Patterns, patchworks and projects
Kristin of Sew Mama Sew is compiling a stitch guide from her reader’s favorite resources for hand sewing. Folks are excited about this, in one day there are 47 commenters and counting. Go here for details.
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This quilt pattern from Clotilde online store is so pretty it makes me want to weep. It’s a sophisticated spin on fussy cutting – a technique where you isolate the motif of a piece of fabric and piece around it … Read More ...
Simply Quilts guest Sharon Schamber demonstrates her Piec-lique technique she says makes curved piecing as easy as applique. Go here to get the tutorial. Go here for Piec-lique book info.
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The maker of this beauty, Mabry Benson, debunks the common practice of pressing seams to one side during piecing saying it does not make the quilt stronger. Pressing seams to one side is a residue of hand piecing. She adds … Read More ...
Blogger SummerSadie shares with us her three failed attempts to machine bind a quilt. Go here to see her photos. Afterwards, she said she is resigned to doing it by hand. But, I agree with Joy who commented, I … Read More ...
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I admit it, I’ve used compressed air to clean out my bobbin case. But according to Craft Nectar online, this is a big Don’t because it simply blows the dirt deeper into the machine. Go … Read More ...
At the Quilt Show blog Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson show how to make a dimensional Flying Geese block. Based On A True Story blog shared the link. Her post describing all the trouble she had
Lorie from You Can Make This blog has so much to say about the correct way to square up blocks she starts by pointing out seven of the least effective methods people try when attempting it. Read
Anita Grossman Solomon of Make it Simpler fame shares her secret to accurate piecing. Starch and iron fabric before cutting and sewing. Go to Creating with the Experts to read more.
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Andrea of Millions of Thoughts Trapped in my Head blog shares her “sideways” method of machine quilting that works so well Park City Girl gave her a shout out on her blog today and even … Read More ...
Find out how Carol Ingram from Sulky made this sun and surf style quilt from crayons. Go to the directions.
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Graciously responding to many requests, Red Pepper Quilts shares her method for basting quilts. Go here to find out how she does it.
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Scarlett Burroughs "Mamaw's quilt"
Anyone who owns a quilt will at some point wonder “How do I clean this thing”? Advice runs the gamut, from “only wash a quilt in a bathtub” to “throw ’em in the washing machine” to … Read More ...
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Longarm quilter Ronda Beyer of Ronda’s Creative Quilter blog shares her secret for quilting intertwined circles on quilt borders. She points to Sherry Rogers-Harrison’s book Formal Feathers 101 for the idea. Get the book at … Read More ...