Comments for Artquiltmaker Blog http://artquiltmaker.com/blog Commentary about works in progress, design and creativity Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Pillow Top Tutorial by Susan http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/pillow-top-tutorial/comment-page-1/#comment-14244 Susan Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:15 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13476#comment-14244 Nice tutorial, Jaye. I make pillows now and then. I learned a cool trick to help with those funny, sort of empty corner points. (but maybe cutting the square a bit smaller all around will work too.) The corner trim: measure 1/2 inch down from each side of the corner and mark it. Then measure 3 inches down each side from the corners. line up a ruler from the 1/2 inch mark to the 3 inch mark. Cut. do the same for the other side of the corner. And for the other three corners. I have found this to make a really trim pillow that looks square, but has nice tight corners. S Nice tutorial, Jaye. I make pillows now and then. I learned a cool trick to help with those funny, sort of empty corner points. (but maybe cutting the square a bit smaller all around will work too.) The corner trim: measure 1/2 inch down from each side of the corner and mark it. Then measure 3 inches down each side from the corners. line up a ruler from the 1/2 inch mark to the 3 inch mark. Cut. do the same for the other side of the corner. And for the other three corners.

I have found this to make a really trim pillow that looks square, but has nice tight corners.

S

]]> Comment on Creative Prompt #157: Write by Quilt Rat http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/creative-prompt-157-write/comment-page-1/#comment-14231 Quilt Rat Mon, 21 May 2012 12:53:16 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13364#comment-14231 It's a two-fer :-) http://thequiltrat.blogspot.ca/2012/05/block-ribbon-and-prompt.html It’s a two-fer :-)

http://thequiltrat.blogspot.ca/2012/05/block-ribbon-and-prompt.html

]]> Comment on Corner Store Progress by Jaye http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/corner-store-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14225 Jaye Mon, 21 May 2012 02:28:18 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13453#comment-14225 The solid white is a Modern Quilt thing. Very trendy, though I think the trend is swinging towards grey. I think there are a lot of blues as well. Thanks for your kind words! The solid white is a Modern Quilt thing. Very trendy, though I think the trend is swinging towards grey. I think there are a lot of blues as well. Thanks for your kind words!

]]> Comment on NSGW Pillows by Jaye http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/nsgw-pillows/comment-page-1/#comment-14224 Jaye Mon, 21 May 2012 02:27:12 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13401#comment-14224 I did it with just batting, but should have done it with a cloth backing. They would have been more finished. For now I am fine, but will need more for next year. I did it with just batting, but should have done it with a cloth backing. They would have been more finished. For now I am fine, but will need more for next year.

]]> Comment on NSGW Pillows by cw http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/nsgw-pillows/comment-page-1/#comment-14221 cw Sun, 20 May 2012 23:39:52 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13401#comment-14221 Bright color borders, very cheerful. Did you do it with just batting or did you have batting and cloth backing? Do you need more embroidered bits? Bright color borders, very cheerful. Did you do it with just batting or did you have batting and cloth backing? Do you need more embroidered bits?

]]> Comment on Corner Store Progress by Sherri D http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/corner-store-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14213 Sherri D Sat, 19 May 2012 00:39:59 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13453#comment-14213 I think, perhaps, that if there really IS a lot of red and pink that it somehow blends in as my eye was drawn to the blues right away! Either way, it is such a cheery quilt! I recently read somewhere that there seems to be a lot of quilts out lately, with the solid white complimenting all types of prints. I like the looks of these combinations. Black is dramatic too, but in a different way. No matter...YOURS is purdy. :) Enjoy the process! I think, perhaps, that if there really IS a lot of red and pink that it somehow blends in as my eye was drawn to the blues right away! Either way, it is such a cheery quilt!

I recently read somewhere that there seems to be a lot of quilts out lately, with the solid white complimenting all types of prints. I like the looks of these combinations. Black is dramatic too, but in a different way.

No matter…YOURS is purdy. :) Enjoy the process!

]]> Comment on NSGW Pillows by Jaye http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/nsgw-pillows/comment-page-1/#comment-14208 Jaye Thu, 17 May 2012 22:38:38 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13401#comment-14208 You have to read some of my earlier posts about making Teacher Pillows. These went so smoothly in comparison. You have to read some of my earlier posts about making Teacher Pillows. These went so smoothly in comparison.

]]> Comment on Corner Store Progress by Jaye http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/corner-store-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14207 Jaye Thu, 17 May 2012 22:37:40 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13453#comment-14207 Good to know. I have been making an effort to use different colors, but I do have a lot of red and pink. If you are surprised at that, raise your hand. ;-) Good to know. I have been making an effort to use different colors, but I do have a lot of red and pink. If you are surprised at that, raise your hand. ;-)

]]> Comment on Corner Store Progress by TFQ http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/corner-store-progress-2/comment-page-1/#comment-14206 TFQ Thu, 17 May 2012 20:39:17 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13453#comment-14206 Perhaps it looks differently in person, but via photo on-line, it does not appear to be dominated by red and pink. Perhaps it looks differently in person, but via photo on-line, it does not appear to be dominated by red and pink.

]]> Comment on NSGW Pillows by Jaye http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/nsgw-pillows/comment-page-1/#comment-14205 Jaye Thu, 17 May 2012 18:15:29 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13401#comment-14205 There is a Native Daughters of the Golden West as well. Check ndgw.org. That is the women's org and they are concerned with CA history as well. The parlor list is here: http://www.ndgw.org/parlor.htm. I don't see a Parlor in Long Beach and don't know what is close to you. Jaye There is a Native Daughters of the Golden West as well. Check ndgw.org. That is the women’s org and they are concerned with CA history as well. The parlor list is here: http://www.ndgw.org/parlor.htm. I don’t see a Parlor in Long Beach and don’t know what is close to you.
Jaye

]]> Comment on Flowering Snowball Top & Back by Jaye http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/flowering-snowball-top-back/comment-page-1/#comment-14204 Jaye Thu, 17 May 2012 18:12:42 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13393#comment-14204 Thanks! I made a black on white binding to go with the border. Thanks! I made a black on white binding to go with the border.

]]> Comment on Flowering Snowball Top & Back by Jaye http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/flowering-snowball-top-back/comment-page-1/#comment-14203 Jaye Thu, 17 May 2012 18:06:00 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13393#comment-14203 Perhaps you have moved to an area where the light is stronger and the more neutral and subtle colors look washed out? Perhaps you have moved to an area where the light is stronger and the more neutral and subtle colors look washed out?

]]> Comment on Flowering Snowball Top & Back by Susan http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/flowering-snowball-top-back/comment-page-1/#comment-14202 Susan Thu, 17 May 2012 18:01:02 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13393#comment-14202 The entire back looks great but I LOVE the label. Can't wait to see what you bind Flowering Snowball with. The entire back looks great but I LOVE the label. Can’t wait to see what you bind Flowering Snowball with.

]]> Comment on NSGW Pillows by Susan http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/nsgw-pillows/comment-page-1/#comment-14201 Susan Thu, 17 May 2012 17:58:32 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13401#comment-14201 Missed this yesterday..."pillow hell" almost had me rolling on the floor here. Btw, the pillows look great. Read through the "About Us" page of NSGW - very interesting. I'm enamored with California History and was not aware of this organization. Batting as a foundation for the pillow? - must remember that tip. Missed this yesterday…”pillow hell” almost had me rolling on the floor here. Btw, the pillows look great. Read through the “About Us” page of NSGW – very interesting. I’m enamored with California History and was not aware of this organization. Batting as a foundation for the pillow? – must remember that tip.

]]> Comment on Flowering Snowball Top & Back by Gretchen F http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/05/flowering-snowball-top-back/comment-page-1/#comment-14200 Gretchen F Thu, 17 May 2012 17:26:05 +0000 http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/?p=13393#comment-14200 That is one gorgeous top! So colorful! (Why do I like brighter and brighter colors the older I get?) That is one gorgeous top! So colorful! (Why do I like brighter and brighter colors the older I get?)

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