Craft Gossip

33338137.jpgSo, what’s a quilter to do when you have a big beautiful empty room in the middle of your living space and you need some place to quilt? Mary Skaarup turned her dining room into her quilting room.

Mary’s husband Wayne wanted…

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10-19-2007_nhg_19quilt_gvq28nuip_1.jpgDebbie Luttrell of Stitchin’ Heaven quilt shop, had the great idea of hosting a quilt shop hop, or quilt bee online. Patchwork Party 2007 is going on right now and continues through the month of November. All 12 participating shops designed…

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floss04.jpgIt’s easy to gather fabric with a zig zag stitch and some dental floss. This is a great tip from Ann Stevens of BeSewStylish blog, and definately a keeper for your sewing tool box.

Read the rest of Ann’s tip here.

[tags]sewing, gathering…

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sidewinder.jpgThe SideWinder bobbin winder is a fabulous and smart new notion. From Barbara Groves and Mary Jacobson of Me and My Sister Designs had the bright idea to create a bobbin winder so you don’t have to unthread and rethread your…

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bcf49f32c4816535459dc0340ed944cc.jpgBags, totes, and purses are all the rage amongst quilters. Fashion handles are a sophisticated addition to a wonderful quilted tote. Cool handles are available from tons of manufacturers. But how do you choose, and how are they attached?

You can…

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I just read a lovely letter to the editor of the Timberjay newspapers. Pauly Housenga had some very nice things to say about North Country Quilts quilt shop in Tower, MN. Actually, the letter was about the importance that North Country holds in its community…

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myfabbowls1a.jpgDebbie Colgrove, the Sewing editor at About.com, recently discovered the fun of the book ‘Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bowls’ by Linda Johansen.

 It’s been a year or so since I tried my hand at these fun and versatile projects. And…

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Turn your fabulous fabric scraps and a few embellishments into beautiful crazy quilted ornaments.

Sandie of Delightfully Crazy blog offers a really nice step-by-step tutorial here.

[tags]crazy quilting, fan quilt design, Victorian quilting[/tags]

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a_fatcats_quilt_200.jpgLook at this adorable Fat Cats quilt. Each of these kitties is cuter than the last. I love the fabric choices and combinations. With a finished size of 31″ x 38″, this quilt is small enough to hang on the…

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ssblog_lipstick.jpgThe BeSewStylish blog offers a clever way to reuse your favorite lipstick. Using an old lipstick for a pin cushion, or pin keeper, would be such a convenient way to keep a little sewing kit with you at all times. …

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Have you stumbled upon the website www.ehow.com yet? Oh my goodness, it has great info on just about everything.

I was surfing around ehow and found this wonderful yo-yo quilt project by member bfeethree.

Bfreethree’s project would be great for giving the new…

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