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The Arts Bloggers have some great ideas to inspire you this week. Take a look and enjoy!
Noreen, at Hankering for Yarn, gives us a great way to reclaim scraps of weaving to embellish garments and accessories. Check out her post, A butterfly T shirt with reverse applique, recycled weaving and spool knitting.
At Junk Creation, we […]
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Send me your frugal quilting and fabric art tips to share with other quilters. Nowadays, some people call them “green” quilting ideas if it means recycling quilting supplies. I shall start a Frugal/Green Quilting section.
There was a great response to Karen Weideman’s guest post, 10 Ways to Save Money Quilting. So it seems this is […]
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Perhaps you’re juggling your quilting with caring for an Alzheimer’s parent. Possibly you’re of the sandwich generation and have youngsters in the home, too. So if you need inspiration and encouragment, Finding the Joy in Alzheimer’s, edited by Brenda Avadian, may help you find a bright spot midst frustration.
Check out the drawing for this book […]
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Have trouble binding your quilt or fabric art pieces? I’ve generally find other ways to finish my work other than doing a separate binding.
Shelly Q, at Quilted Paradise, has written an excellent tutorial, The Finishing Touch, about bindings. It’s complete with phots that explain the process. Take a look.
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The recent announcement of Tasha Tudor’s death, at age 92, brought back memories of my meeting with her years ago. Perhaps some of you have her enchantingly illustrated books, have read them yourself or to your children.
Apparently Tasha didn’t make many quilts, yet her lifestyle was condusive to it. She was involved constantly in the crafts of […]
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Many quilters entering the drawing that recently ended, with Dina McNulty as winner of the quilt booklet and Susan Cahill of the puzzle postcard, named their favorite quilt book. I thought you’d find it interesting to see what these books are.
Perhaps you have them in your library. Or perhaps you’ll want to acquire them.
Just Can’t […]
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The drawing for the quilt booklet, How to Make a Quilt - 25 Easy Lessons for Beginners, resulted in Dina McNulty as the winner. She mentioned Just Can’t Cut It by Pamela Mostek as her favorite book.
There seemed to be some confusion about the rules, and a number of people didn’t leave the name of a favorite […]
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Ever wish you could take a nap during the day, when lack of sleep overwhelms you? Yet you feel guilty if you do.
Today you can do so with a clear conscience, according to Yvonne Russell’s post at Home Biz Notes, Happy National Siesta Day. There she lists the benefits of a 10-120 minute nap.
So Happy Napping!!
Maybe […]
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It’s Beach Week over at One Book Two Book. So quilting moms who need some ideas for the youngsters or who want to relax at the beach, too, stop by and see what we and Camp Weary Parent have in mind.
Incidentally I have a new co-blogger at One Book Two Book. Marcie Pickelsimer joined me […]
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Here is the weekly collection of quilting and crafty ideas from the Arts Bloggers. I’m amazed at the unique ideas they come up with. At Quilting and Patchwork, I’m featuring Karen Weideman’s guest post about ways to save money on quilting and quiltmaking.
At A Creative Journal, check out Creative Therapy , another great visual journal […]
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