Dorothy’s wreath of leaves – freehand quilting – Superior Omni thread – Hobbs 80/20 batt
Create impressive geometric quilting patterns with these straight line quilting designs and foolproof walking foot quilting designs.
Приветствую всех, друзья мои! Сегодня я опять про стежку "перья". Просто влюбилась в этот рисунок стежки!
Introducing the Hey There! Quilt, a delightful creation straight from the pages of Wendy Chow's Urban Quilting book. Inspired by the excitement of exploring a new city and the joy of forging connections with like-minded souls, this original sample quilt captures the essence of community and camaraderie. Its geometric design reflects the dynamic energy of urban living and the boundless possibilities that come with embracing new experiences. Bring a touch of urban flair and heartfelt warmth into your home with the Hey There! Quilt. Details: Measures - 62" x 62" (158cm x 158cm) Handmade with 100% cotton fabric Assembled by The Weekend Quilter and quilted by Stitch Mode Quilts Machine bound for extra strength finish Machine wash on cold using gentle cycle; tumble dry on low or air dry Sales are final. Quilt is non-refundable or exchangeable.
Laurie made this for her son for Christmas!! It’s such a cool t-shirt quilt. Such an awesome variety of shirts. One thing I love about this one, and the last one I quilted...the nuetral sashing between the shirts. It just frames the shirts so nicely!! &nbs
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Our quilts are beautifully crafted from pure cotton using traditional hand block printing techniques. They have a luxurious cotton filling that provides the perfect extra layer for your bed. Hand made by skilled artisans means that each piece is unique. They are reversible with a gorgeous stripe on the back and a stylish border Due to the hand made nature of the printing process the exact pattern of the hand block may vary slightly DETAILS 220cm x 280cm 100% cotton Made in India CARE Dry clean only
***WINNER CHOSEN, congrats Teresa Farrar!!*** Matchstick quilting…. Anddddd my 9” Slim Ruler GIVEAWAY at 10pm tonight, CST!! You can also find it...
The hunt was on for perle cotton thread and I'm sharing my journey as well as a full list of over 20 resources to help you find pearl cotton thread for all your big stitch quilting needs. Plus, I share my favourite quilting needles to accommodate the larger thread!
Blogged here. This design is called 'Spring is Near' and is by Lenna Green.
Have you heard about our Digital Panto Club? Join the Club to get every NEW design we release sent to your inbox at no additional charge! Also, you'll get an unlimited 20% off discount for all designs that have already been released (like this one). Click here to sign up and get your discount code. This design is called Sprawl, a simple yet texture-rich pantograph that would work well with modern quilt tops! Read all about it here. Upon completing your purchase, an email containing your download will be sent immediately. Please note: WE DO NOT SELL ANY PAPER PANTOGRAPHS. You will get the following file formats in your zipped folder along with a PDF containing design info: .bqm, .dxf, .hqf, .pat, .plt, .qcc, .qli, .ssd, .iqp, .txt, .wmf Shown quilted in the sample (45" x 50"):Row height: 3"Gap: -1.478" Pattern height: 4.478"Offsetting: 50%Backtracking: minimal We'd love to see how you use this in your quilting! Use #sprawlpanto on social media and tag the @longarmleague if you are on Instagram. We'd love to see what you're creating and cheer you on!
For all of us machine quilters who are looking for some new ideas for quilting designs, this is a wonderful new book by Cindy Seitz-Krug, an award winning quilter and teacher who uses her home machine for quilting, published by AQS. What is great about this book and a bit different is how effortlessly the "workbook" idea leads you through all kinds of lovely designs, shows you how to break them down into simple do-able elements that are controlled by a marked grid. Sometimes in the end you see the grid, others times only curvy lines and designs that make the viewer ask "how in the world was that done???" Below, details of Cindy's quilting: The designs are great, but all the options she shows us with size, color of thread, scale of design, where and how to use them really help when trying to figure out what design to use where in a quilt. There are tons of illustrations, diagrams, quilted samples to help you achieve these designs. The workbook idea insures you will be able to start at the beginning, follow along, and get a quilted design by yourself! One of the first grid designs I tried years ago when I was looking for a simpler method for a design of overlapping circles was one I called "Diane-shiko" (below) as it was a new way to mark and quilt an old Sashiko design. When the marked lines are removed the circles emerge so it looks as if you quilted circles. This is the basic idea Cindy uses to create all sorts of designs with the grid to guide you. Above you can see the 1/2" marked grid, and the stitching around the lines to form this timeless design. Below, the design used in one of my quilts, "Shadows of Umbria," which Cindy also has featured in her new book. A grid design will showcase curvy designs with its formality and regularity. These designs look difficult but many are absolutely beginner level and with some practice you'll be adding many of Cindy's designs, methods, ideas to your own quilts. Visit Cindy at her website and blog to find out more: www.quintessentialquilting.com Below, one more peek at her quilting: If you were in some of my last classes I taught a design called "Ginkgo." In Cindy's quilt above she uses it as fill around larger scale designs. Below is one of my samples of this lovely design, and Cindy includes a much easier way to mark and quilt it called "Twisted Ginkgo" in this new book. It's one of my favorite designs ever in the way it looks, and how much fun it is to quilt. I experimented and tried Cindy's method to quilt this design, and it worked perfectly. I'm thrilled she could explain it so well, and the diagrams and photos are exactly what you need so you too can add this design to your skills. Congratulations to Cindy on a great book and for her recent award at Road to California for Excellence in Machine Quilting for her wholecloth quilt "Blush." Hope winter is giving you lots of time to quilt, and to play with ideas on your sewing machine. Keep quilting! Your work gets better every day! Diane
For the past several months I have been fascinated with making map quilts. The first one I made was Holyoke, 1938 . (This quilt is going to to the International Quilt Festival in Houston in October and I'm thrilled!)
These stays are certainly the most complex cording project I've done, so I wanted to share how I've been going about it! First off, I'm using a totally different cording method than the ones shown in my Making a Corded Petticoat post. In both methods shown in that tutorial, the cord was put in place first and its channel was sewn around it. Those methods work just fine for a corded petticoat, but won't work very well for these stays. Instead, I'm sewing channels into the fabric first, then inserting the cording afterwards. As a reminder, this is the pattern I'm working with: Fabric Prep Since the criss-cross cording is the most difficult part of these stays, that's what we'll focus on. Each of the squares that make up the criss-cross pattern are only 0.25" wide, so they're very small and difficult to sew accurately. The space between each square forms the channel that the cord threads through. I'm using a green shot cotton as the pretty outer fashion layer of the stays, with two layers of thin but tightly woven white cotton as the strength layers. My stitches will go through all three layers of fabric, but the cording will be run between the two white layers of cotton. The first challenge was figuring out how to mark the stitching guidelines on the fabric. I could have made all the markings on the back of each piece, but I find that the top side of my stitching often looks a bit more precise than the back, so I needed a way to mark the green fabric so that I could stitch accurately, but not have the markings visible later. Squares marked with water soluble pen, with a penny for scale. At first I tried using a water soluble fabric marker that had a relatively fine tip. It showed up very well on the fabric, but since it is a marker and the fabric wicked the ink out a bit, the line it left was fairly thick. The thicker line made it very hard to see where exactly to stitch. Some of my test squares were more parallelogram than square, and the width of the squares varied between 5/16" and 3/16" wide. It may seem like I'm being overly picky, but that is a difference of 1/8", which means I was off in some areas by the width of half of a square! When working at such a small scale, even a little bit of deviation becomes extremely obvious. Wibbly wobbly stitching due to wide fabric marker guidelines. I considered using a fine mechanical pencil to draw more precise, accurate lines, but there were two potential issues. One, I was worried it wouldn't wash off well, leaving me with pencil lines all over my stays. Two, it's actually pretty hard to draw an accurate line on this fabric with a mechanical pencil, as the pressure of the lead warps and distorts the fabric as you're trying to draw. Can't draw a straight line b/c the pressure of the lead warps the fabric. Luckily, I was able to solve both issues at once with my favorite secret weapon: Mah super-sekrit weapon. Shh, don't tell! Starch has saved my butt on many a sewing project. Here, it serves two purposes. First, it stiffens the fabric so that it is almost paper-like, so now I can easily draw on it using the mechanical pencil without the fabric distorting. Now I can get perfectly straight, thin, highly accurate stitching lines! With starched fabric, no distortion! Comparison of marker lines vs mechanical pencil lines. Second, thanks to Lifeofglamour's various experiments with tinting starch for use on ruffs, I know that very often, pigments and dirt that are mixed in with or sitting on top of starch wash out without staining the fabric. When I tested this theory on my fabric, washing the starch out washed the pencil marks down the drain too! You can buy spray on starch or the liquid kind you dip your fabric into from the store, but thanks to Frolicking Frocks (dude, check out those petticoats!) I'm a convert to making my own out of cornstarch. My test stitching proves much more straight and accurate with the pencil guidelines, and after washing all evidence of the pencil lead is gone! Now that I've got that settled, the last step before stitching is to use a lightbox to trace my design onto the fabric. Stitching My original plan was to hand-stitch the stays, but I came to my senses after attempting a sample. I tried using my modern sewing machine, but it's very hard to stitch a line precisely 0.25" and stop in exactly the right place using the pedal control, so I pulled out the little Singer 99 hand crank machine I refurbished a few years ago instead. Remember this one? Isn't she pretty? With a hand crank, it's really easy to stop right at the exact number of stitches you want. A lot of fiddling and several tests later, I settled on a stitch length calibrated to precisely 1/16 of an inch, giving me squares that were 4 stitches wide on each side. Getting the correct stitch size is no mean feat on these old machines, since you set the length by screwing an unlabeled knob in or out as needed. That knob is the stitch length regulator. Notice the distinct lack of numbers or any useful markings of any sort? Now that I've got the length set, sewing each square is now as easy as starting the needle in the right place, sewing 4 stitches, sinking the needle on the 4th stitch, raising the presser foot, turning the fabric, putting the foot down again, sewing 4 more stitches, etc, all the way around the square. This leaves a bunch of thread tails all over the place. Of course I can't just trim them because the stitching would come out, so the loose threads are pulled to the back and tied off. Since I'm a bit paranoid about the knots coming undone, I put a dot of Fray-Check on each to prevent unraveling. Remember to test the Fray-Check on an inconspicuous spot first! My layers are thin, and on the first few knots I used too much and it soaked through to the front. Threads pulled to the back for tying. At first I was tying the threads after each square, but it's more efficient to sew several squares, then flip to the back and start pulling through/tying off. The problem with doing it that way is that those loose tails get in the way of stitching, and if you sew through the tail of a square a few rows down it's a mess to untangle. Luckily, I'm owned by two exceedingly furry felines, and thus have a clothing de-furring brush that doubles as a way to clear all my loose threads off to one side with a single swipe. Guess the fuzzbeasts are good for something. There's something like 200 tiny squares on just ONE front panel, plus more on each side panel, so you can see why this has been taking me a while! Cording After washing the starch out, drying, and pressing each piece, it's FINALLY time to stuff some cord in there. I'm using the same Sugar n' Cream cotton cord that I used in my corded petticoat. You'll want a cord of a width that fits fairly snugly in your channels, so choose accordingly, or stitch your channels to accommodate the cord you wish to use. I'm using a thick, blunt needle with a wide eye. Tapestry needles are perfect. The eye should be large enough that the cord just fits through it, but not so big that the needle won't fit through your channels with the now doubled cord in tow. I also have a pair needle nose pliers, because despite my best efforts, the eye of my needle still gets stuck in the fabric sometimes. When I made my last pair of corded stays, I broke the only good needle I had and swapped to one that was nearly the same, only sharp instead of blunt. It sorta worked, but the sharp tip kept shredding the fabric on both sides, and those scrapes later unraveled into larger holes, allowing the cord to poke out. I wouldn't have minded if they were all on the inside, but most of them were on the pretty outside! If all you can get is a sharp needle, grind the tip down. Holes in channels caused by sharp needle shredding fabric. Sadly, these are on the front, so they show when I wear it. On the backside of the stays, I poke the needle through just one layer of fabric right at the start of a channel. Since the needle is blunt, with some fabrics an awl is needed to start the hole. It takes a bit of practice to get the tip to go through just one layer of fabric, but practice makes perfect, right? Using an awl to start the hole. Threading the needle into the channel. Once inside, the needle is pushed down the length of the channel, dragging the cord behind it. It's tight, and I have to moosh (super technical term) and manipulate the fabric around the needle to move it along. Sometimes the pliers are necessary to pull the needle through the channel too. The eye is stuck at the entry to the channel, so I use pliers to help it along. At the opposite end, I poke the tip of the needle back out through the back fabric and pull it out, taking care to not pull all the cording out with it! The pliers are also super useful here, as the eye of the needle generally gets stuck on the way out. All the pushing and pulling on the needle is pretty rough on my fingers; using the pliers instead solves that problem. The downside is that I'm more likely to break a needle when pulling on it with the pliers. It's easier on my fingers to just use the pliers to pull the needle out. I don't trim the cord close to the fabric just yet; instead I cut it so there's about 1" still hanging out, then move on to the other channels. The places where the cords cross are a bit tricky to get through, but it's doable. Eventually I end up with a small forest of cord ends growing out of the back of the stays. Well that's a right mess. Once I've got a whole section done, I start trimming the stray tails. I cut the cord pretty close to the fabric, but not right flush with it. There are till some tiny tails hanging out. Trimmed close, with just a little bit hanging out. Then, without holding onto the cord, I tug on both ends of the channel, stretching the fabric slightly. Most of the tails pop back into their holes and disappear. A few are still sticking out a bit, but this is the inside of the garment, so I don't care overmuch. Gently stretching each channel. There are still holes at the start and end of each channel, but again, it's the inside, and they close up a little with time anyways. No more tails! Wow, that got lengthy! If any part of this tutorial isn't clear, let me know and I'll try to unmuddy it a bit. If you've got a cool cording project you're working on, show us in the comments! I've still got a few panels to go, so I'm off to the sewing table again for another late night.
As it turns out I am not very motivated to clean my studio. I headed out there this weekend with all good intentions of getting my space clean and I honestly cleaned (or more accurately, contemplated cleaning) for a total of five minutes before I found myself distracted by a drawing I had started at Quiltcon in my Compositional Quilting/DRAWING class. I have to admit that after returning home from Quiltcon I have felt a little panicked. Panicked that I taught everything I had and that I was going to be out of ideas. I began looking through some of the pictures I had taken while teaching (admittedly way too few) and that beautiful quote by Leonard Nimoy came back to me again. "The Miracle is this, the more we share, the more we have." Some Brilliant student work Wow. Wow. Wow. and WOW. It was either the threat of cleaning or all of the energy and openness that I absorbed from my students that inspired me again....or maybe a little bit of both. I wasn't really out of ideas after all. Phew. I put away any thoughts about cleaning (which wasn't hard) and started drawing and then quilting something I am pretty sure will be a sample for another class. As a rule I don't generally mark on quilts. A whole cloth type quilt is obviously an exception to this rule. In my Compositional Quilting/DRAWING class we spend the class marking on mylar and then marking on a whole cloth. Many years ago I took a whole cloth design class from Karen McTavish. It was a full day spent designing a whole cloth quilt that we took home to quilt. If you ever find yourself with an opportunity to take a class with her or see her lecture, DO IT, I'm not kidding. Whole cloth quilts are traditional by nature and are generally designed using beautiful floral or feathered motifs, stencils and if you have the patience the quilting usually involves some trapunto. This was my finished Wholecloth quilt from Karens class. From class to quilt. In my Compositional Drawing-(expanded version) class it is my hope to merge the traditional with a more modern aesthetic. I don't know that a whole cloth will ever be considered "modern" but I do believe in my heart of hearts that there is a place for this type of quilting and design somewhere. This is the fundamental basis for Compositional Quilting Filling in the blanks I had to get rid of my free motion drawn swirls, I found I could not follow my own drawings. I managed to quilt in the areas of feathers I should have left unquilted Some new moon ideas This is as far as I got, not bad for a weekend. As you can see, cleaning is overrated and I am not out of ideas yet. I am hoping to be teaching this class and many others in the near future. I will keep you posted on the details here. For those of you who feel inspired by this post, awesome. For those of you who enjoyed this post but feel less inspired and more discouraged by this post this last picture is for you. While I openly admit I have skills, I know that those skills didn't come without a lot of failures, practice and flat out shitty quilting. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt, be ok with shit quilting, move on, take classes, learn as much as you can from yourself and others. You will never quilt exactly like me, just as I will never quilt exactly like Karen McTavish. And thank goodness for that, lord knows theres only room for one of her, and me and you. Be ok with that. You be You.
This mini heart quilt displays a charming and unusual heart setting and is a perfect gift for anyone who could use an extra hug or just simply likes hearts. Use this quilt as a table topper or small wall hanging. Detailed, easy to follow instructions on Cutting, Piecing and Quilting are included. Size: 21in x 21inMore Heart Quilt Patterns Found Here
Well it's late on a Saturday night and finally have a second to sit down and tell you a bit about today. I ended up teaching a class last minute today on my ruler and patterns! First one and first time showing the ruler to anyone other than family and friends and then demoing it. This little runner is going to be free with the purchase of the ruler and unfortunately that is all I had today....my rulers and the free pattern. Like I said it was last minute. Georgia owns the Needle and I and has been so kind and supportive this last year with me and my patterns. I just happened to call the shop a couple of day's ago and that's when she asked if I wanted to show my ruler. I almost said no. But new I had to start somewhere. Right? The ladies were so great and they loved it! I showed how I cut the curve pieces and then I showed them how I sew them and then I showed them how I square them up! And yes I had my first sells!! And there you have it! Oh and I was so...so... glad someone didn't say "oh I've seen something like that before, didn't so and so have the same concept"? Few.....that DID NOT happen...my biggest worry. ;o) It was a great start!!!!! And my dearsest quilting friends and I are getting together at the quilt shop to play and test my patterns this week. It should be fun and I'm finally seeing an end to this MADNESS! ~Jenny~
I met Alyssa years ago. She used to longarm at a local quilt shop. She since got married, had a little boy, and is trying to adopt. She made several quilts and went to a show to sell them to help with adoption expenses. These are some of her quilts!
I've been home 24 hours and what a whirlwind it has been! I am completely exhausted and to my friends overseas I have some incredible news to share - but that will be in "Part Two"! The Australasian Quilt Convention has been sensational for a number of reasons, not least of all that this year the event celebrated 10 fabulous years! Judy and Gary from Expertise Events have contributed enormously to quilting in Australia bringing overseas tutors 'down under' to share in their skills. We arrived Wednesday morning to deliver our quilts and then after a brief tutor meeting we discovered our lovely accommodation…… For copyright reasons I can't share many quilts as I haven't asked permission from the quilt makers. I do want to share these though as I am sure these friends will be okay with that! Each year a prestigious award is handed out - the Rajah Award (which you will hear more about in Part Two!!)…….anyway last year's recipient was the talented Jenny Bowker and a display of her incredible quilts was on display and sadly due to illness she was unable to be there.…… Amongst the many other displays were quilts from some of the tutors. There were 14 tutors from around the world with many and varied talents….. Again I have only shown images of those that I am able…….Gloria Loughman A very special friend and first time teacher at AQC Faye Packham…….. Julie Haddrick…….and the self portrait is incredibly lifelike!……. And yours truly!………. Between classes I popped down to see more including the "Best of the Best" quilts from each state of Australia and and I was glad to find one very proud quilter Michele (also spelt with one "L"!), from the Northern Territory. She was thrilled to bits that her quilt was selected and she informed me her beautiful quilt was made entirely of silk………..thanks Michele….. I also came across this quilt from my first book and beautifully made by Patricia also from NT……. One of our talented girls from home, Helen Campbell…….love it Helen……... Elizabeth Camping is also from home and creates very original and innovative pieces………. And South Australia shines again with Ming's intricately quilted work………... There is also the Best of Show winning quilts on display and this was the one from Janet Treen of New South Wales who eventually won Best of Australia. Well done Janet…your quilt is stunning…….. I met a very excited Pamela Brockwell with her "Best of Show" entry from Victoria…. Jenny Bowker was the winner from the Australian Capital Territory……. Jocelyn Leath represented Western Australia…..a clever portrait done in manipulated cheesecloth…... Pam Hill from Queensland and her entry……... I have been very lucky to represent South Australia on four occasions and my quilt was glad to be unfolded and off the shelf! It will travel until the end of the year so farewell my friend…… and for some reason I seem to be missing Tasmania and Northern Territory but you can see them here on the Bernina Australia site. Every year Expertise Events sets a challenge to quilters with a set criteria and size. This year the theme was TEN in recognition of the 10th year of AQC. Some of them can be seen here on the AQC website but I did take the liberty of photographing one of our very own quilters from home as her piece is just stunning. Ming's work is impeccable and there are 10 hidden cats in this whole cloth quilt made from a recycled tablecloth…….. The venue never disappoints …. it is the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building and has a stunning interior…... Faye was so excited to be teaching for the very first time and her skill is in piecing especially encouraging beginners…………... and this is one of her shining stars who happened to turn sweet 16 on day three of four days with Faye! Well down Faye on nurturing another future quilter…….and to Skye and your beautiful Mum…it was so lovely to meet you both. We all hope this is the beginning of a long journey of quilt making (and thanks for my beautiful scarf too xxx). Skye managed to produce these two…yes TWO quilts tops at this one event - WOW!….. Well I didn't take too many photos in class but I did have to take this one of Anne……she read her instructions well as it told her to have everything labelled with her name….but glasses as well Anne??? Loved having you and everyone else……bless you all xxx So I will try to remain calm and gather my thoughts as I am about to type one of the the most incredible things that has ever happened to me in Part Two……...
Today I'm going show you a few of my favourite machine and hand quilting stitches. Join me on this experimental quilting adventure!
Introducing the Hey There! Quilt, a delightful creation straight from the pages of Wendy Chow's Urban Quilting book. Inspired by the excitement of exploring a new city and the joy of forging connections with like-minded souls, this original sample quilt captures the essence of community and camaraderie. Its geometric design reflects the dynamic energy of urban living and the boundless possibilities that come with embracing new experiences. Bring a touch of urban flair and heartfelt warmth into your home with the Hey There! Quilt. Details: Measures - 62" x 62" (158cm x 158cm) Handmade with 100% cotton fabric Assembled by The Weekend Quilter and quilted by Stitch Mode Quilts Machine bound for extra strength finish Machine wash on cold using gentle cycle; tumble dry on low or air dry Sales are final. Quilt is non-refundable or exchangeable.
Willetta Quilt Pattern Get ready to grab a warm mug and snuggle up under your freshly washed, cuddly Willetta quilt!! This downloadable modern quilt pattern is inspired by bright and happy shapes! This beginner quilt pattern is the perfect project for either your first or 100th quilt, and was designed for the beginner quilter and fabric hoarder alike! With five different size options, this quilt offers a lot of options for you to make it your own! Choose your adventure and your fabrics and let’s get sewing! **This is a downloadable PDF, being instantly delivered to your email after your purchase is complete** Looking for some tips and tricks along the way? I'm here for you! Visit NollieBean.com for tutorials, tips and a free quilt pattern! ~Extra Details~ Your download will only be available to download a limited amount of times. Please remember to save on the computer, and print out as 8.5" x 11". Pattern is for one person use only. Do not copy, redistribute or sell.
Progressive Detail Quilting by Judi Madsen for iquilt.com/madsen0003
Chetek (pronounced "shuh-teck") is an intermediate skill level, modern woven design quilt pattern in three (3) sizes. PATTERN DETAILS: * This quilt is second in a series, with the first piece being my very FIRST pattern, “Cornered” #CorneredQuiltPattern. *Three sizes: Wall Hanging (24” x 28”), Throw (48” x 56”), and Large Throw (72” x 84”). *Intermediate skill level (cutting extra large pieces accurately) *Fabric requirements are in the photo gallery. *Techniques: strip piecing * FABRIC INFO: Rachelle used Benartex’s lovely Bali Salsa batik fabric line to make her cover quilt. * Basic sewing and quilting knowledge needed; pattern assumes all fabrics are 42 inches wide and seam allowances to be a scant 1/4 inch. * Quilt pattern is for ONE person use. Do not copy, sell or distribute in any way! * You may sell quilts using this pattern in small quantities. Please credit the pattern designer as Rachelle Craig of Rachelle Handmade. This listing is for a digital PDF copy of the pattern. You will receive a 10 page PDF file. It can be printed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper or viewed on your device. Following the confirmation of your purchase, you will receive an email notification giving you a link to enable you to download your file. Please note that the link will allow you to access the file a limited number of times, so please do not access the pattern repeatedly (for instance on your phone) without first downloading and saving it on your own computer.
If you’re looking for the tutorial on machine quilting, you can find that here . One of my favourite ways to finish a quilt is to hand quilt- it takes a little (well, let’s be honest, much) longer than machine quilting but the hand finished product is completely worth it! I’ve included some photo
Hi There, I’m excited to share with you some of the custom quilting details on this beautiful quilt that Marsha made.
While in Savannah for QuiltCon, my husband and I happened on an exhibit of quilts by Pamela Wiley, a professor emerita of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design). I’m sorry I missed her cl…
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Introducing the Hey There! Quilt, a delightful creation straight from the pages of Wendy Chow's Urban Quilting book. Inspired by the excitement of exploring a new city and the joy of forging connections with like-minded souls, this original sample quilt captures the essence of community and camaraderie. Its geometric design reflects the dynamic energy of urban living and the boundless possibilities that come with embracing new experiences. Bring a touch of urban flair and heartfelt warmth into your home with the Hey There! Quilt. Details: Measures - 62" x 62" (158cm x 158cm) Handmade with 100% cotton fabric Assembled by The Weekend Quilter and quilted by Stitch Mode Quilts Machine bound for extra strength finish Machine wash on cold using gentle cycle; tumble dry on low or air dry Sales are final. Quilt is non-refundable or exchangeable.
Contemporary textile art has some or all of the basic structural characteristics of a traditional quilt, but incorporates contemporary techn...
by Mary Beth Krapil I was recently at the AQS Fall Paducah Quilt Week, and of course, I took time to look at the quilts. As usual, something caught […]
The computer catalog of their quilts is a good place to start and we spent a long time looking up our friends and favorite quilters to see what works were there. We wrote down the catalog numbers and the next day, some of the quilts were presented on the tables in the viewing room you saw in the last post about the Quilt House. This is by one of my authors, M. Joan Lintault from NY. It is one that isn’t in her book so I was excited to see it. It is a printed design on the fabric and then quilted. Just spectacular detail in the leaf designs and the colors are beautiful. Here is the Libby Lehman they own. One of her ribbon play quilts with vibrant colors after all these years! Of course, Libby is on everyone’s mind in the Quilt world and we are hoping for a complete recovery so we can see more of her work! Goats by Ruth McDowell. ONe of my friends owns a large horse piece by her so I had to see what the museum had. I regret not taking a class with her! These beautiful full quilt shots were generously provided to me by the museum. Any that are odd or badly lit were ones that I took. I couldn’t get an angle to shoot some and of course didn’t have ideal lighting so it’s the best that I could do under the circumstances. Some of the quilts that are filed flat are ones that have embellishments so can’t be folded into boxes or are too delicate.For example, this is a crazy quilt made famous by being on the cover of a Penny Mc Morris book. This embroidered bedcover from 1710-1730 has lots of gold thread, very heavy and intricate. The center medallion is a bed of gold thread and I think the base fabric is silk. As a contrast, this white wholecloth quilt from 1750-1800, France, is just fantastic free motion quilting! It’s over 5 ft so just close ups here. This is a Mughal ‘floor’ quilt from the first half of the 18th century and is silk with silk embroidery, wood-block cotton print on the reverse side. The embroidery is tiny here and amazing! I wonder if it was truly for a floor or a repro of an image on a floor? The vibrant colors of this silk were a standout and I could study this for hours. It is one of the 3 quilts that I found inspirational because of the small pieces used in the quilts. I’d like to try creating with tiny pieces. Here are the other two below. Detail in the Gallery. Pieces were about half inch at the smallest center. Made by Bertha Neiden in Lincoln, NE about 1910 of wool and probably wool scraps from clothing! Wool and felt pieced by hand! It reminds me of many gameboards all together! More photos coming in future blog posts!
Die Aufgabe der 5. Woche - der geknotete Langettenstich - knoted Buttonhole stitch. Ich hatte den englischen Namen ins Übersetzungsprogramm eingegeben und folgende Übersetzung bekommen: Verknotete Blume im Knopfloch. Ist das nicht köstlich!?! Daran mußte ich beim Sticken immer wieder denken und so ist diese verknotete Blume entstanden. Die ersten Versuche habe ich auf einem extra Blöckchen gestickt.
Illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to work both versions of Palestrina stitch with photos of hand-embroidered samples to inspire.
This hand-pieced hexie beauty is really lovely and deserves to be loved again. There is a really eclectic mix of patterns in here. I'd like to think the original maker is pleased she's finally finished. 50" x 74" It's machine quilted for extra stability and strength to withstand plenty of washings. Machine washer and dryer safe. I have washed it once to ensure the colors won't bleed and dried it to give the quilt a lovely crinkle. International customers, I will refund any unused shipping cost directly to you.
