Raymond Houston, quilter of geometric shapes

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Raymond Houston, quilter of geometric shapes

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Mar 29, 2018

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Raymond Houston was referred to us by Seth Hackler. He is a quilter that designs incredible geometric quilts, as well as Celtic knot quilts. He is also a writer, working on a quilt book.

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Mar 29, 2018

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