TECHNIQUES
Bedroom Comforters: A Guide to Quilting
www.bedroomfurniturespot.com/bedroom-comforters-guide-to-quilting
Derwent Inktense Pencils on Fabric Tutorial by Jane Knapp
Click here to view the PDF
How to Wash a Quilt
Test spots of quilt for colorfastness using cold water. Wash bed quilt in clean bathtub. Place bedsheet in tub. Fill tub with lukewarm/cool water. Submerge quilt and soak for 10 minutes to open all the fibers in the batting. Agitate quilt with hands. Add Orvus quilt soap or Ivory dish soap (handwashing soap not dishwasher machine soap). Agitate quilt with hands. Push the quilt to the top of the bathtub to drain. Push out water by pressing against the side of the tub. Add water to tub and rinse until water comes clean. Push quilt to top of tub to drain. Lift the quilt out of the tub with the bedsheet. (Lifting without the sheet can break threads.) In summer lay bedsheet outside on grass on a breezy 85º day. Put wet quilt right side down on sheet. Lay another sheet on top. Leave until mostly dry except for edges. Finish drying in the house spread over a sofa/chair for 48 hours. Never agitate in washing machine. Don’t put in dryer. You can let a quilt soak in the machine, add soap and agitate by hand, spin out water, rinse, and spin out water. Just don’t let it agitate. A quilt should not be laundered unless needed. Washing a quilt every 6 months for 10 years will wear out the quilt.
E-Quilt Newsletters and Magazines:
www.how-to-quilt.com
www.allpeoplequilt.com
www.onlinequiltmagazine.com
Free Patterns: Mini-Quilt Templates in a Jiffy
www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3840/free-patterns-mini-quilt-templates-in-a-jiffy
(www.marcusbrothers.com/makeit/projects/mini_quilts)
(www.quiltersmuse.com/blog/category/miniature-quilts)
www.freequiltpatterns.info/quiltcategories/freeminiaturequiltpatterns.htm
Hand Quilting – How to Get Started
www.how-to-quilt.com/articles/5002-handquilt2.php
Use the Big Stitch to Do Sashiko Hand Quilting
www.purlbee.com/sashiko-tutorial
www.quilt.com/FAQS/SashikoFAQ.html
www.designbyaika.com/what-is-sashiko
(www.secretsof.com/content/1569)
(www.intfab.com)
http://www.intfab.com/cgi-bin/cwp_category_details.cgi?cid=141&&aid=0
http://www.embroiderydesigns.com/
Search for Sashiko
www.sylvia-pippen.com
Have you heard of “crocking?”
www.how-to-quilt.com/articles/1047-crocking.php
Fons and Porter’s Online Extras: Sew Easy Lessons
www.fonsandporter.com//aspx/FonsandPorter/fp/onlineextras/seweasy/default.aspx
Fons and Porter’s Quilters’ Tips Archive
(www.fonsandporter.com/aspx/FonsandPorter/fp/onlineextras/tips/tipsarchive.aspx)
Origin of Quilt Names
www.how-to-quilt.com/newsletter/quiltblocknames.php
Understanding Thread Weight System
(www.superiorthreads.com/education/ask-dr-bob/understanding-thread-weight-system-learn-correct-thread-measurements)
Stain Removal Guidelines for Textiles
www.quilthistory.com/stain.htm
Free Quilt Patterns (browse through hundreds of sites)
www.freequiltpatterns.info
Out-of-Box WebsitesSurface Design – Monoprinting- Textile Paints
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-100.html
Textural Interest with paint on fusible web applied to fabric
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-200.html
Layered fabric painted using freezer paper stencil
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-300.html
Laura Wasilowski uses machine and hand quilting on her fused quilts
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-400.html
Fused applique and thread painting using photos
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-500.html
Gelatin Monoprinting
www.quiltingarts.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2010/04/09/road-trip-gelatin-monoprinting-fun-times-ahead-in-chicago.aspx
Surface Design – Soy wax resist
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-600.html?a=qe100812
Henna Patterns and Zentangles for Quilting DesignsUse Elements of Henna Patterns as Quilting Designs
www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/index.html
Zentangles as Inspiration for Quilting Designs
http://www.zentangle.com/about-what-is--1.php
www.tanglepatterns.com
(http://blog.suzannemcneill.com)
Quilt As You GoQuilt Go – Another Method
(www.graspr.com/videos/Quilt-as-You-Go-Another-Method-1Graspr.com)
How to Quilt One Block at a Time
www.quilterscache.com/H/howtoquiltoneatatime.html
The Quilt As You Go Method
www.edonyourown.com/crafts/QuiltAsYouGoMethod.pdf
Quilt as You Go – Block by Block
www.thequiltersjewel.com/tips/documents/Technique-QuiltasYouGo.pdf
Quilt as You Go
http://welshquilter.blogspot.com/2008/02/quilt-as-you-go.html
Prairie Points:Continuous Band Prairie Points (good pictures) -
http://modalissa.blogspot.com/2010/03/prairie-points-and-pillowcase-tutorial.html
Continuous Prairie Points Tutorial (good pictures) -
www.patchworkunderground.com/blog/2009/03/continuous-prairie-points-tutorial
Good referral sites at this website -
http://bloominworkshop.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/medallion-quilt-along-prairie-points
How to make Prairie Points and attach them to a quilt –
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/prairie_points.htm
Easy Prairie Points
www.ezquilt.com/info/tips/prairiepoints/prairiepoints.htm
Prairie Points Edging
www.mccallsquilting.com/articles/prairie_points_edging
Quilts and Color:Color Palette Generator
www.cssdrive.com/imagepalette
Upload a .jpg image to generate a color palette based on the image’s primary colors. Useful for quickly grabbing a particular color within an image for inspiration.
Three-part article: Color in Quilts
www.quiltbug.com/Articles/color.htm
Color Discovery Lessons
www.rosehughes.com
Jinny Beyer’s color selection strategies
www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/
You Can Be a Fabric Designer: Have you ever looked at a fabric and thought, I could have designed that? Or thought, that would be great if I had just the right coordinating print? Or maybe you just can’t find the exact fabric you’d like to finish your quilt. Well now, you can be the fabric designer. It’s true, a number of websites are beginning to turn up that will print your design on fabric.It is a very simple process, for most the sites all you need to do is:1) Create an account: Enter your name and address and create a password. Once you have created an account, any files you submit will be stored should you require them later.2) Upload your design via a file: Each site has generally the same file requirements, but you should always check to make sure your file will be compatible with that particular site. Once you have uploaded your file, you are able to do some manipulation of the images. e.g. mirroring, offsetting.The general requirements are: 150 dpi, JPG, TIF, PNG, EPS, PDF files: file sizes 10 – 25 Mb; RGB or LAB color3) Submit your order: Enter shipping information and payment type.Prices begin at about $16 per yard. The price depends on the type of fabric and size. Some sites will print fat quarters. These companies strive to be environmentally friendly in their use of dyes and pigments.To learn more, visit these websites.
www.spoonflower.com
www.karmakraft.com
www.fabricondemand.com
Free-Motion Continuous-Line Quilting Designs:
www.patsythompsondesigns.com
www.patchpieces.com
Go to Sharing Patch…Block of Month Archives.Leah Day has challenged herself to create and post a new fill design on her blog each day, for 365 days. A short video tutorial shows each design being sewn out.
www.daystyledesigns.com
More Websites to Visit: Home of a gazillion traditional blocks and LOTS of Marcia Hohn’s original block designs –
www.quilterscache.com
Over 1600 free quilt block patterns –
www.quiltbus.com/Free-Quilt-Blocks.htm
Watch FREE daily scheduled auto-play lineup and seven on-demand specialty channels anytime day or night. Use DSL, cable modem, satellite and T-1 connections –
www.quilterstv.com
Free applique patterns in PDF format -
www.fatcatpatterns.com
Hand Embroidery Techniques
www.needlenthread.com
How to Make Barn Quilts
www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/barn-decorations-how-to-make-barn-quilts
www.bedroomfurniturespot.com/bedroom-comforters-guide-to-quilting
Derwent Inktense Pencils on Fabric Tutorial by Jane Knapp
Click here to view the PDF
How to Wash a Quilt
Test spots of quilt for colorfastness using cold water. Wash bed quilt in clean bathtub. Place bedsheet in tub. Fill tub with lukewarm/cool water. Submerge quilt and soak for 10 minutes to open all the fibers in the batting. Agitate quilt with hands. Add Orvus quilt soap or Ivory dish soap (handwashing soap not dishwasher machine soap). Agitate quilt with hands. Push the quilt to the top of the bathtub to drain. Push out water by pressing against the side of the tub. Add water to tub and rinse until water comes clean. Push quilt to top of tub to drain. Lift the quilt out of the tub with the bedsheet. (Lifting without the sheet can break threads.) In summer lay bedsheet outside on grass on a breezy 85º day. Put wet quilt right side down on sheet. Lay another sheet on top. Leave until mostly dry except for edges. Finish drying in the house spread over a sofa/chair for 48 hours. Never agitate in washing machine. Don’t put in dryer. You can let a quilt soak in the machine, add soap and agitate by hand, spin out water, rinse, and spin out water. Just don’t let it agitate. A quilt should not be laundered unless needed. Washing a quilt every 6 months for 10 years will wear out the quilt.
E-Quilt Newsletters and Magazines:
www.how-to-quilt.com
www.allpeoplequilt.com
www.onlinequiltmagazine.com
Free Patterns: Mini-Quilt Templates in a Jiffy
www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3840/free-patterns-mini-quilt-templates-in-a-jiffy
(www.marcusbrothers.com/makeit/projects/mini_quilts)
(www.quiltersmuse.com/blog/category/miniature-quilts)
www.freequiltpatterns.info/quiltcategories/freeminiaturequiltpatterns.htm
Hand Quilting – How to Get Started
www.how-to-quilt.com/articles/5002-handquilt2.php
Use the Big Stitch to Do Sashiko Hand Quilting
www.purlbee.com/sashiko-tutorial
www.quilt.com/FAQS/SashikoFAQ.html
www.designbyaika.com/what-is-sashiko
(www.secretsof.com/content/1569)
(www.intfab.com)
http://www.intfab.com/cgi-bin/cwp_category_details.cgi?cid=141&&aid=0
http://www.embroiderydesigns.com/
Search for Sashiko
www.sylvia-pippen.com
Have you heard of “crocking?”
www.how-to-quilt.com/articles/1047-crocking.php
Fons and Porter’s Online Extras: Sew Easy Lessons
www.fonsandporter.com//aspx/FonsandPorter/fp/onlineextras/seweasy/default.aspx
Fons and Porter’s Quilters’ Tips Archive
(www.fonsandporter.com/aspx/FonsandPorter/fp/onlineextras/tips/tipsarchive.aspx)
Origin of Quilt Names
www.how-to-quilt.com/newsletter/quiltblocknames.php
Understanding Thread Weight System
(www.superiorthreads.com/education/ask-dr-bob/understanding-thread-weight-system-learn-correct-thread-measurements)
Stain Removal Guidelines for Textiles
www.quilthistory.com/stain.htm
Free Quilt Patterns (browse through hundreds of sites)
www.freequiltpatterns.info
Out-of-Box WebsitesSurface Design – Monoprinting- Textile Paints
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-100.html
Textural Interest with paint on fusible web applied to fabric
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-200.html
Layered fabric painted using freezer paper stencil
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-300.html
Laura Wasilowski uses machine and hand quilting on her fused quilts
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-400.html
Fused applique and thread painting using photos
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-500.html
Gelatin Monoprinting
www.quiltingarts.com/blogs/pokey/archive/2010/04/09/road-trip-gelatin-monoprinting-fun-times-ahead-in-chicago.aspx
Surface Design – Soy wax resist
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Quilting/Video/Quilting-Arts-TV-Series-600.html?a=qe100812
Henna Patterns and Zentangles for Quilting DesignsUse Elements of Henna Patterns as Quilting Designs
www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/index.html
Zentangles as Inspiration for Quilting Designs
http://www.zentangle.com/about-what-is--1.php
www.tanglepatterns.com
(http://blog.suzannemcneill.com)
Quilt As You GoQuilt Go – Another Method
(www.graspr.com/videos/Quilt-as-You-Go-Another-Method-1Graspr.com)
How to Quilt One Block at a Time
www.quilterscache.com/H/howtoquiltoneatatime.html
The Quilt As You Go Method
www.edonyourown.com/crafts/QuiltAsYouGoMethod.pdf
Quilt as You Go – Block by Block
www.thequiltersjewel.com/tips/documents/Technique-QuiltasYouGo.pdf
Quilt as You Go
http://welshquilter.blogspot.com/2008/02/quilt-as-you-go.html
Prairie Points:Continuous Band Prairie Points (good pictures) -
http://modalissa.blogspot.com/2010/03/prairie-points-and-pillowcase-tutorial.html
Continuous Prairie Points Tutorial (good pictures) -
www.patchworkunderground.com/blog/2009/03/continuous-prairie-points-tutorial
Good referral sites at this website -
http://bloominworkshop.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/medallion-quilt-along-prairie-points
How to make Prairie Points and attach them to a quilt –
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/prairie_points.htm
Easy Prairie Points
www.ezquilt.com/info/tips/prairiepoints/prairiepoints.htm
Prairie Points Edging
www.mccallsquilting.com/articles/prairie_points_edging
Quilts and Color:Color Palette Generator
www.cssdrive.com/imagepalette
Upload a .jpg image to generate a color palette based on the image’s primary colors. Useful for quickly grabbing a particular color within an image for inspiration.
Three-part article: Color in Quilts
www.quiltbug.com/Articles/color.htm
Color Discovery Lessons
www.rosehughes.com
Jinny Beyer’s color selection strategies
www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/
You Can Be a Fabric Designer: Have you ever looked at a fabric and thought, I could have designed that? Or thought, that would be great if I had just the right coordinating print? Or maybe you just can’t find the exact fabric you’d like to finish your quilt. Well now, you can be the fabric designer. It’s true, a number of websites are beginning to turn up that will print your design on fabric.It is a very simple process, for most the sites all you need to do is:1) Create an account: Enter your name and address and create a password. Once you have created an account, any files you submit will be stored should you require them later.2) Upload your design via a file: Each site has generally the same file requirements, but you should always check to make sure your file will be compatible with that particular site. Once you have uploaded your file, you are able to do some manipulation of the images. e.g. mirroring, offsetting.The general requirements are: 150 dpi, JPG, TIF, PNG, EPS, PDF files: file sizes 10 – 25 Mb; RGB or LAB color3) Submit your order: Enter shipping information and payment type.Prices begin at about $16 per yard. The price depends on the type of fabric and size. Some sites will print fat quarters. These companies strive to be environmentally friendly in their use of dyes and pigments.To learn more, visit these websites.
www.spoonflower.com
www.karmakraft.com
www.fabricondemand.com
Free-Motion Continuous-Line Quilting Designs:
www.patsythompsondesigns.com
www.patchpieces.com
Go to Sharing Patch…Block of Month Archives.Leah Day has challenged herself to create and post a new fill design on her blog each day, for 365 days. A short video tutorial shows each design being sewn out.
www.daystyledesigns.com
More Websites to Visit: Home of a gazillion traditional blocks and LOTS of Marcia Hohn’s original block designs –
www.quilterscache.com
Over 1600 free quilt block patterns –
www.quiltbus.com/Free-Quilt-Blocks.htm
Watch FREE daily scheduled auto-play lineup and seven on-demand specialty channels anytime day or night. Use DSL, cable modem, satellite and T-1 connections –
www.quilterstv.com
Free applique patterns in PDF format -
www.fatcatpatterns.com
Hand Embroidery Techniques
www.needlenthread.com
How to Make Barn Quilts
www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/barn-decorations-how-to-make-barn-quilts
