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It is time once again for our online group to reveal projects in response to a quarterly theme.  This time it was “Sashiko,” which is a traditional Japanese craft, often done with white stitching on indigo cloth.  I had never done any, so I went through all the books I got in a href="https://textileranger.com/2024/05/02/blockbuster-of-a-book-haul/" rel="noopener ...

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This is another quilt based on Sharon Tucker’s String Theory pattern, which was in the April 2017 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting.

Brown String Theory quilt, quilted by Patti Roebuck.

The original pattern had nine ...

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Reclamation

A few months ago, I saw “Reclamation” as the title of someone’s blog post (which, sadly, I didn’t bookmark), and I thought, “That is what I want to do with all my left-over blocks — get them out of the storage tubs, reclaim them, and turn them into a finished top.”

Back in 2017, I made this top based on a design called “Paper and Plums” by Alexandra Ledgerwood, which y...

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A Balkan Treasure

A few weekends ago I went to an antique show.  I had no intention of buying anything; I was there to meet up with an antique dealer I had met at a previous show, to give her some vintage textile books.  I couldn’t find her, and just cruised through the show a couple of times.  I bravely resisted buying an overshot coverlet from 1850, and also a great wheel.&nbs...

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In a recent purchase of a box of books, I found a double treasure.

First of all, the book itself is from 1887:

Our Authors, 1887

The preface makes the bold statement: “Our album of authors gathers into one volume a knowledge o...

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