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Monika Kinner-Whalen: my sweet prairie

Monika Kinner-Whalen: my sweet prairie

by Jennifer Wilder | May 22, 2014 | Maker Stories, Needle Arts, Stitching

It was when the land flattened out and the sky opened up that Monika knew she was home. More than a decade after her departure she returned wanting to capture all the memories of the prairie, her prairie, and never lose them again. Monika Kinner-Whalen began this...
Thread painted art quilt…stitching a blue heron

Thread painted art quilt…stitching a blue heron

by Jennifer Wilder | Aug 1, 2012 | Fiber Art Almanac Book, Maker Stories, Quilting, Stitching

Living close to woods and lakes in central Minnesota, Kathy frequently sees a blue heron standing in the shallow water at the end of the dock. When presented with a quilting challenge, “June is…” Kathy decided to use her frequent visitor as her...

Summer on the prairie

Sod House roofline above the prairie.
Sod House roofline above the prairie.
Prairie Passage
Prairie Passage
Prairie Vista
Prairie Vista
Dugout Sod House
Dugout Sod House
Little Yellowstone in Minnesota
Little Yellowstone in Minnesota

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