I recently published a much-expanded version of my most popular tutorial "How to Make a Mosquito Net" as an ebook on Smashwords.

The new book gives some background information on malaria as a disease, its causes, symptoms and treatments, and then offers a survey of the various styles…

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Wow!!  I just had a look at the line-up of teachers for the Taupo Festival of Fabric Arts to be held in July 2013 in Taupo, New Zealand.  I’m back by invitation, but oh, my–what a group of fabulously talented teachers I’m in!!…

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Historically, patchwork and quilting have been a part of many women’s lives. From the humble beginnings of patchwork as a means of rendering old clothing’s continued use to the joyfulness of the harlequin’s costume, from rough, haphazard patching of worn areas to geometric traditional block designs, back to improvisational roots and onward to fine art, patchwork has for centuries kept older textiles in service even as it permitted and encouraged artistic expression and colorful new creations.… Continue

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The Kenya Quilt Guild has Paula Benjaminson coming in from Gabon to do some workshops with us later this month.  Paula makes wonderful African quilts and we look forward to learning from her.  Full details at http://kenyaquiltguild.wordpress.com/quilt-events/quilt-workshop-schedule/.