Monthly Archives: November 2010

Pumpkin Pie Day

Posted on November 24, 2010 by QuiltToonist

Baked them myself…have a Happy Turkey Day!

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Rummaging around got me out of a funk.

Posted on November 22, 2010 by QuiltToonist

So I’ve abandoned the walleye quilt and the quest to enter a quit in the show in April in Cincinnati.  I’ll work on things this year and perhaps figure out ways for next year.  But I will say the “failure” put me in … Continue reading →

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Ican’t do it!

Posted on November 17, 2010 by QuiltToonist

I’ve tried and tried to do the walleye quilt and just can’t seem to do it…to my mind it’s just too big for my skills and experience.  I tried to just push ahead but to no avail.  I’m planning to make … Continue reading →

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Oh Boy…this is going to be a challenge for me.

Posted on November 10, 2010 by QuiltToonist

Above isthe sketch for my Walleye Run QuiltToon™.   It’s going to take all my untrained skills to get the perspective half-way correct to portray the annual spring walleye run on the Maumee River near Toledo.   I googled the waders on … Continue reading →

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Finished Castle Garden – Almost

Posted on November 9, 2010 by QuiltToonist

All finished but binding the edges.  I will put this in “Tillie’s Story”  when I get the edges done.  It was such fun finding that my grandfather came on Sept. 3, 1874…on the steamship Teutonia!   I had no idea of … Continue reading →

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Noodling for a Celebrate Spring QuiltToon™

Posted on November 5, 2010 by QuiltToonist

I’m thinking about a quilt for spring — thinking about a theme, fabrics, a composition.  Maybe something on Walleye fishing — big here on the northcoast.  I’m finishing up the applique on the last one for “Tillie’s Story.”   This noon … Continue reading →

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Back to Tillie’s Story

Posted on November 4, 2010 by QuiltToonist

Hope to finish the applique today on this “page” of the book for “Tillie’s Story” — the page that illustrates the coming to America of my grandfather (Tillie’s father) in 1874.  I got side-tracked by making a quilt to commemorate … Continue reading →

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Obituaries – The Morning Ritual

Posted on November 1, 2010 by QuiltToonist

At least four of my friends of a certain age — me, myself and I and Gordy —  confess to reading the obituaries every morning.   We both look for the ages and Gordy tries to figure out what the departed souls died … Continue reading →

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