While masks are a very important form of personal protective equipment (PPE) , gowns are also necessary to protect both the wearer and those they come in close contact with from infection. Hospitals, nursing homes, and all types of medical facilities have suffered shortages of…
We've received another update from a member of our community! Lisa Passantino has sent us pictures of what she's been working on while hunkered down. First is her gnome wall hanging with Evy Hawkins applied bees, which are three dimensional, and the rest of the designs are from…
During this period of social distancing we've asked people in our sewing community to send us pictures of the projects they're completing. The first person to submit something is Debbie Thornton. Debbie has finished this beautiful table runner with the help of her Spirit and…
February is here and the groundhog didn’t see his shadow, so hopefully we’ll have an early spring. My husband also saw a Robin in our yard that day too. Robin’s usually mean spring is on its way. We quilters and sewers in the Northland will be ready for it. Kay has…
The Northland Quilters, Sewers, & Crafters have not missed a beat. It may have been the holidays but they were all off to an amazing start of the year. Why would we expect any thing any different from these amazing people? Before for we start we want to send out a A…
Since the weather forecast was so threatening, I was pleased to see so many people. Lots of great projects. As always, Dale had a lot of good information. Not only did he show us how he did his digitizing, but he answered the question on how to update the Floriani software. As I…
The dreary days of August are upon us, which puts all of us in the house. You can look at that one of two ways: This is awful because I can’t go outside, or this is not too bad because I’m getting a lot of sewing done stuck here in the house due to hot weather. Our Northland…
Dale continues to give us ways to utilize our digitizing software. Looking at the motif designs, particularly the ones that he had created, made me think of ways I would like to use them. It’s something that I knew was there but had forgot about using. I also want to make…
Hello everyone! The new Solaris 2.0 update is here, and Carolyn has put together a video showing all the new features. Enjoy the video and as always, happy sewing!
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At club some very creative people showed us what they are doing. Linda took t-shirt quilts to a new level by doing pieced blocks to match each t-shirt in the quilt, making a beautiful, colorful quilt. Marge is blessing veterans with a quilt for their particular branch of service.…
Welcome to another episode of On The Mend! On this episode Dani decides to start her spring cleaning and get organized with these stylish hanging wall pockets! They're easy to make, look great, and are perfect for storing mail or any other little knickknacks. As always feel free…