**This post first appeared on QuiltWoman.com; it is reposted here with permission. It’s binding time! You’re in the home stretch…your quilt is almost finished…if only the binding would behave itself! How many times has your binding become twisted as you roll it around your hand or a cardboard tube for easy handling? Or come unrolled …
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Last week I shared some of what I found at Quilt Market. Since the show is so large, I couldn’t possibly cover it all in one newsletter, so I went back through my notes and stacks of literature to share more. RJR was recognized for its outstanding booth winning the First Place Best Booth Award in the Multiple …
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If my math is correct, this is my 44th visit to International Quilt Market. I’ve been going since the fall of 1994, mostly with a booth and walking the floor for the last year. I always return invigorated by the sights and activities of Market and Festival. I love reconnecting with the friends in the …
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We did it…We had our first ever booth at Market! When I encouraged Jess to host a booth last year, I don’t think either of us knew all that was entailed. We made a great decision, though; and we learned a few things along the way. Thank you for your support along the way which …
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This week we welcome back guest blogger Pat Broe for the second half of her series on cutting and placing directional fabrics. If you missed it last week, check out Cutting Directional Fabrics – Part 1 and see the first stages in her fabulous “Birds on Wings” quilt. I hope you enjoyed this Fabric Hacks post about using directional fabric to …
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You’ve got the fabric. It has direction. You have purpose. Time to “hack” it. How do you cut it and maximize it’s potential? Think before your cut … and then get surgical and cut it to the quick.
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One of the features we are most thrilled about with our new website is our Mystery Quilt Experience section, which we designed with you in mind! With the September Mystery Quilt Weekend less than a month away, we thought this would be a good time to share the changes with you so you know what …
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It’s day six of quiltwoman.com‘s first blog hop and time for a quilt hack! Excited about the “water” theme for this hop, we pulled out an old work-in-progress-pattern, Deep Blue Sea. This pattern presents several opportunities for great tips and tricks. Having recently discovered a new quilt hack that uses everyday household items to make our applique …
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What is your quilting passion? Never mind, that’s an easy question. What is your quilting fear? You know, that quilt pattern you’d love to try but your inner voice keeps holding you back with: “I am not good enough to make that!” “I love that quilt! But I could never do that.” “That’s just too …
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At The Quilt and Needle we enjoy quilting, good friends, and foooood! Food that feeds our minds, improves our health, and tastes good. Like Roasted Cabbage Steaks. Seriously, even the non-believers will enjoy this stuff. I have a ton of recipes that use only 1/2 or 1/3 of a head of cabbage. I’m fairly new …
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