thelongthread – Page 17 – the long thread

December 6, 2016

Make Good

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This month I’m donating 50% of my Etsy shop sales to the Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth.

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I’ll also begin a weekly series featuring nonprofit organizations that use handmade to help others and highlight ways that you can get involved. To get things started, here are a few organizations that accept donated quilts:

Project Linus for children in crisis situations.

Quilts of Valor for service members and veterans in need of comfort.

Quilts Beyond Borders for under-served children around the world.

December 3, 2016December 3, 2016

2017 Calendar

The new year is coming, whether you are ready or not! Subscribe to my newsletter in the sidebar to get the quick and easy instructions for this calendar made with my design from Spoonflower. You can order the fabric and make your own! In my newsletter, I also talk about my new weekly feature, Make Good, in which I’ll be discussing how crafts can have a positive impact in our communities. Look for that soon!

November 16, 2016

Safety Pins

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You can wear a safety pin, but don’t forget to use your voice and actions to make a difference. Then we can go back to using our safety pins to baste quilts.

November 5, 2016

Simple Tote Tutorial

Sign up for my November newsletter in the sidebar to get the tutorial for this quick and easy basic tote. And be sure to check out the newsletters and tutorials from the past few months here.

October 12, 2016

Newsletter Archive

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I’ve created a page where you can view all of my past newsletters with links to the tutorials. I’ll be updating this page each month after the newsletters go out, but you can subscribe in the sidebar to get the newsletter at the beginning of the month. I’m working on a simple but useful tote bag tutorial for November!