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The first is my friend Gra...Hi, Gra! Her name is Graciela or Grace and her wonderful blog is Chez Gra. She lives on the coast of Argentina. You have to go visit her blog. There are so many wonderful pictures, quilts and projects, like the one pictured below ( she allowed me to use her pictures). When you visit her blog, just click the translate button on the top right side bar...it works great.
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This project is made from old photo albums that she no longer used. Don't we all do this...keep something, knowing we'll do "something" with it "some day". Well, this project is the reason I don't throw anything away.
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First, she carefully pulled apart the pages of the album and cut in between each picture pocket so as to not cut through the sealed edges on both sides.
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Now she has this fabulous way of carrying the samples to the quilt shop to match to other fabrics. Plus you can showcase different fabric to see which ones will look best together for a quilt. The clear plastic holders are great to keep fabrics clean in your purse too.
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This is such a wonderful idea and recycling too. Thanks so much Gra for letting me show your idea to everyone. I know we are in the age of digital cameras and we're keeping pictures on disks now, so we all must have these albums tucked away some where. Let's all go and dig them out and start cutting them up!
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My second Friend On Friday is Carol Riggs. Carol emailed this week and asked if she could use a couple of my tutorials for demonstrations in her NEW quilt shop. Well, of course I said yes. I always love sharing! and a NEW QUILT SHOP...Woo Hoo!!!
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I am so excited for Carol and her sister, I want to share their new quilt shop with you. I know this only might apply to people in a certain area in the country, but if you are ever traveling or vacationing in Kansas, please stop by.
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Their shop is:
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Sew What Quilt Shop, LLP
162 W.Main
Marion, Kansas 66861
1-620-382-2020
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Their grand opening was today (sorry for this late post) and tomorrow the 10th (still time!!). She had mentioned in an email that they will have a blog some time in the future. When that happens, I will definitely pass it on.
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Thanks for stopping by Friends on Friday. If there is any project you'd like me to share with everyone, just send me an email!!
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Have a great weekend,
~Karen~
Thank you for the links. I'm going to be in KS this coming week so maybe me and the kids can head on over and check it out.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to say that you have a great blog and i love all your great ideas.
God bless,
Glenda from Co
I love your blog, will have to spread the word for you. I must say though, the idea with the photo album and swatches is great. I think it will work for me for another purpose though. I am going to make a similart swatch set but use it to know what fabric is in each plastic bin with out having to tear it all out.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! Thanks for the post about my project. I hope your readers find it useful!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Karen. Just wanted to tell you that I carry all of my swatches in those pages that you use to hold baseball cards. They work great too, and you can see all the patterns at one time, and only have to carry one sheet. But, the pieces have to be really small to use those.
ReplyDeleteThe way your friend does it allows you to carry bigger swatches.