You’ve probably discovered there are numerous ways to create a border on your quilt, and you may have wondered which is the best. Then you discover it depends on the project and the effect you desire to achieve.
At the Quilted Paradise Newsletter, I found handy instructions, a primer of sorts, on making various types of […]
Over at b5media’s Tangled Thread, Chloe Findlay takes us through a seven step process to fuse fabric for quilting, called Machine Fusion Fabric. It almost seems like magic as she combines fabrics, paints, and embellishments, along with machine quilting to produce a work of art.
This shows how, in this mixed media world, quiltmaking has taken […]
Daughter Beth has experimented with another stitch this week for her Take a Stitch Tuesday lesson, the buttonhold stitch. It’s interesting to see how she uses the stitches in different ways to produce varying effects.
Also, Beth utilizes different fabrics as well. If you’re participating in Take a Stitch Tuesday, let me know where we can […]
If you’d like to express your preference and participate in my quilters’ poll, scroll down the page to the poll on the right. There you can tell me whether you like to do hand quilting over hand quilting. Do you prefer both depending on the project? Or do you like to tie your quilts to finish them?
I’ve done […]
After finding Penny Halgren’s pin and thread basting tips, I discovered a newsletter I’d received awhile ago from Konstantin’s Quilted Paradise. There you’ll also find information about pin basting and thread basting and the types of materials to use for each.
These are such simple techniques that experienced quilters often don’t remember their early quandry or realize […]
A quilter remarked to me, as she looked at before and after (quilting) photos of a quillt, “I think there’s too much quilting in this one. It takes away from the design of the quilt blocks.”
I’d never thought of that, but realized I had to agree in this case. The quilt consisted of an intriguing design […]
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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Frequently when we think of quilts and quiltmaking, a quilt that is held together with hand or machine quilting comes to mind. However, some quilters tie their quilts. This is the method my grandmother used when she made 4-patch quilts for her grandchildren.
What is meant by tying a quilt?
Tying, or tufting as some quilters refer […]
Applique, the technique of stitching pieces of fabric to a background with intricate and decorative stitches, frequently is used in quilting and fabric art projects.
The current newsletter from Quilted Paradise gives “A Few Tips for Applique” where you can find how to perfect this technique. (http://www.quiltedparadise.com/b/047/owg/9436 )
You also can register to receive e-mail notices whenever new […]
There’s an even easier way to make your quilts that the method I described in a previous blog, What’s an Easy Quilt for a Beginner?, for making a simple quilt of 7-inch squares or smaller. Here I mentioned making a template and cutting your fabric from that.
However, you can purchase pre-cut squares of various sizes for creating […]
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