Giveaway
Cardmaking, whether from fabric, mixed media or solely paper, gains attention as we approach the holidays. These may be greeting cards, thank you notes, invitations, and place cards for parties.
For those who enjoy giveaways as well as making cards, stop by Linette’s She Knows Parties Close to My Heart Giveaway for Making Handmade Holiday Cards […]
Thanksgiving Ideas
As Thanksgiving approaches, your family is thinking of celebrations and special recipes. You also may be looking for books for the children to enjoy. I invite you to check out my list of books with fun, facts, activities and recipes at One Book Two Book.
Fun & Fact Books for Thanksgiving & Harvest Season
Favorite Thanksgiving […]
Quilting/Fabric Art Books
As a resource for you’ve I’ve compiled a short list of some Fascinating Quilting/Fabric Art Books in my Pages on the right side of this page. I think you’ll find them of interest.
Some you may have or possibly read. If not, you may find them good resources for future projects. Like most quilters, […]
Fabric Beads
I came home to find my daughter painting small rolls of fabric with intricate designs. They were about 1 1/2 inches long, and cylindrical. She had rolled fabric and secured it with an adhesive. This particular day, she used Fabri-Tac. However, Beth says you can use Elmer’s glue, mod podge, and other adhesives.
When […]
Bloggy Giveaways Carnival
Debi’s name was drawn as the winner of the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival for a copy of The Friendship Quilt.
“I’m just learning to quilt…this would be awesome!” said Debi.
I hope Debi will receive inspiration from the quilters’ quotes and stories in the book.
Thank you, everyone, for visiting Quilting and Patchwork and leaving your comments and […]
Applique
We’ve discussed applique as one way to create a quilt, the art of stitching pieces of fabric onto a fabric background in various designs. Some quilters prefer this over piecing quilts. Others combine the two.
You also don’t have to limit applique to bed quilts and wall art. You can use applique on clothing and items […]
Mary Emma Allen, Quilting Entrepreneur
I’ll briefly summarize why I can provide you with quilt business information. In addition to operating a mail order quilting business from my home for several years, I’ve written about quilts, quilting, and quiltmakers. For 8 years I wrote “The Business of Patchwork” for the now obsolete Quilt World Omnibook. […]
Just Among Friends
Thank you all for leaving comments on the Bloggy Giveaways post and sharing your quilting stories. It’s like sitting around the quilting frame at a quilting bee and exchanging bits and pieces of our quilting lives.
Some are beginning quilters; others have learned to quilt from moms and grandmothers; still more share quilts handed down […]
Trunk Show Displays
Quilters sometimes use old trunks, or reproduction trunks, for transporting and displaying their quilts for shows, workshops, and lectures. The trunks add appeal to the display and a bit of nostalgia to their talk or workshop.
This way, they can share their wonderful collection of items in a unique way:
Antique quilts
Fabric art
Wearable art
Samples of […]
Arts Bloggers
The Arts Bloggers provide ideas and inspiration for our crafty projects. It’s fun to be part of this group. I hope you find something that fun to do or learn about.
Boo-tacular Halloween crafts
Chloe at Tangled Thread has put together a list of her favorite free patterns for Halloween crafts - for all […]
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