klein meisje quilts

Sunday, November 18, 2018

boat

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If you have been a squirmy kid it the balcony at St Pauls in the past 30 years you most likely have received a bulletin paper boat. My new...
Friday, November 16, 2018

letterbox

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I have made a quilt before with a more complicated letter box block. I think it is still a top and somewhere in my boxes. This is a simpl...
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Sunday, November 11, 2018

WW I remembrance

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Andy and  my grandfathers served in the Great War. Here are their photographs and stories. WW I remembrance  My grandfather, Jerry (Jurri...
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Friday, October 05, 2018

patience corner set

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I really enjoyed this year's 4 inch block sew-a-long by Temecula Quilt Company. I loosely followed her patterns, adding more of my ow...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

gathering acorns

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Key Hole Unit Blocks I have two more quilts ready for binding. These, along with several others at this stage, are squirreled away a...
Friday, September 07, 2018

shirting from Italy

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I purchased that lovely Italian shirting in Bologna and it is making its way into my 4-inch blocks for the Temecula sew-a-long
Wednesday, September 05, 2018

piecing my name

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To add to the Temecula inspired sew-a-long 4 inch blocks I decided to make my name in free-pieced letters Tonya Ricucci style from her Wor...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

delightful book

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One of my favorite blogs/Instagrams/ is Sheryl Johnson's Temecula Quilt Company. http://temeculaquiltco.blogspot.com/ She recently p...
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Monday, August 13, 2018

a trip to Italy

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Our family took a trip to Italy this August. We walked in the footsteps of Andy's grandfather who emigrated from Caserta. We spent m...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

reunion!

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Our Scholten family has had reunions periodically over the years. Last week we met at my sister Beth's house. My mom found this pho...
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Saturday, June 30, 2018

tip # 44, buy the new tool

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I am happy with how I cut with the tools I have. But, it is good to be open to innovations. Some can make my job so much more pleasant. ...
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Thursday, June 28, 2018

barn, top completed

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Barn Block finishes 8 by 6 inches 168 blocks set 14 by 12 84 by 96 inches Cutting Print: one 2 1/2 by 6 1/2 inch rectangle tw...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

what is is?

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This wonderful nursery rhyme vintage fabric came my way from my friend Rebecca. I've been trying to identify the rhymes depicted an...
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Friday, June 22, 2018

tip #43, take in a handful of scraps

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Even though I am trying to get rid of much, I do continue to accept scrap offers from my friends. I am not committing to purchasing the mi...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

flicker, top completed

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Flicker Block finishes 9 1/2 inches 99 blocks Set 9 by 11 85.5 inches by 104.5 inches Cutting Print: four 5 inch squares Solid:...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

living dangerously

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I started this quilt long ago. The earliest I find in in my blog is 2009 when the top was completed. http://kleinmeisjequilts.blogspot.c...
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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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