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Submitted by Naomi Macioce (click images for larger view) How does one collect a million scraps…let me count the ways? First, you sign up for your first quilt class, which somehow continues into multiple quilt classes, UFO sessions, workshops, joining a guild, going to yard sales, and shop hops, etc!!! Especially when there are those free “give-a-way tables, or $3.00 for a bag promotions. Needless to say, in my almost 5 years of living in San Diego, I had collected one very large garbage bag of scraps. When it was time for me to move to Portland, I decided to bequeath this treasure to myRead More →

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Submitted by Liz M. Last week, Dianne wrote about the shops she has visited during her time on the road. My husband and I traveled to Maui for two weeks in February and I had also planned a post on quilt shops for this week. I agree with her that it is so fun to explore new places and enjoy the personality of each shop! As we planned the trip to Maui, my husband asked if there were any quilt shops on the island. A quick internet search turned up three shops. One each in Lahaina, Kihei and Kahului. I was able to visit theRead More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. As of today, my husband and I have been travelling for three weeks.  We own a travel-trailer, which I call our Second Home On Wheels.  On this trip, we have traveled down I-5 to Southern California where we spent several days.  Today, we have arrived in Arizona. When we travel, I keep my eyes open for quilt shops.  I’m sure all of you do the same.  It’s not that I need any more fabric.  But I really love to discover the personality of the shops, because each one is different.  If you spend some time in observation mode, you can oftenRead More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. What is a quilt?  I define a quilt as “a hug you can wrap around yourself”. But what I’m really asking here is, “What qualifies as a quilt?”  It’s a question that many people have tried to answer for a long time.  When I first started quilting, I understood a quilt to be three layers:  top, batting, and backing. My small group would discuss this sometimes.  Some of us were subscribed to the Quilting Arts magazine; and when they put out a challenge and a call for quilts, they would usually stipulate that the finished product needed to be three layers. Read More →

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Submitted by Naomi M. Having recently focused on the history of several unique Japanese fabrics, and several Japanese fabric dyeing techniques, I thought you would enjoy reading this NY Time’s article about the true ingenuity of Japanese women to deal with a social crisis. (You’ll be taken to the New York Times site.  Be sure and scroll through all their advertising to get the whole story.)Read More →