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Quilting with the Donnas

I spent the weekend volunteering at the Fall Festival at Walnut Grove Pioneer Village. It was a cross roads settlement in Scott County, Iowa, in the 1860s and 18 period buildings have been preserved on the site so visitors can get an up close look at history. A couple of times each summer the Mississippi […]
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Baby quilt preview

I’ve got a nephew due to arrive in October so I started a quilt for him. His parents are big Illini fans so it will be made of blue, orange and white solids.  I can’t share too many photos just in case my sister-in-law looks at this post, but I can tell you that it’s […]
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Sewing room redo

I spent all day yesterday in my sewing room, but I didn’t sew a thing. I was cleaning and reorganizing everything. The closet, all my tubs and storage bins, even the bookshelf. I still have a little work to do before the transformation is complete and right now there are several piles of laundry on […]
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Paper piecing is great for beginner quilters

I taught my first quilt class last Saturday on paper piecing. I love this quilting method because it allows you to get really sharp points without templates or insanely accurate quarter-inch seams. It’s kind of like sewing by numbers and its really easy once you get the hang of it. I was teaching the class […]
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How to use saved searches on ebay

I love ebay. It’s a great place to find just about anything you’re looking for including antique quilts and sewing notions. But what I don’t love is browsing through pages of listings for items that may, or may not meet my criteria. Enter the saved search, which sends new listings directly to your e-mail in […]
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Quilted placemat tutorial

This video was originally produced for the Home Rookies blog, which Stephanie writes for her day job at a daily newspaper. Fabric requirements 1 fabric panel with square images measuring at least 6 1/2 inches wide for the placemat center* 1 1/4 yards of white fireworks fabric* 3/4 of a yard of dark blue and […]
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