Blog Friends and the Quilts They Inspired

Meeting blog friends 

in "real life" is a very cool experience. 

In fact, it's a thrill!

 

A few weeks ago I met

Doreen

of Aunt Reen's Place

at the home of Dawn

whose blog is 

Collector With A Needle.

Both of these women are

incredible quilters and collectors.

They are a wealth of information

on antique quilts, fabrics,

the history of quiltmaking

and eagerly share their knowledge

on their blogs.

I wish I had thought to take

a photo of the 3 of us, but

 instead you'll have to see 

(photo from Dawn) 

   Doreen helping me hold 

up my Noah and Matilda quilt.

The other quilters in the room are

 the friends Doreen traveled with

all the way from Virginia

for a Rocky Mountain high quilting trip.

Now try and imagine seeing

Doreen and Dawn

 

as they hold up my Noah and Matilda quilt

with the original Noah and Matilda quilt,
which Dawn owns,

that's dated February 22, 1851.

You can still order the pattern 

from Dawn's website.

My quilt was thrilled to see the original

and me too.

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I also was able to share

(Photo from Doreen's blog)

my Triple Irish Chain quilt 

that I finished the night before.

The reason I brought it was

because  on Doreen's blog
 she had shared
the pattern instructions  called "The Big Leap".

You can still find the info here.

 These are great instructions

to make a classic pattern.

You can't beat a two color quilt and

a well loved pattern.

It's hard to see the quilting until

you get up close.

I really like what my machine quilter, Kathy
and I came up with to fill in the open space.

I also love what she did with the 2" squares.

The border design combines it all.

It really was wonderful to be able
to share two quilts that were
inspired by these two
fabulous quilters, Dawn and Doreen.

 If you're not a follower of these two 

extraordinary quilters, 

you need to link up immediately.

You won't be sorry. 

 Until Next Time-