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Eight Point Star Quilt Restoration

Eight Point Star Quilt Restoration Eight Point Star Quilt Restoration
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James Mills brought me this quilt that his Grandmother made many years ago and asked me to restore it.  I was able to save 10 complete blocks, which was as much of the original quilt as possible and made new ones from fabric I was able to recover from damaged squares and complimentary prints.  The […]

Lisa’s Family Quilt

Lisa’s Family Quilt Lisa’s Family Quilt
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I made this quilt for my oldest daughter, Lisa in 2014.  It is a quilt of love with squares made by her great-grandmother, Audrey Maphis, her grandmother Fannie Maphis, her great-aunt, Ruth Barber, her Aunt, Iris Tye Melvin, her daughter, Alisa Humphrey and me.  Their names are embroidered on their squares.  The quilt is stripped […]

Black, Blue & Gray Embroidery Quilt

Black, Blue & Gray Embroidery Quilt Black, Blue and Gray Embroidery Quilt
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Don’t ever think that a man can’t create a spectacular quilt.  Mike Johns embroidered these amazing designs and then put this quilt top together with his serger!  I quilted around the designs and blocks then added twine with a swirling border.  We used our black Hobbs 80/20 batting and it is backed with Quilters Blenders […]