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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Meet Tula Pink

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Elizabeth Maxson in St. Louis, MO has a very good post on her blog The Adventures of Elizabeth about quilter and fabric designer Tula ...
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Monday, June 29, 2015

Selvage Quilt from CV Quiltworks

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Selvage quilt by Karen at Canton Village Quilt Works . This is one of the patterns in my book: Quilts from the Selvage Edge (AQS 2008)....
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Kid's Art Would Make a Nice Quilt

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I found this on the Joe Tulips Quilts blog. She saw this display in a school and thought it would make a good quilt. I like the kids...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Lamp Gallery Quilt Pattern!

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Here's my brand new quilt pattern: Lamp Gallery ! Search your stash to see what cool lamps you have in there. Good for novelt...
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Monday, June 22, 2015

Jacquie's Selvage Spool Quilt Tutorial

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Jacquie has a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this clever selvage spool quilt. See her blog: Tallgrass Prairie Studio . Nice...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Happy Father's Day Quilt Show

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"Dad's Neckties" from Goose Tracks  (above). " Happy Father's Day " (above) by Janet Elwin, pos...
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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Spring Gardening

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Better late than never. Today is the last day of spring and I just planted some flowers in pots. The pot above has lantana (upper left)...
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Important: Avoid poison ivy and poison oak!

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This is poison ivy! Sometimes the leaves have notches, sometimes it has a shiny reddish appearance. The constant characteristic is that...
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Mountain Laurel

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The mountain laurel is in full bloom at Nipmunk State Forest,  a 9,000 acre forest in Northeast Connecticut. My DH and I visited this...
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Monday, June 15, 2015

Tiny Pieces!

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This gorgeous quilt is the creation of Brenda Henning of Bearpaw Productions . She sells patterns for this and other scrap quilts. Bre...
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Monday, June 1, 2015

The Wedding was Wonderful!

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More photos to come. We all had a wonderful time in Short Hills, NJ on Saturday. Now the happy couple is in Europe on their honeymoon...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Wedding is Coming Up!

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Our son Brian is getting married to his sweetheart Lauren. We took this photo last summer on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. (The shutte...
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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Selvage Star

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This selvage star quilt is the work of twins Jessica and Jennifer of Twin Fibers . I love how they cut the selvages nice and wide to sh...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Scrap Creatures

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This scrapy  snail is just one of Sandra Hanken's charming patterns. Her shop is Becoming Bears ETC on Etsy. ETC stands for Espec...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Jubilee Quilt

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"Jubilee" quilt by accomplished fiber artist  Diane Melms .
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Friday, May 8, 2015

Silk Ribbon Embroidery

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There is a wonderful tutorial for silk ribbon delphiniums on Carol Daisy  from Carol Steemson. This would look fantastic on a crazy q...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Teapot Quilt

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See KateThemel on Indulgy  for this and similar quilts. I followed numerous links on Indulgy but I'm still not sure who make this q...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Kati's Striped Quilt

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This fresh modern quilt was made by Kati and is featured on her blog: from the blue chair , a good source of inspiration for modern qui...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Art from Recycled Items by Magdalena Godowa

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Recycled items and apple quilt (below) by Magdalena Godowa from Poland. See more of her art on  Flickr .
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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Modern Log Cabin from Insung Kim

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Modern log cabin quilt by Insung Kim on Flickr .  I like how she used  prints with white backgrounds. They make the blocks look light...
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Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Quilt-making is my passion. I love the creative process. Why "Selvage Quilter?" See my book: "Quilts from the Selvage Edge" published by American Quilter's Society. Be sure to visit my shop: www.Etsy.com/Shop/KarenGriskaQuilts. My husband and I live in the beautiful hills of Litchfield, Connecticut. We have two grown sons and one DIL. We enjoy hiking, kayaking, photography, watching movies, eating pizza, and visiting with family.
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