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East TN Quilt Shop Hop (Part II): Fresh new looks!

One thing I learned after writing my first post on the 2020 East TN Quilt Shop Hop was that all ten of the participating shops have something new to share — a new technique, a quilting gizmo to make your life easier, or new fabrics (lighter and brighter, by the way!) to liven up the […]

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East TN Quilt Shop Hop (Part 1): Full-on shopping is back!

If you’ve wondered whether we would ever get back to “normal” after the corona virus quarantine, hear this: quilt shops are full, and shoppers are spending at the East Tennessee Quilt Shop Hop 2020! Owners of all ten shops participating in this year’s event mentioned the rush of visitors (all masked!) who have not only […]

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Travel theme: Off-center

Although all the quilting shops I visited during the East Tennessee Shop Hop June 4 through 14, 2015, showcased their finest work on their store walls, this one quilt became a focal point at Mountain Stitches by Susan in Gatlinburg. Susan, the owner of the shop, took the barn photo assigned to her shop (each […]

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Eye candy for quilters: East Tennessee Shop Hop (Part II)

A quilting Shop Hop, I’ve come to discover, not only acquaints you with the latest fabrics, cutting tools, and ways to form blocks, it just by golly grabs you. After visiting six shops from Jonesborough to Crossville, I couldn’t wait to take on the last six in Sevierville/Gatlinburg area in this well-organized, eye-opening East Tennessee Shop […]

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid

This week, I’m traveling to 12 quilt shops participating in the annual East Tennessee Shop Hop. And although I grew up watching my mom make quilts, these new fabrics in somewhat traditional patterns are nothing like what she put together. (But she’d love them, no doubt.) The vivid colors and contemporary patterns are the inspiration of […]