Category Archives: Textiles

Shopping will leave a lot of people broke in modern times.  Specialty clothing stores found in malls have increased their costs drastically in the last ten years.  Inflation has also played a part, since clothing prices are a significant amount … Read the rest of this entry →

If you’re planning to save by selecting poor-quality fabric for your quilts, you aren’t likely to end up happy. Trying to get away with textiles that isn’t really up to par can cause problems with color permanence when you launder … Read the rest of this entry →

You don’t have to be an elder these days to be a quilter or a knitter. Each gender, race and background is starting quilting. If you go to a fabric store in Los Angeles you can find celebrities like Courtney … Read the rest of this entry →

When you are planning on taking on craft projects from home, there are some things you could do to save money, especially if you are planning for multiple projects over a range of time. There are a couple helpful tips … Read the rest of this entry →

If you’re just starting your journey into the world of quilting, there’s a great deal of information out there that you can pick up at your leisure as you become comfortable with the tools, methods, and of course, fabrics used … Read the rest of this entry →

You often come across handsomely made quilts when entering the homes of practiced quilters. The amount of money made by quilt sellers may have shocked you. If you’ve ever looked at a quilt with envy, believing that there was no … Read the rest of this entry →

Sewn together from different fabric parts, colonial women used these fabrics to create blankets and bedding for the winter. Because of the high cost of importing fabrics, women gathered fabric pieces to sew together to make what is known as … Read the rest of this entry →