Crazy Quilts QuiltingCoach Penny Some quilters shy away from crazy quilting. It seems so ornate and must be very difficult -- after all, how could fabrics so randomly placed give such an exquisite look? . . . keep reading Abraham Lincoln Quilt Blocks QuiltingCoach Penny Quilters have participated in politics in the United States since the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. Since women couldn't vote until 1920, at first their participation was in the form of "advice" and support for their husbands. . . . keep reading A Real Example of Using Photographs to Choose the Colors for Your Quilt QuiltingCoach Penny Choosing colors for your quilts using photographs is a fun and easy way to get the "right" color combination and mood. . . . keep reading Darning Foot for Machine Quilting QuiltingCoach Penny For those of us who want to use our home sewing machine for machine quilting, there are a couple of different presser feet that can help. One is a Walking Foot, and the other is a Darning Foot. . . . keep reading Using the fast2cut Diamond Template QuiltingCoach Penny Discover how to use the fast@cut diamond template from Jan Krentz. Along the way learn how to make a star quilt. This template will speed up the process of cutting diamonds of almost any size. You can also use her half diamond template to make your diamond a bit more interesting. . . . keep reading More

Silk Fabric for Quilts QuiltingCoach Penny Silk quilts are relatively unusual although not totally unheard of. Silk tie quilts have been popular for many years, and silk quilts made from kimonos are also relatively popular. . . . keep reading Selecting Fabric for Your Quilting Project - Cotton Quilting Fabric QuiltingCoach Penny Cottons tend to shrink at the same rate as each other. Most natural fabrics will shrink at least a little bit, even though the manufacturer has pre-shrunk the material. Blends will shrink at different rates than natural fibers, and 100% synthetics will shrink very little or not at all. . . . keep reading Sewing an 8 pointed Star quilt block QuiltingCoach Penny The most difficult part of sewing stars seems to be getting the center to lay flat. Yet, using some very simple techniques, eight pointed stars can be really easy to sew together. . . . keep reading Crazy Quilts QuiltingCoach Penny Some quilters shy away from crazy quilting. It seems so ornate and must be very difficult -- after all, how could fabrics so randomly placed give such an exquisite look? . . . keep reading Fun with Stack & Whack Stack-n-Whack quilts refer to the technique used to cut the fabric for each quilt block. One form of Stack-n-Whack quilt has a unique, almost kaleidoscope, like appearance. Whether it is made up of pinwheels, circles, fans, diamonds -- whatever -- the quality they all have in common is the "movement" of the kaleidoscope. . . . keep reading More

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