No, that’s not a typo. I sat down this morning to write the blog post The Year in Quilts 2019.
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- 2004 Stung by a Quilting Bee
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- 2004 Stung by a Quilting Bee
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- 2004 Stung by a Quilting Bee
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- 2004 Stung by a Quilting Bee
The first step was to see how I had structured this blog post in the past. I went to my ABOUT page and typed in Year in Quilts.
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- Boxy 9-Patch 2006
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- Boxy 9-Patch 2006
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- Boxy 9-Patch 2006
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- Boxy 9-Patch 2006
In my mind, I have been writing a Year in Quilts blog post since the beginning of this blog, which began on December 27, 2012. Seven years ago!
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- Hypnotic Hypotenuse 2007
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- Hypnotic Hypotenuse 2007
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- Hypnotic Hypotenuse 2007
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- Hypnotic Hypotenuse 2007
This morning, I discoverd that I have actually only written a Year in Quilts blog post twice—in 2013 and 2017.
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- Owsley’s Owls 2007
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- Owsley’s Owls 2007
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- Owsley’s Owls 2007
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- Owsley’s Owls 2007
The rules on when I actually finish a quilt are not clear—some quilts are started in one year and finished in another.
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- Spinda 2007
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- Spinda 2007
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- Spinda 2007
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- Spinda 2007
And some quilts (I have two in my studio right now) are finished in one year, but they are not photographed, sleeved, and labeled until much later.
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- Scraptastic Star 2007
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- Scraptastic Star 2007
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- Scraptastic Star 2007
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- Scraptastic Star 2007
So, today, I decided that the year a quilt belongs in is based on when it is finished AND photographed.
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- Coloratura 2007
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- Coloratura 2007
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- Coloratura 2007
I am going to take the next few days to actually created The Year in Quilts for every year that I have been professionally documenting my work.
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- Family Plaid 2007
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- Family Plaid 2007
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- Family Plaid 2007
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- Family Plaid 2007
I hope you will enjoy following along.
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- YES We Can 2008
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- YES We Can 2008
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- YES We Can 2008
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- YES We Can 2008
In the early years, I really only finished and photographed a few good quilts.
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- Pick Up Sticks 2008
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- Pick Up Sticks 2008
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- Pick Up Sticks 2008
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- Pick Up Sticks 2008
So I am grouping the years 2004—2009 which also includes Stung by a Quilting Bee, my very first quilt.
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- Albert Hoffman’s Obit 2009
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- Albert Hoffman’s Obit 2009
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- Albert Hoffman’s Obit 2009
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- Albert Hoffman’s Obit 2009
Up next, 2010.
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- Colors Unfurled aka If Betsy Ross Had My Stash 2009
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- Colors Unfurled aka If Betsy Ross Had My Stash 2009
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- Colors Unfurled aka If Betsy Ross Had My Stash 2009
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- Colors Unfurled aka If Betsy Ross Had My Stash 2009
Happy Solstice People!
I look forward to seeing all these posts of previous quilt years…many before I knew what a quilt was or knew who you were!!
Thank you Jill! Happy Holidays!
oh wow looking forward to these posts !! I especially love Albert Hoffman’s Obit and Spinda 2007 and would love to read more about them !!
Daisyandjack- If you go to my about page and type in Albert Hoffman’s Obit there will be at least one more post about that quilt. Thank you for your comments and happy holidays!
I did enjoy seeing your older quilts. I think everything changed with Family Plaid.
Such gorgeous work.
Thank you Marissthequilter! Happy Holidays and thank you for reading and commenting!
Delightful. What an incredible journey and thank you for sharing.
Thank you RileyRex!
What an amazing body of work! Can’t wait to see what creative endeavors you will pursue i 2020! Happy Holidays!!
Thank you Elaine! Happy Holidays. I hope you are getting some stitch time in.