Quilting and Patchwork

August 25th, 2007

A Patchwork Bridal Tea for a Quilter…or Any Bride

What a marvelous idea Noreen Crone-Findlay had to begin the festivities for her daughter Chloe…a bridal tea.  Noreen blogs at Hankering for Yarn and Chloe at Tangled Thread.
Since I enjoy tea myself and often write about it in “one of my other lives” as a newspaper columnist of the Country Kitchen column, I thought the […]

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June 28th, 2007

More Explorations in the World of “Inchies”

Beth continues to make “inchies” for herself and for trading in her group.  In addition to being fascinating little pieces of art, they’re a way to experiment with new techniques without wasting a great deal of fabric and art materials.
These are inchies she made to send as trades.

A friend was looking at these and suggested […]

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June 7th, 2007

Quilters Tranform “Inchies” into Decorative Pins

Previously I wrote about “inchies” in the post, Discovering “Inchies” in the Quilting World.  These are the little one inch embellished squares (or slightly larger for “plus size inchies”) that quilters have discovered and are trading, using as decorations, and purely having fun making.
My daughter decided they are the right size for pins so converted two […]

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May 30th, 2007

Discovering “Inchies” in the Quilting World

“Inchies” and “Plus Size Inchies” have become one of my daughter Beth’s latest fabric art projects.  These are 1-inch or 1 1/4-inch squares that you embellish.
Beth has been using some of her dyed fabric and embellishing with stitching, beads, fabric and other items.  You can give your imagination free reign and create very interesting tiny […]

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