Posts Tagged "flower quilts"

Fabric Flowers

Posted by on Apr 12, 2013 in flowers, spring, Uncategorized, Unmowed Blog | 6 comments

Okay, this is sort of cheating for a blog that’s supposed to be about nature, but I’m an absolute sucker for quilts. Real old-time, traditional quilts like these ones, I mean, made from honest-to-god scraps. I once met an elderly quilter, who wanted to bang her head against the wall at the very idea of buying brand new fabric and then cutting it up into little tiny pieces and sewing it all back together again…Of course, I do it myself, but it does seem absurd when you think about it. Anyway, the Quilt Bug in Esperance, New York, is a great little shop with gorgeous fabric,...

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