Following yesterday’s post on labels, I put this signature on my latest quilt:
Technique:Finishing
The Problem with Labels
If I had to nominate a step in the quiltmaking process that I enjoy least, it would be labels. This is kind of weird because I love doing bindings and associate bindings with the joy of completing a project. But not labels – go figure. I can recite all the reasons why labelling your quilt […]
A Matter of Space
Just because I don’t have any new photos to display doesn’t mean that I am not quilting. On the contrary, I have all sorts of Christmas surprise projects on the go. Fortunately, most of the sewing projects are gifts as I am running out of places to store my quilts – open any cupboard or […]
Coming to the end
I have almost finished quilting the new, as-yet unnamed, Christmas quilt. You will see that I opted for contour quilting about half an inch apart with a metallic gold thread. I quite like the effect although it is a little more “regular” than my usual quilting. I am also using this quilt to experiment with […]
Finishing a Quilt Without A Binding
I am currently quilting my “Unplugged” quilt top. Due to its irregular shape and design, I do not want to finish it with a binding. A query I posted on the quiltart list yielded lots of helpful responses. Here are two methods that are described online: 1) The “other” contemporary quilt artist called Brenda [H] […]
So Close & Yet So Far
So here is the quilted masterpiece sans binding. Hmmph – while I can live with the overall effect, the quilting does not bear up to close inspection. I have learnt that quilting STRAIGHT and PARALLEL lines over long distances is actually a very tricky thing to do. I tried not to obsess about it in […]
