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Therese Stempin has never been very far away from a sewing machine. Her mother bought her a Necchi machine when she was in the third grade. Stempin still has the machine, in almost pristine condition ...
When Therese Stempin recalls how she first began sewing, she pauses and then from another room produces a small hard-sided case with a handle. Lifting the latches, she opens it to reveal a bright ...
If Joann stores' closing has got you down, heading to the I-X Center this weekend is sure to give you a lift. You might make ...
SALT LAKE CITY — For centuries, quilts have been used for comfort, décor, and family heirlooms. But beyond those purposes, quilts have long been used to communicate messages. “Quilting has be ...
Sisters Margaret Boyer and Phyllis Vander Vlucht enjoy creating artistic and functional items such as rugs, quilts, painted ...
My scrappy quilt began to bring back memories. This was the type of quilt my grandmothers would have made, in a time when ...
doesn't have to be sewing,” Beskow said. “They can bring their tools, they can rent our machines.” Beskow has a long-arm quilting machine for detail work. She also offers basic servicing and ...
Quilts 2025, presented by Ohio-based sewing machine distributor Creative Stitches, starts on March 28. The exhibition is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 27. Alongside the display of ...
Leoné Nera grew up in a family that loved knitting and crocheting, but said she had never heard of quilting.“I didn’t even know back then what a quilt is,” said Nera.Nera said she picked up sewing ...