Jennifer, in a comment on my fun post about baby turtles, Something Fun for Quilters, mentioned that her best friend likes and collects turtles. In the post, I’d suggested the turtles might inspire quilters. So Jennifer came up with the idea of a baby blanket or quilt with turtles for her friend’s baby.
I agree with Jennifer. […]
Quilters thoughts often turn to Christmas projects by July, if they haven’t before that. I’ve been receiving messages, in the various newsletters and e-mail notices I’ve subscribed to, about the Christmas fabrics and patterns available in quilting shops and online ones, too.Christmas in July, around July 26, has become a tradition with many people, most […]
Fabrics depicting characters from children’s books seem popular with quilters and fabric artists. They’re also fun to use when making clothing for children, as I did when my daughter was small.
Were any of you brought up on the Dick and Jane reading books in grammar school? Do you have memories of learning to read when […]
I’m fascinated with quilts I often discover in classrooms where I do substitute teaching or visit to give author programs (I’m also a children’s writer.) Today I saw a quilt different from any I’d encountered before.
It consisted of 16 squares and was simple in construction. The youngsters had drawn their designs (actually pictures) on muslin […]
Making quilts, lap or baby size, for worthy causes occupies many quilters, either singly or in groups. Also school children often become involved in class projects that result in quilts for babies and youngsters in hospitals. I’ve often helped the sixth graders in our school when they put their creations together.
Recently I read of a […]
The quilt is well worn from love and use. However, I found it so interesting when a friend brought it out of her closet to spread over a table we were using for a display.
“What interesting fabrics with designs for children,” I remarked.
She explained the quilt had been made from outgrown dresses and play outfits […]
One of my readers mentioned she’s attempting to make a baby blanket for her niece from a pre-printed panel. She wants to hand stitch the design.
Do I put the top, batting and back together, then do the hand stitching through all three layers. Or do I just stitch the top layer, then put it together?
Then […]
The bedcoverings we refer to as quilts need not be solely patchwork or applique. Some quilts are created from needlework panels or squares. These are easy to tote projects you can work on away from home, while traveling, in a waiting room, in a car, at youngsters’ ball games.
You’ll find a multitude of designs…floral, pictorial, historical, […]
Many quilters nowadays are creating smaller projects, like wall hangings, postcards, mini quilts, and framed fabric art. Fabric and fiber artists often seem to be getting away from the larger bed quilts.
However, as I think about it, the small quilts aren’t entirely new. My grandmother made quilts for my sister’s and my dolls. She took […]
Memory Quilts can take a variety of forms and may involve quilts made specifically to evoke memories or include those that bring back memories of special times in our lives.
*My daughter made a quilt, when her husband was ill with cancer, that could be considered a Family Quilt or Memory Quilt to her. She made patterns of […]
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