| The Mormon Quilt | | A week or so ago I started a discussion on reaching goals. One of my goals at the time was to finish my younger brother’s quilt, a Mormon quilt. I call it a Mormon quilt simply b/c he’s Mormon and the picture on the quilt is of the St. Louis Temple.... | |
| | I've fallen in love | | ...with crazy quilts! Not just any kind, but real antique turn of the century ones...you know, the 20th century. I can't afford the really nice ones but I've gotten a few good deals on "cutters". (cutter quilts are the ones that aren't in great... | |
| | When Quilting, do you use Fat Quarters? | | When you quilt do you buy the fat quarters, go and buy a specific number of meters? Or do you use "Scraps" or left overs?I'm one that uses Scraps, leftovers, I take apart old clothes (especially pants) and buy metered fabric for specific patterns.... | |
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| speedy quilting | | I really don't like the "speedy quilting" that seems to be taking over this art. Applique that isn't finished properly (ie raw edged) and so many patterns that use 'huge' blocks just to get the quilt done and turn out as many quilts as fast as... | |
| | Quilting Site | | I know that we have a lot of home crafters here on myLot and I just wanted to share this site I found for Quilters.
It is a lovely art and I wish I could do it. Alas I never had the chance yet. Yet I say. I have long admired others who produce such... | |
| | Finally working on my quilts again! | | So I have been ill for a few months. I'm finally back on the quilting wagon. I finished a table runner yesterday morning, then made a large sample block which I turned into a baby quilt top. Now I am ready to quilt it. I have an order for a wedding... | |
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