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National Quilting Association celebrates National Quilting Day

March 20, 2010 is National Quilting Day Website review of The National Quilting Association, Inc. Attractive, practical, informative and comprehensive – these must be goals of the National Quilting Association for its website. And these first impressions really are the … Continue reading

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AQS Adds 4th Venue in 2010 -and- New International Quilt Festival Exhibit Announced

New AQS Show in Lancaster, PA The American Quilter’s Society has added the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster PA as the location for a fourth show and contest in 2010, (others being in Des Moines, IA, Knoxville, TN and … Continue reading

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Copyright vs Copyleft

Building a richer public domain quoted excerpts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, topic  reference – The Creative Commons Network, The Creative Commons.org and Flickr Creative Commons Please Note, the copyright information posted here is subject to unforseen changes being made … Continue reading

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The Quilt Index-mother of all quilting resources

a website review of The Quilt Index – quiltindex.org The Quilt Index is a growing research and reference tool designed to provide unprecedented access to information and images about quilts held in private and public hands. It is a joint … Continue reading

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Quilt Exhibits in 2010, USA

in the CQA Quilting News -Unique Quilt Shows in 2010, in the United States – Ohio, South Dakota, California, and Paducah Kentucky Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama- Dec 15, 2009 -Dec 15, 2010 at … Continue reading

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Quilt This, a synopsis of an almost “quilt law suit”

Quilts and Copyright law: what happened and what could have happened This article is posted for your information with permission from the author, Paul Rapp of PaulRapp.com Paul specializes in intellectual property law including copyright, trademark, Internet, and art and … Continue reading

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How About a Quilting Retreat

Quilting Retreats come in endless shapes and sizes. An Internet Search for Quilters Retreats brings up the sites listed below. There are many others not listed.These lists were compiled in Oct, 2009. The information is provided for your convenience. Please … Continue reading

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Practical WordPress Plugins

WordPress Plugins to enhance your blog, part of a series of Internet Skills posts Many generous software writers are continually developing great plug ins for bloggers using WordPress open source software. It’s as if bloggers keep adding to a virtual … Continue reading

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A Better WordPress Editor Plugin

Get a new and improved WordPress Editor part 5 in a series of Internet skills There was an annoying thing about the WordPress article editor I started out using, the basic editor you might be using too. Line breaks that … Continue reading

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Optimizing Metadata – Don’t Dilute Key Word Effectiveness

3 types of metadata you need for your website Select the best and appropriate key words A website’s Name or Title, a useful Description of the site’s purpose and 5-7 Key Words or Key Word Phrases are the most important … Continue reading

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