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Marianne Fons's avatar

I knew you wouldn't mind me stealing from you, Bob. See you in Winterset in July, I hope, then again in September!

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Julie Gammack's avatar

I LOVE THIS! And the untended, but wonderful, consequence of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative community is the amazing new 3:00 a.m. friends I feel I have...you know, someone you'd call at 3:00 a.m. if you were in trouble?

Anyway, I love that we have all connected on such a deep level in such a relatively short time!

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Marianne Fons's avatar

Ditto that, Julie Gammack!

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Julie Gammack's avatar

unINtended. Jeesh

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Robert Leonard's avatar

Beautifully done! I'm happy you will be joining us, and hope many of your readers and fans come too! It truly is life-changing.

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Maria Lachapelle's avatar

Marianne, I enjoyed your post. I’m curious about the provenance of the Centennial quilt. Its Swedish folk art is very familiar to me.

Let me know if there’s a way to find out more about the quiltmakers (for nothing beautiful is ever created alone) and the story behind it.

P.S. I recently met Bob, but only online. Jealous!

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Marianne Fons's avatar

Hello Maria—Here's the link to take you to the webpage about the Centennial quilt at the American Folk Art Museum's site:

https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/objects/292/centennial-quilt?ctx=8b77d99ab6529da07ef352f2ae34d26e859ab84d&idx=0

The info is described as "a work in progress," which means not a lot is known. The info says the museum believes the work is Pennsylvania German. Think about joining the American Quilt Study Group (AQSG). You could find a mentor and deeply research this quilt!

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