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Quilting and Patchwork

Archive for November 2006

November 4th, 2006

Quilt Outings Revive Quilters

Quilting can be a solitary and even lonely activity since quilters often work alone in their studio or nook at home.  Visiting quilt shows with other quilters, or even by oneself, gives inspiration and new energy to their work.
Today was the day my daughter, Beth, her teenages daughter and friend visited the annual quilt show [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

November 2nd, 2006

Quilting Groups Forever

A friend and I were chatting about quilting today as we ate our lunches in the teachers’ room.  (She’s a primary grade teacher and I’m a substitute teacher.)  She mentioned that her quilting group met tonight.  When I asked her about the group, she said they’d been meeting for 21 years, quilting together and sharing [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

November 1st, 2006

Tips From a Blind Quilter

We sometimes think it’s difficult to see our quilting when the lighting is poor or our eyes are tired.  What if we couldn’t see at all?
Some quilters, like Tanya, who is blind, have developed techniques to help them with their quilting art.  She passed along some of her tips, which, as she says, any quilter [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments