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Quilting and Patchwork

July 31st, 2008

Christmas Quilting Books for Final Day of Christmas in July

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Since this is the last day of July and the end of the Christmas in July theme I’ve been participating in, I’ll mention a few quilting books that have possible projects for your holiday gift giving and decorating.  One also is an Elm Creek Quilts novel.
                        
Enjoy!
(Amazon images)
Sandy Mitchell also has […]

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July 12th, 2008

Christmas in July - Preparing for a Hassle Free Holiday Season

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Qulting and Patchwork has joined several other bloggers in presenting Christmas in July tips and ideas for getting ready for the season ahead of time so you don’t have a rush in December. 
At All Holiday Cafe, we have a Holiday Survival Guide.
At She Loves Parties, you’ll find Getting a Head Start on Homemade Christmas Ornaments & […]

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July 2nd, 2008

Christmas in July as Quilters Get Early Start on the Holidays

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Christmas ideas often run through quilters’ minds in July, as they begin contemplating projects and even starting them for gifts to give for the December holidays.
Throughout the month of July, I’ll be featuring some posts about this topic and I’d enjoy for you all to chime in, leaving comments with ideas for holiday items quilters […]

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June 7th, 2008

Tying Your Quilting to Unique Celebrations

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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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February 25th, 2008

Black History Month - Past and Present

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Sandy Mitchell, of All Holiday Cafe, gives us insight into the origin of Black History Month, going back to 1926, when Prof. Carter J. Woodsen designated Negro History Week in mid-February, near the birthdays of  Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. 
She also provides a round-up of posts about Black History Month around b5media.  She included my Quilting […]

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