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  2. Longarm quilting - Wikipedia

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    Longarm quilting is the process by which a longarm sewing machine is used to sew together a quilt top, quilt batting and quilt backing into a finished quilt. A complete longarming system typically consists of a sewing machine head, a frame, a table with a layer of plastic (under which is placed a pantograph), and several rollers on which the ...

  3. Nancy Crow - Wikipedia

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    Nancy Crow. Nancy Morrison Crow (born 1943) is an American art quilter and fiber artist. [1] She is one of the leading figures in the development of the art quilting movement of the 1970s and 1980s, and is also known for her development of certain techniques to allow more spontaneity and expression.

  4. Rotary cutter - Wikipedia

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    Rotary cutter. Rotary cutter in use on a cutting mat. A rotary cutter is a tool generally used by quilters to cut fabric. It consists of a handle with a circular blade that rotates, thus the tool's name.

  5. Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel - Wikipedia

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    1979. ( 1979) –. present. Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel is a "how to" show on PBS hosted by Georgia Bonesteel. The show debuted in 1979 on UNC-TV (now PBS North Carolina) and has been on the air for over 40 years. [2] By 1983, it was being distributed out of Boston to 120 major PBS stations, [3] including Chicago 's WYCC. [4]

  6. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt - Wikipedia

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    Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt is a 1989 American documentary film that tells the story of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, with a musical score written and performed by Bobby McFerrin, the film focuses on several people who are represented by panels in the Quilt, combining personal reminiscences with archive footage of the subjects, along with footage ...

  7. Jenny Doan - Wikipedia

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    www .missouriquiltco .com. Jenny Doan is an American quilter, author, and YouTube personality. She rose to prominence as the face of Missouri Star Quilt Company, the largest quilting supply vendor in the United States. Referred to as “The most famous quilter in the world,” her YouTube channel has surpassed over 210 million cumulative views ...

  8. Quilt - Wikipedia

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    Quilt. A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly three layers are used with a filler material. These layers traditionally include a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back combined using the techniques of quilting.

  9. Sewing table - Wikipedia

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    Sewing table. A sewing table or work table is a table or desk used for sewing. Generally it has large amounts of space and a full set of sewing tools. Nearby there will be a chair and a waste bin. A common attachment is a dropleaf to give expanded space. Other attachments can be a cloth bag for storing sewing materials, drawers, or shelves.

  10. Cross-stitch - Wikipedia

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    Cross-stitch. Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. The stitcher counts the threads on a piece of evenweave fabric (such as linen) in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance.

  11. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh - Wikipedia

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    The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh was founded in 1983 in the old Allegheny Post Office, gifted to the museum by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and is situated on Pittsburgh's North Side, formerly Allegheny City. The neighboring Buhl Planetarium building was vacated by 1991 when it was superseded by the nearby Kamin Science ...