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LinzeeJuly 24, 2013antiques, family, feed sacks, flea markets, quilts

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Calming pre-election jitters with a bit of stitching. This free pattern from @carolynfriedlander gave me an opportunity to combine the reds, whites, and blues from 30s Playtime and Time and Again and just play. (And though it looks wonky in the photo

Seems like the colors changed overnight! #autumn #fallleaves #hosta #maple #mybackyard

Headed home from a long weekend. I've got to say, this Florida beach is a beauty and the water was warm. (But the wind was crazy. And oddly, it's warmer in Iowa than on the Florida coast.) #weatherconfusion #ocean #atlanticocean

Final harvest: frost predicted last night so we ran out and picked all the zinnias, dahlias, and even slightly red tomatoes. Love this riot of color! #autumn #finalharvest #harvest #zinnias #tomatoes #color #colorsofnature

Feed sack Friday with a chicken scratch twist-yesterday I took a class with @blairs via @tatterbluelibrary to learn chicken scratch embroidery and I used a bit of feed sack for my practice. It was incredibly fun and I was thrilled to learn a techniqu

Our morning bike ride included these two bald eagles. They were talking up a storm and sitting right next to one another, something we'd@never before seen. We stopped for other birds (Herky the Hawk), too. Windy but lovely. Then @mmkull and I got bac

Is it okay to brag about my husband for a moment? @pbmccray was recognized not once but twice this month for his 40+ years of research studying cystic fibrosis and other lung-related issues (including Covid). First came a Distinguished Alumni award f

Spent a fun few days with the Pryor Patchers. Loved seeing their quilts and hearing their feed sack stories. A truly delightful group. My friend Kristin and I turned it into a road trip, stopping at thrift shops along the way (swipe to see us with a

Thrilled to share that Paper Work, an exhibit of English Paper Pieced and Foundation Paper Pieced quilts, is open at the @iowaquiltmuseum. The 21 included quilts, both vintage and contemporary, represent skill, patience, hours upon hours of work, and

Summer Snow is the red-and-white Jelly Roll quilt I shared in @modafabrics Jelly Roll toss reel. Thought you might like to see it in other fabrics-a Jen Kingwell line and my Flour Garden fabric. I haven't sewn this up in a while but I think a 30s Pla

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