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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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Tagged Childrens Quilts, info good to know, Inspiration
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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
Quilts For Kids in Nepal
oops, an error was made earlier this month in this post. The URL for contacting Quilts For Kids Nepal was incorrect. Support the women of Quilts for kids Nepal at www.quiltsnepal.org
Children’s Quilts For Orphanages in Chernobyl
Canadian Aid For Chernobyl Thousand Islands Quilters’ Guild, Brockville, Ontario, Canada has made over 750 handmade quilts for the children in various orphanages in Belarus. Each quilt has a small tag sewn on the back, written in Russian explaining that … Continue reading
Quilting for Children in Nepal
EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH QUILT MAKING IN NEPAL James Hopkins, founder of Quilts For Kids Nepal, has graciously given me permission to share the Quilts For Kids Nepal website with you. I want to help raise awareness of the multiple goals … Continue reading
Disappearing 9 Patch
Quick ! Use up some hand dyed fabric stash for a stunning Christmas gift or donation project psiquilt is graciously showing us a tutorial for quickly making visually appealing quilts, any size desired using the basic 9 Patch pattern. This … Continue reading
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