For many quilting and fabric art projects, we don’t need the most expensive fabric.  Odds and ends from various souces will suffice.  Also,  you may find some very nice fabric as you accumulate it from your non-traditional sources.
At Quilted Paradise, I found an article about Fabric Finds for the Frugal Quilter which contains some very good ideas for acquiring fabric for your projects.  Mentioned here:
Bandanas
Neckties
Thrift Stores
Garage Sales
Yard, garage and church sales
My daughter and I’ve found many fun fabrics and embellishments  from these sources over the years.  Let your creativity soar and you’ll discover many interesting ways to use items found this …read more

Throughout the years, quilters have been interested in recipes (exchanging them, serving at quilting bees, collecting into recipe books).  It’s not unusual to find an occasional recipe in a quilting newsletter or on a web site.  Havasu Quilts has offered raspberry recipes recently in occasional e-newsletters.
This week, you’ll find one for “Raspberry Pretzel Squares,” which looks delicious and is very timely during raspberry season.  You’ll find the recipe at: http://www.havasuquilts.com/newsletter/newsletter.html . 

Quiltmakers in today’s society also are interested in foods, as were the pioneer quilters who made favorite recipes for their quilting bees.  Nowadays quilters even publish group cookbooks with recipes they’ve all contributed.
Some of these books are compiled as fund raisers to help quilating groups with their projects and quilt shows.  Others are simply compilations for family groups.
One cookbook I particularly enjoy is Stitch ‘n Stir, published by the Quilters Guild of Dallas (TX) several years ago.  It contains both simple and elaborate recipes my family and I’ve sampled.
My daughter found Favorite Recipes From Quilters, compiled by Louise Stoltzfus, a nice …read more