Starting April 1, LoveCrafts has invited us to join in the #TogetherWeMake 30 Day Craft Project – a free, global craft project open to everyone!
Each day brings a different theme for inspiration along with FREE patterns and project inspiration to keep you motivated. The first five days are already on their website.
Nana is so excited to take part – I am already signed up!
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The beautiful design of a quilt is a result of two components – the pattern and the fabric. Choosing a pattern is the first step in making your quilt.
In this post, we will discuss the various types of patterns that are available. Sometimes the pattern is dependant on your fabric choice such as when you are using a panel or specialty fabric, but most times quilters choose their pattern first and then get creative with fabric choices.
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This is the second of a ten part series which will teach you the basics of quilting from choosing fabric to displaying the finished product and everything in between. It is meant to help make that special quilt even more fantastic.
As you begin to quilt, you will come across different quilting terminology that may sound to you like a strange language! This part will familiarize you with some of the basic terms and slang that you will encounter throughout your quilting experience.
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I know that Father’s Day is still some time away, but us quilters are way ahead of the game! To make our quilts for men we need to order fabric, sew that top, quilt the quilt and add the binding. Not an easy task.
The first step to starting a quilt is to find a pattern and fabric that you will love. Nana found ten ideas that ought to please any man you make it for!
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“Hey Mom! Can you make a quilt with trucks on it for Sawyer?”
“Dear Daughter – Do you want a crib size or twin size?”.
“Make it a twin, he can use it when he grows into a big bed”
Why is it when you lovely daughters ask for things, you go out of your way to make them? Here is my latest adventure.
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QUILTING SUPPLIES
This is the first of a ten part series designed to teach you the basics of quilting from choosing fabric to displaying the finished product and everything in between. It is meant to help make that special quilt even more fantastic.
Before you can begin to quilt, you are going to need some basic quilting supplies. In Part One, we will discuss some of the essential tools required to start quilting.
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National Hobby Month was created to to encourage people to try new hobbies. January is the perfect month to take up a new hobby and learn something new. New year, new you!
What hobby would you like to try??
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As 2019 draws to a close, we look toward January. At times, January can be an unpleasant time because the holiday season is over, spring is a ways off, the weather is cold and the only movies are lousy. Cure the January blues with some brand new projects.
In the new year, as people in cold climates spend more time indoors, they get inspired to try new hobbies. This website has posts the provide a few helpful hints to help you learn. And this post is here to offer some suggestions as to are where to find those new projects.
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What is an heirloom? The dictionary defines it as a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years. Well, I think I created one. Made by my sister for my daughter, then recreated by me and given to my granddaughter, this treasured quilt lives on!
A few years ago, my dear daughter had found a blanket her Auntie, my sister, had made for her when she was a baby. She had dragged that blanket everywhere she went and when she outgrew it, I had stuffed it in an old cupboard for someday. Not sure what someday meant but I soon would!
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Tag blankets have increased in popularity in the last decade. Find out why are they so popular and how easy they are to make in less than an hour using scraps of fabric and ribbon with the following tutorial.
Learn how to make a simple, economical tab blanket that would be perfect as a quick and easy gift for a newborn baby! And BABIES LOVE THEM!!
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