Basic Sandwich Quilt Tutorial… Part 3

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Linda S.

Hi.. I’m back for Part 3 of our tutorial for quilt making. Our quilt is now tied and is beginning to really look like a quilt.  It’s time now for the binding of the edges.  First, the edges must be trimmed to be straight. Since I was going to use the back fabric as the [...]

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Basic Sandwich Quilt Tutorial… Part 2

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Linda S.

Now that I have my fabric picked out, the next step for some quilters is to wash the fabric.  Usually I don’t do this because I like the sizing that is in the new fabric to hold it a little more firmly than washed fabric.  If I am using old fabric or for some reason [...]

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My New Audio Book CD Holder… free almost tute… ;o)

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Linda S.

I decided that my quilted booklet would work… but not for what I really wanted.  So I totally revamped my idea. Rummaged around my guest/craft/storage/junk room and came up with a smallish scrap piece of mat board that was left over from something else (you can use any kind of cardboard…i.e. cake mix box) , [...]

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Tea Wallet .. Free Pattern at Is It Nap Time Yet?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Linda S.

I have lost my tea wallet!!!   spfttt**##@fftt  smahsh splatt bang  shhhplt!!! Yes, I’m having a tantrum..;o( I really DO NOT like the coffee at our Golden Corral so I always take my tea wallet with me and just get a cup of hot water.. I made my tea wallet almost 3 years ago using [...]

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Arbee Designs… Free Quilting Patterns and Tutorial

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Linda S.

I have so many sites in my favorites that our computer guy makes fun every time he has to do anything to our computers!  This morning I was going thru some of them and found just one of the sites I love to look back on every now and then.  Arbee Designs is a favorite [...]

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Creative Little Daisy … Boot Socks Tute

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Linda S.

Winter is fast approaching here in North Texas.  It’s not really cold enough for a “coat”, but there have been days when a nice, warm sweater fit the bill.  Along with all this cooler weather comes lots of outdoor walking around and ..ta da… Christmas shopping.. ;o)   It seems that even with all the shirt, [...]

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How to Warp a Navajo Loom (tutorial)

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Linda S.

Jim, over at Creating a Home, has posted a tutorial for warping his Navajo Loom… It doesn’t seem to be as hard as my pessimistic brain imagined it to be.  He’s doing rugs on it, but I can see it warped for weaving a large square blanket or a more tender weave for a shawl… I think [...]

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Creating a Home (free stand alone Navajo loom tutorial!)

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Linda S.

This is the final product after my son decided to make his own full sized Navajo Loom.  He has created a new blog called Creating a Home . On Wednesday he uploaded the full tutorial for making your own stand alone Navajo Loom.  There are many things I like about this loom, but one of the big ones [...]

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