonnie, who is a long-arm quilter by profession. Not only volunteering to do the quilting, Bonnie added a border before getting this on her machine. She used a motif of sewing tools for the quilting since my sister is a seamstress by trade and a quilter for the love of it (she just had a quilt place second in its class at an area show).
This is my fourth project and I am so proud to have been a part of making my sister cry. It's okay, they were happy tears, and as you can see she is smiling now! The hardest thing about the project? Not having my sister to go to for advice! At least now I can share all my pictures with her and talk about it! | | | |
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| | | Batik or Not batik? Just what is the story...? | | | Submitted by: PQ007 | May 17, 2011 | | | |  | | | We are all familiar with Bali batiks, but the Indonesian batik story is far richer than we can imagine, with its roots in Chinese and Arabian motifs which are centuries old. Yes, 'batik' in Indonesia can refer not just to a process, but also to a design.
Come on an Indonesian journey with Pamela Davis - she's been addicted to Indonesia, with it's incredible patchwork of cultures, ever since she began to learn the language when she turned 50!
And when she found the fabrics.....!!!!! Now she even thinks Indonesian could become the new Japanese!
Pamela created her quilt from one of the beautiful batik border fabrics, from the island of Java. It's a magic-squares design, made in the quilt-as-you-go manner, so you can see, it's more simple than it looks. | | | |
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| | | April 12, 2011 | | Husbands and stashes by JodyCT | | | | | March 18, 2011 | | A Sight..to Behold by aneternalpoet | | | | | December 19, 2010 | | Nina by loes1263 | | | Nina by loes1263 | | | | | April 29, 2010 | | Hanging Quilts on the Pudding Creek Trestle by RockinRobin | | | | | January 07, 2010 | | I Spy Quilt Plus by SallyP | | | | | January 06, 2010 | | QUILTS FOR ORPHANS IN KURDISTAN by scwalanna | | | Teaching my Mom to quilt by joanrae | | | QUILTS FOR ORPHANS by scwalanna | | | | | August 17, 2009 | | The Anniversary by ladytoadq | | | | | June 16, 2009 | | Kurdistan Orphans to Receive Quilts by scwalanna | | | | | June 15, 2009 | | A Quinquagenarian's Quilt Quest - Five Decades of by mac1998ny | | | | | May 12, 2009 | | An Italian Quilter by ladybug09 | | | | | May 11, 2009 | | Moms final celebration of life by QuiltingPinjinsa | | | | | April 11, 2009 | | From Pennsylvania to Norway by patcollie | | | | | April 02, 2009 | | 100 Wishes to All by angelines | | | | | February 27, 2009 | | FOR THE CHURCH RAFFLE by josie43 | | | | | February 05, 2009 | | Terri's Quilt by ClaraLawrence | | | A Pay it Forward Quilt by quiltwonder | | | | | February 03, 2009 | | Quilt for Catheryn continued! by LynnEl | | | | | January 29, 2009 | | Catheryn's Quilt Top by LynnEl | | | | | December 16, 2008 | | Quilts from Helen's Clothes by NancyAnn1959 | | | | | December 03, 2008 | | A Quilt for Carmen by PamiD | | | | | December 02, 2008 | | Why I love Quilts by Rayellen | | | | | November 26, 2008 | | Last Quilting Weekend at Bay View Villa by luvstakwilt | | | Dutch Doll Quilt Made by my Grandmother by sandytn | | | Kidney Quilts by quiltrascal | | | | | October 01, 2008 | | A Truly Alaskan Quilt by Alaskababyrn | | | Binding Mishap by ajclapp | | | | | September 24, 2008 | | Stitches Away from Happiness by KathySamson | | | | | September 14, 2008 | | BOM helping heal cancer by snowladyns | | | | | September 13, 2008 | | Quilt for my niece by SallyP | | | | | September 12, 2008 | | The Ugly Quilt Top by KathySamson | | | | | September 11, 2008 | | Quilts Make A Difference by Nanelas | | | | | September 02, 2008 | | New Life for an Old Quilt by linmcquilter | | | | | September 01, 2008 | | Making A New List by ajclapp | | | | | August 26, 2008 | | Happy Birthday Fraser Valley Quilters' Guild by Cher4 | | | | | August 20, 2008 | | Preserving My Family's 1930's Quilt by altalynn | | | Quilts from East Africa by suzanne3499 | | | | | August 15, 2008 | | A Truly Long-Term Project. by pknord | | | | | August 09, 2008 | | Wedding Quilt Inspiration from "The Quilt Show" by RockridgeQuilter | | | Quilts for Peru by 9patchnurse | | | | | May 14, 2008 | | Quilts Surviving a Tornado! by Bonnie23 | | | | | May 08, 2008 | | The Bluebirds are ready for SPRING! by Margo | | | Bobbie's Quilt by Caitlin | | | Quilt Pink Auction Supports Breast Cancer Research by quiltpinkauction | | | | | March 16, 2008 | | Desiree's Birthday Quilt by NancyAnn1959 | | | | | March 13, 2008 | | Rosa Parks Quilt Debuts at the MLKing Library by waltzquilt | | | Love & Life by BBGirl | | | | | March 12, 2008 | | If you wait long enough . . . dreams do come true. by ajclapp | | | | | March 11, 2008 | | Quilts for Kurdistan Orphans by scwalanna | | | | | March 08, 2008 | | OMG... fleece and fake fur? by Quilter79 | | | | | December 29, 2007 | | Finally, a real surprise. by eyeonquilts | | | | | December 26, 2007 | | First place with quilt African Equator! by Eugenie | | | | | December 20, 2007 | | Irene's (Mostly Purple) UFO's by NancyAnn1959 | | | | | November 27, 2007 | | Phoenix Rises from the Ashes by dphock | | | | | November 26, 2007 | | Stew Bunny's Garden by SandiMako | | | | | November 07, 2007 | | The Gift of Memory by littleflower | | | | | September 19, 2007 | | Never too young to start by LufftoCraft | | | | | August 15, 2007 | | Creating Connections with Stories and Fabric by TQSWizard | | | | | August 11, 2007 | | Where it all begins. by Bonnie23 | | | | | August 10, 2007 | | Quilt Odyssey 2007 by marysu4 | | | | | July 31, 2007 | | Road Trip by quiltedkathy | | | | | July 23, 2007 | | A New Day by MaryRinWI | | | | | July 12, 2007 | | Quilting Has Gone to the Dogs by pabozem | | | | | July 08, 2007 | | Don't Give Up by lilyf | | | | | July 07, 2007 | | Lorens quilt by QueenNonna | | | | | June 25, 2007 | | My Bernina by Kaypeaye | | | Takes a droppin and keeps on sewin by mascyn | | | Making a difference by KnottyQuilter | | | | | June 18, 2007 | | TQS Member Has Harrowing Trip To Retreat by TQSWizard | | | | | June 15, 2007 | | My 15 minutes of fame by sewcolorful | | | | | June 14, 2007 | | Carla's surprise by Ibereeree | | | | | June 13, 2007 | | The Little Quilts That Could!! by SDQUILTER | | | | | June 07, 2007 | | My Brother's Keeper "SLEEPING BAG PROJECT" by NancyinSTL | | | | | May 13, 2007 | | 12 days of Christmas topiary by ravels | | | DIVAS by marit | | | A Kindegartener's Nine Patch by quiltnmama | | | | | April 21, 2007 | | Betty's quilt by richandrita | | | | | April 20, 2007 | | Friends for a Cure by sunshinequilts | | | | | April 19, 2007 | | Don's memory Quilt by maryw | | | | | April 14, 2007 | | An Exciting Surprise by pknord | | | | | March 31, 2007 | | Year of the Boar by Koala58 | | | | | March 28, 2007 | | Fish Tales by angelinejovan | | | | | March 27, 2007 | | Mark McGuire by MarietNieskens | | | | | March 26, 2007 | | A Quilt for Our Soldier Son by annasgirl | | | | | March 25, 2007 | | He waited 4 years.... by MarietNieskens | | | | | March 24, 2007 | | A Mother's Love by PatternGridGal | | | | | March 20, 2007 | | The Most Embarrassing Mom on the Baseball Team by mrs-mookie | | | | | March 17, 2007 | | The Tale of a Quilting Nightmare by Pattiwatti | | | | | March 14, 2007 | | The Story of Rutledge Red by sewraysofjoy | | | Quitling B by kayzwart | | | Comfort for a Soldier's Son by SandiMako | | | | | March 13, 2007 | | 1000 Cranes by florence | | | | | March 06, 2007 | | Trash to Treasure by RickyTims | | | | | January 08, 2007 | | Scrappy Log Cabin by RickyTims | | | | | December 30, 2006 | | The Young Grandma by Pat Pollock by RickyTims | | | | | April 13, 1200 | | The Twelve Days of Christmas by Margo | |
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