mrf2024.bsky.social
Retired teacher, library volunteer, avid quilter and gardener
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The person who received that quilt is a lucky one. It is beautiful and I love the backing. You are a very productive quilter.
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Same here in Maine. Wind blowing and power was out for five hours earlier. It always happens when I am cooking for a holiday.
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Love your quilt!
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Same where I live in Maine, and I approve.
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I love it too. Had to zoom in on a block to see how the flowers were constructed. Love your fabric choices.
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I made my final visit two weeks ago, looking for batting. There was none. The sign said up to 40 percent off, but I only saw items marked down 25 percent.
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Mainer here. I call and write, so does my husband. Jared Golden is a Democrat in name only.
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I love what you are doing. Since I don't live near you, I will never find one. However, if I did, I would bring it home, attach a magnet to the back, and put it on my frig. It is a work of art.
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Remember? I still have a couple floating around in my sewing room.
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These are adorable. The recipients will love and treasure them.
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Yes
My quilt group has a show every two years, not judged. Nearly all of our quilts are traditional, but this quilt would create a buzz, and people would love it.
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It is stunningly beautiful!
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It is a lovely quilt. I have never made a quilt I was 100% happy with.
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Thank you for posting that link. I just sent her a note of support.
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That's my governor!! Good for her. I am hoping she will run for the Senate against Susan Collins. He is such a bully!
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Same in Maine
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I love it. The older I get, the more color I want in my life.
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My husband called her office yesterday, and I called the previous day. We have called her for years and have been crushed by her votes. In the second district, we also have Jared Golden. 🤦♀️
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Your quilt is lovely. I especially like the textured look you got through your quilting.
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I'm one of her constituents, not a moron, did not vote for her, and don't trust her to do the right thing. I have also called and voiced my opinions.
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That's beautiful. Do you quilt your quilts or send them out to a long-arm quilter? I quilt most of my quilts on my domestic machine. It does have an extended arm. When I make a really large quilt, I sometimes send it out.
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You work fast! I like it. My first Irish Chain is a WIP. I cut up all the scraps in my thirties bin in October but only have nine blocks finished.
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Two beautiful quilts...a good month indeed for you!
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I grew up five miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Anyone who refers to it by any other name in my hearing will be corrected.
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My grandmother.
I own one and it works, but it is tucked away in a corner of my sewing room with things piled on it.
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What a wonderful gift to give your son.💖
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You are probably right about the bandana fabric being too lightweight for those heavy fabrics. Years ago, I made a quilt from my son's little jeans, but each piece of denim was sashed with cotton strips. You will figure it out and your husband will love it.
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Those are great. The sewing machine feature I can't live without now is the thread cutter.
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If you want it larger and the denim has become too heavy , start adding borders of lighter-weight cotton. Bandana fabric would look great with the denim.
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When we became shut-ins during the first year of covid, my husband and I started putting puzzles together. Now we always have one going. Searching for that one piece certainly takes your mind off the news.
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Wow! That is gorgeous.
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Layers of happiness!
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🤣
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Very pretty - I like the soft colors.
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Love it!
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The small local library where I volunteer will do the same. We are so delighted to see readers. If our funds are low, we can always get a book through interlibrary loan. Yesterday, I issued three little kids their first library cards. 💖
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It is bold, bright, and sassy! I like it. I recently made my granddaughter a quilt. She chose the fabrics and pattern. Making it was painful because I didn't like the fabric or pattern. She loves it.
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Agreed!
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Hello Kim
I am a quilter.
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I think you nailed the assignment!
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They remind me of the Gee's Bend quilts.
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You must have been very good last year!
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Beautiful!!
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That looks like a fun block to make. I like your dark-light juxtaposition of the circle pieces.
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My first home economics teaching job in 1973, Florida, was girls home economics and boys shop. In 1980 I moved to Maine and it was boys and girls in both classes. Home Economics was eliminated in the district where I taught in 1994 in order to fit computer education into the student schedule.
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I love your creation and blue herons. One occasionally visits my property to stalk the crawfish in the pond. Here is a print I own that was done by Maine artist G L Scamman Driscoll.
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I love that pattern.
When my son was three, his favorite book was Babar the Elephant. A friend knitted him a Babar sweater that he wore until he outgrew it, and then several more kids in the family wore it.
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Very pretty. I have a long way to go to post the first finish of 2025.