Category Archives: Accomplishments

Celebration and the Ruby Quilts

Every two years the Virginia Consortium of Quilters organizes a retreat with classes and lots of wonderful activities called Celebration. This year was the fortieth anniversary of VCQ and in honor of this there was the Ruby Quilt Challenge. Knowing … Continue reading

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In Honor of Earth Day

Several years ago, I was on a team to organize an upcycling retreat. Our focus was on the 3 R’s and 5 Hands. The three R’s are Reduce Reuse and Recycle. The Five Hands are Hand Me Down, Hand Made, … Continue reading

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What Do You Grow? Richmond Quilt Guild Challenge

This year the Richmond Quilt Guild participated in the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival with our challenge “What Do You Grow?” There were 11 participants and 12 quilts. Each quilt was accompanied by an Artist’s Statement, and they were all beautiful. A … Continue reading

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January Block Count

I follow Shelly at Prairie Moon Quilts and she has a 350 Block Challenge. I made it through last year. But this year I thought I would share my progress as each month progresses. If you want to follow Shelly and her blog … Continue reading

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Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival Passport to Quilting Seattle Submission

This year I volunteered to hang the challenge quilts for the Richmond Quilting Guild at the Quilt Festival in Hampton VA. I received the last quilt at the last minute and I’m so glad the quilter was able to complete … Continue reading

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Summer Class Work

This summer I took a class with my friend Sandy through the Virginia Consortium of Quilters. The Consortium meets four times a year, twice in person and twice via Zoom. The meeting for this class was in Culpeper, VA. I … Continue reading

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A Puzzling Quandry

One of my favorite quilting buddies and I visited a local quilt shop a few months ago. It was my first time in the shop. Our area has five independent quilt shops which is a wealth of inspiration. All the … Continue reading

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Fun and Done – Charity Quilting and a New Flag

I’ve been putzing away the summer, doing a little of this and a little of that. Making a few blocks on this quilt, and then changing direction and working on another project. It’s my work style. But the problem is … Continue reading

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Frocktails with Richmond Really Sews

Last week I did a thing. I hadn’t done this in a very very long time. But before I could do the “thing”, I had to finish something. For several weeks I’d been following a group on Facebook called Richmond … Continue reading

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Rhythm & Repetition is a Wrap

How’s that for alliteration! Sunday I was waiting for the challenge to drop and when it did…well the only thing I could come up with was “wash rinse repeat”. I read some the articles provided with the challenge and that … Continue reading

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