Jazz Up Your Quilt, Part 1
Patsy Thompson will teach us a way to jazz up our quilts. She shows a technique to burn the edges of the applique. Before I saw this video I had tried burning the edges of a small piece. However, my technique was to pass the fabric through the flame of a candle. Very hard to […]
Trapunto 101, Part 2
Hope you enjoyed last week’s trapunto lesson. Here is part 2.
Trapunto 101, part 1
Here is one way to learn to do the trapunto technique and also make an art quilt. Patsy Thompson has a lot of great quilting designs that can be used on either a domestic sewing machine or a longarm. I especially like her use of thread. Check out her website if you have time.
No tips/techniques
As I am on vacation this week, there is no tips/techniques. However, I will show you a just for fun video. In traveling the the quilt world online, it seems like many people have cats. Cats just naturally want to help when it comes to fabric and sewing. Maybe you can relate to this video?
Layer “Em Up
Here is another way to make a block that looks fast and easy. Sharyn Craig gives limited sizes in the this video, but I think you can figure it out. If you are interested in going beyond the technique, or need further instructions her books are sold on Amazon.com
Making A Hanging Sleeve
Last week I share a video with you on how to finish the binding on your quilt. Keeping with the theme of finishing with your quilt, this week I am sharing with you a PDF document giving instructions on how to make a hanging sleeve for your quilt. Making a Sleeve Gloria Hansen has also […]
Joining the Ends on Quilt Binding
I’ve been putting the binding on a few quilts to get rid of my UFO projects. This is a technique I use for joining the ends of the binding. This video describes it quite well.
Thread Tension
Last Sunday, a friend stopped by our house, along with his teenage daughter. Ava has a sewing class in school this semester. Unfortunately, she is not doing well and needed some advice. The foot control is broken on my favorite sewing machine (Husqvarna Viking #1) and I am currently operating a 1940’s (I think it’s […]
Variation of Tube Quilting
Last week I posted a video on tube quilting. I still have not had to chance to try it myself yet. This week, I have a variation on the tube quilting technique using jelly rolls. I have always wondered what to do with a jelly roll, and now I’m getting some ideas. Hope you will […]
Tube Quilting–Technique of the Week
It’s Thursday again so that means it’s time for the tip and/or technique of the week. I came across this tutorial on tube quilting. I had never heard of this technique before I watched the video. I am not the best quilter for setting things (triangles) on point. This method looks fast and easy. You […]