I’m buried in under my “to do” list at present. Top of the list for today is to tidy my studio which is also buried in an unsightly mess. On the subject of burying, K. Grace Howes of Red Barn Studios has prepared this video tutorial on how to bury your quilting threads using a […]
Technique:Finishing
Quilting Finishing Techniques DVD – Special Offer for US & Canada
SOLD OUT but you can still download the instruction sheets for 4 techniques from Quilters Companion. Download Instructions 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 It very difficult to think about packing for winter and snow when you’re sweltering in a tank top and shorts. So I’m concentrating on non-clothing items for my […]
More than tickled pink
So I allocated a number to all my current newsletter subscribers, and everyone who has left an on-blog comment in recent days, and then used a random number generator to come up with the number – 78. I got goosebumps when I discovered that 78 means that Tickled Pink will be delivered to D*** who […]
Feather Folly Labels
I dispatched my challenge quilt off to the Guild today. Of course it had to have a label so I took the opportunity to try out this tutorial for making labels using t-shirt transfer papers. Apart from some initial difficulties peeling the transfer film off the paper backing and a botched first ironing attempt (kind […]
On Labels Again
I often say that I love every part of the quiltmaking process but the truth is I hate doing labels. Oh I can recite all the reasons that labels are good and desirable things but still I will sometimes dispatch quilts into the big wide world sans labels rather than confront the challenges of label […]
Get it while you can: 4 Fantastic Quilt Finishing Techniques DVD
4 September 2010: ALL SOLD! but you can still download the instruction sheets for 4 techniques from Quilters Companion Download Instructions 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Issue #37 of Quilter Companion and my instructional DVD on quilt finishing techniques has been very well received. Apparently in some kind of record, the […]