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Graduation 2021 is in the books!

Last year when we knew our seniors were not going to be able to walk across the stage to receive their diplomas I was honored to have made 7 t-shirt quilts that were presented by parents and loved ones in living rooms throughout our community with the senior dressed in their caps and gowns. I… Read more »

Change…during our changing times….

Preview Snippet Toggle panel: All In One SEO Pack Pro All In One SEO Pack Pro Preview Snippet Change…during our changing times…. | Quality Quilts by Laura https://qualityquiltsbylaura.com/change-during-our-changing-times/Lectures have been cancelled along with workshops and quilt shows. The hope was that this time of isolation and distancing would pass quickly and life would go back… Read more »

Grandmother’s Treasured Quilt Nearly Destroyed Part 2

The first thing I needed to do was to somehow attach the torn pieces to one another and stabilize them so I can then applique new pieces of fabric over the torn parts. The stabilizer needed to be thin and only attach on one side. So that left out a lot of stabilizers. I had… Read more »

Grandmother’s Treasured Quilt Nearly Destroyed Part I

I am finally working on a Double Wedding Ring quilt made in the thirties that a treasured grandmother made and a granddaughter and her friends nearly destroyed. It started with a bon firer with a group of cold teenagers. One of the teens went in the house and retrieved a quilt and a few blankets…. Read more »

QOV Museum Display

The QOV Museum Display is up and ready for viewing. This all began over two years ago with the awarding of a Quilt of Valor to a WWII veteran. His awarding was set up by his family in a large room at the Bell County museum. It was beautiful and went off without a hitch… Read more »

RETREAT (and I’m not talking about a tactical withdrawal)

Dianne and I were gone from the studio for a couple of days last week and over the weekend. We went to a QOV quilt retreat. We had a blast and learned a lot. Dianne was the queen of the retreat and really shined! We managed to bind over twenty quilts for the up coming… Read more »

Fran the Fabulous Fusion

Fran the Fabulous Fusion was brought into the new studio over a week ago and has been busy at work. When we took her apart we were able to bring most of her in large units. When we turned her on she ran like she was still in the house that is until I broke… Read more »

Batting Station Up

One of my dreams for my new studio “Quiltopia” was to have a batting station. I wanted my rolls of batting to be on bars and easy to get to and measure what I needed for each quilt. I also wanted it to not break the bank. The search was on, it took awhile but… Read more »