January 24th, 2008
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
We quilt for many reasons and each quilter/fabric artist has something that propels this activity. I’ll mention 10 reasons here. Let me know if yours is included. Do you have something else that keeps you stitching?
Relaxation
Make gifts
Create something unique
Enter contests/challenges
Leave a legacy
Tell family stories
Earn an income
Gain recognition
Inspire others
Justify buying fabric
Share your reason here. It may be […]
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January 13th, 2008
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
I’ve heard of several quilters recently who have been recycling men’s shirts into quilts.
*These might be shirts from a family member and thus evoke memories.
*They could be shirts you’ve acquired at a second hand store and thought would make a colorful quilt.
*You might have some colorful shirts with Hawaiian prints that would be very striking […]
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January 11th, 2008
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
Valentine’s Day already!
Yes, and if you make patchwork and quilting to sell, you must be thinking about this occasion now. Actually you must do more than think….you must have the products and promotions in place.
If you make gifts for Valentine’s Day, this is the time to get started if you haven’t already.
If you wait till the […]
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January 8th, 2008
QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
As I opened the blinds this morning to let in the welcome sunshine (we’ve had numerous cloudy, snowy days here in New Hampshire), I had to step over some gauze spread out on a plastic bag in front of the large windows. It was very attractive with streaks of green, blue and aqua.
“Ah, Beth has been painting fabric […]
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December 31st, 2007
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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December 18th, 2007
“I won! I won!” I heard my daughter exclaim.
“What did you win?”
“A journal,” Beth explained.
She had entered a drawing at Sue Bleiweiss’s blog and received this journal. Check out Beth’s Meandering Threads blog for more details and photos of the journal. You’ll also find on Sue’s blog descriptions for making these, too.
I’m […]
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December 9th, 2007
I discovered J’s Quilting Blog, an interesting one with projects you might enjoy. Perhaps they’ll inspire you with your quilting and fabric art.
Warming Up consists of quilting with words! Joyce Marden added a little house midst a collection of winter words in a piece she has referred to as Winter Words.
I couldn’t keep on with such a […]
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November 25th, 2007
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 […]
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November 19th, 2007
Yo-yo ornaments are making the rounds again this year as quilters and fabric artists use them in many ways to create interesting decorative objects. I used to attach loops and hang them from the tree. Sometimes I stitched them together to make a chain.
Chloe, at Tangled Thread, has created a unique Christmas tree yo-yo, actually […]
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November 7th, 2007
Cyndi’s art quilts continue to entrall me. (I must take time in my busy days to try some of her techniques with my scraps.) Over at Layers Upon Layers, Cyndi has two posts you’ll want to check out.
Making an Art Quilt compares techniques used in two similar quilts. A technique she used in the beige […]
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