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“How to Make a Mosquito Net” – Now an Ebook!
I recently published a much-expanded version of my most popular tutorial “How to Make a Mosquito Net” as an ebook on Smashwords. Continue reading
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Top 10 Best-Selling Quilt Books
According to Amazon, these are currently the best-selling books about patchwork quilting: Your First Quilt Book (or it should be!) Carol Doak $13.47 The Thimbleberries Guide For Weekend Quilters: 25 Great-Looking Quilts for the Busy Quiltmaker Lynette Jensen $14.56 Kaffe … Continue reading
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What Is Your Favorite Quilt Book?
What is your favorite patchwork, appliqué or quilting book? What’s the one book that gave you the “Ah-hah!” moment you needed to set you off on a quilter’s path, that life-changing book without which you might never have become the quilter you are today? Continue reading
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Encyclopedia of Needlework
My friend presented me, on loan only, a copy of a very old book she had on the subject of needlework. It’s a tiny book, although quite thick for its size, with gold leafing on the page edges. The cover was lost long ago, but all of the main pages of the book are still intact. The book is called the DMC Library’s Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont. Continue reading
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Free Quilt Books!
Did you know that you can obtain books about patchwork quilting for free over the Internet? Project Gutenberg is an online library that makes available complete copies (yes, illustrations, too!) of a large number of books that are no longer, or never were, under copyright protection. Continue reading
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“500 Art Quilts”–Win a Free Copy!
Win a free copy of Lark Books’ “500 Art Quilts” by Karey Bresenhan. Simply visit Virgina A. Spiegel’s blog and follow her instructions. Continue reading
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"500 Art Quilts"–Win a Free Copy!
Win a free copy of Lark Books’ “500 Art Quilts” by Karey Bresenhan. Simply visit Virgina A. Spiegel’s blog and follow her instructions. Continue reading
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500 Art Quilts – Got It!
Yesterday, I received my copy of Lark Books’ 500 Art Quilts. This is the most amazing collection of the work of talented quilt artists I have ever seen, and I am so very proud to have one of my pieces, “Heart’s Aflutter,” included in it! Continue reading
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