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#SewPINK Goes Gray
For #SewPINK this year I wanted to talk a little about another kind of cancer with another color: Skin Cancer Awareness is promoted with the colors grey & black.
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Thanks & WOW
It was a normal day, with a few sales coming in at Crinkle Dreams, then as the morning went on, the sales started coming in at a pretty good clip. […]
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Making Coats with Sew On & Sew North [Langdon, ND]
It’s always fun to re-visit shops and I was excited to do that this week with Sew On & Sew North in Langdon, North Dakota.
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Rae-Bon Quilt & Sew [Fargo, ND]
You’ll find Rae-Bon Quilt & Sew tucked into a strip mall with a suprising array of products available for makers of all sorts. Half the store is filled with sewing, […]
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Quilt Coats at Rae-Bon
We spent two days making quilt coats with the folks at Rae-Bon Quilt & Sew in Fargo, ND
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Sewing the Elemental Coat: Style, Fabric, and Finish Options
Last Sunday, I hosted an info session to talk about the fabric, style and finish options for the Elemental Coat. While I did it with students in mind, I think […]
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Piecing with Quilting Cuddle®
With Quilt Market only a month away, I’m busily scrambling to get a couple of Elemental Coats done for Shannon Fabrics and Benartex–one made of Quilting Cuddle® and one with […]
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Curves: Drunkard’s Path
There are numerous block designs that have a curve, but the most common one is definitely the Drunkard’s Path or Quarter Circle. Is there a difference between the two? Not […]
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MAKE: Ahead of the Curve
We’re talking about sewing curves this month, starting with today’s episode of MAKE with Teresa Coates. I’ve long been a fan of curved blocks, but I’ll admit that they intimidated […]
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Curves: Which Ruler for What?
Quiltmaking is full of rulers, some that are very specific and some more for general use. The same goes for rulers used for making making curves. We’ll start with the […]
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Curves: To Baste or Not to Baste
Can you sew curves without basting? Of course, but sometimes the curve is so small that basting makes all the difference in your finished block.
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Thinking Outside the Box with Your Quilt Coat Fabric
Many folks assume they have to use a vintage quilt for a quilt coat, but really your options are limitless. Check out this variety, all made using the Elemental Coat […]