Running in circles tutorial. Attempting Applique. My fabric line, The Garden Club, is FULL of images perfect for applique.
My trouble is, however, that 1) I don't have tons of experience with applique and 2) I don't have a sewing machine that can do a blanket stitch or even a good satin stitch, believe it or not. It's a high-horsepower, light industrial workhorse with very little, um, finesse. Pretty, Pretty Patchwork: Tips & Tools - Sew4Home. 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. If it says 100% cotton, then that’s the first thing I’ll look for. Victoria and Albert Museum - Patchwork: Pattern Maker. 23 secrets for stress-free quilting. Quilt Dad: orbc quilt-along. Thank you all so much for the wonderful feedback you've been leaving me on my last tutorial.
I am so glad to hear that I've been able to help so many new quilters (and even some older, but new-to-wonky quilters!) Get started on this new project. I've even heard from some of the more experienced quilters that I was able to offer a few new tips, which is great. It's been so much fun seeing all of the blocks you've been creating, and I really hope you're enjoying yourself in the process. Before moving on to today's tutorial, I wanted to take care of a few pieces of business. There are, however, two points of clarification that I want to call out here. You can also begin to introduce pieced strips to make longer usable strips out of too-short ones, a technique I'll be introducing in this post. Second, I also want to comment on fabric requirements for the quilt along. Finally, I made the block from the first tutorial into an adorable little quilted pillow for my giveaway winner. ... and trim.
Tutorial Tuesday: Quilt Binding (works for your mug rugs too) The kind folks over at Jacqui Small sent me a review copy of Contemporary Upholstery by Hannah Stanton.
Although the book was free, the opinions are genuine and are really mine. So since I had the book, I figured I’d better give it a genuine test drive. I found this chair at a sewing shop (I know, right?! Best. Shop. Nothing wrong with it, just a little bland. But obviously painting it isn’t really the tricky part. I also appreciated the clear descriptions of techniques. Fortunately the webbing and seat had been recently replaced. And I’m so proud of myself! And here it is with the new, sexy reupholstery job: Look how well that corner turned out! If you want a copy for yourself (and I know you do!) To order Contemporary Upholstery (9781906417918) for £16.00 including p&p* (RRP: £20.00), telephone 01903 828503 and quote offer code JS216.
Aligning the Quilt Sandwich. I have finished the Mini Quilt and in doing so have also prepared a simple tutorial to show you how I go about aligning a pieced quilt back with the quilt top.
The back for this quilt was pieced with a horizontal strip of small squares of fabric and was at least three inches larger than the quilt top. To baste the quilt the backing was taped right side down on a hard surface. This quilt was small enough to baste on my work table, which sure makes it an easier task than on the floor. I then used a pink chalk marker to mark the center of each of the edges of the top, bottom, right side and left side of the backing fabric. This image shows where the backing, batting and quilt top were marked for both the top and LHS and RHS.
The next step is to place the batting on top of the backing ensuring it is centered. Miteredbordersworksheet. 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. Cut squares of your desired size from the copy paper and set aside.