Tag Archives: Childrens Quilts

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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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