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• Resolutions for Quilters
  Here are a few tips to help fellow quilters keep their New Year resolutions.
  Published 31Dec2008, viewed 75 times

• Brighten a Day with Quilted Postcards
  Quilted postcards are a unique alternative to a traditional paper greeting card.
  Published 24Dec2008, viewed 251 times

• What Can You Do with a Quilt Block?
  There are many things you can do with a left over quilt block.
  Published 17Dec2008, viewed 79 times

• Star Quilt Block Patterns for Holidays
  Since the star is a traditional symbol of Christmas, star quilts make great decorations and gifts for the Christmas season. If you want to make a special holiday quilt, you will discover that there are many star quilt patterns from which to choose. Simply integrate your Christmas fabrics and colors into any traditional star pattern and you are certain to have a quilt that will delight your family or its recipient for many years.
  Published 16Dec2008, viewed 413 times

• Make and Sell Baby Quilts
  Making and selling baby quilts is a legitimate business and it can be as big or as small, as part time or as full time as you would like.
  Published 27Nov2008, viewed 245 times

• Keepsake Quilting Preserves Memories
  Keepsake quilting preserves memories and creates an heirloom.
  Published 28Oct2008, viewed 113 times

• Quilting Kits Make Great Gifts
  Make your own quilting kits to give as gifts.
  Published 13Oct2008, viewed 213 times

• Quilting Fabric
  For beginner quilters, there seems to be some mystery surrounding the selection of quilting fabric. Rest assured that once you have a quilt or two under your belt, selecting quilting fabric gets easier.
  Published 01Oct2008, viewed 170 times

• Easy Baby Quilt Patterns
  It isn't necessary to spend hours toiling away on a baby quilt, easy baby quilt patterns make just as nice gifts!
  Published 10Sep2008, viewed 1441 times

• Necktie Quilts: a Trendy Way to Commemorate Memories
  Necktie quilts have enjoyed popularity over many decades due to the fact that they can be great memory quilts honoring the men in your life.
  Published 01Sep2008, viewed 1793 times

• Start Your Own Quilting Business: Make and Sell Quilted Accessories
  If you want to start a quilting business, but don't really want to make actual quilts, why not make and sell quilted accessories?
  Published 02Aug2008, viewed 312 times

• Start Your Own Quilting Business: Christmas Stockings
  You could still start and operate your own profitable quilting business by selling quilted Christmas stockings.
  Published 01Aug2008, viewed 167 times

• Start a Quilting Business: Fundraising for Charity
  Maybe your quilting business could benefit a charity or other organization
  Published 26Jul2008, viewed 240 times

• Start a Quilting Business: Quilted Wall Hangings
  If you love appliqué quilting and want to turn that passion into a quilting business, why not consider targeting the niche market of quilted wall hangings?
  Published 25Jul2008, viewed 258 times

• Start a Quilting Business: Sell Custom Tree Skirts
  Your quilting business niche could be making and selling custom tree skirts for the holidays.
  Published 18Jul2008, viewed 247 times

• Start A Quilting Business: Make Reproduction Quilts
  If you have a little patience and love to pay attention to detail, maybe making reproduction quilts is the home-based business for you!
  Published 16Jul2008, viewed 256 times

• Quilting Business: Sell Quilting Kits
  Making and selling quilting kits is one niche market. Beginning quilters would buy quilting kits. They are your target market. As you plan your quilting kits, keep in mind some of the obstacles a beginning quilter would face and strive to overcome them.
  Published 08Jul2008, viewed 346 times

• Start a Quilting Business: Make Money Recycling Old Quilts
  If you are not a quilter, you can still have your own quilting business. Create your own niche in the quilting business by giving old quilts new life.
  Published 06Jul2008, viewed 839 times

• Husqvarna Mega Quilter Gives Machine Quilters Many Options
  Quilters who want speed and consistency, though, can benefit from the Husqvarna Mega Quilter.
  Published 01Jul2008, viewed 422 times

• Start a Quilting Business: Sell Niche Products
  All quilters need accessories. Your quilting business could be selling those accessories or niche products geared specifically toward quilters.
  Published 30Jun2008, viewed 142 times

• Looking for Free Denim Quilt Patterns?
  If you are looking for free denim quilt patterns, there's good news. You can use just about any quilt pattern to create your denim quilt.
  Published 19Jun2008, viewed 1737 times

• Start a Quilting Business
  No matter what your reason for considering, it, there is no time like the present to start a quilting business of your own.
  Published 18Jun2008, viewed 274 times

• Leisure Arts quilt patterns
  Leisure Arts'quilting patterns are some you will not want to miss.
  Published 04Jun2008, viewed 295 times

• Start a Quilting Business
  Even if you have never sold a quilt or quilted a pieced top for someone, you can start a quilting business.
  Published 03Jun2008, viewed 223 times

• Quilting Gadgets Simplify the Process
  Quilting gadgets and supply options have raised the bar for quilters everywhere.
  Published 26May2008, viewed 222 times

• 1930 Newspaper Quilt Patterns Filled a Need and Entertained
  Many newspapers published quilt patterns for their readers during the Great Depression. 1930 newspaper quilt patterns were especially common in rural areas of the United States.
  Published 25May2008, viewed 960 times

• Fun Games for Quilters
  To plan games for quilters, get inspiration from children's parties.
  Published 20May2008, viewed 656 times

• Great Reasons to Start Your Quilting Business Now
  Quilting supplies and services offered online reach much farther than the United State's slumping economy affects. There's no need to let a nation's economic slump create a slump for you or your dream business.
  Published 19May2008, viewed 266 times

• Start a New Quilting Busines NOW!
  If you love quilting and would like to make extra money to help your family through these tough financial times, there's no time like the present to start a quilting related business!
  Published 08May2008, viewed 285 times

• Dog Quilt Patterns
  There are almost as many dog quilt patterns as there are breeds of dogs!
  Published 07May2008, viewed 1031 times

• Quilters Retreats
  Most avid quilters have more than one project going at a time. Often, there's one quilting project that gets put aside so long that it seems almost impossible to complete. If you find yourself in a quilting rut, maybe it's time to consider quilters retreats.
  Published 30Apr2008, viewed 253 times

• Rag Quilt Patterns
  If you are a beginner quilter looking for near-immediate gratification or an old pro who wants to create a different look, why not try one of the rag quilt patterns on the market?
  Published 29Apr2008, viewed 414 times

• Gift Ideas for Quilters
  To pick the perfect gift ideas for quilters you know, it's important to know what kind of quilting they enjoy. It's easy enough to ask if you don't already know.
  Published 31Mar2008, viewed 203 times

• Christmas Gifts for Quilters
  Christmas gifts for quilters are abundant and fit in any budget.
  Published 30Mar2008, viewed 267 times

• Christmas Art Quilt Patterns
  When you find the right Christmas art, quilt patterns to showcase it usually fall right into place.
  Published 22Mar2008, viewed 231 times

• Letter Applique Quilts -- As Exciting or as Simple as You Make Them!
  There are thousands of fonts available free of charge on the Internet. Starting your letter appliqué quilt pattern search on a free font website is a good idea.
  Published 21Mar2008, viewed 249 times

• Sue Garman Quilt Patterns
  Sue Garman quilt patterns delight whimsical and traditional quilt lovers
  Published 06Mar2008, viewed 834 times

• Using Machine Embroidery to Quilt
  Machine embroidery offers exciting options to quilters.
  Published 24Feb2008, viewed 1392 times

• Creating Custom Applique is Easier than You Think
  Creating a custom applique is easy. Simple drawings can help your custom applique dream become a reality...and you don't have to be an artist.
  Published 21Feb2008, viewed 1011 times

• Photos on Quilts: There's New Technology in Town!
  Direct-to-Garment printers offer photo options for quilters.
  Published 18Feb2008, viewed 297 times

• Iowa Quilt Blocks on Barns
  Iowa quilt blocks on barns bring in tourists and promote the art of quilting.
  Published 11Feb2008, viewed 697 times

• Origin of Quilt Names
  As you look through a book with hundreds of quilt blocks, several interesting things pop up. You will probably discover quilt blocks with a different design while having the same name. Likewise, you will find quilt blocks that look the same yet have different names. How did this happen? And what is the inspiration for naming quilt blocks in the first place?
  Published 04Feb2008, viewed 528 times

• Planning a Quilting Design
  Effective quilting designs don't need to be intricate and detailed to be effective. A quilter might choose a pattern that simply echoes the pieced or appliqué design, outlines a particular design feature, or creates a grid or series of parallel quilting lines.
  Published 26Jan2008, viewed 228 times

• Antique Doll Quilts
  Girls in the early nineteenth century were trained from the time they were very young in what was thought to be their life's work. Before sewing machines were common in homes, hand sewing was important for girls to learn since they would likely be stitching all of the clothing, linens and bedding for her home. It seemed natural, then, that doll quilts would be the perfect practice piece.
  Published 21Jan2008, viewed 224 times

• A Short History of a Short Needle
  It has been said that the invention of the wheel was the milestone that changed the future of mankind. But, consider this. The man who invented the wheel was wearing animal skins that had been sewn together with a needle. Being able to sew skins together to craft clothing for warmth and protection enabled Stone Age men to remain in northern areas of the globe, thus breaking away from their nomadic existence.
  Published 12Jan2008, viewed 243 times

• Using the Sun to Create Beautiful, Unique Fabric
  Sunprints are fun and easy to make, and the good news is that you don't need to be a chemist to make them. You don't even need to have the chemicals around. It is easy to find pre-treated fabric to make your sunprint, yet the process is basically the same, and your result can look modern, or take on an antique look
  Published 03Jan2008, viewed 201 times

• Tying Quilts Creatively
  Quilters want to finish their quilts, but often by the time they get to the quilting stage, the quilting design presents a challenge or the time to actually quilt the quilt is overwhelming. So the quilt just sits in a box or on a shelf. Tying a quilt can get the quilt finished in just a few hours for someone to enjoy.
  Published 30Dec2007, viewed 350 times

• Create a Complex Quilt Design Using only Simple Shapes
  Quilts and quilt designs are created by combining blocks. By changing the shapes of the pieces within a block and/or changing the placement of the colors of the pieces, you can create a whole new quilt design while keeping construction of your quilt the same.
  Published 23Dec2007, viewed 235 times

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