Quilting
July 14th, 2010 at 11:46am
Under Kids+ Kitchen Crafts+ Quilting+ Sewing+ Tutorials
I love potholders. I do a lot of cooking, so I have a lot of hot pads in my kitchen. But I also like a coordinated kitchen, so having the ability to make a potholder to match my decor is appealing. And when I give kitchen-oriented bridal shower gifts, I like to make a potholder [...]
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Tags: potholders, Quilting, Sewing
By Linda
July 9th, 2010 at 11:16am
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Beginning July 12th through July 23rd, the quilt blogging community will take turns hosting the Stash book title. City Quilts is a great book that will show you how to create beginner friendly project designs, it will teach you how to create dramatic looks with your quilt and it shows you how to work with [...]
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Tags: city quilts tour, Quilting
By admin
April 29th, 2010 at 10:53am
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I recently attended the International Quilt Festival in Chicago. The quilts on display in the exhibit, both antique and contemporary, were absolutely breathtaking. I had a great time touring the booths and chatting with quilt designers, manufacturers and store owners. Here are my 5 favorite things from the Quilt Fest.
Martelli Quilt Products- The manufacturer Martelli [...]
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Tags: Quilting
By Caley
March 20th, 2010 at 05:00am
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In honor of National Quilting Day today , we present a collection of Quilting projects for your enjoyment. If you are a quilting beginner, our Quilting Glossary might be handy reference.
Beautiful Quilt Patterns
Honeysuckle Quilt (shown)
Belvedere Floral Quilt
Japanese Afternoon Quilt
Seashells Quilt
Strawberry Basket Quilt
Wall Hangings
Fisherman Quilt- Great [...]
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Tags: Quilting
By Caley
March 3rd, 2010 at 04:58pm
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Quilting is a really neat hobby to get started on. If you haven’t quilted before and you’re intimidated it’s ok. Once you get started you’ll realize quilting isn’t that hard to do. There are so many quilting patterns out there for you to use.
The types of quilts you can make are made with columns or [...]
Continue Reading The History of Quilting and Free Quilt Patterns
Tags: free quilt patterns, Quilting
By Christine
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:56pm
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Wondering how to quilt a quilt? While it may sound redundant, a quilt is not a quilt until it has been quilted. Once you have pieced together the fabric for your quilt top, quilting secures the two or more layers of the quilt together, most often a top fabric, sandwiched batting and backing fabric. Learning [...]
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Tags: how to, Quilting
By Caley
March 3rd, 2010 at 09:00am
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When I quilt, I stick with the basic patchwork style. I’ll usually pick three or four coordinating fabrics, cut a bunch of 6″ squares and have at it. I’ll do a diagonal pattern, a diamond pattern or something completely sporadic and random. This is the way I’ve done it since high school.
When it comes to [...]
Continue Reading How To: Sew a Quilt Binding
Tags: how to finish a quilt, how to sew a quilt binding, quilt crafts, quilting techniques
By Kristen
January 20th, 2010 at 08:30am
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We’re getting to the home stretch of our basic quilt making tutorial. If you’ve followed along for parts 1 and 2, you should have long strips of patchwork squares that are ready to be sewn into a large spread. If you are making a 15 x 17 quilt – you’ll have 15 columns going across [...]
Continue Reading How To: Start a Basic Quilt Part 3
Tags: how to quilt, patchwork quilt, quilting 101
By Kristen
January 13th, 2010 at 10:22am
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Last week we got started on a basic patchwork quilt. If you followed along, you should have stacks of 6-inch squares that are ready to be laid out.
The nice thing about a basic patchwork quilt is that you can lay it out in any way you like. A basic patchwork creates diagonals with each design [...]
Continue Reading How To: Start a Basic Quilt Part 2
Tags: basic quilting, how to make a patchwork quilt, Quilting
By Kristen
January 6th, 2010 at 12:00pm
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It’s a new year!
There’s something about the new year coming around that makes us feel renewed. If you think about it, we’re not much different than we were a week ago, and yet the possibilities for the coming year make us want to make changes to our daily lives, set bigger goals, and strive for [...]
Continue Reading How To: Start a Basic Quilt Part 1
Tags: how to start a basic quilt, Quilting, quilting 101
By Kristen
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