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Fall Quilt Market 2009

October 13, 2009 – 3:09 pm

Each fall quilt shop owners descend upon Houston, Texas for the extravaganza of the season–Quilt Market. They come to buy things that they later sell to us in their stores. As a writer, I’m allowed in to look for new products and network with the various companies in attendance, so I can share their news with you [...]

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Reuse, Remake, Restyle Challenge

September 1, 2009 – 10:26 pm

We want to see your most creative ideas! How have you implemented environmentally-sound sewing into your life? Have you designed a clever method to reuse a garment that you made and no longer wear? Do you shop thrift stores and garage sales for designer cast-offs that you restyle into bags, totes or ‘vintage’ style garments [...]

By SCAJanice | Also posted in General Information, Home Decorating | Comments (0)

September is National Sewing Month!

September 1, 2009 – 8:46 pm

Reuse, Remake, Restyle – that’s the theme of the 2009 National Sewing Month celebration. National Sewing Month is co-sponsored by the Sewing & Craft Alliance and the American Sewing Guild and is a month-long celebration of the art and craft of sewing. All through September, sewers from across the country will be attending classes, workshops [...]

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National Sewing Month

August 10, 2009 – 1:50 pm

As you’re harvesting veggies from your garden and perhaps still stitching some warm weather wardrobe components, think ahead a bit to the month of September. Every September is National Sewing Month, and this year’s theme is “Reuse, Remake, Restyle.”
A topic very apropos to today’s economy, this theme opens up the option for many types of [...]

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New Products at Spring Quilt Market in Pittsburgh, 2009

May 29, 2009 – 11:12 am

I just returned from Pittsburgh where the spring version of the infamous Quilt Market was held. It’s not open to the general public, but only to store owners, buyers and the press (me!). Companies are debuting their new fabric lines and products for quilters, sewers and crafters…many of which won’t be available in stores until at [...]

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