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Hollow Cubes 3D Quilt
An interest in Outer Space runs in the family. My dad worked a lot on the Apollo program, quilting daughter Stephanie attended Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama when she was in 5th grade, engineer son Bubba worked some internship jobs at NASA in Florida, and me – well, when I was about 1 ...- Applique Animals on a Quilt
Each year when my kids were in elementary school, their teachers were the recipients of a quilt. The design for the quilt generally came from an idea that they had, and we converted into a quilt. One year, quilting daughter Stephanie found this Thank You card and decided that it would be ...
- Apple Quilt for a Teacher
Tradition has it that students should bring an apple to a teacher to win her (or his) favor. Why not give your child's teacher an apple they can keep forever, and possibly pass onto a future generation? This quilt with an apple is simple to make and involves every child in the class. Although ...
- Sashiko Quilts and Stitching
Sashiko is a Japanese stitching technique that can be used for embroidery or otherwise reinforcing sewn projects like quilts. The technique is rather simple to master. It’s just a running stitch. As a matter of fact, “sashiko” means “little stabs” in Japanese. That’s exactly what a running ...
- Easy Baby Quilts
Easy baby quilt patterns make the best gift for baby and mommy! Moms can never have too many baby quilts and one made especially for her baby will certainly become a treasured heirloom. It isn’t necessary to spend hours toiling away on a baby quilt, easy baby quilt patterns make just as ...
- How do you secure the fabric to the base for machine appliqué?
This is the question that was posed to Annie Smith, an expert in machine appliqué. Here is her answer: We use a fusible web. I usually use either Wonder-Under or Steam-A-Seam Light. That’s not saying we use Steam-A-Seam 2. The difference between the two fusibles is that Steam-A-Seam ...
- Before you start a project, do you do sample pieces to test everything out?
This question was posed to Annie Smith as she discussed machine applique. Here is her answer: I always do. I take a little four-by-six piece of fabric. I fold it in the center to make a little pleat. I just run a stitch to make sure my blanket stitch is stitching exactly the way I want it to, w ...