As we accumulate quilts, those we make, inherit, purchase, or receive as gifts, we wonder where and how to display them. Depending on the number you have, you may need to store some and change your displays, as museums do. If there aren’t too many, you can simply alter the arrangements in your home.
Make sure, when displaying, […]
Another series of quilt blogs will revolve around quilting and life, lessons learned, inspirations gained…something I’ll call The Quilting Spirit.
I enjoy learning where quilters get their ideas, what they’ve learned from quilting and patchwork, how it’s connected them with other quilters. Is there a common thread that runs through quilters of the ages, whether it’s […]
Quilts as necklaces or pendants! What a fanciful idea. I discovered a brief mention and some photos of Crazy Quilt Necklaces in the Summer 2006 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, p. 9. (www.quiltingarts.com).
Karen Zoback of Woodstown, NJ creates these whimsical necklaces with crazy quilt designs. She even will personalize the necklaces utilizing pieces of favorite and […]
Have you found some new products you consider very useful in your quiltmaking and fabric art creation? So many new products are available from metallic threads and exotic fabrics, to ergonomically designed rotary cutters, computerized sewing machines, and kaleidoscope rulers.
What are some of your favorite new products? Periodically I’ll post information about new items and […]
Q - What is a Quilting Design Wall or Quilting Wall?
A - Quilting Design Walls have become popular in recent years, but some quilters still wonder what they are. They remind me of the flannel boards used in the classroom or Sunday school.
No, they aren’t a place in your home where you display finished work. […]
If you’re sending out a quilting e-newsletter, how do you ensure that others will want to subscribe and continue reading? Generally the newsletters I’ve found are published by quilters and quilt shops selling fabrics, patterns, kits, and quilting related items. The newsletter becomes a way to connect with your customers.
As I’ve subscribed and browsed through […]
In addition to doing a Back to the Basics series, I’d like to answer some of the questions I receive, perhaps a Q & A section of the blog.
So…send me your questions about the information and resources you’d find helpful. Also, I could run a Reader’s Tips section, as well. Something like a virtual Quilting […]
Often we forget that new quilters are coming to this art everyday. They want to know some of the very basic rudiments of quiltmaking and patchwork before they branch out into the more artistic and complicated patterns and techniques.
I’m planning, at least once a week, to post some tips for beginners. If you’re just starting […]
“I try to keep my camera with me most of the time,” my daughter remarked the other day, after she snapped a picture of a young deer on camera while she and her family were geocaching.
(Geocaching (www.geocaching.com ) involves a sort of treasure hunt, checking out a listing of these sites online and using coordinates on […]
When I read Ann Johnston’s words, “My first quilts were traditional pieced and applique quilts,” in her book The Quilter’s Book of Design, (www.annjohnston.net) I related to this statement. It also reinforced something I’d begun to suspect of many quilters.
Many of us started out with those traditional patterns for quilts, then diverged into other art forms and techniques until now we […]
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