April 6th, 2007
Ruby McKim wrote the classic quilt pattern book, 101 Patchwork Patterns, many years ago. She became well-known in the quilting world before she died.
Now her granddaughter, Merrily McKim Tuohey, with the encouragment of Ruby’s family, has set up a web site, McKim Studios , with stories of her life, quilts, patterns, and other treasures.
At WomenFolk.com, […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
April 5th, 2007
You’ve probably discovered there are numerous ways to create a border on your quilt, and you may have wondered which is the best. Then you discover it depends on the project and the effect you desire to achieve.
At the Quilted Paradise Newsletter, I found handy instructions, a primer of sorts, on making various types of […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
April 5th, 2007
I’ve created a new poll where readers can tell me why they do quilting and fabric art.
*To give as gifts
*To sell
*To display at galleries and shows
*Just for yourself and for fun
Many of you may quilt for a combination of these reasons. Choose the one that’s primary for you. However, you also can e-mail me (maryemma@b5media.com) […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
April 4th, 2007
The Quilt Show , featuring quilters Alex Anderson and Ricky Timms, has been the buzz of the quilt world lately. April hearlded their joint web site and show where quilters are congregating for some of the latest excitement in quilting events.
Tags: Alex+Anderson, quilt+books, quilt+shows, quilting, quilts, Ricky+Timms, The+Quilt+ShowShare This
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
April 3rd, 2007
When I wrote the meme post, Simply Successful Secrets for a home business, I mentioned having fun. Comments I’ve received let me know that others feel this is important, too. Whether you have a quilting, fabric art, or related business, you can have fun while you earn an income.
Often we get so caught up into the […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
Recent Comments