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Amish Country Quilt Show

March 6, 2009 – 6:35 pm

In the middle of January, 2009 – not that many weeks ago! – we became the new owners of the Amish Country Quilt Show in Holmes County, OH.  The show is now in its 9th year and is planned for March 19-21 in the town of Walnut Creek – in the heart of Ohio’s Amish [...]

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Craft & Hobby Show update

January 28, 2009 – 12:57 pm

I just came back from sunny Anaheim (we have snow) where the Craft & Hobby show takes place each January. Store buyers attend and shop for new products for their stores, so as a writer I’m also looking for new things. Most of the new products aren’t even on sale yet, so it’s fun to [...]

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Threads and Breads

November 23, 2008 – 10:04 pm

Thanksgiving is coming soon, and amid your hustle to find the right turkey and the polish the silverware, you can take time to help others in need with your sewing and cooking skills.

November 26th is National Tie One On day! Not what you might think–we’re talking about tying on a custom-sewn apron. The idea is [...]

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Fabric Beads

November 4, 2008 – 10:00 am

One of the fun things about attending Quilt Market, and also Quilt Festival which is open to consumers, is that you can go to lots of classes. I went to Kristal Wick’s class about making fabric beads. In case you’re not familiar with her work, she’s the author of a new book titled Fabulous Fabric [...]

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Quilt Market, Fall 2008

November 2, 2008 – 1:25 pm

I’m back from Houston, TX –the home of the annual Quilt Market trade show. Encompassing the entire convention center, this show is where shopowners come to buy fabric for their stores, and this year there were 551 exhibitors with fun booths to show off their wares. And the good news is that 60 of them [...]

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