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Quilt in a Day - Patchwork Table Runner - Quilting Daily - Quilting Daily. Small quilting projects like table linens, accessories, and home décor are perfect for the quilter who wants to create a handmade gift or refresh their décor or wardrobe—but has little time to spare. For example, I was inspired by these fall flowers to create a complementary table runner in similar colors. I reached for Amy Ellis's Graphic Patchwork Table Runner pattern, because I like the modern patchwork style. Plus, it's one of those quick quilt projects you can quilt in a day. Here are Amy's directions. Graphic Patchwork Table Runner (Finished size: 12" x 42") Materials Print fabrics, 15-20 coordinating 5" squaresSolid fabrics, 15-20 coordinating 5" squaresBacking fabric, ½ yd.Binding fabric, ¼ yd.Batting, 20" × 50"Rotary cutting tools (cutter, mat, and acrylic ruler)Sewing machine Directions (All seam allowances are ¼".) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

I look for quick quilting projects like this when I plan my holiday gift giving. P.S. Turn Denim Pockets into Fabric Art Gift Bags - Cloth Paper Scissors Today. If you follow this blog, then you know I have an abundance of denim pockets culled from my husband's jeans, and I'm always looking for fabric art projects to make with them. One of my favorite denim recycling projects was this Patched Pocket Panel that combines art with storage. Another way to use denim pockets creatively is to turn them into gift bags. You can make them as simple or as elaborate as you like. Just decorate the front, stitch on a fabric backing to make the pocket, and attach (or sew in) a handle.

My colleague Barbara Delaney fell in love with this project, created by Melony Bradley, when it first came out in Cloth Paper Scissors Gifts 2011. Barb described her adventures in pocket art in a post last year about starting holiday projects early. Barb says, "While I was making these holiday pockets, I realized they can really be designed for just about any occasion and, dependng on the size of the pocket, can hold a variety of goodies. P.S. Fun with stripes- Quilting Tutorial. Probably many of us like using strip piecing in our quilts. But how about using striped fabrics ? Instead of piecing strips use some striped fabrics... Lately I have played a little more with such fabrics and I love them.

And I love even more what I can make with them. The fabric I used for this tutorial is a heavy cotton canvas from Ikea. My recent obsession is making bags and this is a nice fabric for bags. I always prewash these fabrics because they shrink. So, what can we do with these fabrics ? ------------------------------------------------- Cut a square then cut it on both diagonals From two squares we can make two blocks like these Using 2 green squares and 2 red squares from half of the triangles we can make these 2 blocks or these ones and using the other half ( see the placement of the white stripes on these triangles) we can make one of these three blocks ( hard to choose just one ! Place the ruler 0.25" away from the points and cut These quarter blocks can be arranged in this way: Quilt in a Day - Quilt Patterns, Quilt Books, Rulers and Supplies by Eleanor Burns.

Garden Fence. I first played with this block last Summer when I was inspired by the pillows on the cover of Martha Stewart Living. Shannon from Pieceful Quilter named it "Garden Fence" and the name stuck. Well, my top's finally done and I'm happy with the color combination of golds, yellows, grays and white. (how do you spell gray - grey or gray?) This cold weather and snow is continuing to ruin my photography, so here's the best I can do. (And it requires moving furniture). It's a super easy quilt to make and I think it would be awesome in lots of color combinations (Gray and pink, gray and aqua...) Here are the cutting dimensions for one block that finishes at 10" (10 1/2" unfinished): Center square: 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Outer rectangles: 4 - 2 1/2" x 3" and 4 - 2 1/2" x 5" White: 2 - 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"; 2 - 1 1/2" x 6 1/2"; and 4 - 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" To piece the block: I simply added 1" finished (1 1/2" unfinished) white strips for sashing.

DIY : Scratcher Lotto Ticket. A string quilt block tutorial – paper pieced method. I’m so blown away by all the wonderful comments on my string quilt, now aptly named ‘Kaleidoscope’ (many thanks to Kerri who was the first to suggest it, followed by 9 others of you who had the same thought!) I think it’s just perfect. And now, a quick tutorial – I had a few requests for a tutorial on making this type of quilt, so I figured I’d oblige (it’s the least I can do, right?).

This shows the paper piecing method, which is my preferred method. To start, you’ll want to decide on the size of your blocks. For the Kaleidoscope quilt, my blocks were 11″ square. In this tutorial, I’m using 7″ square blocks. I use cheap copy paper, but you could use anything you have on hand – I’ve heard pages from phone books work!

Cut squares of your desired size from the copy paper and set aside. Decide on your fabrics and cut strips of a variety of widths. I wanted to have a small strip of white separate the squares in my quilt, so I cut 1″ strips of a solid white fabric. Quilt Blocks Galore!

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Pearltrees videos. Pinetree6. More about strip quilts – a mini tutorial. I’ve made many strip quilts in the past and I’m often asked for a pattern. I don’t really think that a pattern is necessary – one of the things I really like about strip quilts is how you can change up the look by altering your strips and fabric placement – so this little tutorial is more about my method, rather than precise instructions. But hopefully it will provide a start for those of you who may be interested in making this type of quilt. (I apologize in advance for my excessively wordy post!) To begin, I typically select a stack of printed fabrics I want to use for my quilt. Then I usually add in several coordinating solids.

I find that I typically use about 7-12 printed fabrics, along with 2-6 solids, depending on the size of the strip quilt. I like variety in my strip quilts, and this provides enough fabric to use 1-2 strips of each fabric. Next you’ll want to cut these fabrics into several strips, cutting selvage to selvage. Now you’ll trim each of these sections. Tips: How to Quilt: Scrap Quilts. How to Quilt>Scrap Quilts Bonnie Hunter is a quilter who specializes in scrap quilts using fabric from thrift shops or donations from friends' closets. Recently she visited with us for our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation, and the specific topic was how to choose the garments at a thrift shop that will make great fabric for a quilt. Here is a sampling of her answers: Penny: How do you know whether a particular garment would make a good fabric for a quilt?

Bonnie: I look for garments the same way I look for fabric. The first thing I do is read the label. If it says 100% cotton, then that’s the first thing I’ll look for. The next thing I check is how the fabric feels in my hand. I look for the same kinds of things when I look for articles of clothing to cut up for fabric. Penny: You don’t use polyester? Bonnie: No, I don’t. Men’s shirts, so far, have not incorporated spandex. Penny: How do you estimate how much fabric you’ll be able to get from a particular garment? Bonnie: I feel it. Finished Paintbox Quilt. The Paintbox Quilt is finished!

This quilt is made with 64 - 6.5" blocks in 32 color combinations (8 by 8 blocks with 1.5" sashing). Each combination is a Kona cotton solid and a monochromatic quilting print. One of the blocks in each combination is made with a printed center and outer ring and the other is made with a solid center and outer ring. I had a hard time deciding how to lay out the blocks for the quilt. In the end, I placed the two black and two chocolate brown squares (the darkest ones) at each of the corners. Then, I placed the other squares so they were, roughly, going from warm in the upper left corner to cool in the lower right. I alternated the orientation of the squares so the "pulled" corners were going in opposite directions.

On the back, I made a pieced panel with a little rectangle of each of the Kona cottons. The letters on the back are just simple Kona cotton appliques, made using this technique. I've just written up a quick tutorial for the blocks, which is here.