UPDATE I have not used this blog in quite so...
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2y ago
 UPDATE I have not used this blog in quite some time, despite the best of intentions, mostly because I had migrated to sharing quilting and news on my personal and business facebook pages. Ten days ago, however, my facebook account was hacked, and sign-ins were modified. The hacker turned two-factor authorization so all attempts I have had to modify the email/password have been futile because of changes to the TFA. Until this is rectified, assuming that it can be (facebook is a wretched business to try to get any help from), I will still be taking quilting requests. Please contact me dire ..read more
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As 2020 Comes to a Close...
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3y ago
As 2020 comes to a close, I know many of you are ever so grateful. It has been a doozy of a year on many fronts. It seems surreal that this year is in fact finally ending, but I guess I don't share the "yeah it over" feeling. It does not seem as though the coming days in 2021 will really be all that different from what we've become accustomed. Many people on facebook have commented that they miss seeing my blog posts. I truly was a bit shocked this morning when I opened it (after resetting passwords because I'd forgotten them over the many dormant months) to find my last post from May. Oh my ..read more
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May Already?
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4y ago
I suppose that title should read "Almost June?" Yes, I am a slacking blogger. I do have a few custom client quilts to share, but just have not taken the time to sit at my computer to post. This is one I finished a couple weeks ago for Jackie Kunkel. It is her Desert Blooms batik line. The design is particularly edgy and linear and I found that oddly challenging to come up with a quilting plan. Somehow in the discussions with her, she said maybe we could not have feathers on this one, and that request threw me for a loop. Feathers have a nice nonlinearness to them which help to soften linear d ..read more
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Online Learning Opportunity
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4y ago
I am happy to announce my first online video class. It is called Beautiful Backgrounds and is all about grid-based designs. Details and enrollment for the class is on my website MainelyQuiltsofLove.com, just click the "classes" tab". If you have any questions, please feel free to ask ..read more
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Lost Identity
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4y ago
These days are surreal -- like nothing I could have ever imagined would be happening. A month ago I was oblivious to the immense change that our lives would be enduring. Scientists had to have known that coronavirus was going to affect many people hugely, but the magnitude to which it has is almost unfathomable. Not even a month ago, my quilt The Value of Violet won top prize at the AQS Daytona show. This is a freaking huge award too -- to the tune of $10000. If that's not enough, my other quilt that was at that show also won one of the bigger prizes. Sadly, life at home has been such that I ..read more
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Belladonic Haze
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4y ago
What is a Belladonic Haze? First, it is my newest 2020 show quilt. Some say that it is a plant that contains toxins that can cause hallucinations. Reality is, the phrase comes from a 1973 Queen song. As I go through this post, you will see why the name is relevant to me. So here she is, all 75" of her. This quilt was started in the spring of 2018. It is my third carpenter's star quilt (go back and search for Zen Garden and Illuminations for the other two similar yet very different versions of this design). It is definitely a modernized take on this fairly traditional lone star variation. S ..read more
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Forgotten post
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4y ago
I'm not sure how this beauty missed being posted but better late than never. These are great applique and pieced blocks in bold, modern fabrics. The solid yellow background gave me a nice place to put some quilting that could show because the blocks themselves don't have that much room. I know that this quilt is double batted with wool and cotton 80/20, and I think that the thread used on the background is a gold 40wt poly. I outlined the piecing and applique too, most likely in a clear thread. Somehow, the pertinent details escape me after 2+ months time.  I'll leave the photos to do the work ..read more
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January's Escape
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4y ago
Somehow, it is already February. My last post was in December. It's feels like its been ages since December. Life has not been kind. My trouble-maker kid managed to get himself suspended the week just before Christmas break and then again as soon as school started in January. I thought I was going to bang my head on a brick wall. Oh wait, I think I did. You think oh, it's no big deal having a teen home when you work from home, but trust me...not nearly enough work got done! Lucky for me (if you want to call it lucky), I had my next show quilt just loaded on the longarm when the sh&t hit th ..read more
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Holiday Quilts
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4y ago
Contrary to the post title, these are not Christmassy quilts, but rather ones given as gifts. In early November, in classic-late form, I decided that my boys needed new bed quilts. Since my daughter has been sewing, she has made herself 2 that fit her bed, on top of the one I made her 10 years ago. My boys have not had new quilts made in over 10 years. I can date it because I did not quilt either of them, and I have been long arming slightly over 10 years.  The main goal was that they were easy enough that I would actually finish them, and suitable for an E2E quilting. There wasn't time for ..read more
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Late Fall CatchUp
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4y ago
Time flies, so they say, whey you are busy doing other things. Or when other things manage to consume your usual overflowing energy. I was looking back over some photos and realized that I have several quilts not blogged about. This is called The Blue Collection by Maggie Walker. I have quilted at least 2 of these previously, and this one was just as pretty, and just as beautifully made. It takes what feels like that proverbial lifetime to outline quilt all of the appliques and frames/borders, then the the fun quilting can begin. If you are thinking that the appliques look extra poofy, it is ..read more
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