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American Patchwork & Quilting Editors August 19, 2015
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Owner Betsy Dorr stays on top of her business-literally. She lives above her quilt shop, which is housed in a turn-of-the-century farmhouse and barn.
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909 Minot Ave., Auburn, ME 04210

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Front row: Betsy Dorr (owner); back row, left to right: Beverly Schneider, Cindy Charloff, Marian Claxton, Mary Field, Winnifred Dorr, Sue Martell, Lynda Merrill, and Andrea Paul.

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Solidly Built

Solidly Built

Designer: Betsy Dorr

Use solids and stripes to build Log Cabin blocks layer by layer. Then create your own "stripe" fabric by strip-piecing solids.

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Solidly Built Machine-Quilting Detail

Solidly Built Machine-Quilting Detail

Designer: Betsy Dorr

Betsy machine-quilted an allover design of various motifs including swirls, feathers, leaves, flowers, and suns.

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