Never too old to travel!
Hidden within the architecture of material existence are the geometric forms, the building blocks which make life possible as we know it. Simple Quantum Living Simply stated, geometry is everywhere. So finding examples for Patti’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week meant that searching wasn’t the difficult thing . . . it was selecting. Everywhere we […]
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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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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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When I give to you what I make with my hands, I share with you my heart. Anonymous Hand-made quilts have always been a wonder to me: Tiny stitches close together forming a pattern of their own. Stitched by a hard-working person who had no more time than what I have now. And a utilitarian […]
Read More…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 […]
Read More…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 […]
Read More…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 […]
Read More…While in Boston prior to the 2014 Marathon, we saw city buses sporting a colorful double wedding ring quilt. We couldn’t help but notice. The vibrant, pop-art quilt with its striking purple background and spinning wheels of color filled the side of the bus from top to bottom, luring us to the Pilgrim/Roy Collection of […]
Read More…Fall for me just wouldn’t be the same without a trip to Ramsey House for the annual Country Market. And since last fall came and went without the annual celebration, I was feeling a bit of withdrawal. The Country Market celebrates so many things I love about East Tennessee: colorful fall flowers, homemade cobblers, homey crafts of […]
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