December 12th, 2007
Quilting poems and stories have great appeal. Why not write some of your own? Or share those you write? I often work with youngsters in poetry writing. We find the acrostic form frequently is easiest for them to start with.
What about an Acrostic Quilting Poem? This can rhyme, be unrhymed, tell a story, give random facts, […]
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October 13th, 2007
I discovered The Quilt of Life at Christian Crafter and have put it on my “must read” list. This book, a patchwork of devotional thoughts, was written by by Mary Tatum . Kristen, host at Christian Crafter, has quoted from this book, and Mary Tatum’s thoughts about quilting reflect the linking of the […]
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July 21st, 2007
Noreen at Hankering for Yarn tagged me for the 7 Random Facts Meme, in which I list seven facts about myself. I also was tagged at my Home Biz Notes blog and have listed seven there.
So even though I’ve listed seven facts at Home Biz Notes, I’ll see what information I can provide here that may […]
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December 3rd, 2006
Apparently quilting and cooking go hand in hand with many people. I’ve begun to see more and more recipes in newsletters I receive via e-mail or check out on web sites. Sometimes there will be a recipe in every issue. With other newsletters, the recipe will appear occasionally.
As I’ve mentioned before, this idea must date […]
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June 24th, 2006
Some quilters like to know more about those in their past who influenced their quilting of the present. As I research the story of my Trails End Quilters heritage http://trailsendquilters.blogspot.com ), I find I want to know more about those women who played a role in my past and who were quiltmakers, too.
I imagined that […]
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