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Sewing Along - Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Series
So far in our Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Series we have touched on Quilting Bee's, Swaps, and Quilting Guilds. Last Week we got to meet Kathreen author of Little Bits Quilting Bee. Sew-Alongs 101 What is a Sew-Along? A Sew-Along is like a sew-in or sewing party online. People get together usually meeting in one place like flickr, and...
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Meet Kathreen Ricketson, Author of Little Bits Quilting Bee
So you may wonder what got me thinking about all these Sewing and Quilting Events? For my birthday my sister bought me Little Bits Quilting Bee by Kathreen Rickteson, founder of Whipup.net. This book has 20 Quilts using Charm Squares, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, and Fat Quarters. All of these quilts are absolutely fantastic, but one of my favorite things about...
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Modern Quilt Guilds - Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Series
So far in our Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Series we have touched on two virtual sewing events, Quilting Bee's and Swaps. Today I'd like to talk a little bit about local quilting guilds. What is a Guild? A Quilting Guild is an organized group of quilters who come together locally. The key word here is "Organized" this isn't just...
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Swapping 'til you drop! - Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Blog Series
Today for the Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Blog Series we will be talking about “swapping ‘till you drop”! Quilting and Sewing Swaps! There are a variety of fun swaps out there: fabric swaps, quilt block swaps, pillow swaps, mini quilt swaps, hexie swaps and more. Quilting & Sewing Swaps 101 What are Swaps? A swap is an event held...
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Quilting Bee's - Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Blog Series
Today is day one of Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Series here at Pile O' Fabric. And I will be talking about Quilting Bee's! If you are just joining me for this series you can read about the details here. Quilting Bee's 101 What is a Quilting Bee? Quilting Bee's originally started as a social event where a group of...
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Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Blog Series
I recently asked all of those who participated in my SMS Giveaway after the event: What are your favorite sewing events to participate in? Blog Hops, Quilt Alongs, Tutorials, Giveaways, Fabric Swaps, Bee's, Block Parties? Thank you so much to those of you who responded! In your responses I noticed a general trend that some have never heard of some...