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Category Archives: Terry Burris Quilting
Storm at Sea Variation
Earlier this year I was busy putting together a very special quilt for a very special couple. I didn’t want to just make any quilt, I wanted to put together something that would hold meaning specifically to them. Their wedding … Continue reading
Posted in gifts, Quilting, simple, Terry Burris Quilting, Uncategorized, Wedding
Tagged Chadwicks Heirlooms, Craftsy, Terry Burris Quilting, Wedding Quilt
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Classwork and project completed
Last summer I took a class with my guild from a very talented woman, Christine Van Buskirk. She had done a program for Hospitality, (a part of the Richmond Quilt Guild) and the class looked like something that I could … Continue reading
The Challenge and the Commission
One of the people who make me an adventurous quilter is my sister Terry. She will take on anything and everything. Seldom does she think “I can’t do that”. Terry had a box from a woman who wanted a quilt. … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, planning, Quilting, recycling, Terry Burris Quilting, Uncategorized
Tagged Memory quilt, recycling, sewing, upcycle
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Richmond Quilters Guild Quilt Show
This is the first time I’ve entered a quilt in a show to be judged. Over the years I have had the chance to view dozens of shows, from an International show in Houston, to local shows in Northern Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Quilt Show, Quilting, recycling, Terry Burris Quilting, Ties, Uncategorized
Tagged creativity, quilting, recycling, Richmond Quilters Guild Show, sewing, ties, upcycle
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In the beginning…
Oh those first efforts. The very first effort was a biscuit quilt. You know, the kind where you stuff each little pillow like biscuit and sew them together. Well, the first one must have weighed 80 lbs. The recipient … Continue reading
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Tagged beginners, PBS, quilting, Terry Burris Quilting
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February Finishes and Lessons Learned
February. The shortest month of the year. Some years it feels like an eternity before it will end with all the cold and snow. This year however…hikes, and walks and 70 degree days. Whodathunk! So time in the sewing room … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, recycling, ties, UFO's
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Denimania
Denim has intrigued me for a long time. I’ve collected jeans for many years with the thought that “someday I will make something with these”. On a trip to the big Houston Quilt Festival several years ago, I took a … Continue reading
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Tagged Denim, quilting, recycling, retreat
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Necessity is the mother of invention
I’ve been unpacking. And unpacking, and unpacking some more. Everything old is new again. Being so open, my new sewing studio was an easy spot to just drop and stack boxes…and that we did. That being said, my sewing room isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Hexis, Impressionist, Moving, Scraps, Terry Burris Quilting, UFO's, Uncategorized
Tagged colorwash, creativity, finishes, Hexis, quilting, scrap quilting, sewing, UFO's
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Haberdashery – Part Two
Although the Haberdashery wall hanging did not have the contrast I had hoped for, it was still an attractive piece. And I had lots and lots of tie scrap to use up. One of the points of this body of … Continue reading
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Tagged creativity, quilting, retreat
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Sometimes it’s the love of the process
Several years back I had a friend that appeared to rely on two patterns; Turning Twenty and Yellow Brick Road. Knowing her capabilities I was puzzled at why these became her “go to” patterns. We must have seen a dozen … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Inspiration, Quilting, Stack & Whack, Terry Burris Quilting, Uncategorized
Tagged creativity, quilting
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