I made this quilt, I don't know if you'll like it, but I did the best I could with a lot of love and without anyone's help. I hope you like it. inspiration:
Модная одежда и дизайн интерьера своими руками
Learn why an accurate 1/4 inch seam is key in quilting. … More
It's time for the newest in my monthly Mug Mat series ! This one was inspired by a hairstyle I love, but was never able to master - the French braid.
Quilting is a craft that has been around since, according to Emporia State University, 3400 B.C. Known for sure to have been used by the Egyptian Pharaohs, quilting eventually spread from the Middle East to Europe. For sure, bed quilts were used in..
How to Make a Dresden Plate Quilt Block. Free Sewing Tutorial and Pattern
The school year is ending, and our church youth group is graduating a large senior class of very talented young people. One of my dear friends, in anticipation of her only child heading off to Boone in two short months, started quilting with me this spring, and made her first two Jelly Roll Race quilts, then decided to make her daughter a perfect school-colors-for-the-dorm-room quilt. She bought the pattern "Kwik Shifted Blocks" by Two Kwik Quilters while on the shop hop here in eastern NC in February. Unfortunately, the pattern only finishes 48" x 62" and she wanted a twin quilt. So, we made a color photocopy of the pattern picture, and tried doubling it, and adapting the middle border. Pretty advanced stuff for a beginning quilt maker! She spent lots of her limited "free" time piecing for the last few weeks. I love the fun fabrics she chose! Mustaches, bananas, and even elephants! We decided to quilt it in charcoal gray Glide in the "Ebb & Flow" design that complemented this modern design. The backing fabric is fabulous! After auditioning a couple of options for binding, we decided a wide black binding would be best. So I cut 3.5" strips of Kona black, and attached it with a half inch seam allowance on the back of the quilt, and turned it to the front for top-stitching, making sure to miter the corners. After the quilt was finished, we decided the piéce de résistance would be a matching sham! I think this is my new favorite quilt! Graduation is exciting for students, but traumatic for parents. I'm grateful for the part I played as quilting coach...some might say enabler...to make sure this dearly loved child is wrapped in her mama's hug every night while she sleeps.
During my lectures and workshops, I've had several people ask me how I accomplished curved crosshatching. You can't imagine how very simple it really is. Get ya an arched template and curve away. Right? Right! So, to show you how easy peasy it is, I'm posting pictures of Linda's gorgeous Borders quilt where I did a curved crosshatch in the cream border, and showing you step-by-step how I did this. Linda LaBrot's beautiful Borders Quilt. Pattern is from Winnie Fleming's Borders Class I first wanted to create arches throughout the cream border. Using my favorite purple disappearing ink marker, I used an arch template to mark the double lines to create even arches through the border. I sewed these lines creating the arches. You could easily make this step straight lines as well. I like using double lines because it defines the arches. Now it was time to mark the curved crosshatched lines. Using that fabulous disappearing marker again and the same arch template, I marked the lines following the curve across the arch. Then turned the arch template over and marked the other way. Since the arched template I was using does not have any marked lines, I used a piece of painters tape on the template to mark the width of the crosshatches. Time to sew...Using the same arch template, I quilted the lines. I retraced the original arches and the stitch in the ditch at the bottom so I would not have so many starts and stops within such a small space. And so I put the curve into crosshatching. It really is Easy Peasy! And for your enjoyment, the rest of Linda's stunning Border Quilt. I had a hard time letting this one go back to her. I wanted to keep it.
*********** Calippo quilt Pattern is available in my ‘Shop’ *********** My latest quilt pattern is an easy strip quilt. The key to this quilt is the fabric selection of light, medium an…
Look what a beautiful block we have for block 11 of Moda Block Heads round 3. =)
Click here to download Amish Stripes and Strings (PDF file) Because my quilts are scrappy and made from stash, fabric yardage calculations for most of my quilt instructions are not available and wh…
Модная одежда и дизайн интерьера своими руками
I'm so bad at keeping this blog up to date. Facebook and Instagram I do OK with. But this blog!! I am going to work at it! First off, here are the three quilts that I had juried into Quilt Canada ... Reflections of the Sydney Opera House I love the Sydney Opera House. And I love this iconic view of the sails of the Opera House. To me, this view captures the grandeur of this building, as it reflects over Sydney Harbour, and into the hearts and minds of visitors from all corners of the world. The ‘water’ is my own hand dyed indigo fabric. The ‘sails’ are from fabric designed by Australian, Shauna Scicluna. Jorn Utzon, the designer of the Opera House said that his design was inspired by the ‘simple act of peeling an orange’, so the orange fabric colour seemed perfect. Surviving January Resolutions. Plans. But I’m stuck. Starting. Starting again. And again. Until I can’t. Fighting to stay happy; to see the Light; to know that I’m OK. Always trying. Using words to convince myself. ‘Life is good. Life is good!’ Until I believe that it is. And I survive another January. The Power of One This quilt is about our power as one person to: • speak our truth, • call out inappropriate behaviour, • question what is wrong, • start difficult conversations. It represents the notion that our one voice can inspire another, and another, and another ... until there is a chorus, and change can happen.
Carpenter's star tutorial. Learn how to simplify the construction of this beautiful quilt block. Use scraps or jelly roll strips for your block.
Мастера создают из лоскутков ткани настоящие картины — геометрические, абстрактные, сюжетные… В подборке — 30 примеров, которые не могут не вдохновлять.
I am always thrilled to quilt for Beth, she is a long time customer of mine and I always love her quilts. She is the applique queen and the colors of her quilts are always so fun. I asked her to tell me about this particular quilt and here is what she said: This has been one of my favorite quilts. It was a BOM called “Let’s Twist Again” by Sue Ross thru Material Obsession. It was a great learning quilt. It had everything from paper piecing to templates to appliqué. I hand pieced most of the blocks but of course added the machine when I could. Material Obsession website offers several BOMs about once a year, usually starting in the late summer. I am just infatuated with the Australian and English quilters. The Australian quilters use color like I have never seen and the English for their incorporation of old techniques with new colors-the hexagons. Okay, so I only used one layer of batting this time - Quilter's Dream I think, and I love that stuff! I need to get some of my own. I used Magnifico thread for the top and So Fine for the bottom. I chose to use gold thread because I think it pulled in all the colors of the quilt together. This quilt took me 23 hours to quilt and I quilted most of it last week. I chose to do a "simpler quilting" design on this quilt because of the fabrics. I didn't want to take away from the quilt, just wanted to add to it. It's funny that my simpler quilting designs still take so long, I have to constantly tell myself that it's okay to not add more detail. A lot of stitch in the ditch, straight lines and a bit of marking went into the quilt. Connecting curves always compliment the design in a quilt. What I loved about the border was that I didn't have to mark it! Such a great border fabric and a simple crisscross pattern sets it off nicely. Free motion feather swirl ;-) Each one of these blocks are so unique and fun, what a great pattern this is. Favorite block ;-) Have I ever told you I love quilting? The texture on this quilt just makes me want to sing! Sorry, getting a little cheesy here.... Love! Wait, I think this was my favorite block! Yeah, my favorite! And, it looks cool on the back too! So, three quilts done in as many weeks of this month. I am happy with the progress I have made with my quilting and I hope to be able to continue the schedule like the past few weeks. Next quilt is going on the frames tonight! Wish me and my back some luck - I think I need to start lifting weights ;-)
Made from strings less than 2 inches wide. The fabric in the middle of the blocks is Habitat Dandelions by Michele D'Amore for Bernartex. The dimensions of the quilt are 72" by 90". Just added some better photos of this one to join in with Rachel's Festival of Strings at Stitched in Color: www.stitchedincolor.com/2013/05/festival-of-strings.html I finished this top in April 2013, and I'm just waiting for inspiration to hit me for the back of it! And the quilting, and the binding.... :)
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2012 Scrap Quilt Challenge !! finished size about 60 x 84 inches or so ( didn't measure since I only got it done 1 day before the deadline !!! ) all made from different scraps ; jelly roll strips were left over from some other project or 2 ! I Quilting was done by Michaela on her longarm . phewwwww ; made it !!
It's voting time for this week’s Dresdens, Hexagons & EPP Quilts. Plus, don't forget to enter the give-away to win a super cute pattern and some paper templates.
El 14 de Octubre de 2013, escribí esta entrada. Hoy la reorganizo y se la dedico a Inma, mi querida Inma. Ayer me dijo... Espe, ¿y como termino yo mi cojín manta si me quitas la entrada? jajaja. Como en aquella ocasión, te explicaré Inma MI MANERA de hacerlo... y mis pequeños trucos. Lo que no quiere decir que sea la buena, simplemente... como lo hago yo. Empezaría sacando las plantillas y a preparar los materiales. Empezamos con los materiales. Como va a ser "anticrisis" tan solo nos gastaremos el dinero en unas telas bonitas. No quiero máquina de coser. No quiero cúter, regla ni tabla de cortar. Empezamos buscando por casa: Nos vamos a la habitación de los chicos y buscamos: Lapicero...super afilado. Regla chiquitina en cm. Goma de borrar y sacapuntas. Un trozo de cartón.. de alguna caja de zapatos. Unas hojas de papel de cuadricula grande... (cada cuadro ha de medir medio cm.) Tijeras para papel. Ahora nos vamos al armario donde se guarden las herramientas... y buscamos una hoja de lija fina. Te recomiendo que pegues la hoja de lija a un cartón duro o a una tabla... y así siempre la tendrás lista y sin arrugar. Luego hay que prepararnos un costurero básico, que consta de: Agujas. Aquí siempre empezamos con el primer error. La número dos, no son agujas, son lanzas. Las agujas han de ser chiquitinas, bonitas, finas, con una cabeza dulce... que no agrande mucho. Alfileres. Que sean finitos y pinchen bien. Hilo de algodón en los colores de las telas. Nunca blanco, colores neutros, marrones o grises disimulan mejor. Tijeras. Solo para tela... (las tijeras de tela, como los maridos... jamás se prestan) DEDAL... vamos. El dedal es obligatorio... si no lo soportas, te aguantas... hay que ponerse dedal. yo tengo todos estos... el primero solo lo empleo para acolchar... me encanta. el segundo como es de metal, me da un poquito de alergia... y no lo toco casi nunca. el tercero..ahhhhhhh el tercero... tengo unos veinte por toda la casa.. a mi me va muy bien. Hilo de acolchar encerado para la terminación. Hoy no. Y lo más importante.... 0,25cm de cuatro telas que coordinen. 1 metro en total de las telas más bonitas que hayáis visto en vuestra vida.... unos 16 euros... si son de colección. Una buena elección de telas, son el 60% del resultado final. Yo voy a emplear estas: Una clara y una oscura... sin apenas dibujitos. dos centrales con los dibujos muy pequeños. Os pueden quedar muy bonitas con telas de navidad... El diseño. Yo no te voy a mandar ningún tipo de patrón... Tú tenéis que conseguir dibujar lo que vas a coser. Si no se sabe dibujar... no sabremos coser. Esto es lo que queremos conseguir: Hoy tan solo hay que conseguir sacar la plantilla de un rombo recto de 7cm. Empezamos... Dibujamos un rombo de 7 cm. Estas líneas serán las que nos indique por donde coseremos. y esos puntos...son los puntos de unión. Empiece y fin de costura. Ahora nos marcamos las costuras... Normalmente dejamos 0,75cm a cada lado. Estas son fáciles pues son un cuadro y medio a cada lado. Ahora hay que marcar el 0,75 de costura... en las costuras que van al bies... fijaos bien que es un cuadrito en posición de rombo... Recortamos y pegamos en un carton para que nuestra plantilla sea fuerte y firme. El siguiente paso es el más delicado... hay que conseguir hacer unos agujeritos en los puntos de unión. Tienen que ser precisos y en su lugar exacto. Yo tengo este aparato que va de maravilla... pero hasta hace cuatro días... utilizaba un punzón... un alfiler gordo...etc. Por hoy. Creo que tenemos suficiente... en unos días nos vemos. Nuestro segundo objetivo es conseguir esto. esto Pero sobre todo.... lo que más me interesa es esto: Descargar un poco los puntos de unión, para que al acolchar a mano, nos sea más facil al llegar a un pico. y llevar un orden en la hora de planchar las costuras. Para conseguir descargar esos puntos de unión. Ahora a buscar telas y materiales... Nos vemos... Feliz Semana.
King Size Quilt - 110x115 Colors: white, navy, gray Scalloped edge and is long enough for a pillow tuck. Hand quilted by local Amish and Mennonite Women from Lancaster County. Machine Washable and Air Dry! #56822
Welcome to my spot on the Quilters Meet and Greet. I want to thank Benita for this meet and greet, quilters social on the web. It is a big party and ther are big prizes to be won!!! The best part - you don't even have to get dressed or comb your hair. Ready? Here I go... The quilt for my MIL (Paul's mom) How did I begin this quilty journey? I watched a documentary on quilts/quilting when a friend invited me to her guild meeting. She also taught me to thread my machine. We made a grocery bag from a t-shirt, one afternoon. That was 2012. The rest is history. Vera - my first quilting teacher What was my first quilt? It was like a mini trip around the world with three fabrics - yellow, green and a floral print. I quilted it on my very basic Brother machine. It was so wonky - about 1.5" difference in sides. My first Quilt How many quilts have I made? Just over 100, but who is counting :-D What is my most memorable quilt? So many quilts, so many memories. The quilt I made for my mom - The Queen's Necklace - is very special. I wanted to impress her which is a tall order because she is an accomplished sewist herself. The fact that she took pride in my work made it the most memorable quilt. For my mom The Queen's Necklace My Twitter Feed is a close second. This was so much fun to make. I wanted to make the next bird and then another one. I received so many comments on that post and it was well-loved at the quilt show too. My Twitter Feed Birds of all Colors What do I like best about quilting? It is heartening and life-affirming to see that total strangers come together to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those affected by tragedy and misfortune. Sue (MSQC member) started a Stillborn Bereavement Comfort Quilts group so that parents of stillborn babies have a small memento to hold and cherish. Earlier this year, Ventura Modern Quilt Guild led the effort to make relief quilts for those affected by the Thomas Fire in California. The suggested quilt block was designed by one of the guild members. Perkiomen Valley Quilt Block Finished Quilt - Savanna I participated and when the quilt reached its destination, Annie found it, posed with it and posted it on her blog. Alycia is another quilter/blogger who regularly makes quilts for veterans while inspiring others to do the same. When Montreal Modern Quilt Guild requested house blocks so that they could be made into quilts for the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting, many of us responded. These are the house blocks I made for the effort. My contribution for those affected by the Quebec City Mosque shooting My friend Sandra donates to a seniors' residence inner town and to the Windsor Sexual Assault Centre in Canada. Sandra and me from our recent trip to NY and Canada Sarah Craig coordinates the Hands2Help charity quilts with many quilters and bloggers supporting the effort. After hurricane Harvey, KaHolly sent out a request. She wanted Doggone Cute blocks (free tutorial by Lorna of Sew FreshQuilts) so that they could be made into a wall hanging for auction to help the pets/pet-owners affected by Harvey. Of course, I responded. Doggone Cute blocks sent to KaHolly Bernie brought our attention to A Doll Like Me. I too made a few doll quilts. Doll quilts for A Doll Like Me The response was so overwhelming that it exceeded all expectations. Read about it here. When Amy Gerlich requested for support for her superhero boy Axel, I reached out to Bonnie Hunter. Bonnie Hunter, the superstar What happened next is nothing short of a miracle. Thanks to Bonnie's shoutout, the quilting community responded with such an outpouring of love and support that the goal was met and exceeded in just one day. March 27, 2018 was the best day ever!!! But it is not just about charities and worthy causes. It is also about inspiration and guidance. I have learned so much from other quilters and bloggers. My friend Jennifer taught me how to bury knots and even got me some cheater needles. It is a small thing but I had no idea. I think of her every time I bury knots. Mari of Academic Quilter shares these Block of the Month tutorials - all free. And she made me the cutest mini quilt. Mari and me - at the Lancaster Quilt Show from Mari for me I love Jayne of Twiggy and Opal. Her work is so refreshing. I am always inspired by her. This personalized trapunto quilt was her gift to me. Lucky me :-) Personalized (for me) Trapunto by Jayne of Twiggy & Opal When Kelly of My Quilt Infatuation asked me if I'd like to participate in the bloghop to promote her new book (Stash Statement Quilts) I was thrilled to bits, because I already loved her quilts and her tutorials. I not only enjoyed making making Fire Pit but also learned a lot about improvisation. Fire Pit (designed by Kelly Young) Julie of QuiltDivaJulie is another prolific quilter and teacher. I recently discovered her Free Pieced Barn Project. I just got the book and I am looking forward to explore it. Do check out her work, you will be impressed. There are so many other quilters/bloggers who inspire me that this list could go on for ever. But when my work inspires someone, oh my goodness, that is such an intoxicating feeling. I can almost jump with joy. partial seams (Paulitiks tutorial) Recently I received an email from Gill Fraser who followed the tutorial for Paulitiks (a quilt I made for Paul) and made this quilt. She hand quilted this beauty. Love the quilt!!! By Gill Fraser My readers celebrated with me when I bought a new machine. My new Elna When my mom underwent surgery, I was a mess of emotions, but I received an overwhelming outpouring of support, with many readers' experiences echoing my own. When I share funny conversations with Paul, it amuses so many. With Paul When I shared a personal story of love and longing, I could feel the love and warmth in the many comments that followed. Being aware of this common thread - that whatever affects me, affects someone else too, that we are so inextricably connected with each other through our varied experiences - is the essence of the community. And that is what I love the most, Any disappointments? Yes. There have been times when I have made articles to sell at a craft show. They don't sell well enough, even the small and inexpensive items. Last year, I teamed up with my friend, Cynthia, who makes jewelry. We jointly paid for a spot at the local high school craft show. Pouches and Baskets at the Sterling Fest Baby blankets and quilts for sale It took us a couple of hours to set up shop. We had lots of interests but not many sales. I am just glad that we made the cost of the table and a small profit. It took us over an hour to dismantle everything, pack and bring everything back. Pencil Cases & peapods It was an exhausting day and not very fulfilling. Now I make things to give and if/when someone wants to pay for them, it is a pleasant surprise. The second source of disappointment is folks who do not appreciate quilts. This does not happen often but there have been times when I gave a quilt as a gift at a baby shower or a birthday, and heard nothing. Absolutely nothing. Forget a thank you note or an email, not even an acknowledgement. That indifference is most disappointing. I know I should give with complete detachment, but I am not there yet. Where do I see myself in 20 years? I have often joked that my day job gets in the way of quilting. In 20 years, I expect to be retired and be quilting full time. I hope to share my love of quilting with others, maybe through teaching. Why do I quilt? I made a quilt to celebrate our new house. Homeful When Paul and I had a fight, I was distraught, and I made a quilt. Side Effects I made a quilt to deal with feelings of jealousy. How I conquered the green-eyed monster I made a quilt to honor a friend. Midnight Garden for Angel I made a quilt to thank a co-worker. To Greener Pastures I made a quilt as a retirement gift for a boss. Respectfully Yours But mostly, I make a quilt because I am inspired. Shadow of Light And right now I am making a quilt to gift to a co-worker as her wedding gift. A work in progress Enough about me. What is your most loved quilt? What do you like about quilting? Did you enter for the grand prize yet? I'd love to hear from you. I will be linking with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.
