Reference Compendium

There are thousands of photos, videos, fonts, music, and other creative assets available for use on the internet. These resources are completely free and can be used for personal or commercial purposes. How is that possible, and where do we find all this …

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How to Make Continuous Bias Tape

Knowing how to make my own continuous bias tape out of a single square of fabric is wonderful when it comes to finishing my quilt edges. The process is quick and easy (it requires sewing just 2 seams), efficient (it uses less fabric than traditional metho…

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Inspiration and Idea Generation

At this point, I've pretty well documented my process of creating a quilt from the point I start working with fabric in blog posts like this one. This physical creation (from picking fabrics to sewing the binding) part of my process is really only 40% of …

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Size Matters

A question came up on one of the social media groups in which I participate. Someone was looking for suggestions on how to pick a size when making a new work of art. Thanks to my fine art background and experiences with e-commerce, I have some strong opin…

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International Quilt Festival - Houston, 2019

Last week and weekend, the International Quilt Festival was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. It's the largest quilt show in the world, using every inch of the nearly 3,000,000 square feet of the convention center's available s…

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