Author: Mishka
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Stop searching for a spot to rest your needle, scissors, and thread when you’re hand stitching. This small sewing caddy will corral them in style.
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Check out this beautiful postcard made by fellow Quilting Blogger, Julia. Julia wrote… “We have this 2005 Chevy Venture van that has served us well for our needs and getting us around. So here is my latest postcard quilt “Venturing Out”.
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It’s official, my first visit to an AQS Quilt Show has been booked … Nashville, here I come. I didn’t register for any actual quilting classes, but picked a few lectures and some touristy events. Here’s my list: The Quilter’s Link Tuesday, August 19, 7:00-8:00pm An Evening with Billie Lauder Wednesday, August 20, 7:00-8:30pm General…
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July will be Charity Quilting Month here at the Quilting Gallery. This will be an opportunity to feature the many wonderful charities and organizations out there where quilts and quilters are involved. We are a very generous community. My hope is to have a charity to post about every other day during the month of…
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I’m pleased to announce that in just over three weeks, we’ve reached a thousand (and one) Quilting Bloggers, representing 34 countries, 49 US States, and 5 Canadian provinces. WOW! Here are the winners of the Reach a Thousand Contest. Registrant #1053 – June 17, 2008 Lil – Addicted Luxembourg Registrant #802 – June 6, 2008…
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Seriously, dad, close the browser window and walk away from the computer … now! For the rest of you, look what the mailman brought!! (Can you see me jumping up and down!) A couple of weeks ago, in Kaye Wood’s Newsletter was a great pattern featuring some beautiful fabric of various tools. My dad is…
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Emma, a Quilting Blogger from Australia, has created this great picture tutorial on how she invisibly hand-stiches binding to the back of a quilt. This is very useful for those of us that have never hand-sewn a binding before… one day I’ll have to give it a try.
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After reading Alice’s comment, I remembered that I have a stack of Quilting Gallery business cards that I would like to get rid of, so I can order some new ones next month. If anyone would like some cards to distribute at quilt guild meetings or other such events, I’d be more than happy to…
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I think this quilt pattern has been secretly calling out to me to make it. Several months ago, my mom was given a huge stash of fabric and quilt books & magazines from a friend of a friend who was downsizing. My mom doesn’t sew, she knits and paints, but sewing is not her forte.…
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For all the tea lovers out there, myself included, here’s a great Teacup Mini Quilt pattern that a fellow Quilting Blogger created. I’ve always wanted to start my own tea cup collection, this quilt would be a lot less expensive and not nearly as fragile!