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Here it is- the selvage quilt that didn't make a dent in my collection of selvages! This is my second selvage quilt (Emerald Selvage Spiderweb, 2013) and probably won't be my last. Now that I'm in the habit of saving them, I can't stop! This is where I started a couple of weeks ago. If you are wondering, the red is Kona Tomato. (My grandfather grew the best tomatoes.) It only took about a week to complete the top. Many thanks to Karen Griska for writing a great pattern! I opted to set the blocks on point and skipped the borders. I wanted to make lots of blocks (I cut mine at 10"). This size fits perfectly on my kitchen wall. Selvage quilts are heavy, so a lap quilt wasn't appealing to me. I knew I wanted to quilt this with red and white thread. I started with "organic" vertical lines through the red squares. I figured whatever I quilted in white would disappear, so I decided to practice feathers. (I really stink at quilting feathers!) All that top to bottom quilting means no threads to bury. No marking, no threads to bury = win, win. There are some really cute selvages in here. And so many memories of projects past! Printed copyright dates range from 1994 to 2014. The back is loaded with dots. Why not? The only place you can really see the feathers is on this section of the back. That's OK with me! More practice required. One more glamor shot on the couch with the matching pillow. Yes, it's snowing again! Selvage Log Cabin (needs a cuter name. any suggestions?) 42" X 42" Started January 31, 2015 Completed February 16, 2015 Pattern by Karen Griska
Debbie in Jerusalem just finished piecing this wonderful selvage hexagon quilt top. I love the rainbow effect. Now she's looking for sugges...
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Here's a nice "Sheath" stitch for tying a quilt. It's basically three parallel lines cinched in the middle and tied with a square knot....
Yay, I checked on Amazon this morning and there it was -- my new book up for pre-order! I have wanted to share this news for a while, so here I go: I wrote a quilt book! And designed all the quilts
The drawing for "Fair and Square" by the San Francisco Quilters Guild will be held on March 10, 2013. This is a beauty!
This quilt was part of an exhibit at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco. It was made by Siddis women. Their ancestors came from Africa beginning in the 1500's and settled in western India. Their traditions are a combination of Indian and African. See the close-up photo below for a good look at the dense quilting. Last night I finished reading "Oleander Girl," a novel by Chitra Divakuruni. It takes place mostly in Kolkata, India around 2002. It is a very engaging story and full of the sights and fragrances of India. I recommend it for all ages.
Half pound (8 ounces) of cotton selvages (selvedges) in a variety of colors and patterns and a variety of widths and lengths. Actual selvages may vary from photo. Cut from edges of quality 100% cotton and cotton flannel. Uses: Selvage edge projects Mini quilts Quilting Pin cushions Scrapbooks Mug rug Collages Fabric post cards No exchanges or refunds All sales final.
People make a lot of things out of selvages, which are the printed edges of fabric; here's my new #1 favorite selvage project: A cape, htt...
An embroidered, selvage, mod podged composition book. (That's a long name so I am just calling it My Notebook) It's made up of things I am loving right now, embroidery and selvages. I made the embroidery using a white fat quarter with a design in the fabric and lots of these little guys in that jar. Find the printable for the thread bobbins here at Wild Olive. See the pattern in the fabric. This was not the fabric that I used for this project (that is lost somewhere in my scary scrap basket- see below) And the embroidery floss are just so much cuter with that printable. So here is what I started with. I do not have pictures of how I attached the selvages to the embroidery but I just cut the embroidery fabric to a square that would fit nicely on the composition book. I sewed it onto the scrap linen napkin. Then I added a brown/white polka dot border. Then I started sewing on the selvages. I found Mod Podge for Fabric at Joanns the other day and picked it up. It worked nicely for this project. I made sure to have enough fabric to overlap on the back side of the cover of the notebook and mod podged them down. (then I covered this with brown cardstock - see below) This is the back, I used this tutorial from Char @ Crap I've Made to complete the back. I used the Mod Podge Fabric to seal the fabric to the notebook. Overlapped the edges to the inside cover, again sealed with Mod Podge Fabric. The added some brown cardstock to cover the back. Finished back of notebook. And here it is all done!
I have been collecting and sewing with selvages for years. I can pinpoint the exact moment when I paid attention to what was written on the ...
I'm so happy! It's really happening...it's finally confirmed. The forms are filled out, the appraisal done, the quilt is packed and on its way! What's this all about? Well, last spring a call went out across the country for pieces for an exhibit called SCRAP ART that will be at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, California. I saw the call, but ignored it and then I got an email from my KC guild friend Trisch suggesting that I submit the Selvage quilt. I was flattered, but not convinced. Then I got an email from my friend in San Francisco who had read about the call for quilts locally and she made the same suggestion. With a little pushing and shoving from friends I submitted the quilt. To my surprise I got an email from the museum asking to use my quilt. I'm so thrilled and honored that this quilt was selected. Thanks to my quilty friends...you made it happen for me! The quilt needed a hanging sleeve before it could be sent on its way. I used Libby Lehman's instructions for a "D" shaped sleeve. (Scroll to the bottom of the linked page to get the pdf.) Notice how the sleeve doesn't lay flat on the quilt. The quilt will hang better with this type of sleeve. This is how I make all the sleeves for the quilts I hang. The exhibit opens in August and runs through November. I'm flying out to attend the opening reception for the exhibit. How could I not? I have a favor to ask. My friend Mary Lou lost her blog of 6 years to the black hole of Google, who knows why, but those of you who have blogs know how devastating that would be. She lost all her followers and folks can't find her. Well, she's not lost, she's here on her new blog Mary Lou and Whimsy Too. If you don't know Mary Lou, check her out. She's a dynamo and into story quilts and improvising. Say Hi and tell her Jacquie sent you!
Opening a store filled with quilting fabrics was a dream but not because I was in love with quilting. I love the fabrics and ...
Sewing projects to make with selvedge / selvage fabric ~ Threading My Way
This is a project that I have been planning for months, maybe even years! I have been collecting selvages (or selvedges, whichever you like) over the past few years- in our studio there are separat…
What do you do with your selvages? (P.S. According to Wikipedia, it's "selvage" in the U.S. and "selvedge" in Britain - well, what d'ya kno...
Last Saturday I was honored to be asked to be the guest speaker at the MMQG Super Saturday Sewing event. Why is it super? Well for starters, they gather from 9am to 9pm for 12 hours of non-stop stitching!!!! That's pretty super in my books. It was a lovely day with nice company, good food and great stitching. The event happens upstairs at GJs fabrics so there's always great shopping available too! :-) It's a great space for sewing with loads of natural light!! There were many wonderful quilts to see ... And I did a bit of show and tell myself ... I can't even imagine what I was thinking / saying in that last shot with Groucho. Maybe I should run a caption competition ;-) All in all, I had a great time and want to thank everyone at the Guild for being so lovely and welcoming!! Andi xx
Learn how to quilt-as-you-go with selvage and batting scraps. Transform fabric remnants into beautiful and functional creations.
This beautiful selvage pencil case is the creation of my friend Christine in France. Isn't it amazing? You can read more about it on her friend Katell's blog: Quilteuse Forever. This will be on exhibit in Toulouse, France at the Creative Leisure Fair. I enlarged part of the photo below. I love those pencils! Nice job, Christine!
My friend Elena McDowell sent me these nice coasters. They're like little quilts, with batting and backing. She just trimmed them with pinking shears, so you can feel the soft batting around the edges. Yes, this is just a glass of water. I didn't want to mess up her nice work:) She doesn't know this, but I particularly like the "Sturbridge Village" selvage. Growing up in Connecticut, we were always taking field trips to Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. One year, the fourth graders went. The next year the fifth graders went, then the sixth graders the year after that. It was always us! It was okay with me; I loved it.
Quilter Tom Chowder in Montana made this quilt as a birthday gift for a friend. And here it is attacking him in the Montana wind! Click on the link to see more about this quilt. Tom says this is his favorite quilt photo. He looks like a quilting action figure!
I couldn't stop at one!
Did you have a great Christmas? Are you ready for 2010??? Someone, please take my Mod Podge away for a minute. I selfishly kept one of the Moleskine three-pack notebooks for myself. The other two w…
This quilt titled "To Agnes Martin With Color" was made by Maria Shell of Anchorage, Alaska. It was exhibited at Quilt National in Ohio in 2015. Visit Maria's website here, and blog here. I love all the crazy tiny pieces in this quilt! It looks like all solids. Nice work, Maria!
Learn how to make selvage fabric from the pretty selvage you cut off your other sewing projects. Sewing for Beginners
While I was admiring pillowcases with crocheted edges yesterday, I found this elegant fabric/crochet quilt. It's from The Whoot in Australia. It looks like one-patch and four-patch blocks made like pot-holders, then bordered with a crocheted edge. The off-white roses are a very nice touch.
This stunning autumn quilt was made by Fran Holland of Ontario, Canada. It measures 65" x 80." She quilted leaves in the brown areas. Very pretty. I'd like to see how she made those curves. I know the basic idea, but still. See her Etsy shop: Fran the Quilter. Nice work, Fran!
Ever looked at the edge of your fabric and think how pretty the markings are? Well, this list Fabric Selvage Projects will make you wish you've saved them.
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Kathleen Loomis calls this selvage quilt "Jaunty F." Made in 2005, it measures 26" x 30." Here's another quilt by Kathleen. It's one of her Postage series quilts. What a talented quilter!
Gather up all your quilting fabrics for this one. Everything is on the menu: gorgeous favorites, ugly fabrics, old and new, large and small prints, the whole shebang. You only need a little strip so you won’t even miss it. Stash quilts make a nice souvenir of our quilt-making journeys. The Pastiche* pattern has lots of helpful hints for better results and more fun. No stress. *Pastiche: (pa-steesh'), noun, a work of art that mixes styles, materials, etc. Hodgepodge. See the Pastiche pattern. Please spread the word on Pinterest, blogs, fb, etc. Thanks!
This amazing thumbprint art is the work of Cheryl Sorg of Encinitas, California. At first I thought it was a selvage quilt! I wondered...
All I know about this quilt is that it was made by Jared. I found the photo floating around in Cyberspace. What a dazzling quilt! I'm thinking about making one of these...with 1.25" strips! I tried one of these many years ago before I knew how to avoid ending up with a giant C-shaped thing! Haha.Now I'm patient enough to press each seam before adding the next strip. Also, sew in sections, then connect the sections. I still don't pin something like this. That's over-doing it! This might be a cool group project where everyone sews a portion of the quilt top, say: 6" x 55." Six inches will be 7 strips. Do you want to make one and mail it to me? I'll turn it into a quilt and we'll have a Giveaway here. Wow, this whole idea developed as I wrote this post! Mail your "block" to me at 39 East Chestnut Hill Rd., Litchfield, CT 06759. I'll show you my block tomorrow. Cut 1.25" strips x any length. You have to attach some to get to 55." No foundation necessary. These are not selvages, just regular fabric.
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This incredible house quilt is from the Netherlands. It was featured on Quilts Thema. The sashing is full of trees. Wowzers!
Take a look at what Laura of the Prairie Peasant blog (in Manitoba, Canada) is making! She's cutting up her scraps and making colorful coiled mats. Some are even made with selvages, as you can see below. Take a close look and you'll see some of the writing and color dots on the selvages. Isn't her photography beautiful? Laura's daughter thinks these make nice hats! Haha. Kids keep our lives very interesting! Laura has two Etsy stores: Prairie Threads and Prairie Peasant. She sells the coiled mats for only $10 (US) on Etsy. Laura also sells repurposed old hardcover books which have been refilled with blank pages to be used as journals. What a great idea. I remember those old books: The Bobsey Twins etc. You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter. Laura, I'd like to know where you get all your energy!
Enid Silva of Connecticut just finished her first selvage quilt. Isn't it a beauty? She even did some hand embroidery on the inner border. Nice job! Enid is a member of Hearthside Quilters in Harwinton and she participated in the selvage workshop a few months ago. I'll be giving the same workshop in Bristol, CT this spring. Happy selvage quilting!
Look at this! It's by Hata Larson. The source is Postila in Russia. Even though I can't read it, each picture is worth a thousand words. This looks like fun! Knit strips couched on monk cloth. Draw the main shape, then just fill in the spaces.
In my opinion, you can never have too many zipper pouches. I needed a new one for my cutting tools for my upcoming trip to Sewtopia. (Did I mention how I'm really excited to see all my sewing friends again?!?!) :) So I made a zipper pouch out of my selvages. I've been collecting these when I started sewing again. (I have 8 years of selvages!) I love them because they're so versatile & fun! I love seeing them and trying to remember what I used that particular print for. It's kinda like a fabric journal.... So let's gets started. You'll need: 9" zipper 2 pieces of batting = 7.25" x 11.25" 2 pieces of lining = 7" x 11" 2 strips of fabric = 2" x 11" A handful of selvages With a marking pen, draw a line on your batting measuring 1.5" from the bottom. Do this to both pieces. The area above the line will be where you'll sew your selvages. Grab 2 selvage strips and place them together like the photo below. One should be on top of the other overlapping at least 1/4". Now top stitch as close to the edge of the selvage as you can. I highly recommend using a stitch length around 2.0. Now grab more selvages.... and tuck them underneath... and continue to top stitch.... Once you've finish the bottom half, sew the other selvages by placing them on top of the previous strip. No tucking under this time. When you've finished, your panel should look like this. Remember that line we drew? Place the 2" x 11" strip at the line. Attach the strip using a 1/4" seam allowance and quilt it. Now work on your other panel. You can either do the same direction or do the opposite. I'm doing the opposite - simply based on my preference. Attach the selvages the same way we did prior. Your panels should look like these. Now let's give them a haircut. Align your ruler so that the seam lines up at 1.75". Then trim your block to 7" x 11". Here's what they should look like.... Now pick which panel will be the front. Place your zipper face down to the front panel (both right sides together). Your zipper pull should be on the left. Make a zipper sandwich by placing your lining face down to the back of your zipper. Use pins to hold it all in place and sew all 3 layers together. It should look like this. Then, do the same to the other side. Give it a good press away from the zipper. I top stitch on both sides so the lining doesn't ride up and jam my zipper. Now line up your panels to match like this... and here... Use pins to hold them in place. Stitch all the way around using a 1/4 seam allowance. But leave a small opening (about 3") so you can turn it out. Trim your corners and then .... Turn it out.... Pull! Tug! Do it gently... Sew your opening either by hand or machine and that's it. You're done! Here's the front. And here's the back. Look at how much stuff it holds! Those are my large scissors! My rotary cutter is buried at the bottom. That's all folks! Now go make one! ;) Hope you've been inspired to travel handmade. Enjoy! Oxox, Sunny
Learn how to make selvage fabric from the pretty selvage you cut off your other sewing projects. Sewing for Beginners
