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It has been an exciting week and yesterday I had fun playing with little bits of fabric to make maple leaves for my table runner. I’m auditioning some layouts and then put the runner together. Quilting the autumn table runner is going to be a challenge as I want to…
Yesterday I had so much fun playing with Sulky’s Tear-Easy stabilizer to foundation piece the background blocks for my autumn table runner. It’s definitely something I’ll be doing again in the near future but today my focus is to create intriguing applique with small fabric pieces. This is a really…
I have these gorgeous autumn color batiks that have been sitting on my table waiting to be used. Examining them closely for several months, I decided they make the perfect background for a table runner. I’ll use foundation piecing with tear-away stabilizer to create my background and let you in…
A great way to make embellishments for quilts is to create lace-like pieces with thread. Wash-away stabilizer is the preferred stabilizer to use when creating these embellishments. Follow these 6 easy steps to thread lace and create some cool embellishment pieces. From the 18 different stabilizers I covered yesterday I’m…
The world of stabilizers is vast and varied. There are cut-away, wash-away, heat-away and tear-away. Which one do you choose and for which job. Well, it all depends on what you’re creating and how you want to do it. Read on to learn more about the wide and varied world…