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Quilters sometimes are in a quandry whether to use straight or bias binding on their projects. 

Is one easier to make?
Is one easier to use?
Is one better to use than the other?

Here’s some useful information at Quilted Paradise – Bias Binding vs. Straight Binding.  It should help you decide which you want to use, and when it might be better to use one than the other.  Have fun!
Do you have a preference yourself?
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Send me your frugal quilting and fabric art tips to share with other quilters.  Nowadays, some people call them “green” quilting ideas if it means recycling quilting supplies.  I shall start a Frugal/Green Quilting section.
There was a great response to Karen Weideman’s guest post, 10 Ways to Save Money Quilting.   So it seems this is a popular topic.
Share your recycling, frugal, or “green” tips for quilting and fabric art.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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 Here is the weekly collection of quilting and crafty ideas from the Arts Bloggers.  I’m amazed at the unique ideas they come up with.  At Quilting and Patchwork, I’m featuring Karen Weideman’s guest post about ways to save money on quilting and quiltmaking.
At A Creative Journal, check out Creative Therapy , another great visual journal inspiration blog.
Learn How to Craft for the Retiree Market.  If you craft for profit, you need to know your market. At The Artful Crafter, read Eileen’s market tips for selling in an area with a lot of retirees.
How interesting! Making jewelry from favorite fabrics.
Use fabric …read more

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Sewing triangles and getting all the points to match up is more difficult in some patterns than others and more challenging for some quilters than others. 
Penny Halgren, by popular request, has developed a tutorial with videos at her How To Quilt web site for making a quilt with triangles.
As Penny explains:
This quilt offers opportunities for different kinds of
triangles, and has given me a chance to try some different
methods for sewing them together that make your results
more accurate.
These methods don’t necessarily save fabric. But they do
save time and aggravation by making the resulting triangles
a little more perfect.
You may want to check out Penny’s …read more