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Patchwork Quilting
Patchwork quilting is many things to many people, including you.
Whether novice beginner to professional… those of us that share a passion for patchwork and quilting have a desire to create beautiful quilted art. Whether functional quilts that warm our beds, or abstract pieces of art that adorn the walls of our homes, we all bring our lives, our experiences, techniques and passion to this craft of patchwork quilting.
While I have grown very comfortable with my online name of MaggieB, which I have had almost as long as I have been quilting, most of you, if you do know me in the real world know me as Marge Burkell.
In the 30+ years that I have been involved in patchwork quilting I have come full circle. I started out all those years ago wanting to make a quilt for the new baby on the way… that baby, my daughter Allison, will turn 30 years old this Saturday! Just last year I went full circle, back to “basics” as I started a fun and wonderful quilt for my new baby granddaughter, Alexis!
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Les Toiles Du Soleil INVADES NYC!
Previously only available in Europe, Les Toiles Du Soleil has recently opened its doors in New York City!
While they also sell home accessories Les Toiles’ fabrics are so delicious to look at that you will want absolutely BOLTS of it to work with! This French cotton is not inexpensive but if you want a veritable PUNCH for a fabulous piece of patchwork quilting their stripes will make an IMPACT!
Not in the market for $58/yard [but its 72" wide!] cotton? Then please just take a gander at the front page of their website! Its inspirational in itself!
Which reminds me… we are going to start looking at things that inspire patchwork quilting in some upcoming posts! Soooo….WHAT gives YOU inspiration and inspires YOUR patchwork quilting???
- Washing Your Quilting Fabrics – Quilts (and most ideally all the quilting materials before they are made into quilts) need to be washed. The only exceptions to this are those antique quilts good only for exhibitions and quilts that are not in good condition. …
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How MUCH Patchwork Quilting Fabric?!
How MUCH patchwork quilting fabric to BUY? Hmmm… that age old dilemna! Buy as MUCH as you can afford! LOL, that’s our usual answer! But unfortunately one cannot always afford as much patchwork quilting fabric as we might like!
I am warning you right now, if you are into particulars and absolutes you are not going to like my answer, so move on and I’ll see you tomorrow… because buying patchwork quilting fabric is an emotional thing and never absolute!
I personally love what always turn out to be expensive fabrics… importeds, handmades, you name it. But I just have to have them! When I moved 8 years ago I couldn’t afford to ship all my fabrics in my studio so I sucked it up and donated the regular domestics [okay, for the most part] and shipped all the others. It was a great ‘nudge’ to get me to really evaluate my own collection! That nursing home still sends me stuff! LOL! But since I like those, and because I love challenges, and think that the more fabrics I can stuff into one of my art quilts the better, I usually only buy about 1/2 to a yard of any one of them. Some I know will only be the “pop” in a quilt so I might settle on a 1/4 [never a fat as I like to rotary cut] quarter if my pile at the cutting counter is already piled high.
But that is me, what do YOU buy? Read the rest of this entry »
Patchwork Quilting Fabric Stash!
We all have our patchwork quilting fabric stash. But why is it that we are ALWAYS buying MORE fabric? While it is fun to just buy MORE, it is better to buy more SMART…
First off I bet just about every experienced quilter will tell you that they got a LOT more discerning in WHAT they buy as their patchwork quilting matured. We all have pieces in our stash we will never use for that very reason… or we have realized it, as I did 8 years ago when I moved, and donated all that fabric to a local nursing home that has a patchwork quilting ‘program’. You will buy things that you wonder why you did too, its inevitable, but maybe we can keep some of that from happening.
First off ONLY buy GOOD QUALITY fabric. I know its a great sale and that piece is a bargain… BUT it is NOT a bargain if you end up never using it. Please do not use the ‘but its only going on the back’ or its only muslin! If the back of your quilt wears out or pills what happens to the entire quilt? Your TIME is too valuable. Buy good quality fabric; you will be very glad you did.
Patchwork Quilting COLOR!
When planning your patchwork quilting COLOR makes such a huge difference, not only in how it LOOKS, but in how it makes one FEEL!
Take a few minutes and peruse your own patchwork quilting fabric stash… and we’ll quickly review the elements of COLOR…
It’s a known fact that colors can affect your mood, make you feel a certain way, heck even make you hungry!
It is no coincidence that McDonald’s has RED French fry boxes!
RED makes a person want to eat, it stimulates the saliva glands, it increases your heartbeat and breathing.
It is the most emotionally intense color. Maybe that is why it is the color of love! Red will attract a lot of attention in patchwork quilting so make sure your piecing or appliqué is precise! RED will make you feel warm! BUT it can also make you feel ANGRY! So use it well; its a great color for political quilts to make a point!
The opposite COLOR on the color wheel is Read the rest of this entry »
