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Category Archives: Quilting 101
Tune-Up on Twenty: Sewing Maintenance
Do you have some easy quilt-related maintenance tasks that you put off? I sure do. Now Quiltmaker will remind you periodically to do these things. We’ll do it today and on the 20th of each month. We’ll call it: Tune-Up … Continue reading
How to Hurt a Quilter’s Feelings
The sewing machine repair guy hurt my feelings last week. I took my machine in for a checkup, and when I got it back, he was not shy in expressing his distaste for its state. Writing “very dirty” in … Continue reading
Quilt Blocks: Simple Math Part 2
Last week we began looking at some quilt blocks and learning how to figure patch sizes. You might want to review that post, Simple Math Part 1. When you’re figuring patch sizes, the first thing is to determine … Continue reading
Quilt Blocks: Simple Math Part 1
Just the word “math” scares some people away from quilting, but it’s simple when you break it down into parts. The March/April ’13 issue of Quiltmaker is #150, a milestone! To celebrate, we featured a Block Bonanza of 150 quilt … Continue reading
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Tagged block bonanza, March/April '13, quilt blocks, quilt math
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Helpful Hint on Machine Quilting
Quiltmaker celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012 with the publication of Quiltmaker’s Garden as a series quilt. Our quilt was made by Peg Spradlin from Cozad, Nebraska. Peg has sewn for us and our sister publications for many years. She … Continue reading
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Tagged machine quilting, peg spradlin, quiltmaker's garden
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Quiltmaker’s Garden: Those Bias Edges
Peg Spradlin is responsible for making many of the quilts you see in QM’s pages. Peg has sewn for us and our sister publications for many years. She’s a master. Peg was responsible for making Quiltmaker’s Garden, an anniversary quilt … Continue reading
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Tagged bias edges, how-tos, peg spradlin, quiltmaker's garden
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Perfectly Placed Applique
Peg Spradlin is responsible for making many of the quilts you see in QM’s pages. Peg has sewn for us and our sister publications for many years. She’s a master. Peg Spradlin We were so pleased when Peg’s quilt Pinwheel … Continue reading
Fussy Cutting Fabric: A Lesson
I’ve always been a purple girl and I’m really a purple-and-teal-together kind of girl. As I was looking for fabric to use my Facet-nating block from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 5 into a project for Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks … Continue reading
Just for Fun: All Buttoned Up
This bling-bling sewing machine caught my eye online recently and I wondered about the person who created it. Her name is Jean Kake, but she is better known as The Quilted Cupcake. She has a blog, a free podcast and … Continue reading
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Tagged bling, jean kake, quilted cupcake, sewing machine
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What Are Your Burning Quilt Questions?
On each of the past few days, I’ve noticed in various places online that quilters have questions they’re hesitant to ask. One person said, “I’ve never understood what a fat quarter is.” Another ventured, “Can I ask a stupid question? … Continue reading