Patchwork Quilters with Arthritis or Carpal Tunnel SyndromeWritten by Kaye Rue
I am a novice quilter, I was almost ready to give up quilting, even though I enjoyed it so much, because I was becoming so annoyed with myself. It seemed every 2nd cut I made on my fabric was crooked, because I couldn't keep ruler perfectly still. One day recently, my husband was sitting across from me whilst I attempted to make a cut on a piece of expensive fabric. I'd only purchased just enough for what I was doing. The ruler slipped, again. Seeing my expression, and being thoughtful, he asked me that fateful question "Surely there's something you can buy to keep ruler from slipping?". When I told him
| | Displaying PostersWritten by Rosana Hart
How many ways can you display posters? With easy availability of thousands of inexpensive posters online, you can turn any house or apartment into a unique art gallery!Sure, a poster can be hung on a wall, or attached to it with tacks or tape. But often a more interesting look comes from placing a grouping of posters on same wall. They don't have to be in same colors or about same subject. Just let them reflect what you like. Then get a balance among them, by arranging them in different ways and with different amounts of spaces between them. Paying attention to blank spaces helps get that sense of balance. Soon you will find an arrangement that makes you say, "Aha! That's it!" Once a grouping is up on wall, you can still change it any time you get a feeling that you want to add another poster or to rearrange ones you have.
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