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May I just say how encouraged I am that everyday there are a few more page views. Thanks so much for popping back in regularly to take a peek at what's new. I promise new crafts are coming! I want to make sure I have enough quality pictures that you can appreciate.

Please vote on the top right hand side so I can keep this blog going with crafts or posts that interest you. Please leave a comment or email me summercrafter@yahoo.com if there is something you want to see, or you have an idea and you are not sure how to make it concrete. I would be glad to help!

Here are some of my craft books, the collection has grown since this photo, now I also have craft magazines. I started with Christmas Crafts books by Mary Engelbreit just because I love the colors in her artwork. Then it just took off and I have been collecting all sorts of craft books, anything I want to learn or improve my skills on: Watercolor, felt, Scandinavian Style, quilting, sewing, gardening, kitchen remodeling. I also have some poetry, nursery rhymes and great picture books. Illustrations are great to pull craft ideas from; plus, I am a librarian I love books, and look at how nice they look just by the color of the spines!

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Christmas in July - "All I want for Christmas" Wall Hanging

It's here! The Christmas in July Blog Hop has started and I am stop #3 on the hop, so make sure you see what Amy and The Patchsmith have made so far. I love a charm pack, it's a tiny sampler of a great fabric collection! I'd like to show you how to make this whimsical door or wall hanging for Christmas, it's an easy pattern to repeat with any Charm Pack. What you will need besides fabric, sewing machine & thread! 1 Charms Square pack 2 Fat Quarters that coordinate with your charms and applique graphic Backing Fabric Lite Seam to Seam for applique (2-3 sheets) or whatever other fusible product you like Embellishments like buttons, Rick Rack or ribbon (depending on your project) Neutral (white) 2 1/2" strips for borders (4) The finished size is about 12" x 36" unless you add more sashing or borders. The first thing you do is unwrap your charms pack and la...

Friday Night Block Party: Pinwheels

Welcome to the Friday Night Block Party here at Summercrafter. If you missed the first one , don't worry there's another one today! Every Friday I will be featuring a new quilt block and the name or names associated with it and a little history. Today's featured block is the called the Pinwheel. (It's on the button above!) I love it because it means fun! It makes me think of ... Ferris wheels and cartwheels and wind. The Pinwheel block, was created in the United States around the 1800's. It became a very popular quilt block pattern and continues to be used in a variety of styles. There are so many ways to accent the "blades" with the colors (light/dark) patterns and placement, both within and around a quilt. And it's really not a difficult block to do, I'll show you three different kinds of pinwheel blocks to try. Look ...

It's a Block Party!

Welcome to the Friday Night Block Party! I always wanted to live in a neighborhood that had block parties, but I lived in a cul-de-sac where people only made U-turns! But I have decided to make my own Block Party right here on the blog! We'll be here every Friday and you can even be a host if you want. Just shoot me an email . But for now, let's get this party started! I am going to be showcasing some great quilt blocks in this feature with some back stories. This is a good way to become more familiar with the history of quilting and the blocks, read a blurb here . And of course, making samples is a great hands-on experience. Join me won't you? You could share the same block, which would be nice, but a Block Party is a Block Party! So just add your link to feature any block that you are working on whether it's paper or fabric. I am asking however, that you please add n...

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