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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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It was more difficult for southern women to produce quilts as fabric became scarce because of blockades to southern harbors.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Fabrics found at the Quilt Foundry range from the traditional to the boldly contemporary.
What gives scrap quilts so much of their flavor is the nuance of so many different fabrics.
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Sarah Kennedy,
Fashion Model
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Train quilts are backed with gingham checks and all quilts are made from poly/cotton blend fabrics and filled with poly fiber fill.
Traditional quilts are sewn with the pretty sides of the fabrics together to hide the seams.
Quilts are sometimes bound with woven cotton or linen tape, or narrow strips of straight-cut fabric.
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Anita Ganesh,
Poet
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Linda Reuss Benson is a local artist who creates art quilts using fabrics that will stimulate and soothe the senses while creating a warm atmosphere that will take the viewer to a pleasurable place and time.
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Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman
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Electric Quilt software is not required for this software but the fabrics are fully compatible with EQ5 if you do own it.
Original Quilts accepts personal checks and money orders for fabric sales.
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Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom
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Pieced quilts probably had their beginnings in family scrap bags when every bit of fabric was precious and nothing was thrown away.
Most crib quilts on the market are made of stiff synthetic fabrics and are stuffed so thick that people realize they would never actually put them on their baby!
For quilts that are going to be used (loved) thrown and dragged around, I would wash the fabrics first.
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