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The biggest change in quiltmaking over the last 50 years is that more quilts are probably made for exhibiting on walls than for use on beds. Some quilt artists are very intent on being categorized as "artists" than "crafters." I don't know whether these artists care one way or the other, but at least a couple of them are clearly "storytellers." This first is clear on the subject, and her artist's statement is a riot: 
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The Maritime Museum in Newport News, Virginia is simply fascinating.  The Museum has everything from miniature carved ships, such as the Crabtree collection. Also what could be considered miniature ships that are more than 10 feet in length.
We camped about 100 yards from the Chesapeake Bay, at the Fort Monroe National Park, listening to the wind and rain on the roof of our trailer. While Cheri attended the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton Roads I also saw a quilt, albeit in a slightly different setting.   Huh! Who would have guessed that it would be nearly five months after we left Monterey before we got our blog running?
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