While I am away I thought I would share some of my most favorite blog posts that I have written over the last 13 years. There are almost 1100 posts to date, here are my Top 10.
If you have followed for many years, you have read these. If you are new here, I hope these will be interesting. They are the ones that have gotten the most comments or mean the most to me.
MY TOP 10 BLOG POSTS:
1. RED AND WHITE -- THE WRAP UP
By far the post that tells the most about me as a quiltmaker. The story of a very special event and what it meant to me.
2. LESSONS WE CAN LEARN
Important life lessons from a simple antique quilt. What a story this quilt has to tell.
I am adamant that all quilts NEED A PERMANENT LABEL. The future will thank you.
4. FLOATER BORDERS
6. MY SPECIAL EXHIBIT AT HOUSTON 2021
Certainly one of the most important lessons I learned in quiltmaking is using FLOATER BORDERS to make pieced borders fit together perfectly. Taught by Sue Garman in the Block of the Month quilts she designed for The Quilt Show, I am forever grateful to her in teaching this. It is a skill I use in almost every quilt I make. Sue gave me permission years ago to write this Tutorial
Subtitled "WOW"! this quilt captivated me for 3 and a half years. It was fun to make.
I wrote more about it here: QUILT # 23
Surely the most important event in my journey as a quiltmaker was to have 25 of my quilts in a Special Exhibit at International Quilt Festival in Houston TX. I told my family "this is the equivalent of the Oscar's Lifetime Achievement Award". Entitled MY JOYFUL JOURNEY, it was designed to show the progress of a traditional quiltmaker from humble beginnings to four Best Of Show Quilts
MY JOURNEY QUILT # 1 They ran from December 2020 to March 2021.
7. A TRIBUTE TO SUE GARMAN
I would not be the quilter I am today without a lot of wonderful quilters who inspired me, taught me, befriended me, and supported me. Sue was a dear friend, to me and many, and I still miss her:
Another woman who taught me so much by the way she lived her life is Bonnie Spencer. If you knew her, this will make you cry. If you didn't know her, read this to get a small chance to know a wonderful person.
Maybe the most important lesson she taught me: Take the time to write a letter:
None of us will live forever. What happens to our stuff when we're gone? The steps we should take NOW to help our loved ones when that day comes. This one hits home for a lot of us.
Finally, the personal one, having nothing to do with quilting. It took a while for me to choose to write this but I'm glad I did. And ALL SIX POSTS I have written about taking charge of my health are easily found up there on the top bar under HEALTH JOURNEY. If you want next year to be better, it starts with what you do TODAY:
My health journey continues. Two years later I am still down more than 100 pounds. My doctor is thrilled with my progress and success. I eat smart most days, exercise every day, and look forward to a long and satisfying life going forward.
Now, there are quilts to make! Let's quilt.
Barbara
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