Handy video from quilt designer Patrick Lose gives you an easy way to make perfect corners when you bind a quilt. #quiltbinding, #quiltingforbeginners
I had a vision for this quilt that I wanted something light and airy that reminded me of fresh white laundry hanging on a clothesline – lots of whites and light greys and nothing else. There …
Hello to all of you visiting the Bloggers Quilt Festival, organized by Amy of Amy's Creative Side. This time around, I am featuring my "Bird on a Wire" quilt inspired by Quilt Mania magazine. (for those of you who have seen this, please bear with me) I hand pieced some of the quilts, then appliqued them down. The rest of the quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted by me. This was my first attempt at quilting with wavy lines, and I am happy with the result. I enjoyed every minute while working on this quilt. It hangs in the nursery that I put together for my grand girls. It measure 37" square. I think this would best fit into the baby quilt category, or the wall hanging category. There is a button at the top right of the side bar. To see all the quilts, click on the button and it will take you there. Enjoy the rest of the festival, and thanks for stopping by : ) quilt stats: #105 37 x 37 hand and machine appliqué quilted by Carla baby quilt wall hanging
I started this quilt simply to use up a bag of flannel scraps that has been taking up space in my sewing room closet. I cut as many 6" sq...
I had a vision for this quilt that I wanted something light and airy that reminded me of fresh white laundry hanging on a clothesline – lots of whites and light greys and nothing else. There …
Star Crossing Star Crossing is quickly becoming one of my favorites! With 5" checkerboard blocks quick to sew, it measures 47" square finished. I always love swags with stars for a patriotic look. Haven't done a patriotic design for a long time & it's so fun with browns rather than blues. Hope you like it, too! See us in Booth #2137 in Salt Lake City next weekend! Auntie's Tablerunner And I'll bet you can see Auntie's Tablerunner on your table soon since it's so quick & easy! 18" x 43"
Today I am really excited to share a great tutorial with you! Zippers are an essential sewing skill but are something that lots of people ...
I had a vision for this quilt that I wanted something light and airy that reminded me of fresh white laundry hanging on a clothesline – lots of whites and light greys and nothing else. There …
I had a vision for this quilt that I wanted something light and airy that reminded me of fresh white laundry hanging on a clothesline – lots of whites and light greys and nothing else. There …
Easy project for scrap fabric.
From fabric selection to piecing, our Beginning Quilting Series will guide you through the process step-by-step.
Hi everyone! This month's blocks were so quick, easy, and fun. Thank you Deanna!! Here's my rail fence block. I'll be keeping this one. ...
How to Make a Rope Basket, Clothesline rope baskets, a quick and easy rope basket tutorial with lots of pictures
THIS POST IS REPUBLISHED FROM 2015: I started this rug as a bit of an experiment and with no plan to create a tutorial so please forg...
This is Donna's Flannel quilt and it is made up from all her flannel scraps. I love the colors and how cozy flannel quilts are, I could see this one anyone's bed or couch as a cuddle quilt. She didn't use a pattern but made the same block and just reversed the strips in each row and added a scrappy inner border. I used a panto called Happy Times, it is one of my favorite inexpensive 'go to' pantos that has really nice movement. We have been having really nice weather, sunny and -5'c so far this week! I'll take that for February. Oh and here is what I made my boys for Valentines day yesterday. I made 5. Nothing says love like BIG homemade cookies!! :) I actually ate a whole one yesterday...I don't even want to think how many cookies that was equivalent too!
According to legend, a safe house was often indicated by a coded quilt hanging from a clothesline or windowsill.
CREATE YOUR OWN IMPROV QUILTS: MODERN QUILTS WITH NO RULES ; NO RULERS – RAYNA GILLMAN Create Your Own Improv Quilts: Modern Quilts with No Rules & No Rulers Rayna Gillman C&T Publishing: 96 pages, softcover Print version, $27.95; e-book: $22.99 Rayna Gillman just released her newest book called "Create your Own Improv Quilts: Modern Quilts with No Rules & No Rulers by C&T Publishing. I had the wonderful opportunity to be able to catch up with her at The International Quilt Market in Houston this year and get a hold of one of the books! I have been drooling over it ever since. If you don't know Rayna yet she is the queen of Improvisational Quilting or quilting by the seat of your pants. I love how she states in her new book that "you wont find patterns here, you will find possibilities!" I have long been an admirer of Rayna's free style approach to quilting and her encouraging and confident teaching style. It wasn't until 2015 that I was fortunate enough to get the chance to work with her on my online project, The Fiber Art Connection. Rayna jumped in to teach her first online class to a bunch of excited students. I was drawn to Rayna immediately and we became fast friends. Being a part of that online class was so much fun! I couldn't help but play along with Rayna as she helped everyone overcome their own self doubts and jump into creating blocks with her no ruler, no rules method. In her newest book, Create your own Improv Quilts, Rayna steps the reader through the fear of not following a pattern but learning to trust their own intuition and creativity. She does a wonderful job of walking us through the mystery of both Modern Quilting and Improv Quilting. Rayna encourages each quilter to start by taking small steps and then helps us step into more complicated and complex designs by asking them to push the limits. She encourages us to cut, turn, move and be willing to look at our designs with a new and fresh eye. Tilting at Windmills by Rayna Gillman Going through the book makes you feel like you are creating with a friend, being able to ask questions, use your stash and explore new direction for your quilt design. She continually provides us little nuggets of knowledge throughout the book in the form of Tips! I love reading the tips throughout the book! Rayna is always encouraging us to dig into our stash and use what we have available! With her guidance and wonderful examples of fabric, shapes, color, value, alternative assembly techniques etc your efforts will be rewarded. It takes a good teacher to make us feel comfortable in the design process. Allowing us to fail and redo until we get it right. She shares her successes as well as some less successful pieces to teach us as she helps us grow and stretch our designer eye. Learning how to evaluate your designs just moves you to becoming a better quilter. With Rayna's skills as a teacher and her guidance you will be able to create endless quilts using her techniques in this book. Its a must have for every quilters library. Win a copy for your Quilting Library! You have a chance to win a e-copy of Rayna’s book (e-book). Simply share in comments on this post about your favorite quilt style, do you prefer traditional quilts, modern quilts, art quilts, paper piecing, foundation piecing etc, and how might this method book help you improve your quilts? We’ll choose a winner on Sunday, Nov. 26 so make sure you leave a good way to get a hold of you! Be sure to visit our friends on the tour: Nov. 10—C&T Publishing Nov. 13—Cindy Grisdela Nov. 15—Teri Lucas at Generation Q Nov. 21—Desiree Habicht at The Clothesline Nov. 22 – Angie Wilson Nov. 28—Victoria Findlay Wolfe Nov. 30—Trisch Price at Hadley Street Quilts Dec. 5—Melissa Shields at The Quilting Room with Mel Dec. 7—Patty Altier at Patty the Quilt Lady Be Happy, Design, Create, Quilt Desiree Habicht www.desireehabicht.com (fine art and fiber art site) www.desireesdesigns.com (quilt pattern, fabric, embroidery site)
It is the largest quilt show in the world. Visit the Tokyo Quilt Festival at the end of Jan. to see masterpieces of Japan's best textile artists on display.
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We had a bit of a sleep in this morning followed by a leisurely breakfast of my home grown strawberries and yogurt with a good cup of coffee — all enjoyed on the patio. Afterward, I took the …
And so I have finished the Amitie BOM The Gypsy Wife. A year of wild riotous fabrics and blocks from the quilt design genius that is Jen Ki...
Well here is the last project I will finish before baby makes her big arrival! We recently remodeled our utility room and added cabinets...and when it was all done there was a nice big space on the wall that was just begging to have a little quilted wall hanging. (So here it is in its place of honor in the laundry room...) I found a really cute "woman's work" quilt pattern at Market back in 2007 and started making it -- right before I got pregnant with my first kiddo--I was all gung-ho and quickly finished one of the blocks which was a clothesline...but then I couldn't even look at fabric for a while there in the first trimester...so the whole quilt hit the back burner where it remains to this day. Eventually I will finish that quilt and it will grace the wall of my laundry room - but I knew that wouldn't be happening for a while, so I decided to make a different little clothesline...and I must say I think it turned out even better than the first one. (here's the 1st one --block from the woman's work quilt) I thought I would make this 2nd one a little more 3-D than most of the quilts I make--just for fun...so I made all the little clothes, then I made the background and just quilted that alone--then stuck the clothesline on and attached the clothes with the little pins...they can be completely removed from the line...so if I ever get bored with what's on there I can change the clothes out...with the ones in the wash tub...which are also not sewn down. The mini quilt was probably my favorite part...just don't look too close...that baby is only 5.5 x 4.25 inches...and it was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be to match all the seams up and to quilt it. ahhh...quilting makes me so happy!
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And a mountain of fabric strips in your scrap bin? Make a rug! NOTE: This project was fully inspired (as in I never would've thought to do this myself) by my hilarious friend Jodie who blogs at RicRac. You can see her gorgeous rug and a tutorial to make your own here. The only thing I did differently is that instead of a regular zigzag stitch, I used an 8.5mm wide triple stitch (that is three stitches in every zig and zag). I thought this might be more durable in the long run with my chair rolling over the carpet. I also didn't join ends with tape, I just wrapped the fabric around a few times flat to splint the ends together. 100' (or one skein of Dritz cotton clothesline) made a 21" diameter rug.... 200' (two skeins like the one shown) yielded a 31.5" diameter rug. At this point, I'd broken two Topstitch 90 needles, which isn't bad considering the weight of this thing and the fact that the feed dogs haven't got a chance. You have to feed the rug into the machine with your own effort. My left shoulder started complaining right about here. I posted on IG throughout making this rug. After I started in on the third skein, things started to get a bit warpy. I began to wonder if I was making a giant nest. The rug was much bigger than the plexiglass extension table for my Pfaff and even though it seemed like I was feeding it into the machine totally flat, obviously there was tension from the weight of the rug causing pulling and warping. I felt a bit panicky, to be honest. Opinions on blocking varied. I decided to call it quits after 300' of clothesline was wrapped and sewn and the rug had reached 40" diameter. I really wanted a 5' diameter rug for my sewing room, but I just didn't have it in me (or my shoulders) to keep going. Like Jodie says, the KEY to success is having a totally flat surface. If you've got a table with a hole in it for your machine, you are all set! I ended up using various boxes and an ironing board on my left side to help support the rug. I dipped the rug into a bathtub filled with cool water, then rolled it in a beach towel to remove as much water as I could. Then I laid it on a big terry blanket on top of our playroom carpet. I put our round kitchen table upside down directly on the rug and pinned all around the outside coil of the rug to hold it flat against the carpet. I weighted the table with about 30 pounds of stuff (exercise weights, ski boots, a box of office supplies and a karaoke machine - basically whatever was lying around within reach!); then I waited. Miracle! It's flat! FAQs based on people at my retreat and on IG: How are you going to clean it? (really?) Well, it is going to live in my sewing room under my chair. It will get dusty and thread-covered, but not really dirty because like most Canadians, we don't wear shoes in the house. I'll likely vacuum it once in a while and maybe take it outside for a beating now and then. How long did it take? I'm not a huge tracker of information like this. I make stuff because I love to make stuff. Tracking hours doesn't always make me feel good about how long things take and I'd rather just enjoy the process....however if I had to guess I think I'll say about 18 hours. How much of your scraps did you use? I have no idea. Hardly made a dent. You know how it is. I can tell you that I used about 1500km of polyester thread, though (that is easy to measure! One 1000m spool and have of a second one. Would I do it again? Maybe one day. It is more likely I'll return to rope bowls. Are you going to give it a go?
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Add Sewing a Rope Trivet with Scrap Fabric to your ‘must do’ list! You’ll love making these fast & easy DIY Rope Trivets for yourself.
Transform Strips of Fabric into Beautiful Baskets and Bowls! It’s a simple process to wrap strips of fabric around cotton clothesline. Then, coil and stitch the resulting cord into handy and decorative containers. Each one will be unique in color and shape, limited only by your imagination. Read through the following tutorials to learn about …
You Are Loved Heart Quilt This is the layout of the You Are Loved Quilt Pattern. Recognize the half square triangles and full squares in
Four-Block Grape Applique So on we went to the evening preview of the Vermont Quilt Festival complete with Champagne & Chocolates! Superb! And add quilts to that - beyond superb! One building houses the antique quilts; the other all the show quilts with the winners & their ribbons! Of course, I head to the antique quilts & begin snapping pictures. I first want to give credit to the VQF booklet which gives these vivid explanations of the quilts themselves. Words within " " are taken from the brochure. I love this Four-Block Grape Applique with its "exquisite applique & quilting, embroidered grapevine tendrils, slightly stuffed grapes, thin vines & stems. Circa 1850" Peony with Tree Border Peony with Tree Border - Many of the old quilts were held for good use only & remain in superb condition such as this quilt to the right. I was amazed with the colors so bright & true on this one. Circa 1860 Prince's Feather with Swag & Tassel Border Prince's Feather with Swag & Tassel Border - This quilt is "believed to be from Maryland & has exquisite, detailed quilting including feathers. Circa 1850" Massachusetts Circle Stars Massachusetts Circle Stars has "190 small circle star blocks. From a distance there is an interlocking diamond design in the center of the quilt. Circa 1870" Close-up of the Circle Stars Close-up of Scrappy Irish Chain Scrappy Irish Chain - I think this is very interesting! "During the last half of the 19th century, there were competitions to see who could make a quilt with the most pieces. This New Jersey Irish chain quilt has a wonderful variety of dime-sized pieces. Circa 1870" Scrappy Irish Chain Pineapple Stars Circa 1890 Pineapple Stars - "This two-sided quilt has an early 1880's log cabin variation top & a later circa 1890 scrappy backing. The color placement creates stars when seen from a distance. In a center block, the maker has placed initials & the year 1882. Circa 1890" Come back on Monday & I will show you the winner at VQF 2015!
