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Masterclass Amish Quilting

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Hi all, This week I took two days off at work to attend a "Masterclass Amish Quilting" organised by Marcha from " De Quiltster " in Dreischor - Holland. This class was taught by Alexia Rosfelder who learned this technique from Esther Miller (an Amish lady living in Germany for quite some time now). For me the adventure began when driving through Zeeland and crossing the "Zeeland brug (bridge)" with a span of 5km! The view is incredible! I stayed at a lovely Bead-and-Breakfast "Lekker bij Maas". The owners are Martin (a chef cook) and Astrid who are very kind. The room was lovely and cosy and the food just delicious (fresh eggs at breakfast because they have some chickens in their backyard :-). So ... why quilting this way? Well, because this technique allows you to quilt in different directions and after some practice stitches should be even and small. As I'm making a Dear Jane quilt for the moment I would also like to be able