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Creative Knitting - Jan. 26, 2007, Volume 4, No. 2
... the boys hooked on knitting! I taught them last year by having them make squares for a baby afghan to donate to a local organization. This year they made baby caps, and our newspaper published an article about their efforts which I've copied below. Knitting as a group has been a great bonding ...
Creativity - June 5, 2006, Volume 4, No. 8
... a few years so there was no telling what kind of shape the flowerbeds were in. When spring began appearing, I held my breath as little green shoots made their way toward the sun. I wanted to see what we had before planting anything new. I lucked out! The previous occupants planted a lot of the ...
Creativity - April 16, 2007, Volume 5, No. 6
... to explore a new technique or use up leftover supplies. In this issue, I'll tell you more about ATCs, and I'll share several card patterns that were made by my friend, Sara Naumann. ATCs are typically a bit larger than business cards and are most often made of blank card stock, although they ...
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Quilting With Kids - and Loving it!
... for a classroom presentation that keeps young children involved and interested. I’ll tell you about the most recent quilt we made, but don’t hesitate to substitute your own ideas. 1. Before we launch into a project, I always spend about 15 minutes introducing ...
The Glorious Granny
... These new shapes could be cleverly combined in numerous “patchwork” arrangements to create crochet versions of traditional quilt designs made by our ancestors. They were also great for creating artistic borders and filling in uneven edges or odd-shaped spaces in many crochet ...
Views from the Attic: A True Scrapped Quilt
... of making a scrapped quilt. (Yes, I said scrapped, not scrappy.) Step 1. See pictures in book borrowed from library of striking quilted items made from old neckties. Get very excited about making something similar. Step 2. Begin collecting neckties. Check husband’s closet for ...
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Drapery Fabric Samples
... help Dora use her samples, please write. Mickey shares: "Regarding drapery samples: My sister-in-law had many drapery-sample books, and she made beautiful cards using the samples. She used mainly flowers cut from the samples, but I am sure a creative person could use many other shapes. ...
Thread Cleanup
... handle it because the vacuum is so light. And yes, he is the one who does the vacuuming at that house. I have tried every major brand of vacuum made and I will never have anything but an Oreck again." Nancy shares her trick. "To pick up threads off my carpet before I vacuum, I ...
Using Clothing Scraps in Quilts
... dressed well. I stabilized the floral print polyester/rayon blouses before I used them. Next I used the solid-color linen jackets. The two together made a windmill pattern. The finished block was 20 inches -- I didn't want to work with too small blocks. You can get a 10-inch block out of each ...