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now is the time for us to do something new

  • Updating or Downdating?

    Dear Friends, My daughter (who manages this web page for me) told me that it’s time to update it again. I’ve been doing so much up-dating lately that my mind has shut down and I am now down-dating.

    That’s the wonderful thing about quilts, though, the fact that they can be updated. Even when they are bound off, and done, they can be updated. You can always quilt it a little more, add a little touch of embroidery to balance the color, or add an appliqué patch to cover the boo-boo you hoped would disappear but didn’t.

  • What are you working on right now?

    Helen's Canadian Postcard PiecesDear Friends, I’m working on my Canadian postcard quilt. It will be the 23rd in the series of 24. It’s a collage of several wonderful Canadian experiences. It took me forever to get to it because I couldn’t find the right starry sky with northern lights. I finally found it in a heap of rags in a discount store. You can see some more of my postcard quilts in my gallery. Just click on "My Gallery" in the list on the right.

  • Are You a Morning Person?

    I was on television yesterday. I do enjoy hearing from people who saw me. But I am amazed at how many great quilters watch TV at 8:30 in the morning. I thought all quilters stitched all night and slept late.

  • Welcome!

    Helen KelleyDear Friends, You all know how much you mean to me. I’m so glad to be able to share this page with you. So grab a cup of coffee. Make yourself at home. And Enjoy! …Helen

  • Beyond this point…

    My weblog entries end here. What follows are the pieces that make up my Gallery. It seems a bit like my stash closet. You are welcome to continue beyond this point, if you don’t mind the clutter.

  • Grandma Kelley Quilts – Scroll Down

    These five quilts were made to celebrate my grandchildren’s births. Each quilt was an adventure in learning about an artistic tradition.

  • Great-Grandma Kelley Quilts

    Not long after I had finished the last of the set of my special quilts for our five grandchildren, I was presented with the first of our greatgrandchildren. More Grandma Kelley quilts, each a portrait of the child!

  • 16 – Florida

    16 – Florida

    January, 2000 – Florida – New Years was welcomed with fireworks at this well-known spot in Florida. The quilting swirls among the stars.


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  • 15 – France

    15 – France

    September, 1999 – France – This cafe is found in the town Yvoire. In the background you can see the ancient town wall. The first, and most useless phrase that is taught to a beginning French student in America is about “my aunt” and “her pen which is on the table.” Notice that the “aunt” on this quilt has a pen on the table in front of her.

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  • 14 – Switzerland

    14 – Switzerland

    September, 1999 – Switzerland – The houses in the Swiss Alps are lavishly trimmed in red geraniums. Behind, in the flawless, crystal mountain air, the sun breaks into a star pattern. The corners are trimmed with Edelweiss, that delicate flower that blooms in the high mountains in early spring.

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