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5 Tips on Drawing with Thread

5 Tips on Drawing with Thread

Posted by Deirdre Quirk on Mar 19th 2019

These helpful tips are taken from Sew Illustrated—35 Charming Fabric & Thread Designs by Minki Kim and Kristin Esser. Sewing illustration is a charming and surprisingly easy technique cr … read more
Make a May Day Quilt!

Make a May Day Quilt!

Posted by Deirdre Quirk on Mar 18th 2019

Finished quilt: 50 1/2˝ × 62˝This is an example of creating a beautiful new quilt using just one row pattern and a little imagination. It combines the ribbons from Row 2 of the sampler quilt in Q … read more
Memory Quilt Tips Video

Memory Quilt Tips Video

Posted by Deirdre Quirk on Mar 15th 2019

Suzanne Paquette, author of Modern Memory Quilts, shows you how to create memory quilts in the video below!About the book: Learn to incorporate treasured clothing into heirloom quilts without sac … read more
Even More Crafts of the Moment

Even More Crafts of the Moment

Posted by Deirdre Quirk on Mar 14th 2019

Continuing our series of sharing the projects we're working on right now, let's hear from four more of our wonderful staff members!Linda: My oldest is getting married next month and the quilt I'm maki … read more
All Tangled Up Bargello Quilt

All Tangled Up Bargello Quilt

Posted by Deirdre Quirk on Mar 13th 2019

FINISHED QUILT: 89˝ × 96½˝This gorgeous Bargello quilt pattern comes from Braided Bargello Quilts by Ruth Ann Berry! Enjoy!Canoeing the Manistee River near my home from Rainbow Jim’s Landing to t … read more