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Old quilts are treasures, if not in monetary value, thanas family keepsakes. However, many of them are well worn, so need repairs…perhaps minor, but sometimes major to keep from deteriorating further.

At the Quilted Paradise site, we learn Some Easy Steps for Repairing Your Quilt and Tips on Storing Your Quilt. You may find handy hints and instructions for rejuvenating the old quilt(s) in your life.

Here’s also a book with some quilt restoration/repair tips.

What’s been your experience with restoring old quilts?

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Many quilters quilt for the love of this art and find it a relaxing and enjoyable hobby. Others develop their hobby into a business. These businesses, money making endeavors, can take many forms.

I’ll list 13 ideas today for Thursday Thirteen:

1. Making quilts for sale
2. Teaching quiltmaking and fabric art workshops
3. Teaching how to dye and paint fabric
4. Giving talks to groups and at conferences
5. Designing and developing kits for related projects
6. Designing and selling patterns
7. Doing longarm quilting
8. Publish ingmna newsletter or magazine, selling subscriptions and ads for it
9. Coordinating quilt and fabric art shows
10.Writing books and magazine articlesabout quiltmaking
11.Operating a quilt fabric shop
12.Writing novels that incorporate quilts and quiltmaking
13.Combineing a number of these activities into one business

What do you do? Share with us!!

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Recently I wrote about How Will the Orphan Works Bill Affect Ownership of Your Art and Written Work? here at Quilting and Patchwork. I also mentioned it at my Home Biz Notes blog, Will Your Images, Photos, Artistic and Other Copyrighted Work Become Public Property?

Most artists, writers, and artisans are concerned about copyright infringement and loss of income from their work if the bill goes through. However, those in favor of the bill have a different view.

One Home Biz Notes readers shared her view in the comments of the post there. You may want to check it out.

What do you think?

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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More creative ideas from the Arts Bloggers:

Noreen Crone-Findlay, of Hankering for Yarn, designeda quick and easy market bag to crochet in honor of all the ‘WOW MOM’s! out there. And it’s good for dear old mother earth, too!

Eileen, at The Artful Crafter, shares instructions for a decoupage Byzantine cross pendant made from cardboard - of all things!
Heather, at A Creative Journal, links to a simple Digital Photomontage Demonstration

Mary Emma at Quilting and Patchwork wonders what you have on your dream list of quilting gadgets.
Peggy at Junk Creation, gives us quick review on a great resource for gourd decorating.

Cyndi, at Layers Upon Layers, shows us how totake one cheap piece of felt and transform it into “leather”!

Inspire kids to start sewing with this easy felt flower from Chloe at the Tangled Thread.

Chloe from the Creative Bride suggests painting charming & inexpensive wooden boxes to give as wedding favors.

What ideas do you have for crafty projects?

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Because I was visiting a family member in the hospital today (her continuing recovery has been a wonderful Mother’s Day gift for me), I didn’t have a chance to write a creative article. However, there are many Mother’s Day posts on the b5 media Lifestyles Channel I’m sure you’ll enjoy.

92 Years of Mother’s Day History at Guerrilla Parenting

Mama’s Got a New Game at Weary Parent

Happy Mother’s Day at Inside Fatherhood

Happy Mother’s Day! at Thrifty Mommy

Happy Mother’s Day, single moms! at Solomother

Happy Mother’s Day from The Food Bowl

America’s Largest Family is Getting Larger at Guerrilla Parenting

Happy Mother’s Day from Chocolate Bytes

Adoption Quote of the Week: Happy Mother’s Day at A Child Chosen

Happy Mother’s Day at All Holiday Cafe

Mother’s Day Poll Results at Babylune

Happy Mother’s Day: Random Thoughts at Baking Delights

Mother’s Day Means Mama in Wine Country at Behind the Vines

Best Mother’s Day Gift Ever at Blog Fabulous

A Brew for Mother’s Day at Brew Ha-Ha

Don’t Forget…..at Busy Family Meals

The Best Mother’s Day Present Ever at Foodie Obsessed

Happy Mother’s Day at Inside Motherhood

Don’t Forget…at Jewelry and Beading

Have a Great Mom’s Day at Junk Creation

Happy Mother’s Day at Kettle & Cup

Happy Mother’s Day from Mother Earth’s Garden

Happy Mother’s Day at She Knows Parties

Did I miss anyone?

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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