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The Gee’s Bend Quilters and their extraordinary quilts have made a big “splash” in the quilting world, with exhibits of the needlework in museums and galleries around the country. The discovery of these quilts and quilters was an interesting story, too.
However, controversy arose when several quilters brought a lawsuit against the Arnetts who discovered […]
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Do you have favorite books that have helped you with your quilting and fabric art? Perhaps they are instructional. Others may be inspirational. Maybe they delve into quilting history. Also, you may read some for pure enjoyment.
These also may change, depending on your current quilting needs and interests. Some of your favorites may be out of […]
Sharing family memories and creating legacies seem to have been popular posts throughout 2007. Whenever I’ve written on this topic and shared stories about my quiltmaking, my mom’s, my daughter’s and granddaughter’s, I’ve received responses from quilters and fabric artists who wanted to share with me.
I hope I’ve encouraged you with your quiltmaking and […]
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As a new year approaches, I’m making plans for this blog and what I’ll include throughout 2008. Input from you, my readers and friends, would help me make this a blog that will help, inform, entertain, and encourage you as you pursue your quiltmaking and fabric arts this year.
*Quilting Memories […]
I never realized there was so much to learn about needles and thread until I began to read the Superior Threads newsletter and browse around the site. Thread was thread…perhaps with a few variations…for a long time for me.
Then I began to realize different threads gave various effects and some lasted longer than others. The needles […]
I find it most enjoyable to share my quilts and quilting with groups in our community and further afield. (This comes from someone who was petrified to give oral book reports in school.) However, when you have something you enjoy, it’s much easier to display and share.One of my fond memories involves being guest speaker […]
Have you ever purchased a fabric that’s perfect for your project(s), then found you didn’t have enough? Or you wanted more for a similar project? However, when you went to purchase more fabric, the store was out and couldn’t get any more.
That design had been discontinued!
*I discovered this when I was making appliqued quilted vests […]
Other than our sewing machine, often a computerized one that almost can do everything on its own, we usually don’t think about caring for the other tools that help us create our quilts and fabric art. Also, there often are proper ways to use them so they last longer.
For instance, at the Quilted Paradise, you’ll […]
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