Quilter Laurie Newell

Twenty-five years ago, Laurie Newell had stitched the sampler quilt for her bed, and after years of constant use, it was really showing its age.

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Thu., Aug. 27, 2020

Laurienne Newell shows off the large quilt she began restoring in April and completed this month.

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Quilting during quarantine: Laurienne Newell took advantage of the pandemic to get down to business on a project that had been in the works for many years — since the mid- 1980s in fact — here she sits in front of the completed quilt with her pet cat, Pepper, at her home in Spokane on Aug. 24, 2020. From April to August, Newell got to work on remaking a quilt of sentimental value, which included salvaging nearly a dozen squares that she had previously made, scrapping the rest and creating new squares altogether for a cohesive and colorful design. Newell hopes that others may be inspired to pick up old projects to make progress on during the pandemic too.

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Quilting during quarantine: Laurienne Newell took advantage of the pandemic to get down to business on a project that had been in the works for many years — since the mid- 1980s in fact — here she points to her favorite square, which happened to be the portion that required the most of her skills, on Aug. 24, 2020. From April to August, Newell got to work on remaking a quilt of sentimental value, which included salvaging nearly a dozen squares that she had previously made, scrapping the rest and creating new squares altogether for a cohesive and colorful design. Newell hopes that others may be inspired to pick up old projects to make progress on during the pandemic too.

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The quilt is 101 inches by 102 inches in dimension and can cover a queen-size bed. Newell wonders if others in the Inland Northwest have been or may be inspired to pick up old projects to make progress on during the pandemic, too.

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