Vanessa Varges Wilson, the Craft Gemini

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Vanessa Varges Wilson, the Craft Gemini

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Feb 6, 2018

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Vanessa gave us a lot of time talking about her life as the Crafty Gemini. She told us about her life, and how she became an Internet sensation. This is part one of two.

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Feb 6, 2018

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Edith Gross - quilter, computerized longarm quilting, and super fun: Edith Gross is a quilter and has a longarm quilting business. She has only been quilting a few years. She is remarkable. Creative, beautiful work, in all kinds of styles, Edith's quilting is a site to behold. I'm in love with a couple of her... by Just Wanna Quilt
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Crafty Genimini, Vanessa Vargas Wilson- Part 2- craft entrepreneurship on the Internet: This is the second part of a two-part interview with the Crafty Gemini, Vanessa Vargas Wilson, where we continue our talk about being a craft entrepreneur on the Internet. by Just Wanna Quilt
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