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Hanging Quilts

April 24, 2006

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How do you hang your quilts? Do you use the “hanging sleeve and dowel rod method?” I have for years, and still do, but recently I wondered if there wasn’t something better out there. I like to have a seasonal quilt hanging in my entryway that changes depending on the time of year. Now of [...]

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Don’t be afraid of the blue washout marker!

February 20, 2006

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Have you been told by your quilting friends never to use that blue washout marker? Or worse, tried it on your quilt, and then couldn’t get the marks out?? I was gulled into that trap by the bad publicity these markers were getting some years back, too. Now the blue marker is one of my [...]

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Get the Right Table and Chair!

February 7, 2006

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I have a new table to quilt on, finally. It came yesterday, and my DH helped me build it last night. It’s great, because I can adjust it to EXACTLY the right height, which for me is about 65cm high. The table I had before was about 72cm high, which is just not right. I [...]

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