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How To Make A Quilt: Part 3 – Threads for Machine Quilting

Jan 16, 2012

Essential Materials for the Beginner Quilter By Terry White Quilters are an emotional group of people. We tend to fall in love with a thread, a pair of scissors, a sewing machine or fabric. After we love it, we defend it and try to convince everyone that, “mine is the best!” Please keep this in [...]

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How To Make A Quilt: Part 2 – Quilting Fabric

Jan 3, 2012

Quilting Fabrics Essential for the Beginner by Terry White Cotton Fabric When you are new at something, it is best to use the easiest materials. When it comes to sewing a quilt, the best material to use is 100% cotton fabrics. It is very easy to find cotton fabric for quilting these days. Walk into [...]

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Quilting for Men

Dec 14, 2011

Men Who Quilt – Sew What? Unique Exhibit on Display in Santa Paula By Annie Eitman 10/13/2011 The California Oil Museum boasts an extensive display of local history consisting of antiques illustrating our region’s legacy in the oil industry. Soon, amid the various vintage tools hefted over the years by muscular and muddy derrick workers, [...]

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Free Quilt Project ~ Matchbook Style Kindle Cover

Nov 22, 2011

by Jamie Fingal You can make this project with fused scraps, or by selecting the fabrics that you desire from your own stash. I would suggest that you choose 6-8 different fabrics that are the same value, but have contrasting colors, so that when you make your design, the colors will pop when placed side [...]

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Barn Quilts – Le Roy’s “Quilt” Project Celebrates History, Agriculture

Nov 17, 2011

by Kristina Greene Gabalski, Daily News Correspondent – Posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011 2:30am There’s a lot of “quilting” going on in Le Roy these days – not the kind that involves fabric – but quilt designs painted on plywood and hung on the sides of barns. It’s the beginnings of a barn quilt trail [...]

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