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Military spouse here so we move and move and yes, move again! I'm so pleased to have found this forum. I'm a teeny tiny business owner with an Etsy shop (http://doubleneedledesigns.etsy.com) so all this wonderful information folk share make me feel right at home and I'm pleased to be a part...
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Quilting Arts Magazine has been kind enough to let me post here. Sarah Ann Smith & I have a total of 4 quilts that were lost in a shipping mishap. They were to be shipped by a private individual NOT Quilting Arts! (I have sent quilts to Quilting Arts in the past & they were returned on time in...
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I am a traditional quilter and I would dearly love to do an art quilt. I've been doodling in a journal but nothing is really taking off. I don't know which 'topic' 'style' or 'subject' is me. I like so make different looking styles. I would like to keep to thread and fabric...
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Hi, I'm fairly new to the Art Quilt world and want to purchase an inkjet printer to make use of some of the new products, i.e. printing onto cotton, organza, silk, canvas (all paper backed for printers) and lutradur. It seems that people like the Epsons the best. What do you have and how do you like...
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Don't know where to post this. I'm excited because my quilt "Autumn's Glory Days" has been accepted into the Lancaster PA quilt show in March. It's the only the second quilt show I've entered the first being last September at our local guild show. So, I'm quite amazed...
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For this challenge, I chose Homonyms and selected the words pray (to speak to a God), prey (a victim). For some reason I instantly thought of a praying mantis in a compromising position and praying that he would not become the next prey. I drew out the design and then had fun selecting the fabrics. I...
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My challenge piece is "A Font for Patrick" I also used this for a challenge piece for my local quilting guilt. Theme wise, it appeals to me more of what I strive for than what I am. Nature centers and calms me. This quilt represents a Celtic cross with a small spring dedicated to St. Patrick...
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I have really wanted to make a quilt with hummingbirds. I am crazy about birds and this challenge inspired me to come up with a design that included hummingbirds and two of my favorite flowers: orange trumpet vines and beebalm. It has been unusually cold here in Florida, and Im really missing all the...
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Introducing Coco. My alter ego in fabric. She keeps popping up in my quilts, so I decided to give her a name! Anyway, This is my entry for "It's my Nature" . It started after a heated discussion with my husband! I'll let you in on a little secret, I have a temper. I work hard to keep...
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"Peachy Posy" is among many FIRSTS in my life recently! We had a stormy Montana spring and those rainy skies became the inspiration for this design which began first as a sketch while longingly gazing out the window. It represents many "firsts" in my life, one of which was a time...