Paper Quilts
As I skimmed a news article recapping the events in a particular town for 2008, I saw a reference to “paper quilts.”  The fourth grade students made a paper “quilt” after learning about the history of American quilting.
This reminded me of a quilt that hung in the lobby of the Pease Public Library for about a month after the end of the summer reading program.  This was a paper quilt created by the youngsters who participated in a particular reading project.  This “quilt” was lovely and caught my attention each time I stopped by our town library.
Because the quilt was made by youngsters of different ages, …read more

Quilt Trails take on various meanings to quilters who’ve followed them.  However, they can provide enjoyment, information, and adventure.
In this article, a tourism board ponders the idea of attracting visitors to their area with a “Quilt Trail.“  In this case, they’re looking at the quilt designs painted on barns throughout an area or in various states.  People interested in quilts and anything quilt related often come from miles around to view these works of art.
There’s now a web site detailing quilt trail art.
Other types of quilt trails might involve touring quilt shops in an area or quilt shows.  Perhaps there …read more

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What fun to open a magazine or online zine and find quilters from one’s hometown mentioned.  This happened to me this evening when I discovered this article about my hometown, Why Plymouth Rocks, in the April issue of New Hampshire Magazine. by Tom Long and Stacy Milbouer.
Mentioned here are:
*Loretta Bothello and her Country Heart Quilters, a quilt fabric shop on the Tenney Mountain Highway that also provides quiltmaking classes.
*Quilter Janice Maves who operates the Gallery at Red Gate Farm on Highland Street.
As we browse around our local area, we often can find quilting and fabric art treasures.  What is located near you?
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 As my daughter, Beth, and I were running errands today, after the snow and sleet ended, we encountered the owner of a local fabric and quilt shop.  We had been to her shop in her home, when she held an Open House this past autumn, and enjoyed browsing and buying, along with the view of the mountain landscape from her yard.
“What are you doing now?’ we inquired.
She informed us she now was designing and selling Quilted Tote Bag Kits.  These seem to be very popular, I’ve noticed, and I think this shop owner/designer is wise to become involved with this trend.
You …read more

QuiltingAndPatch.com 
   If you have a quilting/fabric arts business, you may have items that you’d like to place on sale for an “After Christmas” or “beginning of the year” special promotion.
For some ideas on how to plan this, check out my post, 5 Tips for Planning “After Christmas” & “After New Year’s” Sales at Your Home Business., at Home Biz Notes where I’m a co-blogger with Yvonne Russell.
Shoppers often look for “after Christmas” and “after New Year’s” sales.  So home business owners can utilize this as a shopping promotion, too.  The manager of a mall store told me shoppers are always coming into …read more