Since a large part of my quiltmaking uses appliqué, I want to highlight some of the products I use for appliqué. The first product I want to talk about is needles. It is important to use the correct type of needle for appliqué. I’m not sure why, but when I don’t have the right kind of needle it is really hard to get the nice, tight stitches that don’t show up. The best needles are long, thin and springy.
The Quilt o’the Day today is a quilt I finished in 2005. It is called “The Celebration of American Life” and is from the book by the same title by Barb Adams and Alma Allen, published by Kansas City Star Quilts.
Since I am a long-arm quilter I am often asked for tips or hints for sending your quilts to be quilted. I taught a class about this a few years ago, so I thought I would give you the “run-down” on everything you need to know about long-arm quilting!
I want to tell you about a great up-and-coming designer. She is Emily Bailey from Aunt Em’s Quilts. Emily has been quilting since high school, and has always had a dream of being a designer. (Sounds like me!) She started making displays for a local quilt shop, and then started designing her own quilts.
That’s my son’s name for the internet! I like it. I also really, really like the internet! There is so much great quilting information out there, and there are all kinds of freebies.
Today I’m going to tell you about some of the sites out there for downloading block patterns. These are all free, and many of them come with instructions on how to make each block.
One of my favorite inexpensive tools is called the Angler 2. It is a really great little tool that fits onto any sewing machine, and you tape it in place.
This tool is used for making half-square triangles, or flying geese, or any block that usually requires you to mark a diagonal line on the back of your squares. Now you don’t need to draw or press the diagonal lines! The picture below shows how it looks in use.
This is the last quilt to highlight from my book! This was also the last quilt to be finished before sending off the manuscript and quilts.
Have A Heart first came to life when we got Moda’s breast cancer awareness fabric in at the store where I worked. It was all pinky and cute and I wanted it so badly. There were fat [ MORE » ]
After two weeks on camps, vacation, and my son’s 100-mile MS bike ride, it is definitely time to get back to work!
While on my various road trips I was able to visit 2 great quilt shops. The first is Stitch ‘N Time in beautiful Jackson, Wyoming. This is a fun little quilt shop, that has quite a bit of [ MORE » ]
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I’ve found a great site about fabric! Its called True Up, and is run by a gal named Kim Kight. Kim has helped me out a lot in working on my site! She’s been very kind and generous in answering all my questions.
Today I am highlighting my friend Jenny Wilding Cardon. She is a wonderful local quilt designer with one “book” to her name, and another one coming out soon!
Her first book is not really a book! It is titled The Little Box of Baby Quilts, published by Martingale & Co., and is just what it sounds like: a box of quilt patterns. Each pattern is on a single card that you can remove from the box, making it easy to use.
