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What would you do if you won a $100,000 Quilting Challenge Magazine contest? Renowned quilter, Sharon Schamber, of Payson, AZ, has done just that with her quilt, “Scarlet Serenade.”
For the complete story about Sharon and her magnificent quilts, check out Quilting artist is tops in U.S. by Carol LaValley, in The Payson Roundup. Quilters who have heard […]
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I’m always on the lookout for books that relate to quilting, often those that are inspirational and evoke memories. I discovered Quilts From Heaven , Finding Parables in the Patchwork of Life, by Lucinda Secrest McDowell at Penelope Anne’s Manic Bookworm’s Ballroom.
According to Penelope Anne, “This book was very rewarding, it shared numerous moments […]
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Civil War Era quilts provide fascination for quilters interested in history and needlework of prior eras. Much research has been done about quilts of those days and books written about them.
As I researched on this topic myself, I discovered Marcie’s Patchalot more blog and a post about the Civil War quilts she and a friend, Connie, have made…or are […]
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Do you believe that escaping slaves, during the Civil War [in the United States], often used quilts and their symbols as guides to freedom?
Are you on side of the story that maintains there isn’t enough evidence, only folklore, to justify this theory?
Or are you trying to figure out just where you stand?
Much discussion has evolved and […]
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“Do you label your quilts?” someone asked me and I realized that with all the quilts I’d made over the years, I never put a label on them.
My grandmother didn’t put her name on the quilts she made for us grandchildren. However, she inked our initials so we’d keep track of whose was whose.
I’d recommend […]
Expansion of Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores’ offerings includes the assistance of well-known quilter M’Liss Rae Hawley.
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, the leading national fabric and craft specialty retailer, has enlisted the expertise of M’Liss Rae Hawley, the internationally known leader in the field of quilting, to expand class and fabric offerings for quilters nationwide, […]
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Apparently one of my popular posts in 2007 here at Quilting and Patchwork was More Free Quilting and Patchwork Patterns. This is a topic many quilters desire more information about.
I recently discovered another great listing of free quilting patterns at Quilting With Alison. She has found resources among supply manufacturers, fabric distributors and retailers that might interest […]
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Quilting and Patchwork, and the other b5media Lifestyles bloggers, had the opportunity to stroll down the Red Carpet for the Lifestyles Golden Blog Globe Awards. Channel Editor Gayla McCord has a fun post up highlighting the achievements of these bloggers in 2007, Live from the Red Carpet - It’s b5media’s Lifestyles Golden Blog Awards.
Mine chosen from […]
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Quilters aren’t running for public office, that I know of (although some probably are in their community or state). However, quilters are expressing their support for Barack Obama through their art.
At Kyra’s Black Threads, I read a post, Fiber Artists for Obama, about the artists who are using their talents to support the candidate of their […]
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I visit Jen’s Domestick Goddess blog regularly and always find fascinating ideas. The latest that captured my attention is Virginia Fleck Mandala Art, guest posted by Pelf Nyok.
Virginia Fleck creates strikingly colorful mandalas from….Guess what? Plastic bags! As Pelf says:
With all the hoo-haas around the excessive use of plastic bags, it is heartening to learn that […]
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