Quilting
March 3rd, 2010 at 04:58pm
Under Quilting
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 [...]
Continue Reading How to: Quilt a Quilt
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By Caley
March 3rd, 2010 at 09:00am
Under Quilting
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
Under Quilting
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
Under Quilting
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
Under Quilting
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
July 14th, 2009 at 03:59pm
Under Home Decor and Design+ Quilting
Even though it’s still mid-summer, I’m already thinking of Autumn. Sometimes summer gets so jam packed with activities and gatherings that all I can do is look forward to returning to the daily grind of September and beyond. Things are less hectic when everyone’s in school, yes?
So I was thinking, as a beginner quilter myself, [...]
Continue Reading Already thinking of Autumn
Tags: autumn, back to school, Quilting
By Kristen
July 6th, 2009 at 10:52am
Under Kids+ Quilting+ Sites We Love+ Tutorials
I found this great tutorial for Rag Quilt Letters on Happy Together, a great blog from a woman named Jessica. She made these letters for her young daughter who is learning the alphabet, but I think they are so cute and could be used in a number of other ways. This tutorial is simple, all [...]
Continue Reading Rag Quilt Letters
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By Mindy
June 23rd, 2009 at 02:14am
Under Book Reviews+ Quilting
Love to quilt? We are giving away a free copy of the Cute as a Button Quilts book by Joni Pike. This book has 12 different craft projects, using fabric that is easy to find. It is always so annoying when quilting or sewing books use really rare fabrics! This one does not and is [...]
Continue Reading Book Review and Giveaway: Cute as a Button Quilts
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By Caley
June 22nd, 2009 at 02:35am
Under Home Decor and Design+ Quilting
I am totally digging the idea of using crayons to dye quilts. Crayons are inexpensive and available everywhere. These two new quilting projects at FaveCrafts.com are amazing.
Crayon Stained Quilt Art- This project tells you how to create a “textile painting” with a crayon stained background, strips of fabric and free-motion embroidery. This is just gorgeous!
Seashells [...]
Continue Reading Crayons and Quilting: 2 New Projects
Tags: art, crayons, decor, Quilting, quilts, seashells
By Caley
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