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Removing Stains on Quilts and Textiles
Life leaves its marks – maybe you don’t want the “patina” Bubble gum, wine, ink, bleeding colors, mildew – what do you do when your art quilts, cherished family heirloom quilts, your childrens’ quilts and flea market finds come into … Continue reading
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Tagged Childrens Quilts, Info you should know, Quilting, Traditional Quilting
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How Light Damages Fabric
Light damages textiles, but how? Light, especially ultraviolet light can fade colors, turn whites to yellow, and even weaken the molecular structure of the individual fibers in some delicate fabrics. Over long periods of time, fabric will turn to dust, … Continue reading
Posted in COLOR & COLOR THEORY, DYEING FABRIC, MISC
Tagged Childrens Quilts, Info you should know, Quilting
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Handmade Gifts for the Holidays
The person who “has everything” probably doesn’t have a hand made quilt. Since it’s a one of a kind type of gift, a hand made quilt suggests that your loved one or friend also is special. When you give a … Continue reading
Children wrap up win with quilt
in the CQA Quilting News – August 2009 Pupils at St Mary’s Primary School in Henley win competition with giant quilt. Henley Standard, UK The 10-year-olds spent two months under the supervision of art teacher Kate Findlay making the 2mx2m … Continue reading
Childrens’ quilts engage and teach
plus a story of an abused little boy with a new hockey quilt Years ago I began building a stash of conversation prints to make some quilts for children. Then I did nothing with this humungous hoarde. Why my ideas … Continue reading
Two for one quilts
One pile of fabric nets 2 quilts Please take a look at two new quilts I finished on the weekend, Navigating the Colorado will go into the Art Quilt Gallery and the second one will go into the Childrens Quilts … Continue reading