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		<title>Easter 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was the best Easter ever, except of course the original Easter. I had both boys and wives plus my 5 yr old grandson and almost 2 yr old granddaughter. Oh it was so much fun! A kinetic and creative 5 yr old Grandson + an adorable almost 2 yr old Granddaughter = lots of&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>QuiltAway, 2026; San Francisco Quilters Guild</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NOTE: No newsltter this week. I will be enjoying Easter with my family. You know it&#8217;s been a good time when you are sad to leave. Yes, I was super sad to leave QuiltAway 2026, the San Francisco Quilters Guild&#8216;s semi-annual retreat. The SFQG is a 250 member guild, created in 1981. Eighty members attended&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Empty Spools, 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is one reason you go to Empty Spools. There are many others! For 42 years Empty Spools has hosted some of the most influential and inspiring artists from across the globe. The very foundation upon which current textile art and quilting stands has been built in part by those who have taught there. I&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Valley Quilt Guild Show 2026</title>
		<link>https://quiltskipper.com/2026/03/the-valley-quilt-guild-show-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was happy to be in town for the Valley Quilt Guild show in Yuba City; I don&#8217;t always get to make the show. The Valley Quilt Guild Show truly is unique and it starts at the entrance: The guild makes a new windsock each year. It&#8217;s so cool to see it fluttering in the&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Daytona Beach, 2026</title>
		<link>https://quiltskipper.com/2026/03/daytona-beach-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have never gone this long without posting since I began my blog in 2010. I have a lot to catch up on here and I&#8217;m starting with my visit to AQS Daytona Beach. This was my third time to teach there and this trip was very different from previous visits. The Daytona Beach show&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show &#8211; 2026</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NOTE: I won&#8217;t post next week as I will be in Daytona Beach, Florida teaching. My home guild&#8217;s show was last weekend and it was faaaaabulous!! The Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild always puts on a good show, but this one was one for the records. The weather was perfect, attendance was heavy and the&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trapunto back from the dead</title>
		<link>https://quiltskipper.com/2026/01/trapunto-back-from-the-dead/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Dyeing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[NOTE: I&#8217;m not sure I can do a blog post or newsletter next week. It is my guild&#8217;s show, I&#8217;m doing Fashion Show, I&#8217;m getting ready for a very busy spring and I&#8217;m working on the quilt judging thing.  I&#8217;m kind of overwhelmed. Let&#8217;s start at the beginning. My love of trapunto has been greatly&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Scribing and birthdays!</title>
		<link>https://quiltskipper.com/2026/01/scribing-and-birthdays/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been a wild and wonderful week of scribing for Road to California, and celebrating my Grandson&#8217;s 5th birthday. I reached out to Linda Rasmussen, a Certified Judge (CJ) for the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges to see if there were any upcoming shows that I could shadow or work. Road was coming&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Finish!</title>
		<link>https://quiltskipper.com/2026/01/a-finish-5/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Garments]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working on a smock type garment that I thought would be useful when I&#8217;m teaching. I&#8217;ve seen several other teachers use pop-over-your-clothing type of smocks to teach in. Since I regularly misplace my phone, pencil, Square, etc. it seemed like a good idea. I&#8217;m not totally happy with it&#8230; yet. It may just&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tucson Christmas, 2025</title>
		<link>https://quiltskipper.com/2026/01/tucson-christmas-2025/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NOTE: I&#8217;ve got two posts today, link to wedding post here. Some of my posts are almost a personal travelogue. This is one of those. Our youngest son and new DIL live in Tucson and where better to spend Christmas than in Tucson? This trip was unlike any previous trip as I was on my&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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