Byline: Pam BaertSewing together simple squares of cloth creates more than a quilt. It becomes a token of friendship; it builds a community.On Aug. 21, a group of 30 church members - men, women, teens - gathered at a potluck dinner to put finishing touches on quilts to go to Koso...
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I make my HST two at a time by sewing two squares together 1/4 inch from the diagonal. Before pressing them open, I square them up and trim them to size with the Quilt in a Day square up ruler. They are perfectly square, and the exact same size once they are pressed. Even if my...
Now the next clever bit is to unpick one of the seams of one of the strips and lay that out. Then unpick the next seam along on the next strip so that you start to get the pattern of the squares going diagonally. This can be tricky and yes I have had to resew many a seam and...
paper. It makes me hesitant to even share what I have up on my design wall for fear that my daughter may see it and freak out. If you’re reading this Amanda, the quilt looks much better than what’s on the design wall. The squares are actually square, not the rectangles that I ...
Half-square triangles are so versatile for quilt patterns… the possibilities are endless! . This is what it looks like when 4 squares have been sewn together to make up the “big” square. You can tell that it’s the same square, just turned a little differently each time. (It took ...
lounge which wasvoted Best of Atlantaevery year it was open. I’m also a regular speaker and instructor for sewing and blogging conferences, including QuiltCon, Sewing Summit, the School of Art Fashion, Mom 2.0, Dad 2.0, and the International Quilt Market, as well as at local quilt guilds...
I worked on some trip around the world blocks and webbed them because they were 49 patch blocks. I am in love with how this turned out. I purged over 3100 squares or more than 8 yds of scraps in this quilt top, yay! If any of you are interested in how to marry your scraps toget...
a dress made from 4 squares, was very popular. JoAnn got right to work and completed one that she wore to The Ashland Art Center. Karen and Sylvie were lucky to go home with patterns draped , fitted and ready to sew. She also brought us some slide presentations that we enjoyed. Her ...
Stitch each row of squares to the next one from the backside with front sides together until you have one solid piece for the quilt. Cut a backing piece from a complementary fabric, adding 6 inches all around.Add an extra inch for each seam you have to make in the backing. ...