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Monday, June 15, 2015
Grand Kids Quilt Patterns
Grand #2's Quilt didn't make the moving box, it's going with him !
Love hearing that
12 blocks each block Eight by eight inches, complete instructions how to put the quilt together finished size is 48" x 60"
Instruction on how to do quilt binding included too. See it HERE
Grand #1's Quilt
A simple Friendship pattern is taken in a new direction, from it's basic form to fun and wonderful. Each block have a finished size of Twelve by Twelve Inches and you have a total of Twelve patterns.
The finished quilt uses all the patterns and is 54" x 76" when finished.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Quilt, Hand Quilted and All Done
I've been hand quilting for quite a bit on this, it's what I've been taking to my Monday quilt group and it's now all done.
When I was teaching this is my beginner's quilt 5 week class, the class would have been 2 1/2" squares, I cut mine down for a table topper size.
HERE is my binding tutorial for you
On a regular size quilt, I would cut my binding strips 2 1/2" wide, but on this little one, I cut them 1 1/4" wide.
I like, little quilts to have little binding.
All the sewing is the same, 1/4" seam allowance.
But, I like to trim the backing and batting about in half.
This is before the binding is turned and sewn down. You can turn it under and see what you like before trimming around the entire quilt. I like to hand sew the binding down, I can get the corners, better and yes, you will have to mess with them a bit to get them perfect, they are VERY tiny.
The Before
The After
Have to LOVE hand quilting !
Thursday, May 14, 2015
My 15 Quilt Books EVERY Quilter Needs !
I LOVE books and there is nothing better to me than a quilt book ! ! So, here is MY opinion of the 15 MUST HAVE Quilt books for ALL Quilter's
I've added a link for each book, MOST may be purchased new or used and I've seen a few at our local Goodwill book store, so shop around. Don't forget the library too !
I own all the books pictured here, pictures were taken on my sewing room floor.
I know the books I'm sharing !
Lap Quilting
by Georgia Bonesteel
Red and Green An Applique Tradition
by Jeane Kimball
If you Applique here is the MASTER
Design a Baltimore Album Quilt
By Elle Sienkiewicz
I purchased this years ago for cents and I go back to it time and time again.
America's Quilts and Coverlets
By Carleton L. Sufford and Robert Bishop
Being an Iowa Girl, taking classes from them both, this is an all time GREAT book. Wonderful pictures and the every quilters guide to how to do everything in quilting.
Quilter's Complete Guide
By Marianne Fons and Liz Porter
As you can see mine is so old they have changed the cover !
Nothing but pictures a quilt blocks
5500 Quilt Block Designs
By Maggie Malone
A how to quilt book
Quilting School
By Ann Poe
Just an all time Classic, I love this book
Scraps, Blocks and QuiltsBy Judy Martin
The next two opened me up to thinking about borders.....
Never did it much before
Blocks, Borders, Quilts
By Sunny Steinkehler
Borders, the basics and beyond
By Jill Reber
Quick fun Quilts and all the how to's
101 Fabulous Rotary Cut Quilts
By Judy Hopkins and Nancy Martin
This is a newer book and looks at patterns and LOTS of quilt ideas.
Shape Workshop for Quilters
The pictures in these next two books is worth the purchase ! ! ! Great colors and ideas
quilting those Flirty 30's
By Cynthia Tomaszewski
By Carol Doaks
AND Last but NEVER least,
Make a Quilt Bag
Fabulous Fat Quarter Bags
By Susan Briscoe
What started all this?????
I purchased a new book shelf.....getting them out of piles !
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Friday, May 8, 2015
Missouri Star Quilt Company Visited
We traveled in April to see kids and I love this part of our trips, I get to meet my sister in Hamilton, MO and visit Missouri Star Quilt Company. My Quilt Ladies Quilt Pattern Shop
It's a Quilter's Fantasy Land. Since last September they have opened 2 more quilt shops. I think a total of 6 now opened and building is going on for a Visitor Center and Husband's Club House.
The Original Shop
From the New Batik Shop
The New Novelty Fabric Shop
From the Solid Shop, housed in the Old J C Penney's Store
This is fabric, not paper, I had to touch it, It's FABRIC !
Follow the signs in Missouri,
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