Mom's Civil War Tribute Quilt

I thought you might like to see my Mom's almost complete Civil War Tribute quilt. It returned from the machine quilter two days ago and today was my first peek at it. This was a BOM quilt designed by Homestead Hearth's Dolores Smith and Sarah Maxwell using Judy Rothermel fabrics from Marcus. Mom  worked on this quilt all last winter and into the spring and said it was challenging. She stuck with it and the quilt is beautiful. It is very big and I think stitching on the binding should keep Mom busy this winter!

Mom is now finishing up the quilt on the design wall. She finished piecing the corner blocks and is about to begin adding the horizontal sashing. It won't be long now before it, too, is sent off to be machine quilted. So, let's make that two bindings to be stitch over winter!

Meet Elena Madanat...

Today, I followed a link that appeared in my blog stats and was taken to the blog site of an extraordinary Russian quilter - Elena Madanat. I encourage you to visit her blog and see her truly beautiful work.

Elena Madanat

I used Yahoo's Babel Fish to translate her blog page and although it isn't the best translation it will give you some idea of what Elena says in her postings.

Babel Fish

Well after posting this, I discovered Google offers a translator feature for Blogger that appears above the header bar. Cool. Alas, it doesn't translate Russian into English any better than Babel Fish. 

Finding Jo Morton Fabrics - An Update

I thought it might be nice to share some links to other online sources of Jo Morton fabrics. I have been bookmarking sites for quilters who come to The Ducks looking for a particular fabric that I no longer carry or never ordered.

In Canada:

Wow, this is tough. I have just spent the last couple of hours using Google search and there aren't many Canadian online retailers carrying Jo Morton fabrics. Actually, there aren't many online Canadian shops period! Ones that opened at the same time I started Three Ducks have now closed their sites. Our fluctuating Canadian dollar over the years has taken its toll. However, there is one shop that is well known in the lower Vancouver, BC mainland and it is worth a visit...

Hamel's - Pauline has some lovely Jo Morton lines on sale for $8.98/m!

In the United States:

The Rabbit's Lair - scroll down to find a good selection of Jo Morton older lines.
Old Country Store Fabrics - click on "Fabric Designers" - some JM lines are $7.85/yard!
Colonial Crafts - large Jo Morton selection
Red Rooster Quilts - type "Jo Morton" into 'Store Search' feature to quickly get the lines.
Happiness is ...Quilting - a good selection at this Texas shop.
Sew Unique Creations - check out "SALE Fabrics" (visit Misc Sale Fabric, too) - good prices!
Craft Town Fabrics - Click on 'Fabrics' and then  "- by Manufacturer" or " -by Collection."
Lonestar Quilting - some fairly new lines.
Homestead Hearth - long standing source of Jo Morton fabrics
Bittersweet Quilts - good source for Jo's fabrics from older lines (click 'Andover')

These are a few notable sources of Jo Morton fabrics. If you have your own favourite, please mention it with a 'Comment' and I would love to hear from anyone who can offer Canadian shops carrying Jo Morton fabrics.