Quilting 101 - Quilt making tips and resources Tips on How to Make a Quilt for Beginners How to Quilt: Scrap Quilts How to Quilt>Scrap Quilts Bonnie Hunter is a quilter who specializes in scrap quilts using fabric from thrift shops or donations from friends' closets. Recently she visited with us for our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation, and the specific topic was how to choose the garments at a thrift shop that will make great fabric for a quilt. Here is a sampling of her answers: Penny: How do you know whether a particular garment would make a good fabric for a quilt? Bonnie: I look for garments the same way I look for fabric. If it says 100% cotton, then that’s the first thing I’ll look for. The next thing I check is how the fabric feels in my hand. I look for the same kinds of things when I look for articles of clothing to cut up for fabric. Penny: You don’t use polyester? Bonnie: No, I don’t. Men’s shirts, so far, have not incorporated spandex. Penny: How do you estimate how much fabric you’ll be able to get from a particular garment? Bonnie: The size of the garment will give you an idea.
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GLQC Quilt Care Tips on Storing and Caring for Your Quilt Have you ever wondered whether or not your should wash your Great Grandmother's silk and velvet quilt? Does that antique quilt you've stored in the attic worry you? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Storing Your Quilt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Labeling Your Quilt Part of maintaining good care of your quilt involves keeping with it any information you have (such as maker's name, date, pattern name, MQP#, etc.). Cleaning Your Quilt There are two accepted ways of cleaning your quilt, but generally speaking only one should be used: vacuuming. Washing (the wet-cleaning method) a quilt can be done but only with great caution. If however, you have determined that it is desirable to attempt washing your quilt, first test wash a small section to make sure that the dyes are stable and won't run. NOTE: Historic textiles should NEVER BE PRESSED with a hot iron. Displaying Your Quilt 1. 2. 3. NEVER hang a quilt in direct sunlight. Bibliographic References Find a Conservator
Sign Up for Free Quilting Patterns - Top Free Quilting Downloads - Free-Quilting.com Discover more than 400 free quilting patterns for a variety of skill levels and occasions. Hundreds of free patterns are waiting for you to download. You'll find bed quilts, pillows, table decorations, wall quilts and more. Just sign up for a free membership and start downloading as many quilt patterns as you wish. Questions? Free-Motion Quilting Basics This is a simple overview of free-motion quilting on a home machine. For a post detailing my process for managing the size and weight of a larger quilt during quilting, please refer to my post on the Modern Quilt Guild blog. I prepare my machine as follows: Fit machine with darning/free-motion foot.Set stitch length to zero.Lower or cover feed dogs (depending on the machine).Fit machine with a brand new needle. For this quilt, I used cotton thread in a light warm tan to match the natural Essex cotton/linen I used for the sashing. Because free-motion quilting takes so much thread, I like to fill a number of extra bobbins before I start. I prefer to use a quality 100% cotton thread like Aurifil 50 wt for both piecing and quilting. Better threads tend to do well in most machines, but sometimes machines are finicky. Be sure to avoid any thread labeled as "hand quilting thread." Here's another example of a quilt where I matched the thread to the sashing used.
FreePatterns.com Top 5 Downloads Questions? Read our privacy pledge. Copyright © 2015 Annie's. All rights reserved. Privacy/Security | Terms of Use Quilts + Color How to design quilt patterns: quilt settings Do you know how to design quilt patterns? You may think it’s a simple yes or no question, but if you answered no, think again. It’s something many quilters do, once they feel daring enough to jump off the pages of a step-by-step pattern. It’s amazing how many different things you can do with a single block design. Traditional Churn Dash: “Churned-Up Geese” and “Zigzag” by Lynn Roddy Brown, from Simple Strategies for Block-Swap Quilts Churn Dash goes country: “Chocolate-Covered Churn Dashes” and “Over, Under, Around, and Through” by Cheryl Wall, from Country Comforts Churn Dash gets wonky: “Power to the People” by Cheryl Brown, from Quilt Batik! Churn Dash a-la Kim Diehl: “All in a Row” from Simple Comforts Turning a stack of blocks into a showstopping quilt might seem a little intimidating, but it’s an important first step when learning how to design quilt patterns. QUILT SETTINGS: excerpted from The Quilter’s Quick Reference Guide by Candace Eisner Strick Straight Quilt Settings Bar Sets
Amish Quilt Patterns - Free Easy Patterns for Quilters Use modern supplies like fusible webbing to position and secure your appliqués to the quilt. Use a simple zigzag or satin stitch to conceal the raw edges of the appliqué pieces. Hand stitching is the traditional method and the edges are finished with decorative embroidery. Choose from many different Amish quilt patterns from around the web: Amish Basket A pattern for a 15" quilt block with the basket made on the diagonal. Amish Star Block This block measures 12" square and is a traditional design. Amish Dahlia Here's a quilt with borders that mirror the rows around the blocks and cutouts as bed posts. Amish Boxes The block this month will consist of a black tone-on-tone fabric and a color tone-on-tone fabric. Crazy Amish Quilt This makes a 6" or 9" block and is paper pieced. Amish Star This quilt has four blocks by five, with sashing strips of the background color and a pieced border of random colored rectangles and squares.