Quilting and Patchwork

October 4th, 2007

Tips for Machine Quilting in Sections

Instead of bundling the entire quilt around your sewing machine and trying to maneuver it as you sew, why not quilt in sections?  In the current issue of the Quilted Paradise Newsletter, you’ll find some tips for doing just this, dividing your quilt into sections and quilting a piece at a time.
The article appropriately is, […]

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May 24th, 2007

Considerations When Having Someone Do Your Quilting

Many quilters enjoy designing and creating the quilt top, but would rather have someone else do the quilting.  When I operated a quilting business from my home, rather than simply doing fabric art for my own enjoyment, I hand quilted several old quilts.  (Machine quilting was just coming into vogue.)
Nowadays, many quilters have taken up machine […]

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December 29th, 2006

Results of Current Quilting & Patchwork Poll

I’ve run a poll, for the past month, to see how my readers like to put their quilts together.  It’s always interesting to get the results of a poll.  This helps me to learn more about my readers and their interests.
The Question: Do you prefer to do hand quilting over maching quilting? 
Answer choices were: Yes; No; […]

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October 5th, 2006

Free Motion Machine Quilting

Do you want to learn more about Free Motion Machine Quilting?  This type of quilting has become very popular in recent years.  The Quilted Paradise Newsletter today gives information about this topic and tips on how to accomplish it.
You’ll find the tips given in installments at: www.quiltedparadise.com/n/058-jqz.jsp .
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