Inspiration and First Quilts

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1980 My mother made numerous quilts, usually embroidering the top in cross-stitch.

Mom with one of her quilts
2002 I purchased this small quilt from Amish Country Quilts & Crafts held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.  Exquisite in  detail and workmanship, it was hand quilted by Mary Beiler, an Old Order Amish woman from Lancaster County, PA.   My son Dan made the shelf and quilt hanger for me.
Nov.
2003
My first quilt:  Nine-Patch (43” x 52”)   Quilting for Beginners, p. 25, machine pieced & hand quilted,  November 2003
Jan.
2004
Nine-Patch from Quilting for Beginners, p. 25, (43” x 52”) machine pieced & hand quilted, January 2004