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		<title>&#8220;Mola Dress&#8221; Question Sent by Reader</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/07/28/mola-dress-question-sent-by-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader sent the following photo of a &#8220;mola dress&#8221; she purchased on the Internet. She asks if it is &#8220;authentic&#8221; or if she should cut it up to use in making textile art. Mola &#8220;dress&#8221; sold in Panama This dress has a tag inside that says: &#8220;Seds Crafts&#8221; MOLAS PANAMA P.O. Box 6-8789 Panama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Mail re: &#8220;Mi Caballo Blanco&#8221; Music File</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/07/27/reader-mail-re-el-caballo-blanco-music-file/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Persian lyrics similar to the song "Mi Caballo Blanco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After accessing a music file on our website, &#8220;Mi Caballo Blanco,&#8221; Mehdi Mehtari has written the following note: Hi, I was visiting your page about the song &#8220;Mi Caballo Blanco&#8221; that I noticed you have not mentioned the Persian version of the song written and performed by Fereydoun Farrokhzad. Another version is performed by Saeed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bundling Article Generates Reader Mail</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/07/14/bundling-article-generates-reader-mail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article about the ancient tradition of bundling has generated a lot of interest since I researched the topic and wrote about it for The Quilter magazine in the July 2007 issue. A similar article about bundling, is in place at Quilter&#8217;s Muse Publications. In this blog file, I share four of the letters that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>St. Augustine Lighthouse</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2011/06/24/st-augustine-lighthouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte Croft of Vermont has sent us a very artistically done photo of the St. Augustine Light in Florida that she took as she headed back north on her vacation. In looking up the history of this site, now open to the public as an historic area, it seems that it has quite a background [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Information Sent by a Reader</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/10/09/great-information-sent-by-a-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[kit quilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Beauty quilt design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[10/10/10: This note just arrived from a reader about this quilt mentioned on this blog last year: Hi Pat, We noticed your post about a particular &#8220;Tree of Life&#8221; quilt last year: http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2009/04/23/kit-quilts/ We also posted about the same quilt which was made for a raffle this year: http://quiltinspiration.blogspot.com/2010/06/sunflower-piecemakers.html . We came across your post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quadriga Cloth: A Reader&#8217;s Surprise</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/09/28/quadriga-cloth-a-readers-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, I&#8217;ll tell you a little bit about Quadriga cloth. Quadriga cloth is printed cotton fabric that was produced and sold by &#8220;E &#038; W.&#8221; What do the initials represent? They stand for the Ely &#038; Walker Dry Goods Company that originated in St. Louis, Missouri and added branch offices in other parts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sewing Machine Restoration at its Finest!</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/09/18/sewing-machine-restoration-at-its-finest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roger Chidester of Frederick, Maryland loves to restore old sewing machines that most people would probably rather trash. He states, &#8220;I never restore a machine unless it is in very bad condition.&#8221; Within the past few days, he has sent me some before and after photos of his work. I hope that you are as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Mail Highlights &#8220;Barkcloth&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/09/13/reader-mail-highlights-barkcloth/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/09/13/reader-mail-highlights-barkcloth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We received the following letter on 9/12/10: Hi Pat, I just discovered your website about barkcloth. Thanks so much for the great history. I recently purchased a piece (see attachments) at a local auction&#8230; The size is approximately 7.5 feet x 5.5 feet, and it is two layers as you describe in you description. Feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Question About Redwork</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/09/05/question-about-redwork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[" Redwork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alignments of blocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baltimore Album quilt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Within the last several days, a number of people have written to ask the same question: &#8220;Why do some Redwork quilt have blocks with varying alignments that are not just presented vertically, but may be sideways or upside down?&#8221; First of all, I have not been privy to seeing many Redwork quilts of this kind, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Requested in Identifying Fabric</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/07/20/help-requested-in-identifying-fabric/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fabrics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just received a note from a reader. Not having a ready answer, we turn to &#8220;other&#8221; experts! The fabric in question appears to be an &#8220;original&#8221; fabric, not a reproduction fabric. Our reader is looking for more information about the fabric described below. Hi Pat, My name is Patti Schneider and I live in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Solves Mystery about Bluework Block Origin</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/04/11/reader-solves-mystery-about-bluework-block-origin/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/04/11/reader-solves-mystery-about-bluework-block-origin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Embroidery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bluework]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helene A. Middleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mystery solved]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rose Lea Alboum Indexes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandra Munsey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sylvia Adair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Antique Bluework block in question Hi, Pat, I have always enjoyed reading your articles in quilt magazines. I got a small Bluework quilt today, and was glad to see your article. My quilt has the same reindeer block as yours. That was exciting to see! I&#8217;m really writing about the pillow top block from Helene [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reader Shares Photos of Sewing Room Collectibles</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/04/08/reader-shares-photos-of-sewing-room-collectibles/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/04/08/reader-shares-photos-of-sewing-room-collectibles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ann Gee has sent photos of her sewing room, stating that she enjoyed my recent article about the history of pincushions in the May 2010 issue of The Quilter magazine. I hope that you enjoy this mini photo selection as much as I do. A shelf that holds spools of thread, some of them wooden; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Heirloom Treasure&#8221;:  A Poem Sent by Reader</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/03/30/heirloom-treasure-a-poem-sent-by-reader/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/03/30/heirloom-treasure-a-poem-sent-by-reader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[" Jane-Ann Heitmueller]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Pat, Just completed this poem and wanted to send it your way for possible use on your wonderful site. Very blessed wishes for a wonderful Easter to you and yours. Jane-Ann &#8212; Heirloom Treasure by Jane-Ann Heitmueller To some they seemed just scraps and pieces Grandma tucked away deep in her bag of remnants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;From Lao Hmong&#8221; &#8211; A Letter from a Reader</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/03/23/from-lao-hmong-a-letter-from-a-reader/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/03/23/from-lao-hmong-a-letter-from-a-reader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Sir or Madam, I am a Hmong from Laos. Currently, I am doing Master in Thailand. I reached your website accidentally. I am very happy that the Hmong art and history have a permanent place to be storage-they will not be lost any more. You have done a really good job to save our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Gingham Dog &amp; Calico Cat&#8221; &#8211; Letter from a Reader</title>
		<link>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/03/14/gingham-calico-letter-from-a-reader/</link>
		<comments>http://quiltersmuse.com/blog/2010/03/14/gingham-calico-letter-from-a-reader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pat, I was looking for Eugene Field&#8217;s poem about the Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat, ["The Duel"]. I was extremely pleased to see it on your website. The photos of the quilts were just precious. I am a beginning quilter (Age 72) and have made a few for family members. I just wish one [...]]]></description>
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