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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 ...
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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; ...
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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 ( ...
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Bed Turning

Artist, appraiser and award-winning quilter Carol Butzke introduces the latest quilt trend--bed turning. Curators are ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Alex Tip: In A Rut? Try A Fresh Perspective

When your internal critic is preventing you from moving forward on a quilt, quilting expert Alex Anderson suggests you ...
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Wave Topography

Olfe creates his designs using PhotoShop 7 and sends them to Men of the Cloth as TIFF files. His designs are printed on ...
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Quilt Planning Advice: One Step At A Time

Anderson acknowledges that it is challenging to preplan an entire quilt. She tweaks her projects as she works. From her ...
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