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Quilting and Patchwork

October 25th, 2006

Free Quilting Information

A number of quilting sites offer free information about quilts, quilting, and fabric art.  Some of this you can find right on the site.  Others consist of a series of lessons or how-to’s sent to your e-mail box.
When I visited Penny Halgren’s How-to-Quilt site (http://www.how-to-quilt.com ), I discovered I could sign up for a series […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

August 4th, 2006

Quilt Care Lessons

I recently finished the Quilt Care Course offered at no cost by quilter Nancy Kirk at www.kirkcollection.com.  Even though I’d read up on quilt care and preservation before, I learned some neat tips from Nancy.
*Do you know that wood can damage quilts?  Don’t hang or display them where they will touch wood, Nancy advises.
*There’s a “blue […]

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July 31st, 2006

Displaying Your Quilts & Decorating Your Home

As we accumulate quilts, those we make, inherit, purchase, or receive as gifts, we wonder where and how to display them.  Depending on the number you have, you may need to store some and change your displays, as museums do.  If there aren’t too many, you can simply alter the arrangements in your home.
Make sure, when displaying, […]

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July 6th, 2006

Caring for Your Quilts

Caring for your quilts, whether they’re heirloom ones or those you’ve recently created, should be of concern to all quilters and collectors.  How do you keep those old quilts from deteriorating?  What’s the best way to save your newly made quilts?
Nancy Kirk (http://www.kirkcollection.com/) offers a free Quilt Care Course.  She’ll send you, through your e-mail, lessons that […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments