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Quilted Christmas Stocking

Quilted Christmas stockings, while having a unique look in most cases, where you can easily identify it's quilting, on the other hand, can also offer some interesting patterns which are great designs, but...

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Learn to Make a Crazy Quilt Pincushion

This simple pincushion project will give you a small sampling of some of the techniques used in crazy quilting. Crazy quilts can be made in several ways. My favorite techniques involves a muslin foundation...

4 comments    quilting embellishment
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No Sewing Machine? Hand Sew a Memory Quilt

I love to sew.  It is relaxing for me and lately has been a source of comfort.  I haven't had a sewing machine in years now.  I do everything by hand.  I'd like to tell you how easy it is to make a memory...

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My Husband Quilt or How A Mess Can Become An Heirloom

After my husband died I had to deal with a lot of issues.  If you've suffered the death of a loved one then you know how overwhelming it can get.  One of the things someone told me to do was to go through...

39 comments    love death memory
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Crazy Quilting Book Reviews

This was Judith Montano's first crazy quilt book. It's a good basic book for beginners. It is 80 pages long and contains thirteen pages of color photos and many black and white photos and diagrams. Judith...

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Embellishment Book Reviews

The Art of Silk Ribbon Embroidery is another beautiful book by Judith Baker Montano. Silk Ribbon goes wonderfully with crazy quilting, and Judith proves this over and over. Judith was instrumental in helping...

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Books on Color and Dyeing Fabrics

Choosing colors is one of the most important and also most fun aspects of crazy quilting. My first step in a project is always deciding on my colors and pulling fabrics and threads for my "palette".This book...

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Crazy Quilting: not really crazy

Crazy is maybe the right way to describe me - in more aspects than just quilting. I have the "pack-rat" syndrome when it comes to fabric, trims, laces, buttons, clips, and what-nots. I collect and collect....

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