Month: April 2013
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Tutorial: Confused by pixels, resolution, and DPI?
When it comes to digital pictures, are you confused by pixels, DPI, and resolution? You’re not alone! I’m pretty much just a point-and-shoot photographer. I like to assume my end result is going to be great. After all, it looks great on the 2″ screen of my camera. But honestly, just about anything is going…
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Textile Art Alliance
I’ve always been interested in textiles of all types, especially historical and ethnic needlework. I’ve spent hours in many a library pouring over books trying to learn as much as I can about just about anything I can get my hands on. Because of that deep interest, I was so excited to learn about the…
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Wellington Country Inn
I’ve been laying low recently. Literally. Here’s the reason: Some dear friends gifted us with three nights at a bed and breakfast in the little town of Wellington, Ohio. (Thank you!!! You know who you are!) Since sweet hubby is a pastor, we left after church and stayed through Wednesday morning. Since we were there…
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2013 IQF Cincinnati, part 2
I thought I’d share a few more quilts from the 2013 International Quilt Festival in Cincinnati. This one was sweet hubby’s favorite. He particularly liked the intense turquoise color. I always take pictures of beautiful quilting. Here are a few quilted details that caught my eye and begged me to stare. I’ll leave you with…
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2013 IQF Cincinnati
Today was the opening day of the International Quilt Festival in Cincinnati. It sounded like a nice little get-away, since it is only an hour away from us, so off we went. It was a rainy day, but everything was bright and cheery inside the show. On the second floor, there is a walkway that…
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Des Moines Area Quilter’s Guild
The Des Moines Area Quilter’s Guild had me come to their quilt guild to speak and teach last week. What a great group! They have a daytime and evening meeting. I enjoyed presenting a trunk show for one and lecturing on the Lost Quilt Come Home website and how to protect quilts for the other.…
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Decatur Quilt Fest
I was priviledged to be the featured speaker for the Decatur Quilt Festival recently. It was sponsored by the Decatur Quilters Guild. They held their show at the Decatur Civic Center. It was such a beautiful venue to showcase the 300 quilts that were on display. They had even more quilts draped over the banister…