All things Fabric, Fiber and Quilting
Fabric DesignPosted by Brye Lynn on February 25, 2010
I have known about Spoonflower for a while, but didn’t really have any interest in making my own fabric design. Truthfully, I don’t know where to begin or what to create. But tonight I had an “aha” moment. Morgan and I were looking at a pattern for a fabric egg (more on this soon) and [...]
Cutting Table (I mean coffee table)Posted by Brye Lynn on January 28, 2010
Does your coffee table do this?
About a year ago we bought a new living room set. It is all oversized and too big for a normal size living room. It was on special at Rooms to Go and we had to take all the pieces to get the deal. This means we ended [...]
Episode 10 ~ Pre-Washing FabricPosted by Brye Lynn on May 25, 2009
Today we talked about whether or not you should pre-wash your fabric.
I haven’t posted for the last three weeks because I had a terrible cold that had me in bed for five days. Ever since then, I just hadn’t felt well. Plus, I was overloaded with work that was keeping me very busy.
I did manage [...]
Episode 9 ~ Fabric Cuts/Book ReviewPosted by Brye Lynn on May 3, 2009
This week I did not have a planned topic, so we discussed a variety of things.
Thank you to everyone who left comments this week. Be sure to read the comments from last week’s episode on fabric stashes. Very interesting to see how everyone else is handling thier stash.
Special thanks to everyone who left reviews on [...]
Episode 8 ~ Fabric StashPosted by Brye Lynn on April 26, 2009
Today we talking about keeping and organizing a Fabric Stash.
Thank you to everyone who left reviews on iTunes and comments this week. Kelley from Pioneer Quilter, Corrine, Claire, and Shelly Beth from Fibermoon.com
What did I do this week:
Completed my first paperpieced block.
Picked up stuff to make baby booties for an upcoming baby shower.
Completed one bootie
Joined [...]
Episode 2 ~ Fabric QualityPosted by Brye Lynn on March 8, 2009
Today we are talking about Fabric Quality.
Thank you to Pioneer Quilter, Patchwork and Pacifiers, Within a Quarter Inch, and Denise for all your words of encouragement.
My daughter’s first soccer game! She is number 2.
Pictures of Frolic. Let me know what you think. Am I doing this right?
Great place to learn about fabric ~ Fabric-manufacturers.net
Great book to [...]
Fabric: Quilt Shop vs. Chain StorePosted by Brye Lynn on March 7, 2009
Is there really a difference in the fabric found in the local quilt shop? That is an excellent question. One thing is for certain, the fabric in a quilt shop is generally more expensive. Before we can get into the details, let’s review how fabric is actually made.
Cotton fabric is weaved from cotton yard at [...]
Name Brand FabricsPosted by Brye Lynn on March 5, 2009
When putting together this article, the idea was to gather the brands of fabric that are trusted to be “high quality”. The goal was to have a list to share and a little bit about each company, so that when you are out shopping, you could look for specific brands for your more treasured projects. [...]
What Makes Fabric “High Quality”Posted by Brye Lynn on March 3, 2009
With so many different fabrics available and the variety of shops to purchase from, how is a consumer to know what exactly to buy. Every shop owner or business manager will boast about the quality of the fabric they are selling, but how can the layman know if what they are hearing is the same [...]
