Sunday, June 1, 2014

Your First Quilt

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Jane Hunt's cat quilt Do you remember your first quilt? I don't know anyone who doesn't. A quilter might remember their fi...
Friday, May 30, 2014

What Kind of Fabric is That? Why Cotton and Wool are Queen and King of the Quilting World

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Peg's new wool applique block There's a mystery solved on the end of every fabric bolt. You can probably find the manufacturer, ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Almost Solid: The Prints that Don't Look Like Prints

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So much fabric is about the prints. And there are mountains of them. Some sophisticated, some Juvenal, something for everyone you might ...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Hexies Gone Modern: Not Just Gramma's Garden

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We've had one Hexie Hen Party at Threadbenders and it felt a little bit like a bag of potato chips. Nobody did just one.  They were ha...
Friday, May 23, 2014

Domesticated Bliss: Ginny Williams: From Vintage Collector to Wearable Artist

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So often the things we passionately collect become the things that craft our art. Ginny Williams, of Domesticated Bliss says she's ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Matchy Matchy: When to Match Colors, When to Blend Colors, When to Contrast Colors

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Quilt by Karen Woodruff Sometimes you hear the phrase "Matchy, Matchy, when we're describing color choices. It brings us to t...
Monday, May 19, 2014

Fabric Collections: Not Just What You Put Together in a Drawer

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Red Collection We've talked a little about fabric collections. When you walk into a quilt shop, there are lots of different ways...