December 17th, 2005
If you take photos of your quilts and patchwork projects, you may want to convert them into cards and notepaper. With todays digital cameras, scanners and computer programs you have many techniques at your fingertips to use.
Due to copyright issues, these must be photos of your own work and ones youve taken. If […]
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December 16th, 2005
As I shopped for groceries in Sioux Falls, SD, I noticed a display of paintings actually prints from paintings. One that caught my eye was titled, Grandmas Quilt.
A quilt was draped over a chair with sewing basket beside it. The intricate detail and warm colors reminded me of my sewing quilts with […]
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December 8th, 2005
If youre interested in writing about quilts , quilting, and quiltmakers, you might begin with your own quilts and the quilters in your family (if there are any other than yourself). This could be a journal and you have various formats to choose from. As you write about your quilts, you might find […]
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December 7th, 2005
How did you get started writing about quilts? Im frequently asked by readers of my quilting columns and articles or my book.
Since Im a writer by profession, as well as a quiltmaker, it seemed natural to combine the two. I first began mentioning quilts and other patchwork items in my weekly newspaper column, Country […]
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December 4th, 2005
As we consider quilting and patchwork projects for the Christmas holiday festivities, we may want to look at luminous fabrics, with shimmery, satiny threads and effects. These can take the form of gifts, decorations, tree trims, hangings, crazy quilts and quilted clothing.
I began to think of various projects creative quilters could undertake and ways […]
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December 3rd, 2005
As we approach a new year, its not too early to think of (and writing down) your quilting goals for 2006. What do you want to accomplish? If you begin to jot ideas down, youll begin to focus on them and develop these projects and aspirations. Youll begin to research and plan […]
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