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Rag quilts are easy and fun to make, and you really can make one
in a weekend – from start to finish using these complete
step-by-step Guides.

Rag Quilt in a Weekend!

In Less Than 17 Hours, You Can Cut 3½ Yards of Fabric into 75 Pieces and Sew 25 Blocks Together, Creating 498 Inches of Fringe…. and a Smile.

Make this fast, fun and funky quilt in one short weekend, whether you are new to quilting or have been quilting for years. Read the rest of this entry »

With this fantastic pack of childrens’ printable craft and activity templates you will get the four most popular printable craft cd’s (in downloadable format) from the QuickCraft Range.
That’s over 750 printable activity pages for children to make and do!

With QuickCraft, entertaining kids becomes child’s play.

The software found in the QuickCraft range is so straightforward and simple to use, even young children can access the activities with ease. With hundreds of printable activities, centered on a main theme, each program offers hours of fulfilling hands on experiences yet still encourages children’s overall growth and development.

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Dear Sewing Friend,

Are you a sewing beginner, or someone coming back to sewing after a long break from it? Perhaps you just need an introduction into basic sewing, or are seriously considering attending a sewing class. Whatever your reason, you can start taking your very own sewing lessons today with Read the rest of this entry »

Embroidery is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, much the same as quilting and knitting and other hand crafts.  Many crafters who enjoy quilting also end up enjoying embroidery and might feel as if they have torn loyalties-which craft to pursue in the small amount of time available for hobbies?  The good news is that quilting and embroidery make excellent companions.  Crafters who love quilting but are attracted to the depth and color that embroidery stitches offer can follow both their loves by combining the two crafts.

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When many people hear the word quilt they think of many colorful blocks or patches created from old clothes sewn together to form a large rectangular blanket.  Pieced patchwork is actual much, much more complicated. Pieced patchwork is made from fabric scraps that are cut into regular shapes and then sewn together in geometric patterns to form blocks. The pieces may be joined by hand or machine. Machine stitching is quicker and more durable but hand stitching is traditional. Read the rest of this entry »