I was practicing a new technique (well, new to me) to attach binding to a quilt or project of any size. Since it’s easiest to practice on something small, I made these. This technique uses the backing fabric to wrap around to the front and make mitered corners so it finishes nice a...
For a 12-Block quilt:The BOM program is for 11 months with participants makingtwo blocksin January and February andone blockin the months March – October. Participants assemble the blocks into quilts in November. A 12-block quilt with sashing and borders will measure about 70” x 88.” F...
It was made entirely by hand apart from the strips I added to widen it and the first run round of the binding. The strips are green, not blue as they look in the photo – and just look at that binding…thanks Kate! Ok, so it’s not perfect and I had to restitch the initial q...
I decided that Sue Garman’s stunning “Lily Rosenberry” is the quilt I wanted to start working on. It was a big decision because I am used to making applique quilts with every block being different. Like my Bed of Roses, or my Baltimore Squared Quilt, or any other applique quilt I ...
rather than trying to hide it. I decided to use some of the William Morris fabric I bought a while ago, I intended to use this as a border but it just looked too busy, but perfect for a 6″ strip down the back. I needed two strips to get the length, but if I say so myself...
Kerr’s bookThe Modern Quilt Workshop,I found instructions for a block called Treehouse, which used random cutting and bits of an accent colour in between chunks of a main colourway, so that seemed like it would work. I added some rich dark reds, greens, and blues for the accent strips...
Start the waste knot method about a centimetre along the stitch line (for line work) so the anchor stitches will be hidden– the waste knot can be anywhere in the same colour space for space work Wrap embroidery hoops (both the inner and outer) with bias binding tape or strips of calico...