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Welcome to the new Quilter’s Thread

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The reno is nearly done.

We’re moving in to our new digs! How do you like the new Quilter’s Thread?

Quilter’s Thread isn’t just redesigned, it is refocused. Our design is intended to communicate a simplified mission and a renewed commitment to the tradition of quilting.

That mission is to use technology to connect quilters. The tradition is generous sharing. I love how quilters share what they know and what they make.

Our QT users overwhelmingly sign on via the web, so we have stopped supporting the app and are focusing on the web. Overwhelmingly, our quilters spend their time in the gallery and on tips and tricks, so we are making viewing those channels easier by incorporating them into our Instagram feed.

Simplified delivery

Simplifying our delivery allows us to focus on our content. We will speak through the blogs- with lots of video ahead, and we will show through Instagram. Our patterns and resources will be housed in a store instead of a library- some free, some for sale.

Our email plan is monthly. Please sign up to get a free pattern. Our news will come monthly with a free block pattern included in each.  Also, please follow us on Instagram. Our photo library is there, as well as our snippets of inspiration and instruction.

As always, please let us know what you think and what you need. That’s what we’re here for.

Live well, quilt well.

Lisa

Great Grandma Book’s Quilt

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Circa 1928. Can you believe how pristine this quilt is? This is the only quilt Grandma ever made. She made it for her only son. Soon, it will be passed from her great-grandson to his son.

Quilters’ New Year’s Resolutions

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Every quilter’s New Year’s resolution is to finish UFOs. I’ve made that resolution more ways than anyone I know.

  • I resolve to finish one UFO every month.
  • I resolve to finish two UFOs before I start a new project.
  • I resolve to spend ten minutes a day working on UFOs.
  • I resolve to spend one day doing nothing but binding all my quilted quilts.
  • I resolve to stitch bindings down when I watch television at night. (I even bought a new lamp for that one.)

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Easy Quilted Mother’s Day Cards

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After Christmas and Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day is the biggest card-giving day of the year. If you’re anything like me, you’re pressed for time to search for the right card. Furthermore, you’re annoyed at the expense of buying cards that don’t send the right message.

I have a solution for saying what I want, spending time where I want (my sewing room, not the card shops,) and saving a bit of money. That is, I use my fabric scraps to make paper-pieced greeting cards….

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It’s Fast and Easy to Make this Quilted Easter Basket

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It may not seem like it, but there is still plenty of time to make this quilted basket for Easter giving. You can find the free pattern by logging in to the app, and going to the Library in Community/Gallery.

When I get down to business, I’m quick at getting my sewing and quilting done, but even a distracted quilter should finish this in under two hours.

My sister thought I was crazy when I forced her to make multiples at the same time. But, she agreed later that it doesn’t take twice as long to make multiples.

With a little encouragement from me, she completed three in three and one-half hours. It did require her to check her “everything has to be perfect to the milli stitch” attitude at the door. I was certain her grandchildren wouldn’t notice anything but the cute fabric and the gifts inside. It’s nice to be right once in a while.

Happy Spring.

Live well. Quilt Well.