klein meisje quilts

Saturday, November 29, 2008

turkeys

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Finn shows her Country Threads quilt on her site--here is mine. I made mine in 1993 as part of a guild challenge, so the fabrics were set. ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Sarah's Sisters

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These are several members of my church group, Sarah's Sisters; very important people in my life. (that's me on the right) Our name w...
Friday, November 21, 2008

dutch treats

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Seth's class is studying the Netherlands, and, good mama that I am, I am feeding the class this noon--pea soup, banket, and hot choco...
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

quilt show

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My sister Janna's church is celebrating their 150th year--a few months ago I posted photographs of their wedding dress review. Today the...
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

vote

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Andy and I went to vote today. After an hour and a half in line and after accidentally committing a felony by dropping my printouts of judg...
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Monday, October 13, 2008

not much quilting going on

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I have spent too much time away from sewing--I hope to have a little time today. I remember when the children were little, I would do ...
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Thursday, October 02, 2008

other women's notions

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Actually, my friend refers to our thrift shop finds of sewing supplies as "Dead Women's Notions", but the huge piles of bags a...
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008

perseid meteor shower and evening stars

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I love meteor showers; something I miss most from living on the farm is the sky--morning, noon, and night. We had great sunrises and sunset...
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Friday, September 05, 2008

domesticity

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I was lamenting my lack of time/energy/inclination to accomplish anything domestic lately. My wonderful neighbor Sharon suggested we spend ...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

rolling start/remembering less irritating kids

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The rolling start of the school year is in full steam. Andy teaches year round. I started mid August, my grad-student nephew who lives he...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

our wonderful block party

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Block Party time again. It was a glorious day, perfect weather, and a cast of thousands. We took a block party portrait I will post when ...
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Saturday, August 09, 2008

more plaids

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The complex beauty of plaids makes them ideal for simple patterns. I adapted a Moda pattern I saw on the net to make this top. The large b...
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Monday, July 28, 2008

plaid scraps

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I've been playing with leftover trimmings of the Bordello/Bargello quilt of a few months ago. I had 1/3 yard of a great red Kona Cott...
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Saturday, July 19, 2008

road to oklahoma

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After the Oklahoma City City bombing in 1995 a group of us on QuiltNet held a fundraising raffle. Participants sent in a fat quarter of fab...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

documentation problems

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My neighbor Margaret died this winter at the age of nearly 90. She moved into the house in 1953, and was instrumental in making the block a...
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Monday, June 30, 2008

the journey of an idea

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This little quilt 24" by 39" is one of my favorites. It was made in about 1990 and has some of my early use of shirt parts in t...
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Friday, June 27, 2008

turning 50

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So I am turning 50 in a couple of weeks and yesterday TWO AARP cards arrived in the mail--one in my maiden name and one in my married name....
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Thursday, June 26, 2008

an alligator???

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An American alligator measuring approximately 4 1/2 feet long and weighing 45 pounds was trapped in the Chicago River. (Tribune photo by Ale...
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Friday, June 20, 2008

the corsage saga continues...

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(See my May 7th post) From my sister Janna: Okay.... So I'm cleaning out Mom and Dad's refrigerator and find Mom's Mother's ...
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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Bonnie's crossroads

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Here is my red and green and neutral version of Bonnie Hunter's Carolina Crossroads. It was all-but-borders for quite a while. (I was ...
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Quilting in Chicago. Klein meisje is Dutch for little girl--what my beloved grandfather called his 12 granddaughters because, I fear, it was easier than trying to remember our names. Lrdykstra@aol.com Instagram: Lrdykstra
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