THURSDAY THIRTEEN
Have you made any of these?  I made the Missouri Star pattern in a quilt for a customer.  It was a lot of work, but was a lovely quilt in the colors the customer wanted.
My daughter created the Ohio Star in a wall hanging for her grandmother’s room in assisted living.  Her grandmother grew up in Ohio. 

Ohio Star
Missouri Star
Lone Star (Texas)
Iowa Star
Tennessee Star
Virginia’s Star
North Carolina Star
Kansas Sunflower
California Rose
Indiana Puzzle
Kentucky Rose
Rocky Road to Kansas
Florida Star

Of course, there are more states with patterns named after them, but for today’s post, I’ll stop at thirteen.  Have you made any of these…or …read more

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 The  b5media Lifestyles Channel, of which Quilting and Patchwork is a part, recalls the 1980s for their Theme Day this month.  I’ll reminisce about the 80’s as it relates to my quilting.
At that time I was operating my in-home quiltmaking business, writing a quilt business column for a Quilt World Omnibook magazine (which no longer is published), interviewing quilters for the local newspaper, and learning all I could about this fascinating topic.
Beginnings of my Quiltmaking
Although I first made a quilt with my grandmother, in the 1940s, my quiltmaking business began during the United States’ Bicentennial Years of 1975-76, when my mom …read more

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Cyndi at Layers Upon Layers and Noreen at Hankering for Yarn tagged me for the 7 Random Facts Meme that has been going around.  I participated in it previously, but there are always facts and ideas I can relate that you’ve not heard before.

I like old quilts and finding the stories connected to them.
My granddaughter is making a quilt for a school project using a Civil War theme with reproduction fabrics from that era.
My daughter had one of her fabric art pieces displayed at a gallery in Costa Rica.
I like to work on the smaller pieces since they’re easier to take with me …read more