Blessed Are the Quilters for They Are the “Piece” Makers
“Blessed are the Quilters for they are the piece makers” that can be used in the handmade baby quilts. Quilters […]
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Baby Quilts
She Who Dies With the Most Fabric… Wins!
“She who dies with the most fabric… wins!”
To be a quilter you have to be in love with fabric. You drive down the road and your car just knows that there is a fabric store in the area.
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The Answer to Scrap Problem – Not Another Handmade Quilt
Truth be known – quilters know all the angles. Every quilter has that extra large stash of scraps. For some reason, no matter how many times you attempt to use these scrap for handmade project after project, not only does the amount of the scraps appear to increase, but there tends to be a need for more storage containers to store the stash.
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“Bear”y Good Friend Needs a Name
My poor bear… He or she has been working so hard and appearing in many of my baby crib quilt photos, yet he does NOT have a name.
What would you name this cute and cuddly bear?
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5 Steps To Complete When Quilting
As a quilter there are many challenges you face when designing, sewing and ultimately quilting the finished product. Here are the 5 most important steps that you need to complete before the finished product can be proudly displayed and viewed by others.
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The Ultimate Baby Crib Quilt-A-Thon
Since I am not fond of driving, and my friend is not a willing and comfortable passenger, she did all the driving. This was the perfect arrangement for me. Prior to the vacation trip, I took time to sew 7 handmade baby quilt tops for Unique Baby Quilt Boutique and pinned each so that I would be ready for what I jokingly called my “Ultimate Quilt-A-Thon.”
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Baby Crib Quilt Tale via Iraq
A new baby on the way, an anxious mother is in labor; the nervous father sits and waits for news on his long-awaited child. This is a familiar tale told each day in hundreds of hospitals around the world by millions of families and their respective doctors.
Quilts tell also many stories. Only this one will tell a different tale. This story has a new baby on the way and a mother giving birth, though there is no father with her by her side.
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Quilting is My Passion
When asked by others, why is quilting such a passion for me? Is it because I spent hours with a needle in hand or at the sewing machine?
Here is my response:
Quilting is my passion becaus…
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Supporting our Troops with Quilts
With 4th of July around the corner, many people are taking time out of their busy lives to honor those courageous men and women who have given of the themselves, and many with their lives, to give us freedom, that ALL enjoy in the United States. We take time to think of family and friends, past and present , who have marched on into battle and defended my right to write this blog now. This and many other freedoms must never be taken for granted. Those of us not in uniform MUST take time to do our share and ALWAYS say “Thank you’ to our troops.
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