Do you prefer crochet or knitting? What's inside may surprise you ...

You can crochet or knit each project!

Ms Cunniff, Enjoy your time spent crocheting or knitting (or both) with Annie's Hook & Needle Kit Club! Each kit you receive contains complete crochet and knit instructions and enough yarn to make the project. That means you can choose which way to stitch it! And it doesn't have to be the same each time; you can crochet one project, knit another or make them all the same way.

Annie's Hook & Needle Kit Club delivers a new kit to your door with instructions (for BOTH crochet and knitting) and yarn. That means you don't have to go through the hassle of finding a yarn to match the gauge of your new pattern, it is included!

Not only will you get a new kit about every month, but with this special offer you get 50% off your first kit! Plus, you get a FREE GIFT with your shipment! The handy Crochet & Knitting Stitch Guide is packed with stitch illustrations, abbreviations of commonly used stitches, terms and helpful hints and tips. To finish your projects with ease, keep this handy guide at your side.

Annie's Hook & Needle Kit Club will bring you a delightful array of crochet and knit projects! You'll find yourself trying designs and stitches that you might never have thought of doing! And you'll end up with wonderful finished items for yourself, or to give as gifts.

Plus, with Annie's Hook & Needle Kit Club you'll always have a project that's ready to pick up and start stitching. So you'll never be without the craft you love. Don't pass up your chance to join Annie's Hook & Needle Kit Club today!

Happy stitching, Michele Maks Product manager, Annie's Hook & Needle Kit Club

PS. What are you waiting for? Now's your chance to join Annie's Hook & Needle Kit Club and watch your creativity soar like never before. Don't forget, all the yarn and instructions are sent directly to your door, so you can spend more time stitching.

TRAVELING RECIPES

I have completed a cookbook project with my family.  We have compiled our family recipes into a cookbook along with some family memories and inspirational stories.  All of the proceeds from the sale of the book are being donated to The American Cancer Society, The American Heart Association, and Autism Speaks.  You can find the book in my Etsy store at Pogo2go’s Shop.

I hope you will all enjoy the recipes and share your traveling changes with me.

Joining Pieces of Batting for your Quilt

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Greetings Quilter,

Quilters tend to be thrifty.

Well, maybe that is an understatement. Or is it an overstatement?

Anyone who has been around quilters knows that we collect small
pieces of fabric. Some of us have our limits – size of the piece,
color, type of fabric, etc. On the other hand, some quilters keep
every little piece of fabric that comes their way.

But how many quilters save their batting? Maybe the question is "do
you save your batting and know how to convert those small pieces into
larger pieces so you can use them in a quilt?"

For years when I began quilting, I bought only the size batting I
needed. The leftover batting became stuffing for pillows, little
fabric animals, or any other thing I needed some stuffing for.

It never occurred to me that I could piece the batting and use it in
a quilt.

That notion came to me via a workshop. The teacher mentioned that she
always purchased the largest piece of batting she could, and then
saved what wasn't used for other quilts.

Hmmmm… Sounded nice, but how do you keep the batting from bunching up
inside your quilt?

Turns out, you can sew it together – almost like you do your blocks.
And, as usual, there are several different ways to piece your batting.

The easiest was brought to us by way of an Eavesdrop on a Telephone
Conversation with Bonnie Hunter – who saves everything because she
loves to make scrap quilts.

Her method is to overlap the batting slightly and then zigzag down
the overlap. Because the batting is somewhat puffy, and it is
getting tucked inside the quilt and quilted, there really is no
ridge or stiffness where the batting overlaps.

Of course, you probably will zigzag a very wide and long stitch –
not one of those you might have used for machine appliqué when we
were making those tunnels of thread.

There are a couple of other methods for overlapping batting that
you'll discover when you visit:

http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/3010-piece-batting.php

Happy Quilting!

Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com

P.S. Which method you use will depend not only on preference but
the type of batting you are working with.

http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/3010-piece-batting.php

P.P.S. For additional resources, check out my blog:

http://quilterpenny.wordpress.com/

You'll find all the daily emails so you can search for articles
about tons of quilting topics!

P.P.P.S. Find answers to your Frequently Asked Quilting Questions:

www.AskPennyHalgren.com
www.How-to-Quilt.com
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com
www.QuiltBlockLibrary.com

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Make Polymer Clay Buttons

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