Giraffe quilted wall hanging, and the photo which inspired it. From the Marin quilt show.
Photo by Rachel E. Holmen
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- Kids in pony carts.Photo by Rachel E. Holmen
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- FliverPhoto by Rachel E. Holmen
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- The sky never looks flat from an airplane. Here w...
- Clouds from a planePhoto by Rachel E. Holmen
- Something about this log-cabin (or perhaps courtho...
- Somebody told me that if you go to the DMC website...
- I liked the technique so much, I immediately made ...
- Last, you reach in and turn the whole tube inside-...
- Then you fold the rust fabric AROUND the rolled-up...
- Now you roll up the potato fabric until it's just ...
- Here I'm starting to layer the fabrics. I have the...
- I've learned an interesting way to make a pocket. ...
- Carol Mann's sister Jennifer is also a quilter. H...
- Laureen, who brought Bogart (she doesn't own him, ...
- I caught this amazing shot of dew on sunny grass, ...
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- Here's a classic Berkeley bumper sticker. Not onl...
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- The whole quilt -- it's not very big, but this pat...
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- Umbrellas are featured in this quilted wall hangin...
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- Rachel E. Holmen
- Quilter, knitter, folk musician/singer, cat owner, parents are transplanted midwesterners from farm families, three siblings (one near Seattle, two near LA), many nieces and nephews, bad gardener, chronic battles with depression and clutter, underpaid nonprofit employee, girl geek with Macs, PCs, and Palm PDAs (used to be part of TeamB), former editor and art director for sf/fantasy magazines, founded an undercapitalized laptop magazine in the 80s, struggling homeowner. Email me: are eee aitch at ess eff eff dot enn eee tee.
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