Quilting by your favorite colors just got easier than ever! With all these free patchwork and applique quilt patterns, and project ideas, you’ll be able to keep your family toasty-warm this winter. You might even want to make extra quilts for selling or bartering. Start first by organizing all your fabric scraps into different color ...
If you’d rather work with needles and fabrics rather than brushes and canvases, but miss the creativity of painting, then check out watercolor quilting. Offering quilters an opportunity to unleash their artistic talents, watercolor quilting is the quilter’s answer to watercolor. On the other hand, if you enjoy working jigsaw puzzles, watercolor quilting could also ...
Quilting has been an art form for generations. It was something that our ancestors did out of necessity and also because of a love for fabrics, color and design. There is a great deal of very good, useful information on making a quilt. Many books have been written on the subject. I only want to ...
No blanket can stand the test of time like a good handmade quilt. When it comes to decorating your baby or child’s room finding a quilt to match your decor scheme can prove difficult, but if you are making your own you can choose any fabric that you want! Handmade baby blankets also make ...
As my oldest child heads for college soon, I have been ecto-nesting. Ecto-nesting is sort of the opposite of traditional nesting. While a woman eagerly awaits the arrival of her first child, she may begin nesting, much as a mother bird does. She feathers her nest with fuzzy baby blankets and other comforts to prepare ...
If you are a quilter, you know how important it is to have sturdy templates for you quilting and appliqués patterns. With a few simple tools, you can create your own templates from overhead projector transparency sheets that will last for years. Materials: Overhead Projector Transparency Sheets (purchased at any office supply store, look for ...
I come from a long line of seamstresses, my great grandmother, grandmother, aunts and my own mother who handed down the skill to me. Great grandmother and grandmother sewed out of sheer necessity, my aunt and mother began their career as seamstresses for the same reason, but in later years developed their talents into a ...
