Trimming and binding a quilt and the table runner Now that it’s the end of the week and my hand stitching and machine quilting are all finished. I now need to add thefinishing touches by trimming and binding a quilt in general and the table runner. Here are the steps…
Quilting with my WonderFil threads My skinny table runner is all hand stitched, now I just have to do some machine quilting with Spagettiand Fruittithreads. As I have a longarm quilting machine, I do a lot of machine quilting for myself and for a few customers. I tend to use…
After yesterday’s success with my wool applique experiment I was itching to try out fusible applique with Razzle and Dazzle threads. Fusible applique is more accessible than felted wool applique, because cotton fabrics and fusible web are more readily available than felted wools. As a result, more quilters are familiar…
Razzle and Dazzle – oh my!! As soon as I saw the weight and colors of the Razzle and Dazzle threads, I knew that I wanted to try using them for felted wool applique. I didn’t have a project in mind yet, I just wanted to see how they worked…
Stepping outside the box Like most other quilters I tend to use the same type of threads over and over again for all of my projects. It’s safe. I know how they work in my machines and I know what to expect of the finished product. But once in awhile…