This intricate Bookshelf quilt comes in four different sizes - for the 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 size hoops . This is a machine embroidery design and all sizes are included in your purchase. There are 8 different blocks included as well as flipped versions of two of the blocks (Vase block and Frame/Mirror block). The blocks are sewn in the hoop and then joined and backed with your sewing machine. Instructions are provided to create your own quilt of any size. Full photo instructions and directions are included with your purchase. It is our intention to offer you the best service always and for our designs to be the highest quality in the market. Designs are provided in 9 different embroidery formats. The formats included are: DST, EXP*, HUS, JEF, PEC, PES, VIP, VP3 and XXX. *BMP and INF files are also provided, these are recommended to be used with the EXP files for Bernina machines. SVG files are included for cutting machines. Please note the SVG format can be converted to FCM within the Brother Scan n Cut software if required. Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery Designs Cutting Files Disclaimer - click here Instruction are provided in English. We test and review each of our designs to ensure the highest quality. Depending on what hoop, fabric and stabiliser combination you are using, results may differ. View more
A quilt pattern using patriotic fabrics to honor those who fight for freedom (fits Quilts of Valor requirements). Featured on the cover of Fons and Porter's Quick and Easy Quilts. One block repeated to make a 64" x 82" throw with variations included for two smaller versions (46" x 64" and 38" square). Also great for 4th of July picnics, as a table topper or picnic blanket and other patriotic holiday uses.
This intricate Bookshelf quilt comes in four different sizes - for the 4x4, 5x5, 6x6 and 7x7 size hoops . This is a machine embroidery design and all sizes are included in your purchase. There are 8 different blocks included as well as flipped versions of two of the blocks (Vase block and Frame/Mirror block). The blocks are sewn in the hoop and then joined and backed with your sewing machine. Instructions are provided to create your own quilt of any size. Full photo instructions and directions are included with your purchase. It is our intention to offer you the best service always and for our designs to be the highest quality in the market. Designs are provided in 9 different embroidery formats. The formats included are: DST, EXP*, HUS, JEF, PEC, PES, VIP, VP3 and XXX. *BMP and INF files are also provided, these are recommended to be used with the EXP files for Bernina machines. SVG files are included for cutting machines. Please note the SVG format can be converted to FCM within the Brother Scan n Cut software if required. Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery Designs Cutting Files Disclaimer - click here Instruction are provided in English. We test and review each of our designs to ensure the highest quality. Depending on what hoop, fabric and stabiliser combination you are using, results may differ. View more
A quilt pattern using patriotic fabrics to honor those who fight for freedom (fits Quilts of Valor requirements). Featured on the cover of Fons and Porter's Quick and Easy Quilts. One block repeated to make a 64" x 82" throw with variations included for two smaller versions (46" x 64" and 38" square). Also great for 4th of July picnics, as a table topper or picnic blanket and other patriotic holiday uses.
A quilt pattern using patriotic fabrics to honor those who fight for freedom (fits Quilts of Valor requirements). Featured on the cover of Fons and Porter's Quick and Easy Quilts. One block repeated to make a 64" x 82" throw with variations included for two smaller versions (46" x 64" and 38" square). Also great for 4th of July picnics, as a table topper or picnic blanket and other patriotic holiday uses.
Democratic Victory Quilt Recorded in the Tennessee Project. Family history attributes it to 1851, Loudon County, Hardin Valley I would call this pattern Whig's Defeat but the family story told at the Quilt Discovery Day in Tennessee 30 years ago differs. The owner's grandmother called it a Democratic Victory pattern. "Grandmother and Grandfather disagreed about the name of the quilt. Pawpa said there was no such name as 'Democratic Victory.' Pawpa had a furniture store and had put a bedroom suite in the window display. Mawma decided this quilt would look nice on the bed in the window. While it was on display, an elderly and well respected lady of the town came in and said, 'Lorena, what a lovely Democratic Victory.' Mawma loved to tease Pawpa with this story. Both grandparents were from Hardin Valley." http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=4C-83-6E5 Whigs and Democrats were the two major political parties in the 1840s and early '50s so a Democratic Victory would be a Whig's Defeat. In any case, the design doesn't seem to have been pro-Whig. The Kansas City Museum owns this similar quilt with the date 1844 inscribed, the year Democrat James K. Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay. Bordered with a chintz stripe, recently auctioned in South Carolina at Wooten & Wooten Florence Peto published the design as Democrat's Fancy or Whig's Defeat in 1941. Quilting Bee from the Library of Congress The pattern and its political names seem to be quite enduring.
Constructing “Half Snowballs” was ths spring’s project in our Quilting Circle. The blocks are quickly and easily constructed and can be set together in several pleasing arrangemen…
A few months ago I was searching for a hand sewing project I could do in the evenings and weekends while relaxing with my family. I gave English Paper Piecing a try and fell in love. Here's why EPP is perfect for me: You don't have to cut anything in a straight line with a... Read More »
I worked in the Quilts of Valor booth at a local quilt show on Saturday. This is a new quilt show for my area. One of our volunteers dropped of a few quilts while she was at the show. They are lovely quilts. She also made the pillowcases for both quilts. Here is our booth. Rita in the Quilts of Valor booth The guild was very supportive of us, and gave us a nice location. We also got to present a quilt to a veteran. A wife had contacted Rita about bringing her husband to the show. Rita had a quilt ready for him (the one on the corner of the low table). He was a Vietnam veteran. Here he is with his quilt wrapped around him, with Dorothy and Rita. Quilts of Valor quilt presentation Sorry I didn't get a picture of his quilt. We were told that he was hugging that quilt for the rest of the show, and showing it off. We had a nice time chatting with him. The quilt show was put on by the Riverwalk Quilters Guild of Naperville, IL. This was their first quilt show. It was a good one. They are planning on having a quilt show every two years. I took pictures of some of the quilts. Dear Jane by Nancy Niswander Crazy Colors by Susan Berger Lollypop Trees by Sarah Sainsbury Ricky's Boxers by Sabrina Marton up close so that you can see the buttons on one block Butterfly Trails by Joan Dollnar Stars in Their Eyes by Celeste Akre Settler's Trail by Diane Rechenbacher up close so you can see how tiny the pieces are (81 square patches) Star Shuffle by Lynda Snapp The next two quilts are made with shirts and ties. Each has the tie ends as the edges of the quilts. She also used the labels on the ties as a border. Shirt and Tie by Nancy Niswander Tie Quilt by Nancy Sturgeon Red, White and Blue by Phyllis Bednarek Stars and Stripes by Charlotte Marcin Mitch by Nancy Niswander Extending Delight by Dorothy Larsen Starblast by Roberta Crowe Colors of Fall by Jean Lacher These are smaller quilts. Set Free by Susan Akre First Snow by Lisa Winn Noonan Wheels by Lois Skooglund Blooming Trails by Amy Shuter Up close, see how small the blocks and yo-yo's are Humming Birds in My Garden by Joan Dolinar Traveling Flowers by Gloria J. Evans Best Friends by Carol Wilholt Hummingbird by Diane Rechenmacher Curved Log Cabin by Wanda Jones I had to show this next one for my hubby. He loves to kayak. by Lisa Noonan I loved how she used all the sports fabrics in this quilt. Sportz Starz by Tracy Husch-Lissah This quilt reminded me of my wonderful blogging friend, Julie, who lives in Japan. Maneki-neko: Beckoning Cat for Good Luck and Wealth by Sue Damitz and the Fabric Fondlers Quilt Bee Door County Dreaming by Lynn Kmiecik and the Fabric Fondlers quilt bee This last quilt was voted 'favorite' by the attendee's of the show. Broken Star by Jill Seaworth I bought lunch at the Cafe' in the building. Even the Cafe' had quilts hanging in their windows. The Cafe's quilts Since I was at the show all day long, I brought along a small hand project to work on. I've only ever made one hexie flower. I want to add a few small hexie flowers to the border of a small quilt hanging I'm working on. Here is what I got done (just basted). my basted hexies, waiting to be turned into flowers And, in case you thought that I didn't get a chance to visit the vendors, well, you are wrong. I even came home with another hand crank sewing machine! my newest hand crank Ha! Ha! Don't worry, it's just a pencil sharpener! See! pencil sharpener hand crank sewing machine I think I have room for this machine! Besides, I needed a pencil sharpener for my quilting pencils. Happy Mother's Day!
After taking a bit of a break from hand quilting, I finally got back to it, and have now finished "Work Quilt #4". Whew! The quilting on thi...
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Millefiori 4 By Willyne Hammerstein Finally, the next edition to the Millefiori series is now available! Willyne Hammerstein needs no introduction. Since the international craze thanks to her Passacaglia quilt, published in her first Millefiori book, Willyne’s reputation has grown exponentially. She is an avid quilter, passionate about color, geometric forms and English Paper Piecing, creating kaleidoscopes of exceptional intricacy. But do not be fooled! Willyne, herself, does not seek perfection but rather embraces it. Her quilting philosophy is an inspiration to many – try your best and be happy with the results. And most importantly, do not be afraid to try. Willyne, as always, makes sure that there are quilts for all levels in her book. Provided you can sew, know how to use colors and handle measurements, then you can make these more complex quilts. In this book, you will find a variety of quilt patterns of varying difficulty – from easy to more challenging. So, get out of your comfort zone and take up the challenge. If you do not try, you have already lost!
Millefiori 4 By Willyne Hammerstein Finally, the next edition to the Millefiori series is now available! Willyne Hammerstein needs no introduction. Since the international craze thanks to her Passacaglia quilt, published in her first Millefiori book, Willyne’s reputation has grown exponentially. She is an avid quilter, passionate about color, geometric forms and English Paper Piecing, creating kaleidoscopes of exceptional intricacy. But do not be fooled! Willyne, herself, does not seek perfection but rather embraces it. Her quilting philosophy is an inspiration to many – try your best and be happy with the results. And most importantly, do not be afraid to try. Willyne, as always, makes sure that there are quilts for all levels in her book. Provided you can sew, know how to use colors and handle measurements, then you can make these more complex quilts. In this book, you will find a variety of quilt patterns of varying difficulty – from easy to more challenging. So, get out of your comfort zone and take up the challenge. If you do not try, you have already lost!
I considered a different posting and then back to The Quilts of Houston, but so many of you said, “More, more, MORE!” So more it is! We are all about quilting after all, aren’t …
Introducing Millefiori Quilts 4, the fourth volume by Willyne Hammerstein for QuiltMania! In this edition, you will find 19 dazzling new kaleidoscope quilts by the word-renowned Dutch quilter!** Please note the publisher has indicated there is a error on page 244 of the publication. Please download the free replacement page here.**
I’ve been a Mary Engelbreit fan since the 1980s when I first found her greeting cards in a local shop. The artwork was incredibly appealin...
A quilt pattern using patriotic fabrics to honor those who fight for freedom (fits Quilts of Valor requirements). Featured on the cover of Fons and Porter's Quick and Easy Quilts. One block repeated to make a 64" x 82" throw with variations included for two smaller versions (46" x 64" and 38" square). Also great for 4th of July picnics, as a table topper or picnic blanket and other patriotic holiday uses.
Introducing Millefiori Quilts 4, the fourth volume by Willyne Hammerstein for QuiltMania! In this edition, you will find 19 dazzling new kaleidoscope quilts by the word-renowned Dutch quilter!** Please note the publisher has indicated there is a error on page 244 of the publication. Please download the free replacement page here.**
4-in-the-corner 120 blocks Set 10 by 112 80 by 90 inches Block finishes 8 inches Adapted from the block by Carol Thelen found at h...
A couple of weeks ago, I showed improvisational hashtag quilts made from batiks and printed word fabrics. Below are 4 1/2 very different, very fun hashtag projects, made with solids and/or novelty prints. First, a potholder inspired by hashtags, but really more of a tic-tac-toe board since it's not slanted. The sashing is watermelon fabric. (I cannot explain why I combined chopsticks and watermelon; I think those two fabrics were on top of my scrap pile.) The cornerstones are a white-on-black polka dot. The blocks celebrate chopsticks, except... ...the lower left corner, which celebrates Western cutlery. This is just a simple piecing project - cut nine 4" squares, 12 pieces of 4" x 1" sashing, and four 1" x 1" cornerstones - sew it all together, it's fast! Next, a slash'n'stitch project that puts the hashtag at more of an angle. I started with a solid 8 1/2" square. Plus, two strips about 9" long by 1 1/2" wide. Cut horizontally 2 1/2" down from the top, and up from the bottom, straight across. I used a ruler and rotary cutter to make these cuts straight, but you could use no ruler, or even scissors, to make them a little wonkier. Sew in the strips. Cut at an angle. Do it again. Now you have two cuts. Keep everything in order. Sew another 1 1/2" strip (slightly longer than the square) onto the leftmost piece. Press open. Sew in the middle segment. Press open. Sew in fourth contrasting strip. Press. Add the final segment of the background and press open. Trim overhanging edges. Optional: to make the hashtag "hang", add strips of whatever width you want, same color as the background, to the four sides. Throughout the process, I ironed all my seam allowances inward (but you don't have to). I like that it gives the hashtag a sense of being in front. Now comes the fun part: What is your hashtag about? Here are some of my tests. #Polkadots? #Cabbage? #Meditatemore? #Cat? #Cappucino? You'll see what I finally chose in a future installment. UPDATE: Vermont art quilter extraordinaire Carol McDowell read this blog post, and within a couple of hours, she made her own hashtag quilt block, using this method: Carol is a social media maven, and proposed we post our hashtag blocks on social media with the hashtag "#hashtagquiltblocks." I'm all in on that! I added that hashtag to my Instagram photos. Also see Carol's beautiful blog at https://quiltedfabricart.blogspot.com/. Below, another slash and sew project. Instead of insetting straight strips, it involved insetting wedges. Start with a rectangle or square - this was a 9" square of mixed nuts fabric. Slash as desired. From a contrasting fabric, cut wedges slightly longer than the square. Place them with the wide end in alternating positions. (The wide end of the pretzel insert is on the right side in the top cut, on the left in the bottom cut.) Stitch. Cut apart in the opposite direction, at an angle. Lay in two more wedges, with wide ends alternating. I pressed the seams inward, for a 3D look. I put this piece on a double layer of batting, plus a backing, and a rat tail loop on the upper left corner. Result: a fun, wonky, potholder. I shall call it #ChexMix (no financial affiliation.) Finally, a completely different approach to hashtag construction. It involves foundation piecing with fabric. Start with nine squares or rectangles. I cut these rectangles 2 1/2" wide x 3" high. Cut a 1 1/2" strip of fabric in a strongly contrasting shade. Cut it the full width of the fabric, and press one long edge up 1/4", all the way across. Option: use a temporary glue stick. Place the strip at an angle along one long edge of what will be the center top rectangle. Make sure that the top inner edge of the strip (on the upper right of the photo below) is 3/4" or more from the right edge. Add a couple of glue dabs below the seam allowance and press into position. Fold it over like this. Trim the strip so the top and bottom edges are just a little beyond the underlying rectangle. Do the same thing on the opposite edge, making sure that when the flap is folded to the left, it fully covers the background fabric. Press with a hot iron to dry the glue. Sew down the creases. Press open. From the back, trim away all the extending flap fabric so it can't be seen from the back. The front now looks like this. Set the third (and final) piece along the top, at the angle shown. Glue, then stitch in position. Again, trim away the area that sticks out from the backing. Make another one with the exact same angles. These two rectangles will go at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions: Now we'll work on the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions. Add a strip at the angle shown to only one long edge of each of those two rectangles. Add angled strips to the top and bottom short edges of those two blocks. Here they are with one short edge sewn in position. And now we're placing the final, second short edge in position. Once again, trim those two blocks to the size of the backing rectangle. The arrangement should look something like this. Sew the blocks together. Interesting, no? I didn't cut away any background between rounds of sewing, so the contrasting fabric hardly shows from the back. I'm not yet sure how I'm going to embellish the front. There are probably a zillion other ways to make hashtags - I'd love to see what you've done with them! Post them on social media with the hashtag: #hashtagquiltblocks.
PADDED QUILTING SAMPLES Top layer: habotai silk. Back layer: cotton muslim. Padded areas outlined with twin-needle machine stitching, u...
In my closet are some very old salesman sample books with pretty velvet and silk fabric pieces which I thought someday I would use to make a Victorian crazy quilt. After seeing photos of this amazing quilt on ebay (which sold for $5,000), I'm conflicted -- not sure if I'm inspired or discouraged t
Bulk Pack Oddly Traditional BOM sew along quilt 4x4 5x5 6x6 and 7x7 in the hoop machine embroidery design. This is our third Mystery Sew-a-long quilt. The quilt contains 12 different blocks to make. The finished size will depend on which size hoop you use and how you decide to layout the blocks. The blocks were released each month during 2021 and this bulk pack contains all 12 blocks. Each block has been inspired by beautiful traditional/classic blocks with a twist. This BOM is a very versatile design and can be laid out any way you wish. You do not need to make the same layout as our sample, this is just an example. The blocks are quilted in the hoop. We have used the Shades of Grey Fabric Pack especially made for this quilt. If you would like to make your similar you can purchase the Shades of Grey Pack as well. https://swpea.com.au/products/fat-quarter-bundle-shades-of-grey Full photo instructions and directions on how to sew the block are included with your purchase. We have set up a Facebook sew along group for you to join if you want to follow along and see what everyone else is doing with this quilt design. https://www.facebook.com/groups/205964036628907/ Instructions on how to add the borders, backing and binding to the Oddly Traditional Quilt will be included with the final block. It is our intention to offer you the best service always and for our designs to be of the highest quality. Designs are provided in 9 different embroidery formats. The formats included are: DST, EXP*, HUS, JEF, PEC, PES, VIP, VP3 and XXX. *BMP and INF files are also provided, these are recommended to be used with the EXP files for Bernina machines. SVG files are included for cutting machines. Please note the SVG format can be converted to FCM within the Brother Scan n Cut software if required. Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery Designs Cutting Files Disclaimer - click here Instruction are included in English. We test and review each of our designs to ensure the highest quality. Depending on what hoop, fabric and stabiliser combination you are using, results may differ.
A handsome old star quilt, circa early 1900s, faded and well worn, best for display Four large strippy star blocks, each 25” square, featuring a dreamy array of Industrial Age fabrics in indigo, mourning black, gold, various neutrals, Turkey red, and more. Texture, color, patina mingle in soothing harmony See closeup photo for detail in taupe sashing Hand pieced and hand quilted, 4-5 spi All cotton materials Pink backing, cotton batting, medium weight quilt Significant and visible damage to 3 of the stars, with much more minor wear to the 4th. It seems that at least two brown fabrics sustained the worst damage, as is often the case with 19th century browns (one of several unstable dyes from that era). Batting is visible in these areas, as shown in photos. No odors. Has been given a sunshine and fresh air “bath” (I do not recommend washing as this will add further stess to the fragile fabrics) Measures 72”x74” All sales final
It's the first day of summer and here in Arizona and it is HOT, HOT, HOT! It's definitely time to hole up in my studio and make new things until cooler weather is with us again. This year I got back from my latest trip and started studio clean up. Usually that process begins with putting away my scraps from recent projects, but this time I was confronted with this image. What a wreck! Not only can I not find anything in my scrap drawers, but I also can't fit any more in those drawers. As yo
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Art teacher Kate Findlay has a unique, mild obsession with the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator. And a couple of years ago, she took a sabbatical from her teaching job at a private elementary school to turn her passion into something downright beautiful and cozy -- quilts! Come inside! You should totally see them!
Mina Sarenac, Sculptural Behaviour, 2012
I realised that I haven't added many of these photo's here, so thought I would. These are of my Crazy Quilt with Grandmother's Fans. It took 4 years between 1992-1996 and I sold it in 2009(ish) for $70000AU.
