I am so excited to share my completed Selvage Whirlwind quilt today. It turned out just the way I had hoped and I love it! I think shots of quilts blowing in the wind are pleasing so I had to inc…
In September I shared this quilt finish. For want of a name, it's my "Selvedges Quilt" that finished at 59" X 72". I designed the block. Sev...
Check out the Great Fabric Sales... Supplies and Patterns! My block is ALL about the Selvage.. do you keep them, toss them, give them away? What about a block for them? now your talking! I have a few tips for successful edge fabric sewing.. read on! I use a 7" x 7" foundation to sew the 6.5" square. Layout the strips in the order you want to sew them. This block I decided to pack in more strips, so they are thinner. I kept at least a 1/2" of the color of the fabric so i had great placement options....
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Since Renee @Quilts of a Feather and Jess @Quilty Habit hosted the Selvage Along last summer, I have been saving fabric selvages. My collection is growing, but I had no idea what I might do with th…
It's check in day at the Selvage Along @ Quilt Habit and Quilts of a Feather. I can't say that I've set my mind on a particular project, ...
Tutorials - Sewing Selvedges - I have had a few requests on how I sew the selvedges when I make my selvedge quilts. Here is a quick tutorial showing how I sew each selvedge. I use tracing vilene as a foundation but you can use paper or muslin if you prefer.
Sewing projects to make with selvedge / selvage fabric ~ Threading My Way
I had a few minutes this morning to do some blog strolling--looking around, clicking on links, letting my browsing take me where it will. (Oh, yeah, and I changed the look of the blog again.) This selvage heart is made by Riel Nason, a quilter in Canada. I think it's an inventive way to use…
Have you seen Canadian quilter Riel Nason's recycle symbol selvage quilt? Here's her post about it. Riel is also an author. Her boo...
Today was our stitch day at the Somerville Community Center. We had a great turnout with about 26 folks in attendance. We had a few visitors...
Here's another fabulous item from accomplished selvage artist/quilter Sheri of Bungalow Quilts in Cincinnati, Ohio. A leaf-shaped fab...
Rachel in Texas (of the Too Sooner Late Than Better blog) has just made her first selvage bags. And her first time adding a zipper too. V...
Pictures - Selvedge Quilts Done - Here are another two selvedge quilts that I have recently finished. The first one is done with smaller selvedge pieces, both plain and word selvedges and the binding is selvedges sewn together too. I have one more to complete before my display in March and that will take the total to
These two little selvage quilts were made by May Britt of Norway. Aren't they creative? I especially like her stems and use of buttons. Als...
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Liz in Houston made this wonderful selvage quilt that she calls "Salvaged Selvages x Migraine." She'll be donating it through her local gui...
My sister Eileen Lovett of Rhode Island came to my house yesterday for a reunion, and she brought some selvage quilts to show us. Didn't sh...
In the spirit of recycle/reuse, I'm making a small quilt using discarded items. Here is the finished quilt: All you need are some selvages from your fabric stash, base fabric cut into squares, a pair of scissors and a sewing machine. I used selvages from my stash and the black mottled fabric was from my…
Selvedge, Selvage… whether you speak English or American, they’re the same thing. They are a gorgeous piece of fabric that often just gets thrown away
