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Tag Archives: Techniques
Tutorial: LeMoyne Star
This is a tutorial on making a LeMoyne Star. This block is also called an Eight Pointed Star. This is one of the ways that I make it. There are many methods and I encourage you to try different techniques. … Continue reading
Posted in Blocks, Tutorial
Tagged Blocks, Piecing, Sampler Quilt Class, Techniques, Tutorial
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Triangle Technique
The other night I caught a new episode of Love of Quilting and Jo Morton was a guest again. She was showing another technique for making half square triangles. I first became aware of Jo last year when I watched … Continue reading
Flying Geese Tutorial
This is a thinking girl’s tutorial to making flying geese.Knowing how to make Flying Geese allows you to make Sawtooth Star blocks, Dutchman’s Puzzle blocks, borders and other parts needed for your quilts. You are going to have to use … Continue reading
Twirling Triangles Test
I think this might be alliteration week. First, Food Fabric FQs and now Twirling Triangles Test. I got the Pyramid Ruler from Fons & Porter and decided, once I started sort scraps for various scrap projects, that it was time … Continue reading
Chunking It – For Frances
If you haven’t started listening to the Off Kilter Quilter podcast, I suggest that you go over and start right away! TFQ taught me this method of putting quilts together. I have adopted it as my own and use it … Continue reading
Dale Fleming Class
I took the Dale Fleming circles class through EBHQ last weekend. Short Answer: AWESOME. I was a little skeptical when I saw the supply list and began trying to gather the items required for the class. I talked about this … Continue reading
Update re: Stellar Quilts
Last week, I posted an Odds and Ends post that included some information about a new Judy Martin video. Hope you watched it. After I watched it I had the following question: “I was just wondering if I cut the … Continue reading
My New Best Friend
As soon as I got home on Friday, I pulled out the Jem and set it up. I figured that if I didn’t do it right then, I would put it off and all of my sewing projects would languish. … Continue reading
Thinking about Throw Pillows
Some years ago I took a pillow making class at the Sewing Workshop. Sewing Workshop classes are fabulous: thorough, and inspiring. I am sorry to say that, although the class was fabulous (with Linda Lee, no less), the pillows are … Continue reading
Posted in Off Topic: Crafts
Tagged Color, Inspiration, Off Topic: Crafts, Pillows, Projects, Teacher Pillows, Techniques
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Perfect Circles from Linda M. Poole
Linda M. Poole, appliquer extraordinaire has posted a tutorial for making perfect circles on her blog (http://www.lmpoole.blogspot.com). Take a look. The lightweight fusible, I think is the secret. I have seen similar techniques, but not using the lightweight fusible. clipped … Continue reading
Posted in Other Artists, Teachers, Techniques
Tagged Other Artists, Teachers, Techniques
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Cleaning up the Junk Drawer of my Blog
The title is paraphrased and re-imagined from a phrase that DebR uses on her blog, Red Shoe Rambling. I have a lot of little bits to pass on and thought this would be a good time to do it. More … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Off Topic: Crafts, Techniques
Tagged Color, Design, Off Topic: Crafts, Teachers, Techniques, Tote Bags
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Gabrielle Swain Class Day 2
The second day of the Gabrielle Swain class was about the technical steps of putting the blocks together. Swain does all of her applique’ by hand and all of her piecing by machine. She wanted us to follow her through … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Learning, Teachers, Techniques
Tagged Class, Teachers, Techniques
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Nance O’Banion Workshop
I will be taking the Nance O’Banion workshop on Saturday with EBHQ. It is a little different than the normal quilt workshops, but I thought it would help with the visual journaling theme that I have been dipping into of … Continue reading
Art Quilt Thoughts
My website and blog both have Art Quilt terms in the title. I think about designs that are not block related and have made several quilts that do not use the block format. One of my favorites is What Comes … Continue reading
Pressing Tips
Especially lately, since I have been wondering about the Pineapple, I am interested in people’s views on pressing. I have just started to read a blog called Pink Chalk Studio (makes me think of lemonade for some reason?!?). I was … Continue reading
