Category Archives: Hobbies

What does 10 x 100 Make??

How about 1,000 Designer Blocks!  That’s what is being celebrated at Quiltmaker.  There have been 10 volumes of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks. Volume 10 will be on sale beginning November 18th. I have been privileged to test 53 of the first … Continue reading

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Yup! It’s Fall!

First of two leaf collections are scheduled and many neighbors have their leaves by the curb for vacuuming sometime this week. But there are still lots of leaves on the trees even though we’ve had a windy fall. Today is … Continue reading

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It’s Coming! Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Winter 2014 Blog Tour!!

I’ve been waiting for months!  Finally it’s almost time!  I test blocks for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, and I’m not able to share them with you when I make them.  I have to wait until the Blog Tour which heralds the … Continue reading

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Quilter’s Quest 2014 – The Day After

The Quilter’s Quest consists of 10 locally owned quilt shops in the MD-DC-VA area. It occurs every November 10 for days. There are special patterns and fabrics, prizes, demos and more.  For more information,  you can check out their website … Continue reading

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Quilter’s Quest 2014 – Day #1 – Last Stop of the Day

Finally we arrived at our truly Local Quilt Shop.  Although,  technically the 10 shops that make up the Quilter’s Quest are “local”, they range from north to Hagerstown, MD,  then east to Annapolis,  MD, then south to Fredericksburg, VA and … Continue reading

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