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Ripple Effect

Ripple Effect

According to the dictionary: A ripple effect occurs when an initial change propagates changes to an increasingly larger portion. . . so it goes with replacing the quilt in a...

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Ripple Effect

According to the dictionary: A ripple effect occurs when an initial change propagates changes to an increasingly larger portion. . . so it goes with replacing the quilt in a...

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Machine Tip - how sew a scant 1/4" seam allowance - how do I shift my needle?

Machine Tip - how sew a scant 1/4" seam allowan...

Many projects call for sewing with a "scant 1/4" seam allowance.   A scant seam allowance means the seam is slightly less than a 1/4" from the edge of your fabric. ...

Machine Tip - how sew a scant 1/4" seam allowan...

Many projects call for sewing with a "scant 1/4" seam allowance.   A scant seam allowance means the seam is slightly less than a 1/4" from the edge of your fabric. ...

I feel your pain.  Sometimes things just go wrong and wrong and ...... :)

I feel your pain. Sometimes things just go wro...

Some days, do you feel everything just goes wrong?  You're not alone!  I often get comments from customers and friends saying "it must be nice to know how to do...

I feel your pain. Sometimes things just go wro...

Some days, do you feel everything just goes wrong?  You're not alone!  I often get comments from customers and friends saying "it must be nice to know how to do...

When placemats become a queen sized quilt!

When placemats become a queen sized quilt!

How do you go from a placemat to a queen sized quilt?  Actually, it's pretty easy!

When placemats become a queen sized quilt!

How do you go from a placemat to a queen sized quilt?  Actually, it's pretty easy!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day

My colleagues have been teasing me about the number of Valentine’s quilts I have(five).  And they don’t even know about all the Valentine’s placemats and table runners. . . ....

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Happy Valentine's Day

My colleagues have been teasing me about the number of Valentine’s quilts I have(five).  And they don’t even know about all the Valentine’s placemats and table runners. . . ....

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And it all started with fabric!

And it all started with fabric!

We don’t often think of fabric (wool, cotton, silk, linen) as the thing that pulled people out of their homes into factories, but textiles were indeed what started the Industrial...

And it all started with fabric!

We don’t often think of fabric (wool, cotton, silk, linen) as the thing that pulled people out of their homes into factories, but textiles were indeed what started the Industrial...