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Crazy quilt is a practice of piecing odd bits of cloth together with embroidered decorations on nearly every crease and patch.
Did you know that more than 6 million beginner quilters decided to learn how to quilt during the last 3 years?
One of the most basic tasks of creating a beautiful quilting project is to first choose among thousands of patterns the one that will best suit the project at hand. This article discusses the options available to quilters in choosing the most appropriate quilt pattern as well as ways to adapt that pattern to their particular theme.
Quilt artists in greater numbers are seeking ways to enhance their income through the art they love. This article details some ways in which a quilter can use their craft for additional income.
Should you press or iron a quilt? The difference in the two is critical to the beauty and strength of your quilt. In this article, you'll learn the difference as well as which style of pressing works best for your own quilting projects.
People are busy these days. While we may still have time to read a good novel on our summer vacation, a lot of us are limited to the two or three minutes we can get in before we fall asleep at night or maybe that quiet time in the bathroom. Magazines are great for people on the go. You can get valuable information in small pieces, they're light and portable, and these days there is a magazine (and sometimes many) for everyone from equestrians to quilters.
All quilters need patterns and those in the quilting business today often rely on a marketing technique developed during The Great Depression to sell women's magazines to market their own quilting related businesses offering free quilting patterns.
One of the most important, and often most difficult, tasks in creating a quilt is the selection of fabrics. This article describes how the use of a color wheel can lead quilters to choose complementary fabrics that when combined in various shapes and blocks will create a masterpiece to adorn any bed or wall.
When you're looking for an idea to add something really special to a quilt, something that will give your quilt the "WOW!" factor, beaded embroidery is the hottest embellishment for creating a distinctive quilt. In this article you'll learn the "how-to's" of creating gorgeous beaded embroidery quilt embellishments from the very beginning. You'll have everyone talking about how easy it was to create this stand-out quilt.
There is so much variety available in fabric shops, on-line, and in mail-order catalogs that it's almost difficult to choose. Often, I end up buying fabric whether I need it right now or not. After all, a quilter must always have fabric on hand.
The "magic" comes when you find a fabric that you fall in love with. Finding a suitable fabric usually isn't difficult for a project you're working on. Settling on just one fabric is the hard part.
If you are into crafting, from quilting to making your own jewelry, you can subscribe to a magazine that will give you project ideas, product details and more. Here is a small sampling of what is available.
A properly organized craft room will give you the most time to enjoy the actual crafting whether you are sewing, quilting, knitting, or beading. Nothing will slow you down more than getting frustrated trying to find the supplies you need when you need them the most. With so many different types of supplies to store this can be a constant struggle here are a few tips to keep things under control.
Most new guitarists experience sore fingers when learning to play a guitar. Here a 10 surprising solutions that can banish the sore finger problem and make playing more enjoyable.
Ever admired a stained-glass quilt at a quilt shop or quilting conference and wondered what it would take to actually cut out the pieces and put it together to give that stained-glass look? This article gives you the basic how-to's of stained-glass quilting in about 600 words.
Sunprints are fun and easy to make, and the good news is that you don't need to be a chemist to make them. You don't even need to have the chemicals around. It is easy to find pre-treated fabric to make your sunprint, yet the process is basically the same, and your result can look modern, or take on an antique look.
Key to the expert design of a quilt is the ability to lay out the design before sewing. A design wall is the perfect tool to allow the quilter to stand while creating her design.
Whether heirloom today or in years to come, handmade quilts are a source of family history and should be properly maintained to last for many generations to come. This article points out some of the essentials in the care and keeping of a beautiful quilt.
Adding embellishment to a quilt project makes it a unique, one-of-a-kind quilt that stands out above the rest. Today even a common quilt pattern can become an exclusive quilt with the addition of beautiful embellishments. This article discusses some of the currently used embellishments that will enhance the look of every quilt.
It has been said that the invention of the wheel was the milestone that changed the future of mankind. But, consider this. The man who invented the wheel was wearing animal skins that had been sewn together with a needle. Being able to sew skins together to craft clothing for warmth and protection enabled Stone Age men to remain in northern areas of the globe, thus breaking away from their nomadic existence.
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