QUILTsocial 7 great tips for straight line quilting by Christine Baker August 6, 2015 by Christine Baker August 6, 2015 There are many benefits to quilting in straight lines or slightly wavy ones. The first is that it’s a great way to start doing your own machine quilting as it’s far less intimidating than free motion quilting. It also looks great on lots of different styles of quilts – so … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
QUILTsocial 3 top tips for perfect strip piecing by Christine Baker August 4, 2015 by Christine Baker August 4, 2015 Strip-piecing usually means sewing long strips of fabric together, usually width-of-fabric (WOF), and then rotary cutting across the strips to create smaller, uniform units that are already pieced. You can use this technique to make simple 4 patch or 9 patch blocks or much more complex ones. The beauty of … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
QUILTsocial 6 steps to picking fabrics for your next quilt by Christine Baker August 3, 2015 by Christine Baker August 3, 2015 If you’re like many quilters, you may be overwhelmed when it comes to picking fabrics for your quilting projects. But for me, that’s one of my favorite parts!! I just LOVE digging through my stash to find the right combination of fabrics or hanging out at the quilt shop piling … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
H.A. Kidd sewing notions Quilting: No fooling, spooling around is easy! by Nancy Devine February 12, 2015 by Nancy Devine February 12, 2015 No fooling, spooling around is easy! Yesterday, we prepared the patchwork pieces to make spool blocks for my “Only Spooling Around” table runner to accessorize the clever Studio Collection Home Hobby and Design Table from HA Kidd. To put them together you will need: sewing machine, fitted with 1/4-inch patchwork … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
Wonderfil Threads Fusible Applique with Razzle and Dazzle Threads by Christine Baker June 25, 2014 by Christine Baker June 25, 2014 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 … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
