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  • Borduren
    • 2002
      • Little Sheep
      • Little Pig
      • Japanese Lady in Green
      • 2001 Christmas Angel
    • 2003
      • Pim geboortewerk
      • Fairy Grandmother
      • Fragrant Rose
      • Crazy
      • Vlinders
      • Crafty
      • 2000 Holiday Cherub
    • 2004
      • 40 jarig huwelijk
      • Evangeline
      • Ragdoll kat
      • Esther geboortewerk
      • Marjon geboortewerk
      • Zeemeermin boekenlegger
      • Pooh Kerstslinger
      • Russian Blue kat
      • Winterelfje
      • Veerle geboortewerk
    • 2005
      • Happy cat
      • Mini Cottages 1
      • Drieluik Pioenrozen
      • Maureen geboortewerk
      • Eva geboortewerk
      • Bumblebee
      • Vier seizoenen Paddington beer
      • Sleeping Beauty
      • Hardanger proeflap
      • Oriental Garden Plate 1
    • 2006
      • Newton’s long lunch
      • Winter Circle
      • Sheep sampler
      • The Carson Mansion
      • Adia The Garden Fairy
      • Here Comes Santa Claus
      • Love keeps us warm
    • 2007
      • Berry Time
      • Biscornu
      • Peacock Stitching Chair
      • Leah geboortewerk
      • Hardanger kleedje
      • Biscornu
      • Autumn naaldenrol
      • Kerstman
      • Christmas Gift Chart 2007
      • Lace Snowflakes ornament
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      • Holy Night
      • Double Flip Dream Love
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      • Double Flip Remember Give
      • Double Flip Listen Learn
      • Vlindercirkel
      • Dutch Summer Exchange 2008
      • Alphabet Mitten
    • Kaarten
      • Diverse kaarten
      • Kerstkaarten 2004
      • Kerstkaarten 2005
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      • A Lattice of Knotwork
      • Celtic Diamond Blackwork
      • Blackwork vierkanten
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      • Day
      • Pear Blossom Fairy
      • Cat in grass
      • Sneeuwwitje
      • Blackwork Alphabet Sampler
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Artikelen met tag Mystery Quilt:

  • Quiltmania Tour 2022; Mystery quilt deel 2

    11 mei 2022 / 6 reacties

    Een paar weken geleden werd in Nantes (Frankrijk) de Quiltmania beurs en tentoonstelling “Pour l’Amour du fil” georganiseerd, een jaarlijkse terugkerend evenement. Gelukkig is dit na de corona-periode nu weer mogelijk.

    Net als voorgaande jaren gaat een deel van deze tentoonstelling na afloop nog verder op reis, en zo deed een selectie van de quilts afgelopen weekend Amersfoort aan tijdens de Quiltmania Tour 2022.

    Het thema dit jaar was Australië en laat dat op quiltgebied nu een land zijn waar voor mij heel veel inspiratie vandaan komt. Dus een evenement wat ik zeker niet wilde missen!

    Net als altijd was deze tentoonstelling weer tot in de puntjes verzorgd door Quiltmania en het volledige team van Petra Prins Zutphen, Petra Prins Amsterdam en Dutch Quilts Den Haan en Wagenmakers.

    De tentoonstelling was 3 dagen te zien, met op donderdagavond nog een speciale VIP avond waarvoor je een ticket kon kopen. Ik was bij deze VIP avond aanwezig en zaterdag nogmaals om zo alle quilts goed te kunnen bekijken.

    Brigitte Giblin
    Brigitte Giblin
    Brigitte Giblin
    stand Petra Prins Zutphen
    Brigitte Giblin
    Margaret Mew
    Judy Newman
    Judy Newman
    Chris Jurd
    Deborah Dorward
    Karen Cunningham

    Niet alleen de Australische quilts waren te zien, ook een aantal Australische ontwerpsters hadden de reis naar Amersfoort gemaakt. Aanwezig waren Margaret Mew, Judy Newman en Brigitte Giblin. Ik vond het heel erg leuk om hen drieën nu eens te ontmoeten en te spreken.

    v.l.n.r. Petra Prins, Margaret Mew, Brigitte Giblin, Judy Newman en Carol Veillon

    De quilts waren in het echt uiteraard nog mooier dan in de boeken, alle details zijn van dichtbij veel beter te bekijken.

    Met een hoofd vol inspiratie, een bescheiden hoeveelheid aankopen en een foto samen met 1 van mijn quiltidolen Brigitte Giblin ging ik moe maar voldaan weer huiswaarts. Ik heb heel veel leuke en gezellige mensen ontmoet en gesproken, heerlijk om elkaar weer in levende lijve te kunnen ontmoeten.

    samen met Brigitte Giblin

    Intussen is dit evenement alweer achter de rug en kan ik mij weer richten op mijn eigen werk. De laatste dagen heb ik gewerkt aan de Mystery Quilt 2022 van Quiltmania, welke ontworpen is door Irene Blanck. Ik heb nu de eerste 2 delen klaar, en dat is mooi op tijd, want deel 3 komt deze of volgende week uit. Ik kijk erg uit naar het volgende nummer van de Quiltmania, en niet alleen vanwege het volgende deel van de Mystery quilt… 😉

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  • High Tea with Hattie; kindernaaimachine; Laura Ashley stoffen; Quiltmania Mystery Quilt

    29 maart 2022 / 3 reacties

    Schreef ik in mijn vorige posting dat ik was gestart met de “High Tea with Hattie” quilt van Margaret Mew, intussen kan ik melden dat de top hiervan klaar is. Het is een erg lekkere quilt om aan te werken, en daarom heb ik de top denk ik ook zo snel klaar.

    Ik heb wel een kleine verandering aangebracht, om het geheel toch een beetje meer “eigen” te maken. In de originele quilt zit er een rand om de quilt, gemaakt van dezelfde stof met kleine(re) bloemetjes die ook gebruikt wordt voor de mandjes blokken.

    Tussen de blokken met mandjes zit blauwe sashing, die je uit een andere gebloemde banen-stof haalt. Ik vind deze stof met de grote bloemen echter zo mooi, dat ik het zonde vond om deze niet te gebruiken. Dus ik heb ervoor gekozen om deze stof als buitenste rand te gebruiken. De quilt krijgt daardoor wel een drukkere uitstraling dan het origineel, maar zelf houd ik daar wel van. En ik houd er ook wel van om net een iets andere draai aan een bestaand patroon te geven.

    Om de vaart er een beetje in te houden, ben ik gelijk door gegaan met het dubbelen van de 3 lagen. Als achterkant heb ik een gebloemde stof gebruikt, die ik ooit gekregen heb. Hiervan had ik precies genoeg om 2 stukken aan elkaar te zetten voor 1 achterkant. Dan komt die ook mooi eens op, en ik vind het er goed bij passen.

    Alle hulpmiddelen om de quilt met de hand te quilten zijn intussen verzameld, dus het quilten kan beginnen.

    Bij ons in Utrecht zit een tuincentrum, waar ze ook een klein hoekje met vintage spullen hebben. Laatst waren we daar om een nieuwe orchidee te halen, en wanneer ik daar ben moet ik altijd even in dat hoekje snuffelen. Meestal blijft het alleen bij kijken, maar dit keer stond er zowaar iets tussen wat gelijk mee naar huis mocht. Namelijk deze schattige groene kinder naaimachine!

    We hadden al 2 van dit soort kleine naaimachines als decoratie in de vensterbank staan, en nu staan er dus 3.

    Nog een andere toevallige aankoop die ik laatst deed. Op Marktplaats kijk ik ook regelmatig even, op zoek naar leuke bruikbare spullen. En daar viel mijn oog op 2 mooie oude(re) stoffen van Laura Ashley. De stof met de grote rozen is ongeveer 90 centimeter in het vierkant en voelt chintz achtig aan. De andere stof is een groot stuk van 2.20 x 1.50 meter en heeft kleinere bloemetjes erop geprint. Op de zelfkant staat 1988, dus deze stof is inderdaad al wat ouder. Maar ik vind beide prints nog zeker erg “nu”, dus die komen vast wel eens ergens van pas in een toekomstig project.

    Naast het hand quilten van de mandjesquilt, ben ik ook nog gestart met de Mystery Quilt van dit jaar uit de QuiltMania. Deze Mystery is dit jaar ontworpen door de Australische ontwerpster Irene Blanck, en ik houd wel van haar stijl quilts. Van tevoren is er een klein plaatje getoond waarin de kleuren/stoffen die Irene gebruikt heeft te zien waren, en dat heeft mij doen besluiten om dit jaar mee te doen, en dan ook gelijk de bijbehorende stoffen te bestellen. De stof wordt gedurende het jaar in delen toegestuurd, en de Mystery loopt het hele jaar 2022 en komt in 6 delen uit.

    Ik heb intussen het eerste deel klaar, dat zijn deze 2 stroken geworden. Het tweede deel is intussen gepubliceerd, en in dit deel maak je nogmaals 2 van deze stroken, alleen komt er aan de uiteindes dan een ander blok bij aan.

    Deze blokken zal ik vast in de volgende posting laten zien…

    Oh ja, tot slot nog even iets waar ik nu al naar uitkijk. Van 5 t/m 7 mei 2022 is er in Amersfoort weer de Quiltmania Tour 2022, in de Joriskerk. Het thema land van dit jaar is Australië, en er komen ook een aantal bekende namen naar Amersfoort. Dit zijn Judy Newman, Margaret Mew en Brigitte Giblin! Zoals je wellicht weet, ben ik groot liefhebber van hun werk, dus ik ga zeker naar Amersfoort toe om hun quilts te zien en om hen te ontmoeten.

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Recente berichten

  • Gayborhood wedding ring; Adam and Steve klaar; artikel Quiltnieuws; FPP; RealMenStitch quilt
  • Show and tell 24 juni Quiltstudio Cis, Eerbeek
  • Show and tells; Adam en Steve; Carolina Oneto; Kamperlijntje in Nantes; Lumbago affo; Cherrywood quilt; KONA kaart; Stockholm
  • Improv Triangle quilt
  • Kamperlijntje quilt

Recente reacties

  • Floor on Show and tells; Adam en Steve; Carolina Oneto; Kamperlijntje in Nantes; Lumbago affo; Cherrywood quilt; KONA kaart; Stockholm: “Inderdaad heel lang niks van je gehoord Gert. Dus nu had je een superlange blog, waarin heel veel geschreven wordt…”
  • Floor on Improv Triangle quilt: “Helemaal vergeten te reageren op je laatste berichtje Gert. Het bericht van een nieuwe blog gaat snel naar beneden en…”
  • Nellie on Kamperlijntje quilt: “Ik vind deze erg mooi, Gert! Oude, antieke quilts (of nieuwgemaakte in die stijl) maken me altijd heel erg blij,…”
  • Gert on Kamperlijntje quilt: “Dank voor je reactie Floor. Nou, ik vind mijn versie toch aardig “schots en scheef” (de “originele” quilt staat niet…”
  • Floor on Kamperlijntje quilt: “Leuke fleurige quilt geworden Gert. Maar ik zie wel dat, al heb je nog zo je best gedaan om schots…”

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Koi Vijver quilt
Koi Vijver quilt

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Making some nice progress on part 2 of the #whimsy Making some nice progress on part 2 of the #whimsywonderlandqal by @tomte.studio
This is half of the block done, and it's called Wonderland Hopper. Still some work to do, because it needs the lower half of the head with a sophisticated bowtie as well. Looking forward to make that part 👍
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I don't know if there are quilters that can easily I don't know if there are quilters that can easily throw away usable pieces of fabric, but I really can't... I save every piece of scrap fabric, and I have a big plastic bag where I put everything that's too small for my fabric stash.
But after 14 years of quilting that bag almost explodes, and I actually never use any of it.
Time to do something about that! So I ordered some cheap cash register rolls online (2 1/4 and 3 inch wide) and today I started sewing pieces just at random on about 18 inches long pieces of paper.
I just grab a handful of fabrics from the bag, iron them and put them next to my sewing machine. And with 5 pieces of paper I can even chain sew, so I don't have to cut my thread every time.
It's one big trip down memory lane, seeing all those familiar and old fabrics again. And if a piece is too small, just add another small piece to it, no rules. I love this!
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Yesterday I received my order from @nannocreative Yesterday I received my order from @nannocreative , which was featured in their most recent newsletter. 
It's the "Joen Wolfrom Essential Color Card Deck" with 200 colorcards, designed by #joenwolfrom 
You might know Joen from her color studies and quiltbooks, and this is another new item from her.
With these cards, you can play and create your own color combinations for a new quilt, knitting project, embroidery or painting, and each color has different hues, tints, tones, shades and values. 
The colors are not based on fabric collections, but provide the formulas for CMYK, RGB and HEX. But you can absolutely use it for fabric selection and take the cards/colors with you to the fabric store (or to buy paint or yarn)
The cards are 2 sided: one has the full color on it and the other has the colorwheel explanation and combinations for that specific color. 
I think this will be a very useful tool for selecting colors. 
This set is published by @ctpublishing 
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This is it, my #realmenstitchquilt is (nearly) don This is it, my #realmenstitchquilt is (nearly) done. I only need to handsew the hanging sleeve and make a label, but everything else is done.
The measurements are around 35 x 40 inches (89 x 101 cm) and it's machine made and quilted.
My inspiration for this quilt came from my show and tells: after my introduction, people often asked how to spell my online name Real Men Stitch, so I decided to make a quilt with the name on it 😊
It is a combination of different patterns and I am very thankful to @patchanddot , @henrikmundorf , @fullbobbindesigns and @quietplay for designing these sewing inspired patterns. And of course @alisonglass for designing (most of) the fabrics.
I am very pleased with how this one turned out.
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Yesterday when we were still in Ghent, we received Yesterday when we were still in Ghent, we received an update from our neighbour/cat-sitter. She's taken care of our cats before, but hadn't seen either of them when she visited, because they were hiding for her. But last days she'd already seen 1 of the 2 about 3 times, so there's progress. 
But she also warned us, that she'd found 2 empty packages of wet food in our living room. We just returned home and saw the evidence...
Imagine this wet food being on the counter top in the kitchen, in a cardboard box. So they managed to get 2 of the packages out of that box, take it to the living room and completely rip it to pieces! Look at all the bite marks!!! 😮 Someone (or both) must have gone completely mental on the packages...
What happened, and when did they turn into these little demolishing monsters!? 
So now we know for next time that no food can be kept in sight anytime...sigh... 😂
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After visiting the quiltshow, in the afternoon we After visiting the quiltshow, in the afternoon we went to the city center of Ghent. I had been here before, but I didn't have much time then and it was raining, so today Björn and I went to explore the city. And it really is beautiful! The weather was much better today, so a lot of people were out on the streets. A lovely historic city center with beautiful old buildings.
A great tip that I'd received a while ago from @handmadepastnl : visit the @bookznboozegent, a lovely shop where they sell... books and booze. Only books read and recommended by the owner, and all paired with a specialty booze. The owner alone already makes it worth visiting the shop, a great enthusiastic man 👍
I know for sure that I will return again in the future. We're staying for one more night before we drive home again.
My quilt Kamperlijntje is published in the Autumn My quilt Kamperlijntje is published in the Autumn issue of the Simply Moderne magazine 😍 by @quiltmaniaeditions
Yesterday we arrived in Ghent (Belgium), where our Yesterday we arrived in Ghent (Belgium), where our main goal is to visit the quilt exhibition from the Vlaamse Quiltersgilde in Drongen. I was a guest at their meeting with my show and tell about a year ago, and since then this guild has a special place in my heart.
So it was really nice to see so many familiar faces again today, and to see the beautiful work the members make.
The exhibition is held in 3 rooms of this gorgeous building, and there's also a place to have a rest with some coffee and cake.
I'm really glad I/we decided to go, we had a lovely day today ❤️ Thanks everyone that we have met and spoken to today!
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I managed to finish part 1 of the #whimsywonderlan I managed to finish part 1 of the #whimsywonderlandqal , designed by @tomte.studio 
This magical Quilt-A-Long has an Alice in Wonderland theme, and this first part is Alice's apron. 
I'm making it using all solids, with a background with tiny coloured dots on it.
Sewing all the components together, while all the points matching up was a bit of a challenge (some unpicking has occurred...), but I'm happy with how it looks. In the end the minor issues won't be noticed.
The block is quite big, 18x21 inches (46x53 cm)
Looking forward to start sewing the next block!
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So sorry to read about the sudden passing away of So sorry to read about the sudden passing away of the famous Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf (64) 😢
I have always loved his work, being it the provocative nudes from early in his carreer, to the stylish photo series that he made later.
Always very open in interviews and his work about his homosexuality, which I applaud. 
He will be missed...
(photo by Koen van Weel)
#erwinolaf
After a few very busy weeks with a lot of activiti After a few very busy weeks with a lot of activities outdoors, I finally have some time again to do some sewing.
I started with the #whimsywonderlandqal by @tomte.studio, and the first part is Alice's dress. This is the top section done. It's not perfect, but for now it is what it is, I'll see how it goes with the rest.
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I had 2 FULL days this weekend, but all very fun a I had 2 FULL days this weekend, but all very fun and both days quilting related. 
On Saturday I was invited by Hannie from @marinpatchwork for a show and tell. MarinPatchwork is celebrating it's 30th anniversary, and Hannie organised an exhibition with quilts from students, and I was there 1 day to do 2 show and tells. Lovely day, warm welcome, nice people and beautiful quilts. Unfortunately I didn't have a lot of time left, so I did not take any photos of the quilts on display.
And today (Sunday) I was invited by the @hendrickhamelmuseum and quilting group De Lingelappers, both in Gorinchem. De Lingelappers also celebrate their 30th anniversary and because of that they have a show at the Hendrick Hamel museum. And what's good about that, is that the exhibition will last for 6 months. And because they wanted the show to be opened by "someone famous" within the quilting world , I was asked to give a speech and open the exhibition. 
So I made a bit of a backdrop for our "stage" with one of my quilts and a piece of chintz fabric (there is a link between chintz fabrics and the museum 😉)
The speech went very well, and the people who attended were all very nice and interested.
The curator of the museum asked me, because I was their guest and did the speech, if I would be willing to lend one of my quilts as well for the exhibition. He had seen my Adam and Steve quilt recently, and wanted to showcase that one. How cool is that!? 
So among the (around) 30 quilts on display during this show, my Adam and Steve is in the museum for 6 months too. I am so happy!
So it was a busy weekend, but all worth it ❤️
A little sneak peek at the backside of my #realmen A little sneak peek at the backside of my #realmenstitchquilt
I barely had enough fabric that I used for the front left over to make a backing, so I took 1 of my fat quarters from @alisonglass and made a strip out of that and sewed it halfway inbetween to make it fit. 
The machine quilting is done, as you can see the 60 degree diamond shape, I'm pleased with the result.
Now I'm waiting for my binding fabric to arrive, although I have very little time the next couple of days. So perhaps binding will need to wait until after the weekend. We'll see...
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It took me a long time and patience to find enough It took me a long time and patience to find enough yardage of this background fabric for my #whimsywonderlandqal by @tomte.studio , but I finally managed. I chose this fabric, because it has tiny coloured dots on it, some of them match with my solids. And I love the irregular placement of the dots, so when you cut it up for #fpp foundation paper piecing, you won't notice if the dots go in another direction. 
The fabic is designed by @kimberbelldesigns and is called Vintage Flora, produced by @maywoodstudio 
So soon I can finally start making the first part of this QAL, Alice's dress.
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That's it, finished my #realmenstitchquilt top thi That's it, finished my #realmenstitchquilt top this morning.
I'm thinking about machine quilting it all over, doing a 60 degrees diamond crosshatch motif. And after quilting, I will round the bottom corners, just because I can and to give it just a little bit extra. We'll see...
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@patchanddot
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This is also a fundamental part of foundation pape This is also a fundamental part of foundation paper piecing: removing the paper from the back... 
But: with a good pair of tweezers it's much easier to take out every tiny bit of paper.
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Tonight we watched the final movie (my 3rd) of thi Tonight we watched the final movie (my 3rd) of this year's edition of the @queerfilmfestivalutrecht 
The movie "Hidden Master: the legacy of George Platt Lynes" is a documentary about the photographer George Platt Lynes.
He's born in 1907 in New Jersey, but moved to Paris when he was 18. He wanted to be a writer, but turned into a photographer. He was well known in the 20's and 30's for his fashion and opera photography.
Little was known about his other works of art, his male nudes. 
George himself considered his male nude photographs his best works ever. 
In that time period (the 40's and 50's) male nudity and homosexuality was prohibited, so this work has never been published or shown at exhibitions. 
Later well known photographers like Robert Mapplethorpe were praised for their male nudes, but Georges work was made in the wrong era and was long forgotten and out of sight.
Luckily the Kinsey Institute has a very large collection of his work, and there is a renewed interest in his work nowadays. Especially because George was way ahead of his time with his work.
It was a very interesting documentary, I really loved it. Makes me want to do some more research into his works of art. So of all 3 movies that I've seen this one scored the most on my list.
Thanks @queerfilmfestivalutrecht , I'm already looking forward to next year!
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Tonight I watched my second movie this week during Tonight I watched my second movie this week during the @queerfilmfestivalutrecht 
The movie was shown at our local cinema @louishartlooper and had the title "All the colours of the world are between black and white"
It's a movie made by the Nigerian director Babatunde Apalowo. The story is set in Lagos (Nigeria) where the 2 men Bawa and Bambino (a courier and a photographer) meet. 
Their feelings for each other grow, but it's impossible for them both to develop this into something more. Being gay is forbidden in Nigeria and queer people who are discovered are at risk of being beaten up or even lynched in the streets. 
A very touching story, you could see their feelings grow, but also their dispair and fear for being caught. 
Making this movie was very risky for the director, and also finding actors to play the parts was hard, all due to fear of getting into trouble.
I'm glad I've seen this movie, I would absolutely recommend watching it.
Tomorrow evening we're both going to watch our final QFFU movie for this year.
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Tonight we watched the first movie of the 3 that w Tonight we watched the first movie of the 3 that we are/I am going to see this week during the 2023 @queerfilmfestivalutrecht 
"Captain Faggotron saves the Universe" was shown at Villa Concordia in Utrecht. It's a movie that was released this year. The movie was...how shall I say it...weird and camp 😂 Absolutely not everyone's cup of tea, I'm sure of that, but it was amusing. Not sure if it will turn into an all time cult classic, but time will tell...
Next visit to the theatre is Wednesday evening, I think it will be a completely different kind of movie 😊
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How fun is that!? After my show and tell today at How fun is that!? After my show and tell today at Quiltatelier Wendy Vosters in Budel, Wendy gifted me this fabric to match my yellow ducky earrings 😍🤣👍🦆
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