Author Archives: Karen Dennison

What’s New in Quilting

Every week, there are new stories to tell about quilting. Recently, the Southern California Association of Quilt Shop Owners had its annual quilt run from Thursday through Sunday and lasted for two weekends. Also in my years of quilting career, … Continue reading

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Quilting Tools for Christmas

The art of quilting has been a tradition since then and it evokes memories of a deceased loved one; it had been a way for many to use threads as a binding tool for families from time to time. A … Continue reading

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Helpful Tips for Making a Patchwork Quilt

If you want a quality patchwork quilt, you need to remember that not all fabrics are suitable for quilting. Some fabrics cannot be used for quilting while others can give you best results. Choosing a wrong type of fabric would … Continue reading

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How to Find Free Basic Quilting Patterns Online

Throughout history, women had shaped their community with designs, patterns and experiences related to quilting. It is their way to engage with other people without accusing them of wasting their time. Not only did they use quilting as a social … Continue reading

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Avoiding the Christmas Sewing Time Stress

There is never enough time in the best of circumstances.  The holidays just take that “too much to do, too little time” mantra to the extreme. I try to not have too much last minute stress around the holidays.  As … Continue reading

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Where to Buy What

I have determined what I will need to buy for my Christmas sewing.  Now I need to figure out where to get it. I am a huge advocate of the 3/50 project.  If you don’t know what that is, please … Continue reading

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Taking Stash Inventory

A quick, or not so quick, search through my stash of fabrics with my Christmas gift list in hand, allows me to inventory what I will be using that I already have, versus what I will have to buy. The … Continue reading

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How Much Fabric is Necessary for My Christmas Sewing?

When I know how many of each item I am sewing, I work on the materials lists.  I am currently about half way through figuring out what each piece is going to take in reference to fabric, time and other … Continue reading

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Determining My To Do List

Accumulating the supplies I need to begin my Christmas sewing requires a bit of planning.  The first part of the plan is to figure out my To Do List. Since I have already made up the people who will be … Continue reading

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No (or little) Thought Sewing Machine Maintenance

In giving this new plan of attack some extra thought, I have come to the conclusion that having my machine serviced just before Christmas sewing will work out really well. Remembering when I am supposed to schedule things is not … Continue reading

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