The Back Door

Where friends of Penelope’s Pride Quilts come to get a glimpse into the life of quilter Kathryn S. Ramirez.

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Entries from June 2007

Have Quilt will Travel

June 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

The option of quilting “as-you-go” has always intrigued me…
I try to work on at least one quilt each meeting and while I travel. Additionally now I am trying to fit in the projects I am working on for RJR, McCall’s and Cotton Spice. So currently the McCall’s project is with me on our vacation. It is due to them July 1st so I guess I need to quit blogging now and get back to quilting!

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Tags: In the Queue · Musings · Quilting · The Design Wall

2D

June 11th, 2007 · No Comments

As the photographs of my quilts have been posted to Penelope’s Pride Quilts I must say that I am in complete agreement with Lisa Boyer.

Quilts have beauty that can only be appreciated tacitly. In Lisa’s book That Dorky Handmade Look she describes how she would host a quilt show. “I would have all visitors sit in big comfy easy chairs and tuck quilts around themselves. Some soft music would be lovely, and maybe a nice tray of cookies and hot tea.” …
I too “hope that the quilts I make are precious enough to be loved to shreds.” So when looking at my quilts in 2D remember my open invitation to wrap in my quilts and feel the love I have placed within them.

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Tags: Musings · Quilting

A Name for My Blog

June 5th, 2007 · No Comments

My thoughts on what I’ll call my blog if there is another word that means “senseless words dumped in cyberspace.”
I decided a blog would be a great way to keep in touch with my site visitors and help you get to know me a bit better. Now what to call it, blog just seems like [...]

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Tags: Home · Musings