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Bite Size Pieces
Are you interested in making a quilt, but find quilt blocks intimidating? Well, some are for sure! When I look at award winning quilts at the State Fair of Texas, and online, many are certainly far...
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Make it Happen!
Today is International Women’s Day. Although every day is Women’s Day in my world, it is the internationally recognized day to celebrate the achievements of women! Oh, yes! We have come a long way...
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A Patron and a Quilt Show
Texashas quite a few major quilt shows! I went to the Houston International Quilt show about ten years ago with my cousin. We had a fabulous time! We were there the three full days and I don’t think we...
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National Quilting Day
The entire month of March is National Quilting Month, but today is the day! According to the National Quilting Association, the first National Quilting Day was observed in 1992. Now it’s a global...
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Sending a quilt to a quilter
A couple of weeks ago, someone asked me, “…tell me what I need to have in place before sending a quilt to a quilter.”I know how I would answer this straightaway, but as a new longarm quilter, I decided...
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I Am Not a Gardener
It is time to dig in the dirt. It’s time to get dirty and hot and sweaty and experience the “good type of” tired. I will be the first to admit – I Am Not a Gardener. Yes. I’ve tried here and there, and...
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National Sewing Month
Welcome to September! Which brings ~ once again ~ National Sewing Month!National Sewing Month celebrates home sewing. You will find an informative .pdf file hereabout the history of National Sewing...
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Oh. My. Goodness.
Researching all the different charities that need handmade sewn items can get a bit overwhelming. For me it does anyway. The good thing about it, however, there is something for everyone. Based on...
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Finding Patterns
Hopefully, you are participating in National Sewing Month’s “Sewing for the Charity of it” and have selected a charity! Let’s get focused! I did a Google search for “Sewing for Charity” and found...
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Follow Your Heart
It’s all about “Sewing for the Charity of it”! Which ever group you selected to focus on, I’m thinking you felt an extra tug on your heart strings! Remember me saying it gets a bit overwhelming reading...
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I rarely have original ideas of what to make. Sometimes I do, but not often. Why reinvent the wheel? What I do is add my own flare to something I’ve seen others create. Thanks to the lifelong lessons...
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Creating an Action Quilt – Part 1
Let me begin with a caveat –The Action Quilts(aka Fidget Quilts) I create are notfor commercial facilities such as Nursing Homes or Adult Day Care Centers serving those with Alzheimer’s Disease or...
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Creating an Action Quilt - Part 2
This is the photo I shared yesterday of the few pieces of fabric and some trims I plan on working with for this Action Quilt. As I go, I may not use something, or add another piece or two of fabric I’d...
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Creating an Action Quilt - Part 3
Now that all the pieces are cut in various sizes, it’s time to add doo-dads!!!!!!!! This is the fun creative part I absolutely love!You know what though, sometimes I just don’t like the way something...
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Creating an Action Quilt - Part 4
Adding a zipper to the Action Quilt…I’ve learned, our Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s Disease, or those with dementia issues, like to zip and unzip zippers. Caregivers have made the suggestion they like an...
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Creating an Action Quilt - Part 5
I find adding doo-dads to an Action Quilt is the best part of the entire process! While going through my stash of ribbons, trims, and textured fabrics, I’m constantly asking myself, Would a Loved One...
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Creating an Action Quilt - Part 6
Making Fluff – If you’re familiar with chiffon, you know how soft and flimsy and easily it ravels out. Organza is also thin and ravels!Dictionary.com describes Chiffon as “a sheer fabric of silk,...
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