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Quilters find many sources of inspiration, and pictures of unusual buildings often play a role. In this year’s round robin for my daughter’s quilt group, each quilter submits a photo and the others design small quilt hangings inspired by it.
A photo of an outhouse has yielded interesting results.
Check out Beth’s Meandering Threads blog, particularly the post, […]
Buttons add color and interest as embellishments to your quilts. They’re also interesting to collect and research. I’ve seen quilt hangings almost completely covered with buttons and others with buttons as occasional accents. Then there are others in all stages between.
I discovered some interesting quilts with buttons at Button Mad.com (called to my attention by Chloe […]
Threads for quilting may vary depending on the effect you want to achieve, the materials you’re using, and where you’re using it…for decorative effect or stitching pieces together. Also, consideration should be given to the planned use of the piece. Will it be a bed quilt or a decorative hanging?
Since you’re putting a great deal […]
“I try to keep my camera with me most of the time,” my daughter remarked the other day, after she snapped a picture of a young deer on camera while she and her family were geocaching.
(Geocaching (www.geocaching.com ) involves a sort of treasure hunt, checking out a listing of these sites online and using coordinates on […]
Why not take photos of your quilts and hangings and make post cards and note paper?, Sometimes photo the whole piece; for others you’ll chose only a portion of the item. By using a digital camera, you can select your best photos and put them right into your computer.
If you do use photos taken with a traditional […]
My daughter made quilts for both of her grandmothers to comfort them in nursing homes. And they were very different quilts to meet the needs of each grandmother.
My mother had Alzheimer’s so didn’t really notice the pattern. My mother-in-law wanted a small quilt to hang on a particular wall in her suite.
So we decided Mother would enjoy […]
Quilters who haven’t participated in a Round Robin quilt exchange, and even those who have, like to see the before and after photos of these projects. My daughter and other members of her small art quilting group recently completed their quilt hangings.
It was interesting to see what had happened to my daughter’s after the five […]
Even though Father’s Day is over, making quilts, pillows, and hangings of Father’s neckties might be an enjoyable way to create memories and mementoes. I saved ties that were my father’s, father-in-law’s, and uncle’s, and wondered what I’d do with them, but not wanting to throw them out.
They brought back memories of the occasions when these men […]
As I browsed through a book of my daughter’s, Mixed Media Explorations by Beryl Taylor, I realized once again how with world of paper and fabric blend together to create patchwork and quilted works of art. Here Ms. Taylor uses paper, fabrics, and a variety of embellishments to create her unique designs.
Some projects may be […]
With all the new innovations in quiltmaking, you’ll discover that adorning quilts, hangings, and fabric art with beads has become very popular. There are classes on this and books written about the various techniques.
Some quilt artists use only a few beads and adornments, while others complete their work with numerous beads of different colors, […]
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