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Hitting the Road for Pensacola

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

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  1. Barbara says:

    Amazing how different a block looks when it is done in a non-traditional coloration/style, isn't it? Looks to me like this is the The Rain Drop Quilt Block, page 341-6 in Jinny Beyer's book. The block is on point in the quilt. The outside pieces with the concave curve are string-pieced instead of being a single fabric.

    Barbara in MD
    http://www.stashoverflow.wordpress.com

  2. Domino Marie says:

    Hi Leah – Indeed, every quilt has a story and, as we quilt, we think about the recipient, add details, chose patterns that mean something to that person or the moment we're in. In the beginning, I kept a log and scrapbook of the quilts I made for people, even though they were very simple. Now, with the wonder of blogs, we quilters can actually take pix, post our quilts on our blogs, and even convert our blogs to books… all for the posterity. Even if the quilts disappear in the schools' lost and found bins, get abandoned on the picnic grounds, or chewed by the family dog, there is a recorded history of our work and, mostly, of the love that went into the work… We are so lucky! Keep on quilting and loving and gifting the quilts away!

  3. That's a wonderful idea, a great reminder to those of us with quilts in the family, and you expressed it beautifully. You always write so eloquently. Have a fantastic time with the family!

  4. A great idea to note her stories and take some photos. I certainly hope you have photos of you with your work for James to have when he's old

  5. Shar says:

    This is what I have based my whole blog on was the story that goes into quilts. Even the quilts we are making have stories. Our blog posts may tell the whole story. But because it is so public we may leave out some things. We need to make sure to that down somewhere. Because your grandchild will want to know the answers to those questions also.

  6. Laura says:

    I think it's wonderful you're doing this. I know there are quilts my grandmother made that I wish I knew more about. And good luck with all of the traveling, too!

  7. Anonymous says:

    My mom and Grandma both quilters, both passed the same week in 2008. How I wished I had asked questions about quilts and bedspreads that were part of their house and home. Why this design, where did you get the material, when was it made, who made it? Enjoy the trip and write things down, or even video tape.

  8. You might buy a digital voice recorder. I got mine at Walmart. I not only have my mother's voice but the story in case I forget the details. Enjoy your trip.

  9. Rike B. says:

    Dear Leah!
    I can understand your wish to write down the old stories. It's soooo interessting to know the history about old things. Wish you luck for getting this memories told. 🙂
    Greetings! Rike

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