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Quilting Tips
Quilters love tips to make their quilting easier. Browse through the quilting tips listed below, or do a search for a topic of interest or need.
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Using a Grid to Sew Half-Square Triangles
QuiltingCoach Penny
Because I had the triangle templates, I could measure the cut size of the sides of the triangles. Each of the non-bias sides measures 2 3/8 inches. On a blank sheet of paper, I drew parallel lines that were 2 3/8 inches apart. Next, I drew perpendicular lines that were also 2 3/8 inches apart, creating a grid of squares each measuring 2 3/8 inches. . . . keep reading
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Tips for Tying Quilts
QuiltingCoach Penny
While hand quilters love the look of a skillfully hand quilted quilt, and machine quilters appreciate the beauty and complexity of fine machine quilting, tying a quilt can be equally rewarding. . . . keep reading
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Candy Corn - Adding a Pieced Border
QuiltingCoach Penny
Once the first border was on, I decided to add a second border that suggested pieces of candy corn that are so reminiscent of Halloween -- at least at my house. This turned into striped 60º . . . keep reading
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Batting That's Not Batting
Using something different seems to go with the whole quilting-thinking (using scraps, bits and good left-overs). Some quilters have gotten quite . . . keep reading
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Cutting Fabric With Scissors
One pair for fabric, one for paper and templates, one for the rest of the family, and one for threads or ripping. Mark them and let your family know which are for their general use. Wipe your scissor blades with a sheet of fabric softener to make them glide through the fabric easier. . . . keep reading
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The Ives Color Wheel and the Colors in Your Quilt
Joen Wolfrom
In your book Color Play, you introduce the Ives Color Wheel, which is based on pure colors from nature. I stumbled on those colors when I learned to dye fabric. How did you discover that color wheel and its application to fabric? . . . keep reading
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