Selvage Christmas Tree wall hanging Ornament pillow Mega pincushion (tutorial here ) Scrap bucket (pattern from here ) ...
Since Renee @Quilts of a Feather and Jess @Quilty Habit hosted the Selvage Along last summer, I have been saving fabric selvages. My collection is growing, but I had no idea what I might do with th…
In September I shared this quilt finish. For want of a name, it's my "Selvedges Quilt" that finished at 59" X 72". I designed the block. Sev...
There are lots of ideas out there for selvage quilts but I particularly like this one that Gail made and asked me to quilt for her. The grey and white frames give the illusion of spools and make the quilt three dimensional. I just can't stop looking at it, if I ever decide to make
In my opinion, you can never have too many zipper pouches. I needed a new one for my cutting tools for my upcoming trip to Sewtopia . (Did ...
Learn how to make selvage fabric from the pretty selvage you cut off your other sewing projects. Sewing for Beginners
I am so excited to share my completed Selvage Whirlwind quilt today. It turned out just the way I had hoped and I love it! I think shots of quilts blowing in the wind are pleasing so I had to inc…
Becca ( Bryan House Quilts blog) has a tutorial showing how to make selvage binding. And here's how it looks when it's on the quil...
For extreme scrap quilters. See Etsy.com/Shop/KarenGriskaQuilts - Easy patterns for sensational quilts!
Check out the Great Fabric Sales... Supplies and Patterns! My block is ALL about the Selvage.. do you keep them, toss them, give them away? What about a block for them? now your talking! I have a few tips for successful edge fabric sewing.. read on! I use a 7" x 7" foundation to sew the 6.5" square. Layout the strips in the order you want to sew them. This block I decided to pack in more strips, so they are thinner. I kept at least a 1/2" of the color of the fabric so i had great placement options....
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Tutorials - Sewing Selvedges - I have had a few requests on how I sew the selvedges when I make my selvedge quilts. Here is a quick tutorial showing how I sew each selvedge. I use tracing vilene as a foundation but you can use paper or muslin if you prefer.
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At our monthly Quilt Guild meeting last Thursday they were all but begging for more quilt submissions for our bi-annual public show coming up in July. While driving home it hit me; "these people need to see a selvage quilt!"...
Are you comfortable with fabric grain lines? Join Heather Valentine from The Sewing Loft to learn the basics about understanding bias & selvage.
The Crystal Lake Modern Quilt Guild is hosting three block lotteries this year, and the first one takes place in April. We chose the Selvag...
My sister Eileen Lovett of Rhode Island came to my house yesterday for a reunion, and she brought some selvage quilts to show us. Didn't sh...
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Like so many others, I feel that I have discovered several steps to "easier" paper piecing that I simply must share. I'm much better at teac...
