In my previous post about Grandparents’ Day, I suggested one way to commemorate was recalling your quilting occasions with Grandmother…if you quilted with her. So I should do this myself.
My maternal grandmother, Nanny, taught me the first rudiments about sewing and quilting when I was 6-8 years old. Our first sewing sessions together consisted of [...]
Sunday, September 9 commemmorates National Grandparents’ Day. How are you celebrating this occasion?
*Visit your grandparents.
*Invite your grandparents to your home.
*Take them out to eat.
*Send them a note, a card, a gift.
*Phone them if they live too far away.
*”Adopt” someone for a grandparent if yous live far away or are no longer living.
*Teach grandparent appreciation [...]
A love of fabric, whether a particular type or simply fabric in general, can lead to an interesting business or sideline. Most quilters, fabric artists, or accessory designers share a love of fabric and need to justify the urge constantly to add to their “stash.”
Laurie Maier, a collector of vintage fabrics, found that [...]
Jen at Domestik Goddess asked if my daughter or I had any more resources about sun dyeing or printing. (She enjoyed seeing photos of Beth’s sun prints on her Meandering Threads blog. )
When I saw Beth on our deck the other day, involved in painting some more fabric and placing ferns, leaves and stems for designs on [...]
Are you thinking of starting a business involving your quilting or fabric arts interests? Did you start one recently, but find you could use advice?
Check out the Jump Start Your Business contest at the b5media Business Channel and Home Biz Notes.
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Would you like a quilt in opulent autumn colors? Jen at so you wanna be a Domestik Goddess? has a pattern with suggested autumn colors on her blog. Check out Crossing Paths: Free Quilt Pattern for inspiration as you head into autumn.
My daughter tends toward autumn colors and leaf motifs in many of her quilts and [...]
Jennifer, in a comment on my fun post about baby turtles, Something Fun for Quilters, mentioned that her best friend likes and collects turtles. In the post, I’d suggested the turtles might inspire quilters. So Jennifer came up with the idea of a baby blanket or quilt with turtles for her friend’s baby.
I agree with Jennifer. [...]
The copyright issue, concerning patterns and fabrics, affects most quilters, especially if they’re planning to sell their quilts and fabric art. If you’re making quilts simply for your own use or to give as gifts, then it doesn’t come into play so much with your work.
I came across an interesting article at Quilting Business.com, titled: [...]
Jen, at so you wanna be a Domestik Goddess? was so impressed with my daughter, Beth Mastin’s sun dyed fabric (mentioned in a previous Q & P post) that she referred to it in an article, at her blog, Sun Prints on Fabric.
Jen also researched and mentions a book and instructional web site where you can learn [...]
Do you need something light and fun and cheerful for your day? It doesn’t have anything to do with quilting or fabric art, except that it might inspire you in designing. However, sometimes we need something to give us an uplift and inspiration.
When I read Jennifer’s post, 32 Little Green Babies, at Tree Hugging Family, a new [...]
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