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Paint Rather Than Buy

August 4, 2011

If your décor is in need of a change but you c an’t afford to buy all new furniture, consider painting your wooden pieces to create a whole new look. Saving money usually means you have to put in a little elbow grease but it can be worth your time in the end. Painting furniture

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Make Some Fabric Frames

March 31, 2011

I decided to give our pictures (and our living room) a softer look by putting them in a wall hanging instead of wooden frames. You will need several six-inch strips of fabric which blends in with your drapes and furniture. Any technique would work but I used the curve system. You could even use a

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By Myrlene Currie October 21, 2010

or our 50th Anniversary party, I made a hanging guest book. This could easily be made for any theme. I started with our wedding picture and then our old farmhouse, continuing on to show the renovated house and the children. The graduation pictures came next and then came the spouses and the arrival of grandchildren.

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Made With Love By Volunteers – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Yvonne Smith September 16, 2010

What does a baby fighting for his life because he was born too early, a preschooler who has just lost all of her toys in a house fire, a teenager whose family has just been in a car accident, or every child from seven to 17 who attend a camp for bereaved children all have

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A Mirror To Make And Take

By Jeanette Danielson February 11, 2010

The travel mirror is ideal when away from home. Easy to slide between packed clothes, and the perfect size to stand on a table yet large enough for shaving or applying makeup. Fun and easy to make. Materials: – 5×7-inch glass mirror (3 mm) – .5 metre fabric (corduroy, cotton, velvet, denim etc.) – .5

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“Home Is A Manitoba Farm” Quilt Selected In Homecoming 2010 Competition

By Lorraine Stevenson January 14, 2010

It’s a familiar rural scene to many present-day Manitobans and former residents too. Now a farm set against a brilliant Prairie sky will depict home in Manitoba, captured as a fabric image by two women in their exquisite art quilt. Phyllis Gagne’s and Coreen Zerr’s quilt, titled Home is a Manitoba Farm and submitted to

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Create With Crayons And Cloth

By Myrlene Currie May 14, 2009

This is a guaranteed hit with children or grandchildren. My three-year-old granddaughter did the ice-cream cone and just added a scribble touch here and there (to personalize it, I think). It still looks cute. My seven-year-old granddaughter has decided that we should make a quilt so we are choosing her pictures with a theme and

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Make A Casserole Tote

By Alma Barkman April 16, 2009

Whenever I am asked to bring a hot dish to a public gathering, I find a quilted tote comes in handy. A new casserole bowl placed in one of these totes also makes a nice bridal shower gift. Once you get the basic idea, the measurements given can be enlarged to accommodate whatever size casserole

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Decorate With Fabric

By Myrlene Currie March 12, 2009

Making fabric pictures is an excellent way to do your own original decorating at a fraction of the cost. METHOD 1: A large pattern can be used for a large wall and can often be found in the sheeting section of a fabric store. It can match your curtains, pillow shams, tablecloth or anything you

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Hutterite Deckenstücklen Exhibition Warms Up A Prairie Winter

By Dora Maendel February 26, 2009

Hutterite Deckenstcklen – quilting – was the first exhibition of the new year at Portage and District Arts Centre (PDAC) and it attracted hundreds of visitors. “This exhibit was the most fun of any we’ve done. We so enjoyed the crowds of Hutterites and others who came to see the quilts and learn a bit

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Paint Rather Than Buy

Make Some Fabric Frames

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Made With Love By Volunteers – for Sep. 16, 2010

A Mirror To Make And Take

“Home Is A Manitoba Farm” Quilt Selected In Homecoming 2010 Competition

Create With Crayons And Cloth

Make A Casserole Tote

Decorate With Fabric

Hutterite Deckenstücklen Exhibition Warms Up A Prairie Winter

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