Category Archives: Hobbies

Binding–Love It or Hate It? Part 2

In last week’s post – Binding – Love it or Hate It? Part 1 – I shared some information and a link to Fabric Café’s Blog about Economy Binding. This is a great technique that uses the least amount of … Continue reading

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Binding–Love It or Hate It? Part 1

Binding is the finishing touch which is added once a quilt has been quilted. OK, adding a label or hanging sleeve may also be needed, but those are other topics of discussion. It is like washing dishes – something that … Continue reading

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And the Story Continues

In January I wrote several Blog posts detailing the progress of a quilt top that I was making for Fabric Café which will be displayed in their booth at quilt shows this year. The first, Do You Strip, shared the … Continue reading

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Snow Has Begun –

This has been a funny winter. Record breaking Cold Temperatures and frequent snow/ice events.  No, we haven’t had a real blizzard, just a lot of snow days.  And we’re not alone. Snow and cold temps have made it down to … Continue reading

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Quilting Tools

Through the years quilting tools have evolved.  We now have so many wonderful tools to help us in our creative activity. Rotary cutters were invented in 1979 by the Olfa Company and made fabric cutting more accurate and faster than … Continue reading

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