The Home Biz Notes post, My Mother, The Country Grocer, won this round of the b5 Business Channel’s “Apprentice” type challenge, an ongoing 8-week contest, with a different version each week. This week we were to tell the prototype business owner, Kay, a success story.
I chose to relate the story of my mom, who influenced […]
Jennifer, in a comment on my fun post about baby turtles, Something Fun for Quilters, mentioned that her best friend likes and collects turtles. In the post, I’d suggested the turtles might inspire quilters. So Jennifer came up with the idea of a baby blanket or quilt with turtles for her friend’s baby.
I agree with Jennifer. […]
Making quilts, lap or baby size, for worthy causes occupies many quilters, either singly or in groups. Also school children often become involved in class projects that result in quilts for babies and youngsters in hospitals. I’ve often helped the sixth graders in our school when they put their creations together.
Recently I read of a […]
One of my readers mentioned she’s attempting to make a baby blanket for her niece from a pre-printed panel. She wants to hand stitch the design.
Do I put the top, batting and back together, then do the hand stitching through all three layers. Or do I just stitch the top layer, then put it together?
Then […]
The bedcoverings we refer to as quilts need not be solely patchwork or applique. Some quilts are created from needlework panels or squares. These are easy to tote projects you can work on away from home, while traveling, in a waiting room, in a car, at youngsters’ ball games.
You’ll find a multitude of designs…floral, pictorial, historical, […]
Making a quilt for a grandchild or a new baby evolves into a tradition in many families. My grandmother made patchwork quilts for the four children in my family when I was about eight years old. I remember, because I helped her make mine.
I stitched quilts for my grandchildren when they were infants. These, for […]
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