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Posts from ‘May, 2008’

Home Sweet Home

My kids missed me while I was gone, and one of their favorite ways to spend time together is drawing. I was exhausted and dragged myself into this, but as always with anything creative, I had a blast doing it.
This is a teapot pincushion in the Mary Engrelbreit Home magazine, spring issue. How [...]

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Memories of market sketched in my journal.
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I’m here. Schoolhouse today. Hot in Portland today.
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Color at 38,000 feet
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The Glory of Spring

This grand peony appeared in my garden just in time for Mother’s Day. Isn’t it gorgeous? Peonies are so hardy and tough, and the deer don’t eat them, which is a requirement here in the Appalachians.
I’m on my way to Quilt Market in Portland to announce my upcoming book Color Mastery, which will [...]

Goodbye Studio; Hello Portland

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View from my studio window. Trying out mobile phone posting options before Quilt Market.
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Color Mastery Cover

As promised, here it is. The cover for Color Mastery:

My cover designer is fabulous, and she did such a tremendous job on this. I wanted Color Mastery not only to be a color bible for quilters, but a book that begged to be taken off the shelf and pored through for its beauty [...]