Category Archives: Charity

March is National Sewing Month

March is National Sewing Month (also, National Crafting Month).  Can you sew a straight line?  Sure you can! Here’s a way to celebrate and bring some smiles to the faces of children/teens battling cancer and other serious illnesses. Make a … Continue reading

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Purple Panda Quilts: Spread the word!

Quilters are a very Giving Group of people.  The Purple Panda Blogger has issued a call out for home-made Christmas Stockings.  She has a goal of 50 stockings, to be mailed to her by December 1st. Purple Panda writes: When … Continue reading

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My Thoughts About Quilting

Back when my Mother-in-Law began quilting, ‘all’ you needed to make a quilt was some old shirts, scissors, needle & thread & some batting (and maybe not the batting!).  Now quilting has become more of a hobby or art-form and … Continue reading

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Just One Star: Moda Challenge – 100 Quilts in 100 Days

The goal is to have 100 Quilts Pieced, Quilted & Bound by Flag Day – June 14, 2011.  Moda Fabrics has issued a Challenge:  to have 1,800 Star Quilt Blocks pieced and mailed to them by May 1, 2011.  Using … Continue reading

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Singer Featherweight 221

Some people name their Featherweight sewing machines.  I suppose, if I would name mine, I would call it Beth.  After all, it belonged to M’s mother.  She got it for her birthday in 1951.  It’s ‘birthday’ was May 10, 1951 (along with … Continue reading

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