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In a previous post, I mentioned quilting or doing handwork while watching the Olympics events. A number of readers replied with their projects.
Were you inspired by the Olympics?
Did you do handwork while watching the Olympics?
Have you designed anything that has a Olympics theme?
Have you come across any fabrics with a sports theme you could use […]
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As I browsed through my articles here at Quilting and Patchwork, I discovered one about quilting and China, The Early History of Quilting in Eqypt and China. It refers to an item in Kaye Woods’ newsletter that mentions:
“The earliest recorded
quilted garment was found on a carved, ivory figure of a pharaoh, dated to
be from around 3400 BC!”
(Since the above post was written nearly two years ago, the link to Kaye’s newsletter for that week […]
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What more fascinating subject for a child’s quilt than panda bears?
With the Olympics located in China, panda bears come to mind. There seems to be a fascination with these black and white bears with the black patches around their eyes. They’re native to southwestern and central western China. Because of their distinctive markings, they’ve been a […]
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So, if you and your family are following the Olympics and would like some related activities and information, here’s a list of posts that appear on my blogs so far. My co-bloggers and I will be sharing more in the coming week.
Also check out the b5media Olympics blog, Light the Torch, by Sandy Mitchell and […]
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What projects are you working on while watching the Olympics? Perhaps you’ve started a project inspired by the Olympics or China. If you’re like many quilters, you simply can’t sit there. You must have something you’re doing regarding your quilting art.
I’ll mention 13 possibilities today. You may be doing something else. Why not share as […]
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I asked in a previous post if you were doing any type of Olympic themed quilting/fabric art. Or are you planning to work on something while you watch the events?
Jean Murray of Small Business Boomers shared this with us:
What you said brings back memories. I remember one Olympics in the 1980s that my children and […]
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If you’re a fan of the summer Olympics in Beijing and plan on following some of the events, you’ll find Char Polanosky’s post, 30 US Olympians in their Teens of great interest. Char also includes a number of videos of the young men and women.
As you work on your quilting, perhaps you and your family […]
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