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It’s fun to see how excited the youngsters become when it’s Book Fair Time at school. Yesterday I was substitute teaching and took children to the area in the library where the books were displayed.
Even though there were few books for adults, unless you were looking for teacher instruction and activity books, it also […]
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Since this is the last day of July and the end of the Christmas in July theme I’ve been participating in, I’ll mention a few quilting books that have possible projects for your holiday gift giving and decorating. One also is an Elm Creek Quilts novel.
Enjoy!
(Amazon images)
Sandy Mitchell also has […]
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Your response to my giveaways (Bloggy Giveaway at Quilting & Patchwork , ends 8/1 and Another Giveaway at Quilting & Patchwork, ends 7/31) has been wonderful. I’m pleased so many of you wanted to share your involvement with quilting whether you are a quilter/fabric artist or simply appreciate quilts.
I enjoyed hearing about your quiltmaking, your quilting heritage, and the […]
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If you’ve thought about writing and publishing books, even newspaper and magazine articles, about your quilting experiences (as Doreen Speckmann did) or describing original patterns, you may enjoy the series of posts Yvonne Russell and I are writing (along with guest posts) at Home Biz Notes throughout July.
I shall be writing a series on self-publishing, […]
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Many quilters entering the drawing that recently ended, with Dina McNulty as winner of the quilt booklet and Susan Cahill of the puzzle postcard, named their favorite quilt book. I thought you’d find it interesting to see what these books are.
Perhaps you have them in your library. Or perhaps you’ll want to acquire them.
Just Can’t […]
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Periodically I go through my Quilting and Patchwork posts and come across some that are favorites.
Here are five quilting that caught my attention tonight.
The Rag Quilt by Lauren Mills
The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
The Lure of Sunbnnet Sue
Quilting With Grandma (a poem)
Can You Write a Quilting Story?
Do you have some favorite posts here at Quilting And Patchwork? I’d […]
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Jennifer Chiviarini announces the official publication day (today, April 1) of her new book, The Winding Ways Quilt. Elm Creek Quilt fans won’t want to miss it.
According to Jennifer:
Quilters have flocked to Elm Creek Manor to learn from Master Quilter Sylvia Compson and her expert colleagues. But with founding members Judy and Summer
departing to pursue […]
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I discovered some really neat ideas for T-shirt quilts at Penny Halgren’s How to Quilt web site. Penny says:
Create a unique T-shirt Quilt that someone in your family will be proud to show off instead of the same-ole’ T-shirt Quilt like Susie down the street made
Have you saved those old outgrown T-shirts your children wore, […]
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When you’re at a standstill on a project (”writer’s block” in the literary field), turn to something different for awhile. Here are some ideas to pursue until you get your inspiration back.
Look through magazines for something new.
Take photos of interesting scenes and objects for different ideas.
Make a fabric postcard for a change of pace.
Try working on an […]
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com Although this book, Fantastic Fans, features more modern innovative fan patterns, I discovered an intriguing fan quilt at Island Ashley, (1850’s American) Japanese Fan Quilt with three breathtaking photos.
These early quilts of silk with fan patterns were influenced, according to the author, by Japanese designs in the mid 1800’s. They’re very delicate, and when antique, like […]
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