Make a Big Impression with This Beautiful Quilt! This pattern is very popular and it’s easy to see why. The finished quilt is simply stunning, no matter what colors you choose. Plus, it’s a joy to make. Construction is much easier than it looks. The quilt pattern was brought to our attention by visitors to …
Using curved pins to baste a quilt is your best bet! Read the blog post to find out why.
from my Quilt Festival class with Jean Wells Keenan - Intuitive Color and Design.
Make a Big Impression with This Beautiful Quilt! This pattern is very popular and it’s easy to see why. The finished quilt is simply stunning, no matter what colors you choose. Plus, it’s a joy to make. Construction is much easier than it looks. The quilt pattern was brought to our attention by visitors to …
This quilt kit includes the fabric needed to to make one SQUARE THROW sized Retro Blossoms quilt...
It's autumn already, but I have the spring back in my living/sewing room with the finally finished magnolia quilt! The idea was born in spring, obviously, when magnolias were in full bloom all around Dublin and it was still cold. Although I started the quilt in summer, I think the chilly spring air and the cold grey stone are there)) The top was machine-pieced using a freezer paper pattern, I showed the pieced flimsy here. The more quilts I make using curve piecing, the more I like this technique: once you think through your pattern, you just have to follow the numbers and put together piece after piece until it's all assembled. Supersizing is also helpful: it's easier to work with larger parts and the resulting image has a greater impact. At about 1 by 1.5 meters this one is my largest wall quilt so far! Quilting was, of course, the trickiest part. The flowers were quilted minimally, with kind of veins in variegated pinks, to make them pop up from the background. I tried dense freestyle quilting in the background and I think in some parts the attempt was rather successful. However, in other parts I got carried away and the result is not as good. Thankfully, the dark grey quilting thread blends in with darker areas of the background as well as with the busy prints in the upper left corner. By the way, I used up a whole 800 meter spool of Gutermann machine quilting cotton for the background (both for the needle and the bobbin)! The binding was also tricky, as I quickly discovered that none of my greys would go all the way around - the dark and even middle greys are too dark for the upper part, the bottom part wouldn't "accept" anything lighter than it was itself. I considered making a facing, but didn't look right in the upper part either. Finally, I settled on a pieced binding, though I'm still not sure I pieced it the best way. I'm open to critical remarks and advice, as it's not too late to change something! With this project off my shoulders, it's time to set new goals. I had been planning to try quilt-as-you-go (connecting the blocks, that is), but I don't have enough blocks to decide anything about the layout so far. So I was thinking about another challenge for the OMG and Brave Quilter, and remembered (or rather was reminded in FB) about the upcoming AGM of the Irish Patchwork Society, for which there is a challenge topic "Witches and Castles". I played with it and made a sketch which calls for rather intricate appliqué. So I want to try making it using the "crafted appliqué" technique I've heard a lot about. I'm really eager to find out what all the buzz is about. I've bought the book and supplies and am ready to start! So, my #Brave Quilter challenge and One Monthly Goal for September is to make a mini quilt using the Crafted Appliqué method. Also linking up to Freemotion Mavericks at Lizzie Lenard Vintage Sewing Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River Let's be Social at Sew Fresh Quilts
Who doesn't love a festival? It is the Spring 2012 Blogger's Quilt Festival held by Amy at Amy's Creative Side. I have been looking forward to this because I realized something big during the last festival. I didn't have anything to enter because I give most of my quilts away. I needed to make some quilts for me. This led me to declare that 2012 would be my year of trying totally new techniques and stretching my quilts skills. My entry is titled "Busting Out". This is a piece that I would never have thought that I could make! When I saw the inspiration piece for the 2010 Mod Mood quilt along at Daintytime., I reminded myself that 2012 was my year to stretch and I decided to go for it. First, I am not someone with a history of working with solids. But when I started to pull out all my scraps (I save everything!), I was amazed at the variety of colors. The instructions for the quilt along are excellent and I soon found myself sewing arcs together. The piece was then hand quilted in a random design using random colored thread. I absolutely LOVE the way that this turned out. Although the title is "Busting Out" (as in the scraps busting out of my bag), I also thought of calling it "Willy Wonka's Music Factory". Please stop by the festival and check out the entries. There is so much inspiration out there! (Note: I'm having some internet issues, but will reply to comments as soon as I can.)
Make a Big Impression with This Beautiful Quilt! This pattern is very popular and it’s easy to see why. The finished quilt is simply stunning, no matter what colors you choose. Plus, it’s a joy to make. Construction is much easier than it looks. The quilt pattern was brought to our attention by visitors to …
There were several different quilt projects waiting to be worked on last week, but one of them took over and wouldn't let me stop until it was complete. This is my Blooming Onion quilt top. Blooming Onion, 60.5" x 80.5" The name of the pattern I used is actually Blue Onion by Karla Alexander of Saginaw Street Quilts. Since my version isn't blue, Blooming Onion seemed like a better choice to me. Unfortunately, the colors in the above photo are a little bit off, making the purples look much more blue than they really are. The next photo was taken about 10 minutes later, and the sun was starting to hit the quilt top. The colors in this photo are closer than the previous one. My quilt top was made entirely from batik fabrics, all pulled from my stash, except for one non-batik that I snuck into the mix. Can you tell which one it is? Here are a few closer shots for you. I've been trying to think of a better name for this quilt, but haven't come up with anything clever. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I was able to get a great stained-glass looking shot of the top half from behind as it was hanging over the deck railing. I love the way the colors glow! Still wondering about the non-batik fabric? It's the purple in the block below. Linking up with: Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict Favorite Finish at Meadow Mist Designs Happy quilting everyone! Julie in GA
You may have to go out with a bunch of different guys before you decide who you really like. I promised to introduce you to a new guy every month, and see whether you hit it off with any of them. A couple of introductory remarks. First, I am at heart a piecer, not a fuser, not a screen-printer, not a fabric painter, not a hand-stitcher. This prejudice will be reflected in many of the guys I introduce you to. But if something I suggest as a piecing technique makes you think of a neat design that you would prefer to execute in some other technique, go for it! The objective is to get you to find a guy you like, not for you to like the guy I trot out. Second, I suggest you start small, with a lunch date, not a week in Paris. Try out the new technique in a modest size – 13 x 18 is nice, because you can always turn it into a placemat. This month’s quilt date is a technique for piecing sweeping, swooping curves with a minimum of tedious fuss. We’ve probably all been seduced by the prospect of whipping out our rotary cutters and slicing away a gorgeous curve – but after we sew the seam it’s lumpy and doesn’t press exactly flat. That’s because of seam allowances. If you use the popular method of stacking two layers of fabric on top of each other and slicing your beautiful curve through both of them, the shapes are indeed identical, and the two parts will meet precisely – but on the cutting line, not the seam line. And to make a flat seam, the right part and the left part have to meet precisely on the seam line. Sometimes, if the curve is gentle, or if it curves in only one direction, you can make it work. But if the curve has a small diameter, or if it curves in both directions in an S, you generally can’t. So is the answer to make templates? God, I hope not!! Instead – and here’s your date for March – make semi-templates. Get a piece of pattern material – freezer paper, newspaper, interfacing or tissue paper. Lay it out on your cutting board. Take your rotary cutter and slice a gorgeous curve through the pattern. Don’t separate the two halves yet – first take a pencil and mark across both pieces every six inches or so, and/or at critical points on the curve. And mark across both pieces at the exact top and bottom of the curve. Pick up one piece of the pattern and lay it on your fabric, making sure you keep track of whether this is going to be the right-hand piece or the left-hand piece. Now visualize how wide you want your seam allowance to be, and free-hand cut that distance away from the template. It doesn’t have to be a perfect quarter-inch – no need to fuss with rulers, just eyeball it. There’s enough give in the fabric that you will not have problems. Finally, pin the two pieces together at the marked points, and sew. The seam will press perfectly flat. Now put the next two templates down on the fabric you have just seamed and pressed, and repeat the process for the next curve. Replace template #2 and cut along the left edge. In this photo template #3 is waiting, but I will actually cut it from a third piece of fabric. Note that I do not suggest you cut out all the pieces at once. It's way too easy to lose your place and try to sew the wrong pieces together (ask me how I know). Instead cut two pieces (one curve), sew and press, then move on. With this method you can make curve after curve, as in this quilt of mine. V-8 44 x 29" I suggest a small sample with three or four curves, either the same curve repeated or a different one (heck, the fun part is the cutting, so why not do it as frequently as possible?). Don’t get too extreme: your curve should be more like the profile of a watermelon than the profile of a grapefruit. Start with a C-curve or an S-curve, not a winding road with six changes of direction. If you like this technique, here are some ideas for the second date: • Do the same thing on a larger scale than your sample. • Make several modules on the same scale as your sample, and join them into a larger piece. • Try more extreme curves. • Or anything else that strikes your fancy. Let me know how it works out. If you want to send me a picture of what you made, I’ll post it. Have fun!
Looking to step outside your quilty comfort zone and try a modern abstract design? The Cloud Surfing quilt pattern is for you! This curvalicious quilt will have you wishing you’d tackle curves sooner! Never sewed curves? Fear not. I've got you covered!
My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had the concave and convex curves in the opposite order when I made these blocks, but hey, they worked just fine. I finished off my quilt with a cute backing fabric print and spiral quilting. I even added a hanging sleeve to the back, but just need some dowel from the hardware store. I'm counting this as my OMG finish for February 2020. Yay!!
Luckily there are two things you can do to help your curved seams sit just right...clipping & notching!
I'm finally "back in the saddle" again and able to start quilting. Boy does it feel good!!! My first priority was to get back on our boutis challenge and I'm excited to share some great progress this week! Since this fragile linen is so wiggly I wanted to make sure my straight lines stayed straight so I stitched thes
I thought the hard part was done when I finished piecing the arcs for this project. The original design calls for the background to be the same color as the lighter stripes…or as the darker s…
My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had the concave and convex curves in the opposite order when I made these blocks, but hey, they worked just fine. I finished off my quilt with a cute backing fabric print and spiral quilting. I even added a hanging sleeve to the back, but just need some dowel from the hardware store. I'm counting this as my OMG finish for February 2020. Yay!!
Okan Arts Quilting & Textile Tours to Japan are open for booking. To learn more +click here By Patricia Belyea TOKYO JP Three days after a traffic-stopping snowstorm hit the most populated city in the world, the Tokyo Quilt Festival opened its doors. Here are oodles of photos from Opening Day so you can vicariously tour the show floor. NOTE: This is only a thimbleful of the quilts exhibited! Most of the credits were listed in Japanese. I have included the artists’ names when they were available in English. original design category—a sampling original design category—the winners Detail: First Place—Jim Hay Detail: 2nd Place—Emiko Yakushiji Detail: 3rd Place— Hiroko Ouchi wa (the essence of Japan) category—a sampling wa category—the winners First Place—Yasuko Anai Second Place—Momoe Kashihara Third Place—Tamiko Mawatari traditional design category—the winners First Place— Rieko Hasegawa Second Place—Emiko Kobayashi Third Place—Kyo Saito invitational category—a sampling Quilt Artist: Sachiko Yoshida Quilt Artist: Mitsuyo Akita Quilt Artist: Keiko Miyauchi Quilt Artist: Toshie Shinohara Quilt Artist: Etsuko Ishitobi show winners Friendship Award—Chikako Akashi Hand Making Award—Toshiko Imai Japan Quilt Grand Prix Second Place—Chiharu Katsuragawa Japan Quilt Grand Prix First Place—Masako Sanada To take a look at the SPECIAL EXHIBITS at 2018 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here To examine UP-CLOSE PHOTOS of the quilts at 2018 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here # # # # # ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan. FOLLOW OKAN ARTS ON INSTAGRAM @okanarts
Hi Everyone, Well, my first day of spring break was completely unproductive. But it felt GOOD to be unproductive! haha! Thank you so much for all of your positive feedback and comments on my finished project. I really appreciate them. I am very excited by how Finding my Marbles turned...
How to sew curves in a quilt – a video and photo tutorial. Beginner friendly instructions on how to sew simple curves an a sewing machine.
I am absolutely in love with this amazing quilt! I really appreciate all the hard work everybody put into each and every block. It will be dropped off with my longarm quilter today.
Preview on 12 exciting quilt projects from Pamela Goecke Dinndorf's third book Alchemy.
The largest quilt show on this side of the country hits Hampton in four days and promises, as it has for the last quarter-century, to be a barn-burner.
Soul Fusion Fabric Lookbook Soul Fusion by AGF Studio. Unleash your wanderlust, embrace the mystical vibes, and let your free spirit soar. Our Soul Fusion collection invites you to express yourself with soulful elegance through an exotic mix of boho-inspired styles. Explore our collection, from intricate patterns to floral designs to elevate your creations. Let …
I was gifted this beautiful fabric from DogStar last month, to play with and create something. It’s so inspiring. Due to Christmas and holidays it’s taken me a little while to get started on creating with it. And perhaps also the ‘wanting to make it wonderful’ aspect too. I have this absolutely wo
The All Around Crew is designed with comfort in mind and includes two views. View A is cropped and hits at the natural waistline. View B is tunic length and hits below the hips. Both views have a wide, relaxed fit with dropped shoulders and a gently curved back hemline. The boxy style sleeves are meant to be worn cuffe
This week we continue Ruler Guided quilting exercises for the Arc Ruler. This is geared towards anyone who is just starting, or interested in exploring ruler guided quilting. Here are the four exer…
Continuing from yesterday, training a sewing operator should be done methodically. This section detailed step by step instructions for how to convey information, correct mistakes and have the learn…
Hello everyone, My explorations as an Island Batik Ambassador continues and wow, I had fun this month! The Island Batik challenge for June was to make a modern batik quilt. Of course, this was music to my ears! I decided to make a modern batik quilt using the Parisian Curves technique from my book, Madly […]
Learn all about sewing curves. How to sew curves that are convex, concave and curves in opposite directions like sleeves and quilts.
Naai een theekopholster met stoffen als aanvulling op je favoriete Steampunk-kostuum. Twee gevoerde vakken om schotel en theekopje te beschermen, met drukknoopsluiting om het theekopje veilig vast te houden. Twee lepellussen aan de zijkant en een zak aan de achterkant voor je theezakjes en koekjes! Nu met BONUS verstelbare Cross-Body Strap-instructies! Afgewerkt formaat ongeveer 20 cm breed bij 25 cm hoog (inclusief riemlussen). Zeer veelzijdig - geschikt voor theekopjes van normaal formaat tot 3,75 cm breed x 9,5 cm hoog, en schoteltjes tot 18,5 cm breed. Lepellussen passen op "jeugd" tot normaal maat theelepels, van 5” tot 6,5” lang. Geschikt voor riemen tot 2" breed. Ontworpen om te worden gedragen aan een riem die over uw korset wordt gedragen, of aan een lint onder uw korset. ALLEEN DIGITALE DOWNLOAD NAAIPATROON. Dit is een patroon van 25 pagina's met 17 pagina's met duidelijke schriftelijke instructies met foto's en diagrammen die elke stap illustreren voor het aan elkaar naaien van de theekophouder, samen met bonusinstructies om een optionele verstelbare schouderband te maken. Een zelfverzekerde beginner zou dit moeten kunnen naaien (zie recensies), en je kunt mij met eventuele vragen e-mailen op [email protected]. Basismaterialen en benodigdheden die nodig zijn: Stof: 1/3 yard van 45" of 52"-54" brede draperiegewichtstof (strepen, bloemen, brokaten)* Voeringstof, passend bij de hoofdstof Pellon FF78F1 enkelzijdig smeltbare schuimvulling Enkelzijdige smeltbare fleecevulling Passende draad Normale naaibenodigdheden: spelden, schaar, tornmesje, linialen, markeerpotlood, enz. (roterend mes en matje optioneel) Naaimachine met naaimachinenaald maat 90/14 (De VOLLEDIGE LIJST MET NODIGE MATERIALEN IS INBEGREPEN IN HET PATROON.) *Andere stoffen die u kunt gebruiken zijn Dupioni-zijde, quiltkatoen, boombastdoek, middelzwaar canvas, kunstleer, suède of leer van kledinggewicht. Overweeg om gordijnen of kleding in de kringloopwinkel te kopen en de materialen te upcyclen. Lichtgewicht materialen zoals quiltkatoen moeten mogelijk worden voorzien van een smeltbare tussenlaag voordat u patroondelen uitsnijdt om stabiliteit en body aan de stof toe te voegen. LET OP: U KOOPT EEN DIGITALE DOWNLOADPATROON OM UW EIGEN THEEKOPJEHOLSTER TE NAAIEN, U KOOPT GEEN KLAAR PRODUCT. De voltooide theekopholster is niet inbegrepen; Theekopje, schotel, lepel en riem worden alleen als foto-rekwisieten weergegeven en zijn niet opgenomen in het patroon. Zie mijn Steamtorium winkel op Etsy voor andere Steampunk/Cosplay items http://www.steamtorium.etsy.com Of like Steamtorium op Facebook om te zien welk festival of evenement ik zal bezoeken op http://www.facebook.com/Steamtorium/ #teacupholster #steampunk #edwardian #victorian # dickens #madhatter #alice #renaissance #LARP #western #cosplay #pirate #sewingpattern
My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had the concave and convex curves in the opposite order when I made these blocks, but hey, they worked just fine. I finished off my quilt with a cute backing fabric print and spiral quilting. I even added a hanging sleeve to the back, but just need some dowel from the hardware store. I'm counting this as my OMG finish for February 2020. Yay!!
This tutorial will teach you the art of sewing curves when quilting. Written by author of Quilting Basics Michael Caputo.
Enjoy 20 of (just some of) my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. All descriptions were written by the makers. Prepare to be inspired!
Illustration: Ellin Larimer. Winter. Ellin Larimer's work celebrates colour, texture, and ultimately that of the drawn line. Through textiles, Larimer is able to express an innate understanding of both the complexities and subtleties that are involved within the parameters of a fine art context. Through the five pieces shown here, part of her Counterpoint series, Larimer takes segments of her work and produces through a fascinating process of construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction, a composition that flows in harmony colourwise, but seems to stagger with juxtapositions, linewise. There is a strange mixture of both tranquillity and movement within the work. The colours and textures play their part in allaying any fears the eye might have as to harsh, sharp, or drastic breaks in the composition, while the drawn line still retains these elements it seems less so because the clever use of colour balance. Illustration: Ellin Larimer. Tumult. There lies the strength in Larimer's compositions. These are not mere cut-ups rearranged in order to form an all over pattern. In fact, all elements of the finished piece go to make up the ultimate journey of the drawn line, a line that uses both colour and texture as its support. The line that Larimer ingeniously draws, takes numerous pathways that at first glance appear to be mostly false starts, but in a way it is true to say that the journey of the drawn line is constantly reinvigorated and recreated. There is never a beginning or an ending to Larimer's work as everything folds in on itself. Whenever it appears that there may be a loose strand unaccounted for, that strand is taken up again and led somewhere else. Illustration: Ellin Larimer. Verdant Counterpoint. This constant journey of colour, texture, and line shows a confidence in some of the subtler aspects of fine art drawing which is often made more complex and harder to achieve by the very nature of those mediums. Trying to take a line on a journey using textiles as a base is particularly difficult. With this particular set of five textile pieces, Larimer is confident in taking us deep within the constructs of her compositions. Follow a line and you are led deep within the confines of her creation on an endlessly looping pathway going behind and underneath, only to reappear again in a slightly different place at a different level. There is no real beginning and definitely no end to this journey and nor should there be. Illustration: Ellin Larimer. Red Mums in Cloud Shape. Ellin Larimer has exhibited her work extensively across the US. She has a comprehensive website where much more of her work can be seen. The website is listed below in the reference links section. All images were provided with the kind permission of the artist. Illustration: Ellin Larimer. Earth. Reference links: Ellin Larimer website
How to sew curves in a quilt – a video and photo tutorial. Beginner friendly instructions on how to sew simple curves an a sewing machine.
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How to sew curves in a quilt – a video and photo tutorial. Beginner friendly instructions on how to sew simple curves an a sewing machine.
