Episode 15 ~ Starting a Quilt Guild
Today we talked about how to start a quilt guild.
Thank you to everyone who left comments this week. I really appreciate it. I had an email mishap this week with my new phone and accidently deleted a bunch of emails. Sorry, if I didn’t reply to yours.
I picked up two magazines this week – I [...]
Episode ~ 12 Applique
Today we talked about my favorite type of quilting – APPLIQUE!!
First, thank you to everyone who has been leaving comments and sending pictures!!! This week, I shared Corrine’s recent project. Check it out – don’t you love the fabric?!?! Until I posted this picture, I did not realize she embroidered a “K” in the center. [...]
Episode 11 ~ Pattern Drafting
Today we talked about how to draw out a pattern.
Check out how many pieces are in the next applique block I am starting – it is going to take forever!! There must be 500 points! This is it drawn out on freezer paper. I still have to cut it out and iron to fabric.
Here is [...]
Whitework Quilting ~ “How-to’s”
The first time you ever see a whitework quilt, you may be amazed at the intricacy and detail. Although they may look like a project only an experienced, expert level quilter should attempt, they are really not that difficult.
Let’s break it down into the basic steps.
A white work quilt is essentially a whole cloth quilt. [...]
No Podcast This Week
Sorry, Guys. I could not post a podcast this week. Don’t worry, I am not a podfader. I can list a ton of excuses, but I will explain fully during next week’s podcast.
In the meantime……
I finished another applique block for my Frolic quilt. They are supposed to be snowshoes, but I think they look like [...]
Whitework Quilting ~ the Stitches
There are several types of stitches that the whitework artist can use. The most common is the traditional quilting stitch. Others include:
Cording – technique that involves stitching two parrallel lines and inserting a cord between them. Cording not only gives a raised sculpture look, it also adds stiffness to the area.
Trapunto – also known as [...]
Episode 6 ~ Where to Begin – Patterns!
Today we talked about practicing and the patterns all beginners should learn – plus the order they should learn them.
Thank you for all the great comments:
Regular Contributors – Corrine, Colleen, Terri and Kelley
Rona – another mother, career women, and quilter
Kaye – my first follower on Twitter
Michelle in Australia
Reviewed my busy week at work, house hunting [...]
Podcast Delay
Sorry, folks. I recorded my podcast this morning and all was going well. I finished and click stop on the recorded and BOOM!! The computer shut the program down and nothing was saved. I searched for a recovery for 30 minutes; by that time it was too late to re-record because the baby girl would [...]
Practice, Practice, Practice!
How did the piano player get to Carnegie Hall?
Practice!
Practice is something that we cannot get away from. Yes, it would be wonderful if we could sit down at our machines and automatically create the most beautiful, perfect pieces of work we have ever seen. Wouldn’t it be great for the creative ideas to just spill [...]
Online Quilt Classes
If you are like me – you work, have kids, and have very little time to get to a class or guild – an online quilt class may be just what you are looking for. I have been web surfing tonight and found several sites that offer online classes and online guilds. Check them out!
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