Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Abbreviations
Commonly Used Acronyms
Computer - Internet Terms
- LOL
- Laugh Out Loud (also Lot of Love)
- ROFLOL
- Rolling On Floor Laughing Out Loud
- ROFLMAO
- Rolling On Floor Laughing My @$$ Off
- LMBO
- Laugh My Butt Off
- BRB
- Be Right Back
- TIA
- Thanks In Advance
- TTFN
- Ta Ta For Now
- IMHO
- In My Humble Opinion (or In My Honest Opinion)
- TTYL
- Talk To You Later
- BTW
- By The Way
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions
- AFAIK
- As Far As I Know
- KIT
- Keep In Touch (this one was used many eons ago in my High School yearbook.)
- SnailMail
- An actual Postal mailing address
- Addy
- Normally an email address, but sometimes refers to your snailmail address
Quilting Specific Terms
- DH
- Dear Husband (Sometimes also Damn or Darn husband)
- DD
- Dear Daughter
- DS
- Dear Son
- MIL
- Mother-In-Law
- SIL
- Usually Sister-in-Law, but could also be Son-in-Law
- FIL
- You guessed it, Father-in-Law
- BF
- Boyfriend, or BestFriend
- QR
- Quilt Related
- LQS
- Local Quilt Store/Shop
- NQR
- Not Quilt Related
- FQ
- Fat Quarter
- BOM
- Block of the Month
- BOB
- Beginner's Only Block (swap)
- Squishie
- Envelopes filled with swap fabric/blocks (squishy is the way they feel)
- Siggies
- Squares of fabric with signatures and often other info written on them. (Often included in swap blocks)
- Charms
- Small pieces of fabric, either squares or sometimes hexagons, all different fabrics. (Charm quilts are usually made up of all squares or hexagons with each fabric being different.)
- Quilt Candy
- Small charm pieces of fabric folded up to look like candy.
- YoYo
- A circle of fabric, with a 1/8" Seam Allowance, turned down, and stitched with a long running stitch, which is then gathered up to form a little puffy circle. This is then usually flattened a bit. Often used for flowers in applique, but an entire quilt can be made from YoYos.
- TOT
- Tone On Tone (A print that has a background color and an allover print of the same color but a different hue/shade)
- WOF
- Width Of Fabric = That is, the width of the fabric from one selvage to another, usually between 40-45" for quilter's fabric.
- WOW
- White On White (Same as TOT but all Whites)
- HST
- Half Square Triangle (one square from the outcome when you take two equal sized squares, draw a diagonal line on wrong side of one, put them right sides together, and sew 1/4" away from diagonal line on both sides, then cut on diagonal line.)
Quilting Acronyms
BOB - depending upon previous discussions, could be black on black, blue on blue or beige on beige BOM - Block of the Month, something offered by quilt shops, both local ones and online.
Charm Pack - package of pre-cut squares
COC - cream on cream
D4P - Double four patch
DIC - Double Irish Chain
Dimes - 10" squares
DSM - domestic sewing machine
F8 = Fat Eighth
FART = Fabric Acquisition Road Trip
FE - fat eighth 1/8 yard cut from a 1/4 yard of fabric measuring 9 x 22 inches
FM - free motion quilting
FQ - fat quarter - 1/4 yard cut from a 1/2 yard of fabric measuring 18 x 22 inches
Frog Stitching - ripping out stitched seams (rip it, rip it)
FW - Featherweight
FW--fusible web. no brand specific
GF - girl friend or God forbid or Grandmother's Fan
GFG -Grandmothers Flower Garden
GPM - Go Private Message
HP - hand piecing
HQ - hand quilting
HST - Half Square Triangles
Jelly Rolls - pre-cut noodles rolled up and sold as a set
LQS - local quilt shop
Meme - It is a series of questions that you see on someone's blog, and then answer them yourself. Sometimes a meme will tag other readers to do the same.
Nickles - 5" squares
Noodles - 2 1/2" by width of fabric.
NQA - not quilt related (an alternative to OT)
OSMG - Old Sewing Machine Guy
PCT - Podcasting
PIGS - Project In Grocery Sack
PIW--project in waiting (waiting to grow up to be a WIP)
PM-private message
PP - paper piece
PPing - paper piecing
QOTD - Question of the day, Quick off topic discussion or quilting off topic discussion
QST- Quarter Square Triangles
QYW = quiltsyourway.com
ROFLOL - rolling on the floor laughing out loud
SABLE - stash acquired beyond life expectancy
SaS--Steam a Seam
SEX- stash enhancing experiance
SID - stitch in ditch quilting
SnW--Stack and Whack
SQ -simply quilts
TIC - Triple Irish Chain
TOAD - trashed object abandoned in disgust
TOT- tone on tone
UFO - Unfinished Object (Project)
UNSTABLE = United Nation of Stash Time Acquisition Beyond Lifetime Expectancy
WHIMM - Work Held (or Hidden) In My Mind
WIP- work in progress
WOA - Work of art
WOF--width of fabric
WOW - white on white
YBR - yellow brick road
Charm Pack - package of pre-cut squares
COC - cream on cream
D4P - Double four patch
DIC - Double Irish Chain
Dimes - 10" squares
DSM - domestic sewing machine
F8 = Fat Eighth
FART = Fabric Acquisition Road Trip
FE - fat eighth 1/8 yard cut from a 1/4 yard of fabric measuring 9 x 22 inches
FM - free motion quilting
FQ - fat quarter - 1/4 yard cut from a 1/2 yard of fabric measuring 18 x 22 inches
Frog Stitching - ripping out stitched seams (rip it, rip it)
FW - Featherweight
FW--fusible web. no brand specific
GF - girl friend or God forbid or Grandmother's Fan
GFG -Grandmothers Flower Garden
GPM - Go Private Message
HP - hand piecing
HQ - hand quilting
HST - Half Square Triangles
Jelly Rolls - pre-cut noodles rolled up and sold as a set
LQS - local quilt shop
Meme - It is a series of questions that you see on someone's blog, and then answer them yourself. Sometimes a meme will tag other readers to do the same.
Nickles - 5" squares
Noodles - 2 1/2" by width of fabric.
NQA - not quilt related (an alternative to OT)
OSMG - Old Sewing Machine Guy
PCT - Podcasting
PIGS - Project In Grocery Sack
PIW--project in waiting (waiting to grow up to be a WIP)
PM-private message
PP - paper piece
PPing - paper piecing
QOTD - Question of the day, Quick off topic discussion or quilting off topic discussion
QST- Quarter Square Triangles
QYW = quiltsyourway.com
ROFLOL - rolling on the floor laughing out loud
SABLE - stash acquired beyond life expectancy
SaS--Steam a Seam
SEX- stash enhancing experiance
SID - stitch in ditch quilting
SnW--Stack and Whack
SQ -simply quilts
TIC - Triple Irish Chain
TOAD - trashed object abandoned in disgust
TOT- tone on tone
UFO - Unfinished Object (Project)
UNSTABLE = United Nation of Stash Time Acquisition Beyond Lifetime Expectancy
WHIMM - Work Held (or Hidden) In My Mind
WIP- work in progress
WOA - Work of art
WOF--width of fabric
WOW - white on white
YBR - yellow brick road
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Quilt Blocks Resource Gallery A-Z
I am surfing online to find lots of cool quilt blocks and will put them in catergories here for all of us to enjoy!
"A"
♥♥ American Chain ♥♥ http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AmericanChainBlock.html
♥♥ Amish Diamond Block ♥♥ http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AmishDiamondBlock.html
♥♥ Antique Tile Quilt Block ♥♥ http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/Antique-Tile-Quilt-Block-Pattern.htm
"C"
Cookie Cutter (Also known as Disappearing 9 Patch) http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/Cookie-Cutter-Nine-Patch-Quilt-Pattern.htm
"H"
♥♥ Heart in a Snowball Quilt Block ♥♥ http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltblocklotto/ss/heart_snowball.htm
"A"
♥♥ American Chain ♥♥ http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AmericanChainBlock.html
♥♥ Amish Diamond Block ♥♥ http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AmishDiamondBlock.html
♥♥ Antique Tile Quilt Block ♥♥ http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/Antique-Tile-Quilt-Block-Pattern.htm
"C"
Cookie Cutter (Also known as Disappearing 9 Patch) http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/Cookie-Cutter-Nine-Patch-Quilt-Pattern.htm
"H"
♥♥ Heart in a Snowball Quilt Block ♥♥ http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltblocklotto/ss/heart_snowball.htm
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Quilting Acronyms
- BOB =Beginner's Only Block
- BOM=Block of the Month
- Candy Bars=Stacks of 2 1/2" x 5" fabric packs
- Charms=Small pieces of fabric, usually 5" squares or hexagons, all different fabrics in the pack
- Charm packs=package of pre-cut charm 5" squares: Mini's are 2 1/2"squares in a pack
- CQ=Crazy Quilting (traditional quilt pattern with embellishments)
- COC=Cream on Cream
- DJ=Dear Jane (a traditional quilt pattern)
- D4P=Double Four Patch
- DIC=Double Irish Chain
- Dimes = 10" squares
- DIY=Do It Yourself
- DSM = Domestic Sewing Machine
- EQ=Electric Quilting software, now EQ5,6, or 7
- F8=Fat 1/8th or 9"x 22"
- FART = Fabric Acaquisition Road Trip
- FIU = Finish It Up
- FLIMSY=pieced top
- FM=Free Motion, quilting technique w. random stippling, swirls, or patterns, w. or w/o dropped feeddogs, usually on a GSM
- FQ=Fat Quarter, 18" x 22" of fabric, sold by unit
- Frog Stitching=rip it, rip it....ripping stitches out
- FW=Featherweight (Singer) sewing machine
- FW=Fusible Web (take care to iron this one, sew with the above)
- Giterdone=Get 'er Done! Term most often used for ancient or dreaded projects
- GFG=Grandmother's Flower Garden, a traditional quilt pattern
- HP=Hand Piecing
- HQ=Hand Quilting
- HST=Half-Square Triangle
- HSY=Haven't Started Yet
- Jelly Rolls=pre-cut 21/2" x 42" fabric strips, rolled up and sold in a set
- LA=Long Armer, professional machine quilter
- LAQ=Long Arm Quilting machine
- LC=Layer Cakes, a pile of co-ordinating 10" squares
- LQ or LibQ=Liberated Quiltmaking, free form quilting without striving for precision or perfection
- LQS=Local Quilt Shop
- MAQ=Mid-Arm Quilter
- Nickles=5" squares
- NQR=Not Quilt Related, as in board or group off topic, topic and it's oppostie QR
- OBW=One-Block Wonder
- Orphans=as in Orphan blocks, in LQ, orphans happily co-exist with one another w/o prejudice of any kind and are highly valued and treasured members of one's STASH and Parts Dept.
- OSMG=old sewing machine guy, your go-to fellow for repairs
- Parts Department= a collaborative quilting term for orphans or other pre-made blocks, sashings, bindings or trim pieces that can be put together and live in harmony in new quilts. First used by Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran in their Collaborative Quilting books.
- PFD=fabric that is Prepared For Dying
- PHD = Project Half Done
- PIGS = Projects in Grocery Sacks
- PIM = Project in Mind
- PIPs = Project in Progress
- PITs = Projects in Totes
- PIW = Project in Waiting (not yet a WIP)
- PP = Paper Piecing
- QAYG = Quilt As You Go (A quilting/piecing process by sewing together a block and quilting it at the same time)
- QUIMM = Quilt In My Mind
- QUTD = Question Of The Day (quilting group or board top for discussion that day)
- QR = Quilt Related and NQR: it's opposite
- Quilt Candy = Small charm pieces of fabric, folded up to look like candy
- QST = Quarter Square Triangles
- RR = Round Robin (Quilt Exchange, passing around a group taking turns with it)
- SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
- SAQM = Small Arm Quilting Machine
- SaS = Steam a Seam iron on double faced interfacing/non stitching product
- SEX = Stash Enhancing eXperience (or EXcursion)
- SID = Stitch in (the) Ditch, quilting technique
- Siggies = Squares of fabric with signatures and other information on them (date, user name)
- SnW = Stach 'n Whack, pile them up and cut them all at once Quilt Block Pattern
- SQ = Simply Quilts
- Squishy = Envelopes filled with swap fabric or gifts sent/received in the mail
- STASH = Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden
- SUI = Shopping Under Influence (usually with a friend)
- SWAN = Swap Without a Name
- TBQ = To Be Quilted
- TGIF = Thnak Goodness It's Finished!
- TIC = Triple Irish Chain, a Traditional Quilt Pattern
- TOAD = Trashed Object Abandoned in Disgust
- TOT = Tone-on-Tone
- TUFO = Tuesday UFO night, also WUFO etc.
- Turnovers =6"triangles fabrics in a pack
- UFO = UnFinished Object
- USO = UnStarted Object
- WHIM = Work Hidden In Mind
- WHIMM = Work Hidden In My Mind
- WIP = Work In Progress
- WISP = Work In Slow Progress
- WIVSP = Work In Very Slow Progress
- WIWMI=Wish It Would Make Itself
- WOA=Work Of Art
- WOF=Width of Fabric
- WOMBAT=Waste of Money, Batting, and Time
- WOW=White On White
- WWIT=What Was I Thinking
- VIP=Very Import Project
- YBR=Yellow Brick Road, a popular quilting pattern
- YoYo=a circle of fabric, gathered and sewn into a puffy circle; also one who makes them
- 401 F=Fabric for Retirement
- 401 P= Patterns for retirement
Paper Piecing Tips
1. If you use regular printer paper for foundation piecing and find it a little harder to take it off the block when you are done. Try this.... Get a small bowl or a cup and put a little water in it. Then get a q-tip and dip it in the water and dap some water on the stitches on the paper and it will soften it so it makes it much easir to carefully take off that paper. And it doesn't pull on the threads. This is a great way to test color to see if it runs. Just sew two scraps together as if making a block a light and a dark color and then do the q-tip trick and if the color runs, you will know it right away. Then you will know not to use the running color in your quilt. This trick is great for those little tiny pieces of paper you have to take off. Have a great day, Huggies, Fay (QB - Bobbinchick)
2. Use smaller stitch lengths
2. Use smaller stitch lengths
Chart for Cathedral Windows (different sizes)
Cutting the Squares
To decide on the size to cut for your background block you need to multiply the finished size desired by 2 and then add 1/2" for your seam allowance. In the following table there are some measurements that could be helpful to begin:
Background Fabric  | Window Fabric  | |
Finished size: | Cut a square: | Cut a square: |
2" | 4.5" | 1.25" |
3" | 6.5" | 2" |
4" | 8.5" | 2.25" |
5" | 10.5" | 3" |
6" | 12.5" | 4" |
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Saying
There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So, love the people who treat you right. Think good thoughts for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of LIFE...Getting back up is LIVING...
YESTERDAY is already a memory. TOMORROW is only a vision. TODAY, well lived, makes EVERY yesterday a memory of happiness and EVERY tomorrow a vision of hope! Don't let ANYTHING get to you today! It's ONLY life..live it like nobody is watching!
YESTERDAY is already a memory. TOMORROW is only a vision. TODAY, well lived, makes EVERY yesterday a memory of happiness and EVERY tomorrow a vision of hope! Don't let ANYTHING get to you today! It's ONLY life..live it like nobody is watching!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Poem for pillowcases
lots of people are making pillowcases for Christmas. If any of you are making some for children, here is a cute poem that can be pinned to the pillowcase and given to them BEFORE Dec. 1.
December the first starts a magical time,
With all sorts of colors, ribbons, and rhyme...
Sugar plum fairies will dance in your head....
If you put this special pillowcase on your bed.
The reason its special, as you will soon see
Is that it's been dusted with Christmas Fancy!
Visions of candy canes, Santa and treasures
Will fill each dream with sweetness and pleasures.
When the time comes for it to be washed
Do it quickly so no magic is lost.
December the first starts a magical time,
With all sorts of colors, ribbons, and rhyme...
Sugar plum fairies will dance in your head....
If you put this special pillowcase on your bed.
The reason its special, as you will soon see
Is that it's been dusted with Christmas Fancy!
Visions of candy canes, Santa and treasures
Will fill each dream with sweetness and pleasures.
When the time comes for it to be washed
Do it quickly so no magic is lost.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
A Catergories
APPLIQUE BASICS:
1. Applique Basics http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/applique-basics/index.html
2. Applique (All you want to know about Applique)click on left side side bar for directions)
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tutorials/Applique-Introduction__D45.html
3. Crash Course in Applique Tutorial
http://mypincushion.blogspot.com/2011/01/crash-course-in-applique-tutorial.html
4. Back-Basting Applique Tutorial (pdf to print) http://www.mirkwooddesigns.com/projects/applique.pdf
APPLIQUE:
1. Valentine Heart Applique T-Shirt Tutorial http://miamoodesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-heart-applique-t-shirt.html
2. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial (Looks cute on tops and kids clothes)
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
3. Quilted Heart Applique Tutorial http://andiejohnsonsews.blogspot.com/search/label/applique%20tutorial
4. Applique St. Patrick's Day 10 Inch Clover Quilt Block
http://www.compuquilt.com/blockimg/1999Blocks/4LeafClover99.htm
5. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
6. 470 Free Applique and Paper Pieced Patterns in Alphabetical Order
http://www.free-quilt-patterns.net/alphabeticalpatterns.html
7. Boy and Girl Bunny Quilted Wallhanging (Free Pattern)
Main link for the instructions and template to print out, scroll down to get to the 2 links for the instructions and templates
http://www.bomquilts.com/proddetail.php?prod=372009-BOM&cat=15
8. Hand Applique on Onesies Free Pattern (Lots of other Free Patterns on this link)
** be sure to click on NEXT for more pictures and instructions
http://www.craftpassion.com/category/free-pattern
APPLIQUE WITH DRYER SHEETS:
1. Applique with Used Dryer Sheets Tutorial
http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/03/tutorial-appliqueing-with-used-dryer.html
APPLIQUE WITH HEAT N BOND:
1. Applique: How to Applique Tutorial using Heat n Bond
http://tadacreations.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-applique-tutorial.html
APPLIQUE - FREEZER PAPER APPLIQUE:
1. Freezer Paper Applique Method Tutorial (pdf file)
http://www.cottagequiltdesigns.info/PDF/Freeze%20Paper%20Applique%20Method.pdf
2. Applique Tutorial with pictures (pdf file to print)
http://www.roserushbrooke.com/how-to-applique-1.html
APPLIQUE WITH FUSIBLE WEB:
1. How to Applique with Fusible Web (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique1.htm
APPLIQUE LETTERS:
1. 2 1/2 inch Letters to use for Appliques Free Patterns & Templates
http://sewing.about.com/library/blappl.htm
2. Letters Templates to use for Monograms Appliques (Letters A - Z)
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/02/16/simple-applique-monograms
3. http://www.thequiltercommunity.com/Wcfd297397c0cb.htm
4. http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AlphabetPatterns.html
APPLIQUE - RAW EDGE APPLIQUE:
1. Raw Edge Applique Tutorial with lots of pictures
http://stashmanicure.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-raw-edge-applique.html
APPLIQUE - REVERSE APPLIQUE
1. Reverse Heart Applique Tutorial http://buttonholequiltdesign.wordpress.com/reverse-applique-tutorial/
2. Reverse Applique Quilted Heart Coasters Tutorial http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=5312
APPLIQUE WITH TURNED EDGES:
1. How to Applique with Turned Edges (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique2.htm
1. Applique Basics http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/applique-basics/index.html
2. Applique (All you want to know about Applique)click on left side side bar for directions)
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tutorials/Applique-Introduction__D45.html
3. Crash Course in Applique Tutorial
http://mypincushion.blogspot.com/2011/01/crash-course-in-applique-tutorial.html
4. Back-Basting Applique Tutorial (pdf to print) http://www.mirkwooddesigns.com/projects/applique.pdf
APPLIQUE:
1. Valentine Heart Applique T-Shirt Tutorial http://miamoodesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-heart-applique-t-shirt.html
2. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial (Looks cute on tops and kids clothes)
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
3. Quilted Heart Applique Tutorial http://andiejohnsonsews.blogspot.com/search/label/applique%20tutorial
4. Applique St. Patrick's Day 10 Inch Clover Quilt Block
http://www.compuquilt.com/blockimg/1999Blocks/4LeafClover99.htm
5. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
6. 470 Free Applique and Paper Pieced Patterns in Alphabetical Order
http://www.free-quilt-patterns.net/alphabeticalpatterns.html
7. Boy and Girl Bunny Quilted Wallhanging (Free Pattern)
Main link for the instructions and template to print out, scroll down to get to the 2 links for the instructions and templates
http://www.bomquilts.com/proddetail.php?prod=372009-BOM&cat=15
8. Hand Applique on Onesies Free Pattern (Lots of other Free Patterns on this link)
** be sure to click on NEXT for more pictures and instructions
http://www.craftpassion.com/category/free-pattern
APPLIQUE WITH DRYER SHEETS:
1. Applique with Used Dryer Sheets Tutorial
http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/03/tutorial-appliqueing-with-used-dryer.html
APPLIQUE WITH HEAT N BOND:
1. Applique: How to Applique Tutorial using Heat n Bond
http://tadacreations.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-applique-tutorial.html
APPLIQUE - FREEZER PAPER APPLIQUE:
1. Freezer Paper Applique Method Tutorial (pdf file)
http://www.cottagequiltdesigns.info/PDF/Freeze%20Paper%20Applique%20Method.pdf
2. Applique Tutorial with pictures (pdf file to print)
http://www.roserushbrooke.com/how-to-applique-1.html
APPLIQUE WITH FUSIBLE WEB:
1. How to Applique with Fusible Web (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique1.htm
APPLIQUE LETTERS:
1. 2 1/2 inch Letters to use for Appliques Free Patterns & Templates
http://sewing.about.com/library/blappl.htm
2. Letters Templates to use for Monograms Appliques (Letters A - Z)
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/02/16/simple-applique-monograms
3. http://www.thequiltercommunity.com/Wcfd297397c0cb.htm
4. http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AlphabetPatterns.html
APPLIQUE - RAW EDGE APPLIQUE:
1. Raw Edge Applique Tutorial with lots of pictures
http://stashmanicure.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-raw-edge-applique.html
APPLIQUE - REVERSE APPLIQUE
1. Reverse Heart Applique Tutorial http://buttonholequiltdesign.wordpress.com/reverse-applique-tutorial/
2. Reverse Applique Quilted Heart Coasters Tutorial http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=5312
APPLIQUE WITH TURNED EDGES:
1. How to Applique with Turned Edges (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique2.htm
Catergories A
QUILTING BASICS:
1. Putting the Layers of your Quilt Together Tips
http://www.aquiltershive.com.au/free-tips.html#puttogether
2. Quilting Knowledge "Sandwiching, Quilting, How to figure Binding
http://www.pieceinthehoop.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page&id=9
[b]CHARTS:[/b]
http://static.quiltingboard.com/upload/2011/2/8/1297226440319-quilt_poster_final.pdf
2. How to Calculate Quilt Yardage
http://quilting.about.com/od/stepbystepquilting/ss/calculate_yards.htm
[b]LINKS WITH LOTS OF FREE IDEAS:[/b]
1. Free Quilt Patterns, Quilt Blocks, Quilt Mysteries & More
http://www.quiltbug.com/Free/free.htm
2. Quilting Free Quilt Blocks, Techniques & Tips (Tons of things to Read)
http://www.allcrafts.net/quilting.htm
[b] APPLIQUE BASICS: [/b]
1. Applique Basics http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/applique-basics/index.html
2. Applique (All you want to know about Applique)click on left side side bar for directions)
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tutorials/Applique-Introduction__D45.html
3. Crash Course in Applique Tutorial
http://mypincushion.blogspot.com/2011/01/crash-course-in-applique-tutorial.html
4. Back-Basting Applique Tutorial (pdf to print) http://www.mirkwooddesigns.com/projects/applique.pdf
APPLIQUE:
1. Valentine Heart Applique T-Shirt Tutorial http://miamoodesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-heart-applique-t-shirt.html
2. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial (Looks cute on tops and kids clothes)
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
3. Quilted Heart Applique Tutorial http://andiejohnsonsews.blogspot.com/search/label/applique%20tutorial
4. Applique St. Patrick's Day 10 Inch Clover Quilt Block
http://www.compuquilt.com/blockimg/1999Blocks/4LeafClover99.htm
5. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
6. 470 Free Applique and Paper Pieced Patterns in Alphabetical Order
http://www.free-quilt-patterns.net/alphabeticalpatterns.html
7. Boy and Girl Bunny Quilted Wallhanging (Free Pattern)
Main link for the instructions and template to print out, scroll down to get to the 2 links for the instructions and templates
http://www.bomquilts.com/proddetail.php?prod=372009-BOM&cat=15
8. Hand Applique on Onesies Free Pattern (Lots of other Free Patterns on this link)
** be sure to click on NEXT for more pictures and instructions
http://www.craftpassion.com/category/free-pattern
APPLIQUE WITH DRYER SHEETS:
1. Applique with Used Dryer Sheets Tutorial
http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/03/tutorial-appliqueing-with-used-dryer.html
APPLIQUE WITH HEAT N BOND:
1. Applique: How to Applique Tutorial using Heat n Bond
http://tadacreations.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-applique-tutorial.html
APPLIQUE - FREEZER PAPER APPLIQUE:
1. Freezer Paper Applique Method Tutorial (pdf file)
http://www.cottagequiltdesigns.info/PDF/Freeze%20Paper%20Applique%20Method.pdf
2. Applique Tutorial with pictures (pdf file to print)
http://www.roserushbrooke.com/how-to-applique-1.html
APPLIQUE WITH FUSIBLE WEB:
1. How to Applique with Fusible Web (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique1.htm
APPLIQUE LETTERS:
1. 2 1/2 inch Letters to use for Appliques Free Patterns & Templates
http://sewing.about.com/library/blappl.htm
2. Letters Templates to use for Monograms Appliques (Letters A - Z)
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/02/16/simple-applique-monograms
3. http://www.thequiltercommunity.com/Wcfd297397c0cb.htm
4. http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AlphabetPatterns.html
APPLIQUE - RAW EDGE APPLIQUE:
1. Raw Edge Applique Tutorial with lots of pictures
http://stashmanicure.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-raw-edge-applique.html
APPLIQUE - REVERSE APPLIQUE
1. Reverse Heart Applique Tutorial http://buttonholequiltdesign.wordpress.com/reverse-applique-tutorial/
2. Reverse Applique Quilted Heart Coasters Tutorial http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=5312
APPLIQUE WITH TURNED EDGES:
1. How to Applique with Turned Edges (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique2.htm
Aprons:
1. Fourth of July Man's Barbecue Apron http://www.purlbee.com/forth-of-july-bbq-apron/
1. Putting the Layers of your Quilt Together Tips
http://www.aquiltershive.com.au/free-tips.html#puttogether
2. Quilting Knowledge "Sandwiching, Quilting, How to figure Binding
http://www.pieceinthehoop.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page&id=9
[b]CHARTS:[/b]
http://static.quiltingboard.com/upload/2011/2/8/1297226440319-quilt_poster_final.pdf
2. How to Calculate Quilt Yardage
http://quilting.about.com/od/stepbystepquilting/ss/calculate_yards.htm
[b]LINKS WITH LOTS OF FREE IDEAS:[/b]
1. Free Quilt Patterns, Quilt Blocks, Quilt Mysteries & More
http://www.quiltbug.com/Free/free.htm
2. Quilting Free Quilt Blocks, Techniques & Tips (Tons of things to Read)
http://www.allcrafts.net/quilting.htm
[b] APPLIQUE BASICS: [/b]
1. Applique Basics http://www.hgtv.com/decorating/applique-basics/index.html
2. Applique (All you want to know about Applique)click on left side side bar for directions)
http://www.connectingthreads.com/tutorials/Applique-Introduction__D45.html
3. Crash Course in Applique Tutorial
http://mypincushion.blogspot.com/2011/01/crash-course-in-applique-tutorial.html
4. Back-Basting Applique Tutorial (pdf to print) http://www.mirkwooddesigns.com/projects/applique.pdf
APPLIQUE:
1. Valentine Heart Applique T-Shirt Tutorial http://miamoodesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentine-heart-applique-t-shirt.html
2. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial (Looks cute on tops and kids clothes)
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
3. Quilted Heart Applique Tutorial http://andiejohnsonsews.blogspot.com/search/label/applique%20tutorial
4. Applique St. Patrick's Day 10 Inch Clover Quilt Block
http://www.compuquilt.com/blockimg/1999Blocks/4LeafClover99.htm
5. Pieced Heart Applique Tutorial
http://threesisterz.blogspot.com/2010/11/pieced-heart-applique-tutorial.html
6. 470 Free Applique and Paper Pieced Patterns in Alphabetical Order
http://www.free-quilt-patterns.net/alphabeticalpatterns.html
7. Boy and Girl Bunny Quilted Wallhanging (Free Pattern)
Main link for the instructions and template to print out, scroll down to get to the 2 links for the instructions and templates
http://www.bomquilts.com/proddetail.php?prod=372009-BOM&cat=15
8. Hand Applique on Onesies Free Pattern (Lots of other Free Patterns on this link)
** be sure to click on NEXT for more pictures and instructions
http://www.craftpassion.com/category/free-pattern
APPLIQUE WITH DRYER SHEETS:
1. Applique with Used Dryer Sheets Tutorial
http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/03/tutorial-appliqueing-with-used-dryer.html
APPLIQUE WITH HEAT N BOND:
1. Applique: How to Applique Tutorial using Heat n Bond
http://tadacreations.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-to-applique-tutorial.html
APPLIQUE - FREEZER PAPER APPLIQUE:
1. Freezer Paper Applique Method Tutorial (pdf file)
http://www.cottagequiltdesigns.info/PDF/Freeze%20Paper%20Applique%20Method.pdf
2. Applique Tutorial with pictures (pdf file to print)
http://www.roserushbrooke.com/how-to-applique-1.html
APPLIQUE WITH FUSIBLE WEB:
1. How to Applique with Fusible Web (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique1.htm
APPLIQUE LETTERS:
1. 2 1/2 inch Letters to use for Appliques Free Patterns & Templates
http://sewing.about.com/library/blappl.htm
2. Letters Templates to use for Monograms Appliques (Letters A - Z)
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2009/02/16/simple-applique-monograms
3. http://www.thequiltercommunity.com/Wcfd297397c0cb.htm
4. http://www.quilterscache.com/A/AlphabetPatterns.html
APPLIQUE - RAW EDGE APPLIQUE:
1. Raw Edge Applique Tutorial with lots of pictures
http://stashmanicure.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-raw-edge-applique.html
APPLIQUE - REVERSE APPLIQUE
1. Reverse Heart Applique Tutorial http://buttonholequiltdesign.wordpress.com/reverse-applique-tutorial/
2. Reverse Applique Quilted Heart Coasters Tutorial http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=5312
APPLIQUE WITH TURNED EDGES:
1. How to Applique with Turned Edges (Be sure to click on all 7 pages)
http://sewing.about.com/od/applique/ss/applique2.htm
Aprons:
1. Fourth of July Man's Barbecue Apron http://www.purlbee.com/forth-of-july-bbq-apron/
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Weighted Pincushion Tutorial (pdf)
http://www.sewmamasew.com/store/media/blog/SMSPincushionOrganizer.pdf
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Quilting Tips
Quilting Tips
Bobbin Area:
1. Q-tip to clean lint from your bobbin area - it won't scratch your machine and lint will cling to the q-tip to be removed easily.
Bobbin Area:
1. Q-tip to clean lint from your bobbin area - it won't scratch your machine and lint will cling to the q-tip to be removed easily.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Quilt Poems (Ideas for Quilt Labels)
It's not Christmas,nor is it your birthday.
I was thinking of you as I do everyday.
I found this fabric and without delay,
I made you this gift you can open today.
Who needs a reason?
I just want to say enjoy this gift on this un-holiday
I was thinking of you as I do everyday.
I found this fabric and without delay,
I made you this gift you can open today.
Who needs a reason?
I just want to say enjoy this gift on this un-holiday
Quilt Poems (Ideas for Quilt Labels)
This quilt is made of cloth and thread
To place upon your little bed
It’s not an heirloom just to keep
But to lie upon as you count sheep
Or perhaps the floor’s the perfect place
For a doll and teddy bear picnic space.
This quilt can be anything you dream
From superman’s cape to the robe of a queen.
Pretend it’s a raft adrift at sea
Or just cuddle up when you watch TV
So use it up and wear it out
I promise I won’t yell or pout
Just tell me when its days are through
And I’ll make another just for you.
To place upon your little bed
It’s not an heirloom just to keep
But to lie upon as you count sheep
Or perhaps the floor’s the perfect place
For a doll and teddy bear picnic space.
This quilt can be anything you dream
From superman’s cape to the robe of a queen.
Pretend it’s a raft adrift at sea
Or just cuddle up when you watch TV
So use it up and wear it out
I promise I won’t yell or pout
Just tell me when its days are through
And I’ll make another just for you.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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