Below is a letter we sent out to a few thousand bonus card members. If you didn't receive a letter, no worries because you'll be able to read it below and all the critical information I've been sending out in newsletters. Thank you for your support and for reading this. Beckie and I (Emily) appreciate you greatly.Â
Archaeologist believe that cave dwellers developed the needle about 12,000 years ago. The thimble's predecessor, the needle pusher, followed shortly after that. But wait! I'm getting ahead of myself...
Everyone deserves to sew who wants to sew and create, make, and quilt. It's important to have a creative outlet to express ones-self.Â
You could win the Juki sew machine basic model for yourself or a loved one who is starting out in the creating and making world. See below for complete details.Â
It's summertime! Which means it's time for a good summer read. I choose my summer reading book wisely knowing that with a good book I can look forward to warm, lazy afternoons, with the comfort of a beach towel, or lounge in a hammock, or even the car (when not driving of course). Who doesn't love to lose ones-self in...
The Row by Row Experience has begun! Ready to begin your travels to collect rows (this year they're allowing 18"x18" squares - yay!) If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, click on the link to go to their website, https://rowbyrowexperience.com/BUT THEN come back to finish reading about our row. :)))
We took a long weekend and escaped to Cape Cod, MA a few weeks ago. The boy's birthday is in this month and it was the perfect weekend to get for some fun in the sun before summer kicks into full gear!
I'm like every other quilter and looked at the Quilt Shop Navigator and Quilter's Companion for nearby quilt shops while in the area. When in Rome... you know?
I was reading an interesting article about colonial women who quilted in the newly formed world of America. The ladies would take blankets that had become worn-down with tiny, and they would patch them or combined them with other blankets, or used as filler between other blankets. Keep in mind, in the early days their quilts were not carefully constructed heirlooms. Instead, they were functional items for the sole purpose of keeping loved-ones warm.Â
Memorial Day is on Monday in the United States, a day to honor the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. One of many reasons why quilters are such amazing, warm-hearted people is that throughout history, quilts have been used to remember, comfort, and honor servicemen and women and their loved ones.
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And Quilts of Valor is a Foundation where they share the passion for covering veterans and service members touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.Â
Make Your First Quilt with Alex Anderson is a brief and precise comprehensive visual guide to make a quilt for the first time or to use it as a refreshers course to remind yourself the basic technics.Â
The book lies flat, which is fantastic to leave your hands-free and to leave a page open that you're stuck on in the process. It is incredibly easy to follow with excellent clear instructions and photographs.Â
Norton House Quilting was born on a warm spring day in May, in 1968, 52 years ago. It was a day that my Grandma was working at my Grandpa’s 1836 Country Store (next door) because he had left to buy more baskets in Putney, VT.Â
Fat Quarters are awesome! Well, at least that is my opinion. I believe the reason why Fat Quarters are so popular is that of the dimensions. Fat quarters are pre-cut pieces of cotton fabric which are taken from a half-yard cut and then cut on the fold line from the width.
