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Patch­work Bed­ding Com­forter Head­boards in our Homes Author: Mike Stephen­son Head­boards in our homes The head­board is a very use­ful piece of fur­ni­ture that attaches eas­ily to the head of the bed. Head­boards retain the pil­lows and very often pro­vide a com­fort­able and secure back­ing to the bed upon which to lean and relax. Fur­ther­more, they also […]

Red Duvet Quilt Do you add salt to washer when dying quilt? I’ve dyed a faded red duvet sev­eral times. Some­one told me to add a box of salt to the hot washer tub water before adding the duvet. I dye it red to make it a richer red. I always add salt to the […]

King Com­forter Shams Where is the Ark of the Covenant Hid­den? Author: Harun Yahya The Ark of the Covenant is a trea­sure chest revealed by our Lord in the Qur’an and which con­tains the prop­erty of the Prophet Moses and the Prophet Aaron. Accord­ing to Islamic schol­ars, the most impor­tant fea­ture of the Ark is […]

Queen Size Quilt Find­ing and Car­ing for a Leather Orga­nizer Hand­bag Author: Gargi Nath Any­one con­sid­er­ing pur­chas­ing a leather orga­nizer hand­bag should know right off the bat that they are mak­ing a great choice. A leather orga­nizer hand­bag will be a ter­rific addi­tion to your wardrobe, and will give you a durable, ver­sa­tile hand­bag that […]

Cot­ton Quilt Shams Indian Hand­looms — From the Charkha to Wills Lifestyle India Fash­ion Week Author: Arund­hati Mahanata ‘Indian Hand­looms’, a term that spells exquis­ity, ebul­lience and enun­ci­ate a mul­ti­far­i­ous equip of excog­i­tat­ing designs, both eth­nic and mod­ernistic. Pro­vid­ing liveli­hood to 90 mil­lion peo­ple, the level of artistry and intri­cacy achieved by Indian hand­loom fab­rics is […]

Hand­made Cot­ton Quilted where are good places to find nice cot­ton fab­ric for a cheap price? I live in Hamil­ton Ontario and don’t drive so I can’t really go to places out­side the city. I like mak­ing quilts for infants and tod­dlers (crib size) and have decided to try it as a home busi­ness to […]

Cabin Quilt Hand­made What To Do in Blue Ridge, Geor­gia Author: Keith Kur­tis While a met­ro­pol­i­tan city like Atlanta has much to offer in the way of cos­mopoli­tan plea­sures, it can be a bit more dif­fi­cult to track down the sim­pler things in life. Blue Ridge, Geor­gia is located in Fan­nin County and offers enough […]

Piece Quilt Set Quilt­ing Res­o­lu­tions Author: Penny Hal­gren With the new year upon us, quil­ters every­where are think­ing of res­o­lu­tions. Here are a few tips to help fel­low quil­ters keep those res­o­lu­tions. Most quil­ters will resolve to be bet­ter orga­nized or get a good grasp on time man­age­ment. For those who want to get organized, […]

Throw Lap Quilts Dig­i­tiz­ing a Quilt Pat­tern Author: Penny Hal­gren Quil­ters who are not already a machine embroi­dery enthu­si­ast just may find them­selves engrossed in the craft once they real­ize they could incor­po­rate machine embroi­dery into their quilt­ing. Embroi­dery is a tra­di­tional way to add spe­cial dec­o­ra­tive touches to quilts. Whether by hand or machine, […]

Quilt Com­forter Bed­spread Take com­fort and be on trend with time­less pieces in ‘Boutis’, his­tor­i­cally embroi­dered to carry a mes­sage of luck, hap­pi­ness and pros­per­ity Author: Stephanie McIn­tosh In these per­ilous eco­nomic times, take com­fort and be on trend with time­less pieces and tex­tures which echo sim­pler, hap­pier times. Whether you are re-styling your bedroom […]