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Rag quilts, those interesting patchwork pieces with frayed edges around each patch, really are attractive and very popular. When my daughter began making one and showed me what she was doing, I wondered, “That won’t look good. It goes against all the rules of sewing, leaving those frayed edges.”
However, her quilt of muted blues and […]
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Sewing triangles and getting all the points to match up is more difficult in some patterns than others and more challenging for some quilters than others.
Penny Halgren, by popular request, has developed a tutorial with videos at her How To Quilt web site for making a quilt with triangles.
As Penny explains:
This quilt offers opportunities for different kinds […]
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Quilts with a St. Patrick’s Day or Irish influence permeate our history in names and colors. Many of the quilts of our ancestors had names that revealed that origin and the phrase, “the luck of the Irish.”
These included: Irish Chain, Double Irish Chain, Double Irish Chain, Four-Leaf Clover, Triple Irish Chain, Shamrock and others. Then […]
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Frequently you’ll find sources of quilting patterns for various projects on the Internet that you don’t have to pay for.
*A fabric store web site that offers free patterns using the fabrics they sell.
*A quilter’s blog may have free patterns along with tutorials.
*An online quilting supply store may offer free patterns along with those you can purchase.
*A […]
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With Presidents’ Day celebrated in the U.S. on Feb. 18th this year, I thought it would be fun to mention some quilt patterns related to presidents, past and present, as well as patriotic events. When I was a child, President George Washington’s birthday (the first president of the U.S.) was celebrated on his birth date, […]
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Heart patterns for Valentine’s Day. Even though you won’t have time to make it this year’s occasion, keep this project in mind for the future and for giving as a gift.
Jen at Domestik Goddess has a delightful “Mosaic Hearts” free pattern on her blog. Included is a video, by creator Beth Lancaster, to guide you with the construction. This […]
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Apparently one of my popular posts in 2007 here at Quilting and Patchwork was More Free Quilting and Patchwork Patterns. This is a topic many quilters desire more information about.
I recently discovered another great listing of free quilting patterns at Quilting With Alison. She has found resources among supply manufacturers, fabric distributors and retailers that might interest […]
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Quilting and Patchwork, and the other b5media Lifestyles bloggers, had the opportunity to stroll down the Red Carpet for the Lifestyles Golden Blog Globe Awards. Channel Editor Gayla McCord has a fun post up highlighting the achievements of these bloggers in 2007, Live from the Red Carpet - It’s b5media’s Lifestyles Golden Blog Awards.
Mine chosen from […]
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I’ve heard of several quilters recently who have been recycling men’s shirts into quilts.
*These might be shirts from a family member and thus evoke memories.
*They could be shirts you’ve acquired at a second hand store and thought would make a colorful quilt.
*You might have some colorful shirts with Hawaiian prints that would be very striking […]
I’d never seen a Bug Jar Quilt until yesterday. Now I seem to see them wherever I look!
Has this become the latest fad or craze in the quilting world? They are fascinating and some patterns appear very easy to make.
Bug Jar Quilts simply consist of jar shapes, representing those children use for catching lightening bugs. […]
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