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Do you tie your quilts and fabric art in with holidays and unique celebrations? This can give you many ideas for interesting designs.
For instance, I learned that today, June 7, is Daniel Boone Day when I stopped by Sandy Mitchell’s All Holiday Cafe. What could you create using this celebration as a springboard for designs?
Pioneers, […]
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The higher price of gas/petrol unquestionably affects quilters and quilt businesses, as well as other segments of society.
At the b5media Business Channel, where I co-blog on Home Biz Notes, we featured a round-up of posts with various opinions on this newsworthy aspect of our ecomomy. My co-blogger, Yvonne Russell, mentions the effect of $6.40 per […]
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Possibly, to stay home with your children and do some quilting, too, you have been thinking about operating a small daycare business to earn income and avoid juggling family, your quilting and an outside the home job.
If this has been in your mind, or if you already have a home daycare, you’ll find the series […]
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After reading my dream list of quilting gadgets viewers to Quilting and Patchwork responded with their own.
*A self-healing cutting mat because Eileen’s is old and all gouged up.
*Noreen especially likes the dream of more storage
*Cyndi and Noreen thought one of each I mentioned would be great.
Another I’ve come across:
*We find particularly this one especially handy for cramped […]
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Deborah Ng at The List Mavin, had a fun idea the other day, What’s in Our Purses? She asked various bloggers to send her photos of what they carried in their purses. Others left comments.
I began wondering…do quilters carry quilting supplies in their purses…or tote bags?
Since I carry a black leather fanny pack all the time…not […]
Marijke Durning at Help My Hurt passed along the “E” for Excellent Award to Quilting and Patchwork. She explains:
I’ve been the benefit of people mentioning Help My Hurt and Marijke: nurse turned writer, so it’s my turn to mention my top 10.
Thanks so much, Marijke, for this recognition. It’s exciting to discover my blog suddenly receiving an award I […]
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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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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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My daughter Beth enjoys dyeing fabrics, along with painting them. Recently she took over the kitchen and spread out her dyeing materials.
Actually these are some plastic bags of dyed fabrics that are drying. For more dyeing details from Beth, visit Dyeing Day, at her Meandering Threads blog.
Here are some of the results of Beth’s dyeing […]
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