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Quilters sometimes are in a quandry whether to use straight or bias binding on their projects.
Is one easier to make?
Is one easier to use?
Is one better to use than the other?
Here’s some useful information at Quilted Paradise - Bias Binding vs. Straight Binding. It should help you decide which you want to use, and when […]
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Here’s your mid-summer helping of Inspiration from the Arts Bloggers.
Enjoy!
Fun Advertising & Junk Mail Art - Check out Sandy Schimmel Gold’s take on some music legends.
Layers Upon Layers offers information about cork boards for everyone!
Memory Pillows & Throws From Neckties - Quilters share queries about using neckties for quilts and fabric art.
Up Close - […]
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THURSDAY THIRTEEN
Do you like to try new qulting techniques? Perhaps there are some you haven’t even heard of. Some may be “as old as the hills” while others are new innovations. I know my daughter is continually informing me of ones she’s trying or desires to.
For Thursday Thirteen, I’m mention 13 Quilting/Fabric Art Techniques to […]
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Chloe Findlay-Harder, at Tangled Thread, so often comes up with unique and interesting ideas, or learns where we can find them on the web. Now she’s printing fabric with gelatin!
As she mentions, she likes to play around with various techniques when it comes to fabric. Check out this unique fabric printing technique and view a […]
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Have trouble binding your quilt or fabric art pieces? I’ve generally find other ways to finish my work other than doing a separate binding.
Shelly Q, at Quilted Paradise, has written an excellent tutorial, The Finishing Touch, about bindings. It’s complete with phots that explain the process. Take a look.
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Rag quilts, those interesting patchwork pieces with frayed edges around each patch, really are attractive and very popular. When my daughter began making one and showed me what she was doing, I wondered, “That won’t look good. It goes against all the rules of sewing, leaving those frayed edges.”
However, her quilt of muted blues and […]
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Sewing triangles and getting all the points to match up is more difficult in some patterns than others and more challenging for some quilters than others.
Penny Halgren, by popular request, has developed a tutorial with videos at her How To Quilt web site for making a quilt with triangles.
As Penny explains:
This quilt offers opportunities for different kinds […]
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I visit Jen’s Domestick Goddess blog regularly and always find fascinating ideas. The latest that captured my attention is Virginia Fleck Mandala Art, guest posted by Pelf Nyok.
Virginia Fleck creates strikingly colorful mandalas from….Guess what? Plastic bags! As Pelf says:
With all the hoo-haas around the excessive use of plastic bags, it is heartening to learn that […]
Even though you belong to online quilting and fabric art groups, most quilters enjoy getting together in person with a local group periodically. My daughter Beth finds these bi-weekly Friday gatherings a break in her schedule and a source of inspiration.
They share, they try different techniques, they enjoy refreshments, and they sometimes go on day […]
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As I opened the blinds this morning to let in the welcome sunshine (we’ve had numerous cloudy, snowy days here in New Hampshire), I had to step over some gauze spread out on a plastic bag in front of the large windows. It was very attractive with streaks of green, blue and aqua.
“Ah, Beth has been painting fabric […]
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