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Quilting and Patchwork

December 29th, 2007

Family Legacies Extend to Arts Other Than Quilting

As I look around at my friends and colleagues who are involved in arts and crafts other than quilting, I realize they’re leaving a leaving a legacy for their family and future generations, too.
  What other crafts is your family noted for?  Many arts and crafts are interrelated, as the mixed media ones are today.
What memories do […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

October 23rd, 2006

Needlework Quilts

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, […]

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October 17th, 2006

Are You Doing Christmas Quilting Yet?

Even though it’s only October, it’s probably time to start making your quilted and patchwork Christmas gifts….if you haven’t already begun them.  I’ve noticed, as I’ve browsed the online quilt fabric stores, many are offering sales on quilting supplies.  Your favorite “brick-and-mortar” store probably has sales, gift ideas, perhaps even classes for making these.
There are […]

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October 11th, 2006

Making Doll Quilts

Many quilters nowadays are creating smaller projects, like wall hangings, postcards, mini quilts, and framed fabric art.  Fabric and fiber artists often seem to be getting away from the larger bed quilts.
However, as I think about it, the small quilts aren’t entirely new.  My grandmother made quilts for my sister’s and my dolls.  She took […]

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