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Quick Guide to: Trace ‘n Create Templates by Faith Essenburg
This week I have been playing with templates from Clover called Trace ‘n Create Quilt and I just had the most fun with them. I decided on both projects that I would make pillow covers and although similar in make and form they came out totally different and I love each one! I started with the Lone Star Collection and a stack of Anna Maria Horner fabrics.
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Clover at QuiltWeek Spring Paducah 2019
Clover will be back on the road and at AQS QuiltWeek Spring Paducah. QuiltWeek Paducah will take place April 24-27, 2019 in Paducah, Kentucky.
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Easy Cutting Tips for English Paper Piecing
I wanted to share with you a few easy tips I use for cutting my fabrics to English Paper Piece. On my first EPP project I had acrylic templates making it easy to cut the fabric shapes, this time around I don’t have cutting templates and my first block was a bit messy and wasted more fabric than I like to.
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Handmade and Handpicked Pom-Pom Hydrangeas
Maintain brilliantly colored Hydrangeas that you never have to water! Use our Pom Pom Makers, select hand-dyed fabrics that are complimentary to Hydrangeas, add stems and leaves and you’ll have a stunning bouquet.
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Thursday Threads – Trick-or-Treat Bag
Every Trick-or-Treater needs a special bag to carry all the sweet treats awaiting them on Halloween. Spend an afternoon creating this quick and simple bag for your little ghouls and monsters using Clover’s Create-a-Strap, Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in and your basic sewing supplies. For this project you will need: 2- 11″x 12″ cuts of fabric for the bag 2- 11″x 12″ pieces of Sew Lazy Dreamy Fleece Sew-in 2- 1″ x 16″ cuts of fabric for the straps 1- Package of Clover’s 1″ Create-a-Strap Additional tools: Wonder Clips 6-in-1…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Rotary Cutters
We played this video in our booth at Quilt Market in Portland last week. You can see our entire line of rotary cutting tools and accessories and the features that make them unique. We’re especially proud of how safe and easy it is to change the blade and how simple it is to switch the cutter from right to left handed use.
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Make It Monday – Pom Pom Hydrangeas
Have you tried making pom-poms with fabric? It gives the pom-pom a whole new look, perfect for a spring bouquet. It’s easy to do if you use a rotary cutter to cut the fabric, and is a wonderful way to use scraps from quilting and sewing projects. Here’s the link to all the directions for the flowers shown on the left. The little trick to get the fluffy look is giving the pom-poms a trim at the end with pinking shears. It’s the little touches that make all the difference.…