klein meisje quilts

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

rick rack

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I love the tutorial by amandajean on how to make a zigzag quilt with rectangles. I used 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch rectangles and used up a lot of ...
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Friday, October 30, 2009

a roof over our heads

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Final day--Day 45 Next time we have a roof tear-off: -Ensure the dumpster is delivered before they take even a single shingle off. We hope t...
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Blogger's Quilt Festival

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My favorite quilt to sleep under this fall is this one I made from scraps of many thrifted shirts and Red Kona Cotton. Make sure you che...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

up on the roof

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Roof tear-off began this morning. 0700. We will invite the neighbors over for a forgiveness pizza when it is complete.
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

nine patch

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Working on this nine patch, using the method on the Moda site. http://www.modabakeshop.com/search?q=patchtastic I thought this was a lot of ...
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Monday, September 07, 2009

another block party

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The theme this year was a mix of speak-easy/untouchables in honor of the Johnny Depp movie about John Dillinger being filmed in our neighbo...
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Iraqi Bundles of Love

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http://ibol.wordpress.com/ Here is my box for the Iraqi Bundles of Love. It is filled with some of my stuff plus much thread from the stash ...
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home again

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This quilt, made in 2001, has hung in Andy's office for several years. He put up the one I gave him for his birthday and this one has co...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

princess and the pea

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We are getting ready for the roofer to do a tear-off and dorm out our attic. This means my fabric has been bagged up and we are throwing out...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

public service announcement

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Let me tell you about one of the hardest parts of being a hospice nurse. If you are dying without advanced directives, and are no longer abl...
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wayback machine

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Since not much quilting is getting done around here I decided to show some from back in the day. My less than cooperative handlers do not li...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

happy birthday, Beth

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We celebrate my sister Beth's birthday. In this photograph you see what a lovely baby she was. Janna and I are wearing reversible hounds...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Eve's travels

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Eve is studying in China and this is the only photograph she has sent. My parents and sister are just back from England. In viewing their ph...
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Sunday, July 05, 2009

orzo salad

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Andy's favorite Dressing: 1/4 cup mustard (use honey or brown or dijon) 1/2 cup olive oil 1/3 cup vinegar (use combination of balsamic a...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

bound, labeled and sleeved

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Not sure if anyone but a quilter would use sleeved as a past tense verb. These quilts have been all but the three above for some time now. ...
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Monday, June 29, 2009

not plaids (well, there are a few)

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Yes, I can use non plaid fabric. I have a nice collection of Japanese fabrics. We were in Tokyo in 1989 and I still have some I bought then ...
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

cape cod

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We are just back from a week on Cape Cod, where Andy vacationed many summers in his childhood. Andy and Eve flew because of work/school time...
Friday, June 12, 2009

dishcloths

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Dish Cloths--How I make them. One 3 ounce skein of Lily's Sugar 'n Cream variegated cotton yarn will yield 2 dish cloths. You can m...
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Friday, June 05, 2009

home again

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I had these three quilts hanging at the arts center. I enjoy getting reacquainted with quilts I haven't seen for a while. I think all we...
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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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