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Archive for April 16th, 2007

A Patchwork Friendship

Two friends gear up for the ninth annual Quilters’ Run – the mother of all fabric shopping sprees.
By LORI BASHEDA
It was about 12 years ago when Don Gardner woke up one day to find he had himself a second wife.
Don was pretty happy because now his second wife could entertain his first wife.
Now, don’t go [...]

Wedding Traditions: Creating the Wedding Quilt

by Frances Burks
The wedding quilt has had a long, significant role in America. It even appears that the oldest surviving North American quilt is a wedding quilt. According to “The History of the Patchwork Quilt: Origins, Traditions and Symbols of a Textile Art” by Schnuppe von Gwinner, that oldest example, as far as we know, [...]