Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Maria’s Penguin Quilt Story
Check out this super fun quilt and the story behind it, which is well worth the read. By the end you’ll know Maria, her daughter and her quilting goals in addition to the saga of the Penguins Quilt. Our friendship started with an email – Maria had questions about the joining process. She bought our…
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Quilt Question from Carol Crites
I received a question from Carol and have tried everything I know to get back in touch with her, but emails bounce and Google searches are just not helping, so I’m posting both her question and my reply here in the hopes that she’ll see it. If you have any ideas on her quilt dilemma…
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Keeping Up With Kim W
Well, the truth is, I just can’t keep up with Kim! She’s made two more queen sized quilts and I’m just about speechless. About a year ago I received an email from Kim telling me about her first queen sized quilt (quilt-as-you-go) and her own special ergonomic sewing table. I just treasure messages like that,…
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Her First Quilt
My friend Rena taught her friends how to make a Crazy Shortcut Quilt. Here’s the note she sent me: I showed it to a couple of ladies at work & they tried it too! Better news- neither one of them had ever quilted!!!! Here is her creation. She is Russian and never did anything like…
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A Happy Quilt and Happy Quilter!
What better way to start the new year than with a huge smile! Rena took a class with me and oh, did we have some laughs. She decided, like so many quilters who use our techniques, to add her own spin to her quilt. She chose to use Minke brand fabric, which is a super…
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Eileen’s Crazy Shortcut Quilt
I love opening up my email file and finding a message like this, from Eileen. What a gorgeous quilt and a kind heart to share her quilt with me! Dear Marguerita, I have been working on my son’s quilt for some time. I finally finished today and thought I would send you a copy of…
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Jean’s Modern Quilt-As-You-Go
Jean sent me a pic of her quilt, made from our book Quilt As You Go {reimagined} and I just LOVE it! The quilt is made from 9 fat quarters, cut along the length of the FQ and the quilted blocks are joined with the same fabrics as the top, making the joining strips nearly…
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Pat’s Simply Charming Quilt
Pat Minich is a professional quilt designer and purse designer and she helped me with the text of one of my books and then gave me the treat of sharing a photo of her beautiful finished quilt! Called Simply Charming, from our book Quilt As You Go {reimagined} this quilt is made from just two…
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Sarah’s Quilty Bit
When I teach my quilt classes, and write a new quilt-as-you-go book, I start with a little helper that I call a “Quilty Bit”. I make them from several 5″ squares of fabric and batting. I make two “crazy cuts” similar to those in our book Crazy Shortcut Quilts, and then layer those squares with…
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Blue Alaska!
I love living in Alaska! I’ve lived here 35 years and traveled the state quite a bit, but I’m not done yet. There’s just too much to see, from the islands of the Aleutian Chain (next year’s trip, I’ve promised myself!) to the northern Arctic Wildlife Refuge to the islands of the south east panhandle.…
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