Quilting Tips And Tricks
Homemade Spray Starch: Boil 1 quart of water. Dissolve 4 tablespoons of liquid starch into 2 cups of cold water; add to boiling water and return to a boil, then remove from heat immediately; add 2 more cups of cold ... [... more]
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Restore America Quilt: Block 10 Pabst Mansion
Inspired by HGTV's Restore America: A Salute to Preservation campaign, this quilt represents 12 sites across the United States in need of restoration. This block represents Pabst Mansion in Milwaukee, Wis.,— a ... [... more]
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Design Embroidery Software
2. Properly thread the machine, drop the feed dogs, attach the presser foot and clamp the hoop into the embroidery module (figure K). Next, push the button to engage the machine to automatically embroidery-stitch the ... [... more]
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The V And A Sampler Quilt
3. Place the pieces on the design wall neatly and slightly overlapping (figure A). Do not leave gaps or the color of the design wall will creep into the color balance. Place the fabrics up quickly. Do not think about ... [... more]
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Make It Simpler Rotary Cutting
4. Remove pattern and replace it with one or more fabric squares. Align ruler along a registration line and cut through fabric (figure E). Do not disturb the fabric on the mat. Repeat and cut along all registration ... [... more]
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Egg Money Quilts
Complete directions for the patterns demonstrated by Eleanor Burns, Peony, Garden Walk, and Dresden Plate can be found in her book Egg Money Quilts–1930’s Vintage Samplers. The book contains a collection of thirteen ... [... more]
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Drapplique
Simply Quilts visits Pam Holland, a quilt maker who combines her loves for quilting and drawing in an innovative technique she calls "Drapplique." The process involves using pigma pens to enhance motifs in fabric or ... [... more]
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Heart Block Quilt
Heart quilts are so much fun to make, and we doubt you'll find anyone who wouldn't love this as a gift. You'll want to dig into your fabric stash for this one since the more reds you use the better. You'll love ... [... more]
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Calico Flag Quilt
This quilt is a reproduction of one made during the Civil War by Palmara Mitchell of Missouri. At the time, Missouri was at odds with Kansas, and even though both were Union states, Missouri was full of Confederate ... [... more]
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Crazy Patch Rose Quilt
Jean Wells and her daughter Valori join Alex Anderson to create a beautiful Mother's Day Crazy Patch Rose quilt. This mother-daughter duo has developed a wonderful rapport through quilting, and the two have created a ... [... more]
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Magic Base Block
Guests Cooky Schock and Patty Barney, authors of Magic Base Blocks for Unlimited Designs, demonstrate how to cut basic squares for the magic base block using rotary cutting techniques. As they work, they show how to ... [... more]
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Pillow Fabric Cutting
Author and quilter Barbara Brandenburg from Cabbage Rose joins Alex Anderson to show how to make a quilted pillow using a design featured in her book titled Katie's Garden. Brandenburg demonstrates the entire ... [... more]
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