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Quilter and blogger, Jean Murray, visited the International Quilt Festival/Chicago and was in awe of the numbers of quilters, displays, and quilting supply booths. She reports about this adventure, Baby Boomer Women are HOT for Quilting!, at her b5media blog, Small Business Boomers, she co-authors with Jim Gordon.
Unbelievable. The traffic getting there was backed up for miles, with […]
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Etsy has become a buzz word among quilters, fabric artists, and crafters. This is where they sell their items to a global audience. I haven’t set myself up there yet, but my daughter registered and now is getting organized.
Karen, at b5media’s new blog, Pink Ribbon Review, in the Science and Health Channel, mentions her enjoyment […]
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I wrote about Jennifer Chiaverini’s latest Elm Creek Quilts series book, The Winding Ways Quilt, and have found a number of my readers enjoy these books as much as my daughter and I.
In additon to the novels, Jennifer has written books with quilt patterns. She also designs fabrics for Red Rooster Fabrics.
It’s difficult to chose among the […]
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Sewing triangles and getting all the points to match up is more difficult in some patterns than others and more challenging for some quilters than others.
Penny Halgren, by popular request, has developed a tutorial with videos at her How To Quilt web site for making a quilt with triangles.
As Penny explains:
This quilt offers opportunities for different kinds […]
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Quilters, who are contemplating turning their interest into a business or already have, likely will find Karin Abarbanel’s book, Birthing the Elephant, full of helpful information. This book focuses on women entrepreneurs, many of whom are mentioned.
Subtitled, The woman’s go-for-it! guide to overcoming the big challenges of launching a business, Birthing the Elephant, encourages women to design their destinies.
Karin […]
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My b5 blogging colleague and quilting friend, Jean Murray, of Small Business Boomers, called my attention to the “short-armed” quilting machine.
Have any of you seen it?
You may want to check it out.
(Just remember, it’s still April, even though April 1 has passed!)
(c)2007 Mary Emma Allen
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While I’m suggesting a Quilting Bee Recipe Book for a bride, why not include a recipe? I’ve discovered that quilters like collecting recipes almost as much as they do fabric!
No Roll Sugar Cookies come from the quilting days of my childhood.
Cream together 1 cup shortening and 2 cups sugar; add 2 beaten eggs, 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
Stir […]
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I’ve discovered many families continue the bridal quilt practice that many did years ago…each person making a square for a quilt then getting together at a quilting bee to finish it. A fun family project for a bridal gift can be part of this bridal quilt one or exist as its on own.
This one can […]
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Quilters find many sources of inspiration, and pictures of unusual buildings often play a role. In this year’s round robin for my daughter’s quilt group, each quilter submits a photo and the others design small quilt hangings inspired by it.
A photo of an outhouse has yielded interesting results.
Check out Beth’s Meandering Threads blog, particularly the post, […]
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Among our weekly crafty suggestons, you’ll find journal keeping, quilting memory journaling, knitted dolls, custom soaps, collage techniques, scissor shapening tips, and mixed media monograms. Even quilters like to dip into other types of art.
Heather at A Creative Journal gives us 14 Reasons to Keep a Visual Journal
Check out Noreen’s Esperanza - Knitted Doll of Hope […]
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