The women gathered in “house-step sewing circles” where they made a wide range of household goods to bring beauty to the depravity. From yarn and fabric remnants, they pieced table runners, slip covers, lamp shades, bed spreads, afghans, and, yes, quilts. When a bundle of donated clot...
I had taken some of my favorite colors of thread I like to quilt with, plus some fabric for quilts that I have to be quilted. I do like to match the color of my thread and fabric as much as I can. So another salesperson helped me pick out threads. As we were finishing up, the...
Corrugated plastic: looks like cardboard but made of plastic, available at art and/or craft stores. Cut to size to make a base for the bag. Cover in a tube of fabric or leave as is. Fabric is nicer, but…..life happens and sometimes that tube happens later! Makes a fairly sturdy ...
fabric and hobby stores have a section simply labeled "quilting cottons". If you're wanting to do a scrap quilt, I recommend digging through remnant bins and hunting around your house for clothes to deconstruct and cut into squares. I did very little shopping for this quilt ...
A couple years ago, my daughter said she wished she had Grandma’s bell and she was sorry it had been lost. Me, too. Of all the decorations from all the Christmas holidays, that bell was the one I wished I’d saved. An idea began to form. Could I replace it? Always ready to ta...
I love many modern quilts because of the large scale of the blocks (for a graphic impact rather than ease of construction, though that is a bonus too), the room for quilting and/or the use of straight line quilting, the color and, frankly, for a change of pace. I’ve also fallen ...