You know that sliver of bar soap that’s always left at the end? You can use the edge of it to mark your quilts for quilting. What do you generally use to mark your quilts? Location:Home
Continue reading awesome tip 7-26-11Tip of the day: Some folks like to put their ironing board next to their sewing table, low enough to iron while sitting, so they can sew and iron without ever standing up. However, I like to get up and walk to my ironing board and give my muscles a good stretch every now and …
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Hello friends and fellow quilters, As many of you know, exciting things have been happening in the Smith household over the past half year. We welcomed our second child, Sapphire, into our lives on August 17. She is a “woman” with a voice and is already keeping Billy (my DH), Sammy (our 3-year-old) and myself …
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“Many Hands Make Light Work!”NOVEMBER’S SNUG SOCIETY QUILTERS GIVE BACK PROJECTS: Thanksgiving is right around the corner. What better way to express your thankfulness for all your blessings than to be a blessing to someone else? The Snug Society projects will provide the way to do just that, to be a comfort to others in …
Continue reading november snug society quilters give back projectsAt market I went to dinner with my friend Pati Fried of Red Thread Studios (http://www.patifried.com). After a lovely Greek meal, we got down to shop talk. Pati, who is a quilter and wonderful artist (we shall see great things from her soon) strongly encouraged me to seek out distributors for my designs. She loved …
Continue reading my trip to market – why i didn’t see much of the new spring productsSpecial Request for Crazy Blocks In Memory of Larry Marshall As most of you know, our dear Sandy’s brother, Larry Marshall, passed away September 23. What some of you may not know is that Larry was very instrumental in helping us get in contact with the Wesleyan Native American Ministry, and eventually, Larry got us …
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Sandy, a member of The Quilt & Needle forum who helps coordinate our charity efforts, shared a video of a ceremony at the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation where the quilts made by our members were presented to the Native Americans. You can see the quilts about halfway through the video; some are displayed at …
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Materials (for each): 2—8.5” squares of Fabric A 1—8.5” squares of Fabric B 1—8.5” squares of Fabric C 1—8.5” squares of Insul~Bright batting (0r a similar product) 2—8.5” squares of muslin (or backing of your choice) Instructions: Make a ‘sandwich’ from 2 pieces of muslin and the batting, muslin pieces facing out. That is, layer …
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AUGUST SNUG SOCIETY QUILTERS GIVE BACK PROJECTS: This month’s Snug Society projects are off to a wonderful start! These projects are a great way to share the comfort that comes from a quilt.Many hands are needed to make blocks, piece the tops as well as doing the quilting and binding. It is truly a rewarding …
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TUNA CAN HEXAGON FLOWERSThis technique was taught to me by Broach Winsley, a fellow member of the Cherokee Rose Quilter’s Guild of Douglasville, Georgia. Many thanks, Broach! First, get a tuna can – can be empty (well washed!) or full. In fact, as long as the object is a circle, it does not matter what …
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