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Organizing Your Patchwork Quilting Stash!
Serena organizes her patchwork quilting fabrics much the same way I do! Watch her video to show YOU how! One note: you can buy inexpensive roman type shades that come in lots of different widths and lengths to match the size of your bookcases. Your bookcases need not be expensive either, just be sure they will support the weight of your fabric; every 3 yards believe it or not = 1 pound! Be SURE to click on “Read More” for Part 2 PLUS even MORE fabric storage ideas!
Patchwork Quilting Spring Cleaning!
For many of us spring means cleaning…
When it comes to our patchwork quilting area of the house that isn’t always an easy thing! Here are some ideas for storing your fabrics so that you may make it just a tad easier not only to do your patchwork quilting, but to keep it neat and tidy so come next spring the job is not nearly so daunting!
Just click HERE for Fabric Storage Solutions from All People Quilt and here are even MORE ideas for storing your most precious patchwork quilting possession; your fabrics! Read the rest of this entry »
Patchwork Quilting Pickle Dish
I ran across this gorgeous patchwork quilting this morning… it was not identified, nor was it’s quilter, which is a shame, but it’s apparently hanging in a show in Israel…
I know the pattern by “pickle dish” although it has other pattern names too. Isn’t it FABULOUS? The interplay between light and dark, and scale variances make it a DELIGHT to look at! What a wonderful way this would be to use up scraps!
If you know who made this spectacular patchwork quilting please be sure to let us know!
Planning a Patchwork Quilting Trip to Knoxville?
If you are planning a patchwork quilting trip to Knoxville, TN this summer for the AQS Show registration is NOW OPEN!
The Knoxville AQS Quilt Show & Contest is just around the corner and we hope you are planning to attend! Registration is a breeze by phone! If you just call 270-898-7903, a representative will be happy to assist you whether you are registering for the first time, or are adding classes to your schedule. You may also register for your friends by phone as well! Don’t miss out on this easy way to get your admissions, workshops, lectures, and special events before they sell out. You can, of course, register as well online. Get ALL the information at AQS Quilt News!
Patchwork Quilting Thimbles
There are as many opinions on which thimble[s] to use in patchwork quilting as there are quilters. Most quilters end up with a whole “collection” of them. Not decorative ones, but real, meant to be used ones, so they can find what feels “right” for them. THAT is the most important part of using a thimble, or thimbles, they have to be what feels most comfortable for YOU and work well too. I have always used leather thimbles, buying new ones as I puncture the current model.
In this video you can see that this quilter actually wears three [3] of them at once! While I have never done that, it works for her, and THAT is what matters.
As an aside… if you get, as the patchwork quilting gal in this video mentions, a drop of blood on you quilt, your own saliva will take your blood out of anything better than anything else! Simply grab a cotton swab, get it saturated with your own saliva, and use it to remove the blood spot!
ENJOY the VIDEO! Read the rest of this entry »
Patchwork Quilting Hand Quilting
I have noticed over my 30+ years of patchwork quilting that many quilters try to put their quilt into their hoop or frame too tightly and then wonder why they cannot get nice small, even stitches.
Here is a great, short little video that will show you HOW to achieve those hand quilting stitches yourself and some other articles you might like to take a look at too! Read the rest of this entry »
Patchwork Quilting Rounds the Corner into May!
I thought that this patchwork quilting trail barn is perfect for this weekend…it takes us round the corner, and into May… and Spring.
Here are some fun sites to visit over the weekend, without ever having to even leave home! So just click on the link below for some American patchwork quilting trail sites!
I hope you have a beautiful weekend! See you next week! Read the rest of this entry »
Patchwork Quilting FREE Jelly Rolls & Bake Shop!
Do love the cute little Moda Jelly Rolls as much a this patchwork quilting gal does? Are you looking for more ways to use them? Well, while I get my, having previously owned a quilt pattern mind working, you need to head over and check out the Moda Bake Shop! Yes, bake shop! What else would you expect from a company that makes rolls of fabrics that they call Jelly Rolls??? LOL!
For those of you that might not be aware of what Jelly Rolls are in the patchwork quilting world, they are rolls of 40 strips of Moda’s fabrics that are already precut 2-1/2″ wide x the length of a width of their patchwork quilting cotton, which is usually about 45″. Now, don’t get those confused with the Honey Bun, which are 1-1/2″ wide strips! LOL, don’t you love it? Read the rest of this entry »
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Raw Patchwork Quilting
Rawed EDGED patchwork quilting that is. The other day I shared with you my “I Love Lucille” quilt. She was done entirely raw edged, meaning that I did not turn under ANY of the raw edges when I did the applique, OR the reverse sawtooth “binding”.
As you can see, I have simply cut square the size I wanted… I “auditioned” several sized by simply folding them in half around the edge of the finished, all raw edges matching, quilt until I got the size I thought looked best. I laid them in place, overlapping them to be sure to cover all the raw edges. I did not measure anything, I simply “eyeballed” them so that the peaks were relatively even. This was a GREAT way to use those scraps I couldn’t part with! I used Dutch Java’s from Holland… some from Japan… hand dyes… they were simply too ’scrumtious’ to throw away any interesting bit! Start a pile for your raw edged binding!
If you look really closely (click on the picture for a larger view) you will see that they are held in place by my freehand quilting in my own handwriting. This is relatively easy to do, it just takes some practice. I drop my feed dogs and simply quilt whatever I want to say… it’s great for journaling on your patchwork quilting!
I once quilted an entire love letter to my husband, Michael, on a “challenge quilt” I will share with you another time… it hangs in his office and no one has a clue that it is a love letter! It’s our little secret! Of course I was careful not to say anything I really wouldn’t care to have read!
Not into raw edged binding yourself? It actually is great for an art quilt but I would never use it on one meant to be cuddled under… unless one wants the frayed looked after its washed… remember those jackets & sweatshirts people made intending that? Okay, now I am dating myself. This piece hung in my home a really long time, and it has never frayed at all.
Wondering what “real” sawtooth looks like?
- tressie’s quilt – wedding gift – the sawtooth binding edge is meticulous. i used to use this as a quilt on our bed and also on the guest room bed. i also used it as a wall quilt above our bed briefly at our vacation house. now i try to keep it in storage so the …
AQS Patchwork Quilting Summer Show
The American Quilt Society no sooner has closed their doors on their annual Paducah, KY, show and they are announcing their Summer Patchwork Quilting Show!
AQS Quilt Show & Contest- Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville Convention Center
July 14-17, 2010
The AQS Quilt Show & Contest will be held July 14 – 17, 2010 (Wednesday – Saturday), at the Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. Read the rest of this entry »
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