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New Releases for July

New Releases for July

Posted by Deirdre Quirk on Jul 1st 2019

July is a grab bag of delightful new releases! Mix-and-match Dresden plates, a hardcover book with antique quilts and historical essays, new free-motion designs from Amanda Murphy, a calendar of embro … read more
Building a Joyful Seam

Building a Joyful Seam

Posted by Valerie Bothell on Jun 25th 2019

When I am stitching a seam on a crazy quilt, I will start with a one of the basic crazy-quilt stitches. For this illustration, I decided to use a feather stitch. … read more
Joyful Daily Stitching

Joyful Daily Stitching

Posted by Valerie Bothell on Oct 13th 2017

Excerpt from the introduction of Joyful Daily Stitching, Seam by Seam: Complete Guide to 500 Embroidery-Stitch Combinations, Perfect for Crazy Quilting by Valerie Bothell Joyful Embellish … read more