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Episode 225: Done, Almost Done, Just Beginning

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Challenge block–Modernizing a Traditional Block (in this case, Fox and Geese):

The back:

 

Dignity Quilts:

With dignity: Quilts help usher those who pass with dignified draping

From Jenny Beyer’s book, The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork:

Transparency grid sheets, hiding in plain sight:

The Broken Star block, under the grid:

 

Charity Quilt top:

Check out textile artist, Amy Meissner:

https://www.amymeissner.com/

Check out the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. Who wants to take a field trip?

Video on Ken Burns’ quilt collection at IQSC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiMeCgaVF3o

More about 100 Wishes Quilt: http://100goodwishesquilts.blogspot.com/2012/09/origins-of-one-hundred-good-wishes.html

Marti Michelle batting tape: https://www.amazon.com/Marti-Michell-Non-Woven-Fusible-Batting/dp/B00D5D5W98/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1524078483&sr=1-1&keywords=marti+michell+batting+tape

Just finished reading Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. My bookclub was split on it, but I thought it was great. https://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Beach-Novel-Jennifer-Egan/dp/1476716730/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523554354&sr=1-3&keywords=manhattan+beach

Also recently finished: The Driest Season by Meghan Kenney.

For you quilt history buffs out there, you can listen to the audiobook of Marie Webster’s Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them, courtesy of Librivox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3-I8e98gOk

See you next time!

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Episode 220: Happy New Year, Margaret!

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Margaret Goes Modern is ready to read! You can check it out here: http://francesdowell.com/books/margaret-goes-modern

Want to win a copy? Leave a comment! I’ve got two available to give away.

Warning: This is a rambly episode.

My QuiltCon rejects:

 

The book that changed my life: Liberated Quiltmaking by Gwen Marston

I got The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg for Christmas, and as I hoped, it was absolutely charming!

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Episode 184: Getting Back to the Business at Hand

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VFW top with completed border: What color should the binding be?

 

Great blogpost about QuiltCon 2016 and the Best of Show quilt from Katie at Katie’s Quilting Corner:

http://katiesquiltingcorner.com/2016/02/questions-and-opinions-on-quiltcon-west-2016.html

 

Here’s a website that will give you the excuse you need to do handiwork during meetings!

http://cognitiveanchoring.com/

 

Books I’m reading:

Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan

The Prize: Who’s In Charge of America’s Schools by Dale Russakoff

 

24 Blocks just posted a video on hand-quilting–check it out:

http://24blocks.com/cs-hand-quilting/?utm_source=24b-24b&utm_medium=social-fb&utm_term=030216&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=cs-hand-quilting&origin=24b_24b_social_fb_link_cs-hand-quilting_030216