Hopefully I have scanned these booklet pages at a high enough resolution to allow you to enlarge these small motifs and turn them into patterns.More hand quilting patterns can be found
I have been working on liberated roses lately. There are a some challenges with this block. It isn't hard to make, being constructed like a log cabin - with strips going round and round an odd shaped center. Selecting colors and a variety of fabric that give interest and depth to the rose is challenging. But most challenging for me is conquering the effect of the last piece of fabric added to the block. Often this is the longest piece and without care, it results in what I call a flattened rose. As you can see from the examples below, one's eye goes right to that line. It is continuous seam and it dominates the block. This is not the effect I wanted. I wanted to have a rose that kept its shape. Thanks to the various connections of blogland and ultimately Tonya, I was put in touch with Brenda, who kindly wrote a tutorial on making the rounded roses that she has used in several of her quilts. I tried the technique and like it, and I will make more. I need to refine the backgrounds, as I do prefer the log cabin backgrounds to a single color background. Yes, you can do curved piecing with log cabin backgrounds. However, with the log cabin background, the long seam problem is still lurking, especially if one chooses a darker fabric. While trying to puzzle out a solution, I looked through some of Ruth McDowell's books and enjoyed the incredibly wonderful combinations of fabric she uses in everything she does. It dawned on me that "made fabric" looks a little bit like Ruth's multifaceted pieces. What if? What if I used made fabric with my roses? I dug out some already made fabric and began fitting it around some roses. The result was just what I wanted. The rose remained a rose and all the little seams of made fabric help to disguise that pesky long seam. Ahhh. (The phenomenon of the continuous line and the effect of off set seams is discussed in Ruth McDowell's book, Design Workshop. I discovered that after I had sewn the made fabric to the roses. It was nice to have thoughts confirmed and further explained.)
Probably as a result of all the napkin stitching, I have managed to develop tendonitis in my left hand which requires a rest from any hand sewing until the thumb heals. I thought this might be a good time to post some of my vintage quilt booklets, so I have started the process of scanning the page
Most quilters are probably aware of the quilt patterns published by the Kansas City Star newspaper from 1928 to 1961. Less well known are the hand quilting patterns that were occasionally part of these weekly publications. Here are a few patterns from my collection -- all from the 1930s. Click
I'm teaching a Free Motion Quilting class starting in April at my LQS, Heartstrings and Heirlooms. I finished up the class sample over the weekend. In the class the students will do larger samples, but I needed a small book of designs to advertise the class. As you can see in the above end view, I used three different types of batting for my sample book - Quilter's Dream 100% Cotton, Hobbs 80/20 (80% cotton and 20% polyester), and a 100% wool. I used a tutorial from a recent Quilting Arts Magazine issue (the February/March 2014 issue) to make my little book. The instructions involved drawing some lines on a piece of fabric, then sewing on the lines with a walking foot to make a larger sheet and baste the layers together. Then you quilt your designs and cut the "pages" apart. The tutorial in the magazine was very good. If you are interested in making a book like mine, I suggest you get a copy of the magazine. Below is a collage of designs I plan to cover in the class. Along the top of each page I wrote the name of the design, the batting type and page number from the book I will be using for the class. In case you are interested, I'm using the book Free Motion Quilting with Angela Waters. It has become my go-to book for quilting ideas as of late.
I count this as one of my best vintage purchases. It came with a $10 lot of quilting ephemera and was a complete surprise. Here is the introduction to the catalog.PATCHWORK DESIGNS
A cat lovers dream, Cats on Cats is a beginner friendly look at simple quilt techniques and chain piecing. Featuring fabric from Kitty Garden and Jenny's Basics by Jenny Ronen.
So if you have been following me for a while you know I have been talking about wanting a Juki TL-2010Q Quilting and Sewing Machine for about six months. I can't actually remember how they came onto my radar but the reason I was so interested in them is the reputation it has of being an extremely reliable perfect straight stitch every single time. It also offers all the features that I personally recommend when considering purchasing a new machine.
52 of my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2024.
The lsquo;Underground Railroadrsquo; was a network of anti-slavery supporters in the USA and Canada, who operated safe houses for African-American slaves. It was in operation from the beginning of the nineteenth century and was at its peak of activity between 1859 and 1860. While there is no documentary evidence, in the popular American imagination quilts were used to identify safe houses on the Underground Railroad.
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Storm at Sea is a pattern that uses small changes in straight angles to create an optical illusion of rounded shapes. Here are some gorgeou...
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Chapter Eight requires that five paper relief surfaces made for Chapter 3 are each translated into two different ways in fabric . For an ...
If you have a collection of Vintage Linens you will love this roundup of 15 Cute Ways to Repurpose and Upcycle Vintage Linens. (#9 is my favorite!)
Okey Dokey, here is my first attempt at a tutorial…feedback encouraged! Hopefully at least some of this makes sense. :) I’m going to explain the ridiculous way I figured out how to do t…
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Since I have begun hand quilting my first WIP finish for 2015, I thought it would be appropriate to post some vintage quilting designs. These were published in late 1930s newspapers by Florence LaGanke, using the Nancy Page pseudonym. Unlike the Nancy Page series quilts which were free patterns appe
Now, it's possible to make very subtle and deliberate colour effects with chenille technique.. For my third sample, I found a lot of odd thin strips in the Blue Box (what, you don't have a Blue Box? How unlucky) I started with a couple of dark blue layers, then laid strips of assorted blues across these.. the fabrics can overlap a little and should not be sewn together. I made lots of layers with a sort of sea-and-sky thing in my mind After a while I laid in a piece of bright yellow Then a few more strips of blues Finally, another dark layer all over and a bright yellow circle.. Not sure, could be sun or moon Sewn - note this time I have made wibbles, but still basically on the diagonals And here it is washed... The moon, (definitely a moon now) reflects sweetly in the sea. The further up in the mix you put that contrast stripe, the clearer it will be in the end product I quite often make biggish pieces and cut them up - these brooches are about 2-1/2 inches on their longest dimensions, and were made from 1/8 metre sandwiches.. After cutting and washing the chenille, I lay it onto a stiffener (Vilene/Pellon) and a backing fabric, and stitch around with a straight stitch. Trim to size just outside the stitch, then zigzag the edges.. . And here's an odd piece sewn raggedly onto a book cover.. the central layers of this one were quite small scraps - you can see the colour-changes coming through As long as you have one complete layer at the bottom, almost anything else will cohere nicely.. More tomorrow...
Sew directionally - This handy sewing tip helps you get both sides of the garment to stay the same length throughout the construction process.
Learn how to use the BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) functions to work with different quilting techniques with the BERNINA Q 20 Sit-down Model.
A quilt sizes chart visually showing standard quilt sizes and standard quilt batting. Use this quilt sizes infographic to fit standard beds.
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Free motion quilting sampler block using quilt as you go technique. How to quilt flying geese block.
