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Quilter shares row-by-row star quilt method as time-saving alternative to block-based design
The author admitted to initial nervousness about the project, noting that she rarely makes quilts that are not block-based. The quilt is laid out and sewn row by row, with pieces assembled to form stars directly rather than being sewn into…
» readThe emotional toll of unfinished quilts: Why quilters should embrace the incomplete
A new perspective on quilting suggests that the emotional weight of unfinished projects is rarely discussed in the quilting community.
» readNew theory suggests Renaissance muse Simonetta Vespucci died from a rare medical emergency, not tuberculosis
A new medical analysis has proposed that Simonetta Vespucci, the Italian noblewoman widely believed to have been the model for Sandro Botticelli's Venus, died from a sudden pituitary tumor hemorrhage rather than tuberculosis as long assumed.
» readJuly’s Full Buck Moon to Dim Meteor Showers Peaks
The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers will reach their peak activity on the night of July 30-31, just one night after July’s full Buck Moon.
» readWildfire Threatens NASA’s Deep Space Network in Spain
A wildfire near Madrid has damaged the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex, threatening NASA’s ability to communicate with its distant spacecraft. The extent of the damage to the facility is not yet known.
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