Quilt Basics Book List
The homespun look and cozy feel of flannels are a current favorite in quilt shops across the nation. This step-by-step guide shows quilters how to create beautiful, colorful quilts featuring a range of flannel ... [... more]
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Washing Quilts Containing Wool Batting
Have you avoided quilting with wool batts because you've heard you can't wash wool. Forgo the myth, wool can be washed; here are few precautions to follow when washing quilts filled with wool batts. ... [... more]
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Ask Alex: Quilt-Themed Baby Shower
3. Lay the colored block face down on a clean sheet of white paper. Press with a dry iron set on the cotton setting (figure B). This will melt any additional wax away. The wax will be left on the white paper. You may ... [... more]
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Bed Turning
Artist, appraiser and award-winning quilter Carol Butzke introduces the latest quilt trend--bed turning. Curators are pulling art quilts down from the walls and putting them back on the beds. Traditionally, several ... [... more]
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Alex Tip: Quilt Hanging Pocket
Insert the wood piece through the pocket and have the picture hanger exposed in the center of the pocket opening. ... [... more]
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Quilt Mat Care Product
To remove fabric fibers that are lodged in the mat, use a mat-smoothing tool. Rub the smoother on top of the mat and the fibers pull right out. Wipe the mat with a damp lint-free cloth. ... [... more]
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Alex Tip: Rotary Cutting Mat Storage
Quilting expert Alex Anderson offers a great tip for storing rotary cutting mats. Rather than leaning rotary cutting mats against the wall where they can fall over and crack or store them on a table where the sun can ... [... more]
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Ask Alex: Diagonal Seam Binding
Quilting expert Alex Anderson offers the following advice to viewer Dana Lahargoue on how to join two ends of the quilt binding together with a diagonal seam. Anderson demonstrates an easy process that results in an ... [... more]
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Ask Alex: Quilt Blocking
1. Begin with a wet quilt. Either wet your quilt in the washer in cold water on the delicate cycle and then run it through the spin cycle. Or, for more fragile quilts, wet the quilt with a spray bottle (figure A) and ... [... more]
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Ask Alex: Hand Quilting With A Thimble
Longtime hand quilter Amy Belue recently started stitching with a thimble which she finds challenging. Expert Alex Anderson explains that many hand quilters are accustomed to quilting with the thimble on their middle ... [... more]
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Ask Alex: Prairie Point Borders
To determine the initial size of your points, consider the proportion of your quilt. Anderson suggests auditioning various size points to determine what looks best. In this case she chose to measure one block in the ... [... more]
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Quilted Needle Or Earring Holder
Deana shows us that necessity is the mother of all invention as she makes a beaded and quilted spiral needle book. After needing a last minute hostess gift for a fellow quilter, Deana used her fabric scraps to create ... [... more]
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