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Celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day – Saturday, March 16, 2013

In 1990, the National Quilting Association (NQA) inaugurated an annual day to celebrate the art of quilt making.  The third Saturday of March has been designated as National Quilting Day.  March is widely known as National Crafting/Sewing Month. The NQA … Continue reading

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It’s been a while…

It’s been a busy month and a half.  After my trip to Williamsburg, I took a fall tearing my left rotator cuff.  This made doing almost anything difficult & painful. In addition, during the month of February, what sewing I … Continue reading

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A Tutorial—Pillowcase a Simple Baby Quilt

A simple method of making a quick Baby Quilt uses the “Pillowcase” process.  This does not require the usual final step of Binding, and creates a Baby Quilt about 35” x 40”.  Make it even more simple, use a “Panel” … Continue reading

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Do You Do This?

  Even Sewing requires a bit of “Housekeeping.”  Depending on the fabric I’m using, this is something I do after completing a project – Clean the Fuzz from the Feed Dogs. This is what was found under my needle plate, … Continue reading

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Making a List and Checking it Twice!

Where has the year gone! Can you believe that Christmas is only three weeks (and a couple of days) from today? (No, we’ve not decorated yet, this picture is from last year.) So much to do and so little time!  … Continue reading

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