Trace ‘n Create E-Tablet and Paper Tablet Keepers was introduced at the same time as the Fuse ‘n Gather and Fuse ‘n Bind.  I am an avid reader and was gifted with an E-Reader last Christmas.  I carry it everywhere I go and have to admit the cover is getting a little “worn” looking.  When I received the template I was gung ho to whip out a beautiful cover for it…….BUT……..I don’t sew garments or crafty projects well.  Something about directions and my lack of finishing techniques just doesn’t work well. …

HOUSTON, TEXAS Isn’t this a beautiful convention center?  We are fortunate to have such a lovely place to celebrate Quilting and the amazingly talented and creative folks that design and make the comfort givers we know as QUILTS! Living in the Northwest I have to get up with the sun to make my flight “inland” as we call anywhere but the coast.   Fall has come to the Northwest and it was a pleasure to head out to warm and sunny Houston. Setting up 6 booths is hard work so the…

Needles and thread of some sort have been around from practically  the beginning of time and women have been making clothing and bedding for nearly as long. Over time the process for making warm bed coverings has improved greatly but the basic process has been the same. Two fabric layers and something in the middle to make it warm and you have a quilt. To keep those layers from falling apart stitches had to be applied to “sandwich” the layers and keep them together. Tying quilts was a quick and often used method of…

Oh WOW!!! Just got back from a week in Dallas and nearly died in the heat. I joke. Fortunately we were inside the hotel and event hall so didn’t have to go outside. It was HOT, HOT, HOT! And my heart goes out to all those folks dealing with the fires. I have one cousin in Texas that lost his house and three cars to the fire and another friend with van packed waiting for the mandatory evacuation notice. May rain come soon for these folks. We were there for…

We came for a week of demonstration to the tropical and enchanted island of Puerto Rico!  Puerto Rico is a small island located in the Caribbean Sea and only 100 miles long by 35 miles wide.  The weather was hot and humid, but the scenery was beautiful.    We were greeted by the sign in the hotel lobby “Puerto Rico Does It Better”.  What a great way to start our demo exploration! Outside the Convention Center where we spent 2 days of demonstration. The people were eager and excited to…

I know most of you out there have made a Pom-Pom at one time or another in your life –or– you have had something with a pom-pom on it.  If you haven’t used Clover’s Pom-Pom Makers you have been working too hard.  My 7 yr old grandson, Garret, loves making pom-pom’s…especially the big ones.  That’s just how easy it is to use the Pom-Pom makers.  Check out these pom-pom ornaments.  How creative and fun!