As the public health therapist sat with my husband and me at the dining table, going over the details of hubby’s upcoming knee replacement therapy, my daughter and granddaughter arrived home from errands.
As Beth and the therapist looked at one another, recognition dawned. What a coincidence! The therapist had recently joined Beth’s fiber arts group, […]
Your quiltmaking celebrations don’t have to be public events or exhibits to give you a feeling of accomplishment. Private celebrations of quiltmaking enable you to feel good about what you’re doing, according to Lynn at Fiber Fantasies in her post, Private Celebrations of Quiltmaking.
Take pride in the work that you do, find enjoyment working on […]
Cuesta Benberry held a special place in the quilting world…researcher, author, encourager, advocate. Recently she died and one of the most complete articles I’ve read about her life is Cuesta Benberry, 83, Scholar of Quilts & Author, by Patricia Sullivan, at WashingtonPost.com.
There are numerous other articles around the blogosphere that commemmorate Cuesta Benberry and relate her […]
In my previous post about Grandparents’ Day, I suggested one way to commemorate was recalling your quilting occasions with Grandmother…if you quilted with her. So I should do this myself.
My maternal grandmother, Nanny, taught me the first rudiments about sewing and quilting when I was 6-8 years old. Our first sewing sessions together consisted of […]
With so many gadgets to choose from nowadays for cutting, measuring, making templates, and sewing quilts and fabric art, it’s often difficult to know which to buy and use. When I began making quilts, we didn’t even have rotary cutters. I recall my amazement and joy when a friend showed me how she cut through […]
The hottest technique right now for authors to promote their books is the blog tour or virtual book signing. I’ve been hosting these at my author blog, Mary Emma’s Potpourri of Writing, and would like to do some here.
If authors of quilting and fabric art books have never considered virtual book tours, or thought they […]
Over at Home Biz Notes, guest blogger Yvonne Russell provides advice and suggestions for operating a home based bookstore, whether it’s one where customers come to your home shop or you sell solely online. In Start Your Own Specialist Home Based Bookstore, Yvonne discusses how to research before starting your business, how and where […]
As we work with color for our quilting and fabric art projects, we may find ourselves selecting the same or similar color combinations over and over. Why does this happen?
When I was making quilts to sell, left to my own choices, I usually selected colors I liked, which, when you learn about color schemes, were the […]
You won’t want to miss the September, October and November issues of Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine. Jennifer Chiaverini’s three-part serial, The Fabric Diary, is published here exclusively.
Jennifer introduces a new character, Adele Crosier, who also will appear her new novel, The New Year’s Quilt, due out in November. According to Jennifer, Adele “buys a Manhattan bed-and-breakfast and […]
Quilts have comforted people since their first creation, whether covering someone for warmth, pulled over someone who is ill, sewn from family fabrics that bring memories to someone far from home, or simply giving pleasure with their artistic colors.
Quilts made in war time have comforted and warmed soldiers and families in war torn countries. Women on […]
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