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Touching Quilts – a feel for reading
The Sense of Touch Enhances Teaching How to Read In the 35 years Woodstock, GA resident Janie Stokes spent in the classroom, she noticed her students grasped more information when her lessons included quilts she had made. When Janie retired, … Continue reading
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Quilt Retreat in Tennessee
The Lodge at Douglas Lake is perfect for Quilters The Lodge at Douglas Lake is located on the quieter side of Sevierville, TN, tucked quietly in its own private cove. It is an 8 bedroom, 51/2 bath, 6400 sq ft … Continue reading
BINGO QUILTS
have some bingo fun with your children The familiar 9 patch block, (3×3) easily sizes up to 16 patches (4×4) and even 25 patches (5×5). When you get to the 5×5 size, your block can instantly be called a Bingo Block. … Continue reading
Men Quilting Today – five perspectives
Five unique male views on quilting: – Fine Cell Work charity in the UK, which teaches prison inmates how to create the soft furnishings that it sells online at finecellwork.co.uk, includes an all-male team of quilters. “Belonging to a quilting group … Continue reading
Repurposing Scraps of Others’ Lives
in the CQA Quilting News From the Columbus Dispatch, by Melissa Starker, June 11, 2011 “Everyone Can Find a Different Story in my Quilts” Quilters often incorporate fabrics that hold meaning from a previous use – clothes that a child has … Continue reading
Prison Stories from Stitchers
LEE – a sense of belonging to something shared Quilting is not just for women; Fine Cell Work charity in the UK, which teaches prison inmates how to create the soft furnishings that it sells online at finecellwork.co.uk, includes an … Continue reading
Study Shows Quilting is Good For Us
in the CQA Quilting News The Daily Telegraph, UK by Judith Woods, June 22, 2011 Quilting Helps Cognitive, Emotional and Physical Well Being Apparently, quilting helps cognitive, creative and emotional wellbeing, especially among older people. According to researchers at the … Continue reading
Fine Cell Work – rehab through sewing
“The sewing helped me to think about where I’d gone wrong in my life…” Behind the door you cry The prison term “behind the door” refers to time spent in the cell. Convicted prisoners spend an average of 17 hours … Continue reading
Amazing Spiral Quilts
Spiral Quilts Galore! Since the publication of RaNae Merrill’s two books about making spiral quilts, there has been an outpouring of interest in “spiralling”. Spirals allow the quilt artist tremendous opportunity to showcase terrific printed and color shaded fabrics. Blending … Continue reading
the Sudoku loving quilter/blogger
Now Self-Published-Advanced Sudoku Solving Techniques, by Gina Delorenzi In addition to my fascination with all things quilt, I am also an avid fan of Sudoku. A few years ago I started to study advanced solving techniques to solve really hard … Continue reading