Monthly Archives: January 2013

Cutting Table and streamlining…

Posted on January 29, 2013 by quiltify

My cutting table has arrived.  I love it.  It does exactly what I thought it would do and more.  Already I have managed to properly square a quilt top as well as join backing, batting and quilt top on the … Continue reading →

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Functional Art

Posted on January 19, 2013 by quiltify

I ran across this quote today: “Democratic nations…will therefore cultivate the arts that serve to render life easy in preference to those whose object it is to adorn it.  They will habitually prefer the useful to the beautiful, and they … Continue reading →

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Another quilt photo

Posted on January 12, 2013 by quiltify

Here is my photoshopped picture from the raw photograph that was the base for the photograph in my prior post. Is there a difference?  Once a decent photograph has been shot, is the extra editing worth it for use on … Continue reading →

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Bob’s Quilt

Posted on January 11, 2013 by quiltify

This is Bob’s quilt, one of my early quilts.  This photograph is actually underexposed per my meter, but I prefer it.  The colors are deeper, slightly darker, as they appear in person than the other photographs.  This was taken with … Continue reading →

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Amerikakoffert or killing 3 birds with one stone

Posted on January 6, 2013 by quiltify

This is our family’s Swedish Chest. Note the remains of the shipping labels.  It came to the US with Farmar (father’s mother). This blog is killing three birds with one stone because I am taking a photography class so I … Continue reading →

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