Just a reminder that Cyber Monday is here. Check out this list of shopping ideas from the b5media Lifestyles and Health/Wellness bloggers. They’ve compiled a Virtual Mall of items you can shop for those special Christmas gifts.
Quilting and Patchwork and my other blogs are participating with their shopping lists.
So, you can sit right at home, […]
Cardmaking
If you and your family enjoy making holiday cards, I have some resources at Party Pizzazz to check out. Here you’ll find ideas for your cards, invitations and thank you notes.
I discussed cardmaking from fabric, paper and mixed media in a previous post, something the whole family can enjoy in addition to the quilters. Why […]
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Thoughts of Christmas! Time to make Christmas gifts and decorations? When we’re still experiencing warm weather in New England, it’s hard to get our thoughts oriented on the upcoming holidays.
However, at Quilting Arts Magazine, Editor-in-Chief Pokey Bolton has provided us with a free pattern for a Christmas tree skirt. You can download her pattern. (Pattern link is […]
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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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CHRISTMAS IN JULY
Do you ever wonder what colors to use for your Christmas gifts, cards, and decorations? Of course, there is the familiar green and red combination. Some people use blue and silver. You might toss in gold somewhere.
Are there color trends for Christmas, as there are other seasons?
Katelyn at Stamping Mad considers the Christmas […]
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I mentioned in a previous post, Christmas in July as Quilters Get an Early Start on the Holidays, that Quilting and Patchwork, as well as All Holiday Cafe and several other Lifestyles bloggers are posting periodically on this topic throughout the month.
Here are a five ideas for early holiday preparations:
1. Many fabric stores run special […]
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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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Memorial Day in my childhood meant traveling to Trails End Farm, where my mom grew up and her parents, sister, brother and his wife lived. Sometimes the day was celebrated with many relatives gathering there. Or we might visit, about ten miles away, the “Barrytown Coons,” my grandfather’s cousins who lived in the village of Barrytown, NY, […]
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Because I was visiting a family member in the hospital today (her continuing recovery has been a wonderful Mother’s Day gift for me), I didn’t have a chance to write a creative article. However, there are many Mother’s Day posts on the b5 media Lifestyles Channel I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
92 Years of Mother’s Day History […]
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With Presidents’ Day celebrated in the U.S. on Feb. 18th this year, I thought it would be fun to mention some quilt patterns related to presidents, past and present, as well as patriotic events. When I was a child, President George Washington’s birthday (the first president of the U.S.) was celebrated on his birth date, […]
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