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Pets Portraits Keep Getting Better and Better

Posted in Animals, Dogs, Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged , on March 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We had a terrific group of painters yesterday at The Studio. They created some wonderful portraits. Fabulous work!

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Two More Begin with a Star

Posted in Quilting, Sewing, tagged , , on March 30, 2024| 4 Comments »

Two more of our beginning quilting students completed their “Beginning with a Star” quilt recently. Arent’t they amazing???!!!! Great work Melissa and Laura. Y’all did beautiful work. And it was fun seeing you embrace a new art. Can’t wait to do another quilt project with you!

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Dogwood Blossoms

Posted in Flowers, Paint Party, tagged on March 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

So many beautiful Dogwood Blossom paintings were created last night at The Studio. Great job everyone! Check out all the other terrific events coming up at The Studio by clicking here.

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1961 Featherweight Hard at Work

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, tagged , , on March 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I started this quilt while at the quilt retreat a few weekends ago. I took my 1961 tan Featherweight to the retreat to piece several quilts that I was working on there. This little machine is a jewel! It has the most perfect stitch so it is gem for piecing. This quilt, the Baltimore Square, involves sixteen fabrics and many 2 inch strips that are then cut apart and sewed back together again. You know that is the craziness of quilters….taking perfectly good fabric, cutting it apart and then sewing it back together, over and over. LOL! So since getting home from the retreat I brought out the little machine that I named Barbara Ann after my mom. (Featherweights are often named and all of mine are. Read more about that here. ) And she has been working away the last two days to sew these pieces together. When this quilt is completed there will be almost 2900 2 inch pieces all together to make a beautiful quilt. I’ll share it when it’s done.

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Decoding Quilts

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing on March 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

On Monday we had the opportunity to hear Susan Bloss speak at the Rappahannock Library as she gave a presentation on Decoding Quilts. It was very interesting as she talked about the different elements involved in making a quilt. Susan did a fabulous job! She’s a terrific quilter and shared so many of her creations with us. If she offers it again be sure to go hear her.

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Lisa’s Latest Painting

Posted in Art Class, Flowers on March 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Lisa joined our weekly Wednesday morning art class a few months ago and look at what a beautiful job she is doing already painting! Great work Lisa. Keep it up!!!

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Lucky in Love Bachlorette Party

Posted in Paint Party on March 17, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Many thanks to Debbie Ray for stepping in to lead this group visiting Front Royal to celebrate a bachlorette party this weekend. Saturday they had a “Lucky in Love” Paint & Paper Party at The Studio and did a great job! Nice work all around. And great job Debbie!

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A Box Ribbon in Riley Blake Mercantile  Fabric

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , on March 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This is the quilt I did at the retreat yesterday.   I was so busy sewing today that I  forgot to post.  We are having a great time!

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In New Freedom PA for Quilt Retreat

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Arrived yesterday in New Freedom, PA for a quilting retreat with about 20 other quilters….a great group of woment with beautiful ideas and skills. It’s so much fun to see what others are doing. I put together a quilt that I have been working on for a possible class. I call it the “Perfect Picnic Quilt” because it has a checkboard in the center so after you eat your picnic you can play checkers! Fun, hun???!!!! Watch for an upcoming class. And watch for more photos of the beautiful things these quilters are doing here.

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Private Birthday Party

Posted in Art Class, kids class, Paint Party, private party, tagged , on March 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We had an enthusiastic group of family and friends painting yesterday as they celebrated a birthday at The Studio. They had a great time painting and then eating cupcakes and opening gifts. So much fun!

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