klein meisje quilts

Saturday, July 31, 2010

i want to be sedated

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Shopping at the Jewel this morning, over the music system played the Ramones. In 1978, two things never entered my mind--that one day I woul...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

birthday

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Today is my birthday. The photograph is me at age three with my sewing cards--I loved them.
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

cheap jerseys?

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Amidst the sadness, I am hoping to score some reduced price jerseys for Christmas presents....
Friday, July 09, 2010

soft summer quilt

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Made with a block I saw my friend Diana Burrows use--she is making hers from a wonderful collection of indigo Dutch Wax Batiks. I'm usin...
Friday, May 21, 2010

a return to productivity

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Make sure you visit more quilts in the Blogger Quilt Festival by clicking on the link. Made from the Bonnie K Hunter block in this month...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

success!

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Two years in a row now, our mother had a corsage for Mothers Day! In our home town, the walk of shame is for mothers who do not have flowers...
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

around the block

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Had this one quilted by Suzette Fisher and put into our church auction to raise money for a work trip.
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

children

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This quilt was made for my guild raffle several years ago--coordinated by Melissa Kane. I think if I fit a block or two into each week of th...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

twenty six years

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St Patrick's Day is a fine day for a wedding.
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

red cross

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This May I celebrate the 30th anniversary of my graduation and becoming a nurse. I've always wanted to make a red cross quilt. As I rese...
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

cheddar top

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I have the top put together from Lori's project. When I started it, I thought I might go on to make a larger quilt. Now, not so much. I...
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houses

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Over at Bumble Beans she is collecting house blocks for a homeless project. I made these with stuff that was already out--of course one is ...
Saturday, February 06, 2010

cheddar

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Lori over at Humble Quilts posted instructions to replicate an antique doll quilt. What a delightful pattern. Mine is still in pieces--I hav...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

my daughter the election judge

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Eve served again as an election judge. The city has worked hard to have a high school student serve in each precinct. The goal is to have so...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

it is growing!

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I had it sewn together, measuring about 48 by 57, and Seth asked if it was going to be bigger. It did look ok, but now, as it is growing, it...
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Saturday, January 23, 2010

a twelve year old depicts winter

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Friday, January 08, 2010

stripes

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Several sites have had variations on Kaffe's design. For what I am working on, I used thrifted shirts. The trimmed down size of the squa...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009

mom's birthday

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We gathered in Iowa for my mother's birthday--we all made it and got photos of mom and dad with all 9 grandchildren.
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Monday, December 28, 2009

buttons

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In my grand search for ways to use the buttons salvaged from thrifted shirts, there were several examples of filled ornaments. I used the sm...
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Saturday, December 26, 2009

er nurses

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Both Andy and I worked Christmas day. Andy talked with an Emergency Room nurse, and asked if things were chaotic there. "No, Christma...
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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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