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Online Quilt Magazine.com
Standard Issue Vol.3 No.12 – December 2012
Quick
Christmas
Projects to
Make
How To
Audition
Quilting
Designs
Favourite
Festive
Recipes
Reader
“Show &
Tell”
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Online Quilt Magazine Table of Contents
Auditioning Designs …………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..….. Page 4
PROJECT – Christmas Quilt ……………………...…………………..………………………………………………………………………………….…….………….. Page 10
What’s New from the Fat Quarter Shop ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………
PROJECT – No Sew Quilted Ball Holiday Tree Ornaments ………………………………………………………………………………….………………..
Page 15
Page 17
Book Review – ‘home sweet quilt’ by Jill Finley ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………
Favourite Festive Recipes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Page 20
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Reader “Show and Tell” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
BLOCK OF THE MONTH – Crown of Thorns Block .................................................................................................................
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Today's Tips.............................................................................................................................................................................. Page 29
YES – We Want To hear From You.......................................................................................................................................... Page 30
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Letter from the Editor
Jody Anderson
Hi!
Welcome to our Big Christmas Issue! And there’s all sorts of festive goodies in this one too. There’s
plenty of time still to make our Christmas Quilt, and I found a fab no-sew fabric ornament idea, that I
just know the kids are going to love making too. Here in Australia, the big summer Christmas holidays
happen now, and my two are about to be home full time for the next 8 weeks or so!
We have some Christmas recipes (I’ll be doing plenty of this too!), and more yummy fabrics from the
Fat Quarter Shop. Aside from all things festive, Leah shows how to audition designs for your quilts,
there’s more Readers’ quilts, another block to piece, and a great new book review from Annette.
Have a wonderful month, and a Happy, Safe and Quilt-y Festive Season,
Happy Holidays!
Jody
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Rather than learn new designs, let's learn how to
play with all the hundreds of designs we already
have. By the way, if you're ever in the mood to
browse, you can find all 365 designs right here.
You can also find all 365 designs in a beautiful
picture book that's loads of fun to flip through
and pick designs quickly for your quilts. Find 365
Free Motion Quilting Fillers right here on
Amazon.com.
So how exactly do you know how a design will
look in a particular area of your quilt? By giving
them an audition and seeing which wins the part!
Yes, auditioning designs does require drawing,
but you don't have to be perfect at this in order
to know if a design will work or not. Perfection is
not the point. Just getting the general shape of
the design over your quilt is the idea.
So the first thing to start with is a photo or
drawing of your quilt. If your quilt is already fully
finished and pieced together, hang it on a wall
and shoot a photo of it.
Now get this photo on your computer or take it
to a printing store and print it out in grayscale
(black and white).
Why are we removing all the color? Because
color can be distracting. It's also hard to see your
pencil marks over. Honestly my favorite way to
do this is with a simple black and white outline of
the piecing design so that way there's no
distracting color or shading to deal with.
If you have a quilt in mind, try working this week
with a photograph of a single block or a border
corner section. This way you can play with
designs over a small section at a time and
hopefully not be overwhelmed by the full design.
Auditioning Designs
By Leah Day from www.FreeMotionQuilt.blogspot.com
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Of course, if you can't do this - either you don't
know how to take and manipulate photos this
way or don't have the capability, don't worry!
Here's an image to play with:
Yep, this is a simple Sawtooth Star block. No
frills, no flash, just a simple star block.
But how many ways are there to quilt this block?
5? 10? 100? There are literally millions of ways
to quilt this shape. How do you know what way is
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best?
Simple - what do YOU like best?
The only way to answer this question is to print
out this sawtooth star block and draw three
different versions of it. We're simply holding an
audition and any designs you like are welcome to
participate!
Here are mine:
The first is a simple combination of Stippling in
the block and Pebbling in the outside edges. The
Pebbling is much darker and denser than the
Stippling, which means the outline of the star will
show up nicely.
It's important to note that this drawing is showing
very dense quilting. You will definitely need to
pay attention to scale as you audition designs
because this can really effect how the texture
looks on your finished quilt. What is the only way
to know what it will look like ahead of time?
Draw it and see!
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This second version fills the star with Paisley and
the outer edges with Stippling. In this case the
star looks much more flowing and fluid when
filled with all those tear drop shapes and echoes.
Remember that every design type will appear
slightly differently. Paisley is a Pivoting Design,
which means it has a lot more traveling and
thread play and will show up more boldly on a
quilt, even with matching thread color. Stippling
is an Independent Design and will always appear
much lighter because it's always a single line of
thread wiggling over your quilt.
Very soon we're going to start investigating more
design types - visiting a new one each month
actually so we can gain a better understanding of
how all of these designs work and can fill the
spaces of our quilts.
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Finally this third option opens up yet another
path - adding marked elements to the piecing.
Let's imagine the star was pieced, so the extra
flower I've drawn inside was just marked on the
fabric. I call these marked designs Motifs.
Motifs are designs that are not pieced or
appliqued, but QUILTED in only with thread. They
form new shapes and designs over the surface,
and are marked to ensure their symmetry and
placement.
Many times I'm asked why I mark certain things
and why I don't mark others. I mark a motif
because I want it to show up as exactly THAT
shape. I want exactly THAT flower, formed
exactly THAT way.
I couldn't free-hand this shape. If I tried to stitch
this without marking, it would not look like this -
wouldn't be lined up properly, wouldn't fit this
space perfectly, and the effect wouldn't be the
same. Marking is required for motifs to achieve
that exact shape, in that exact placement.
Fillers on the other hand are not meant to be
perfect or exact. They flow and bend and fill in
places organically. I don't mark these designs
because they're meant to be random, and it
would also be ridiculously time consuming to
mark them over the surface of a whole quilt.
Adding the marked flower motif to the star block
has opened another world of design possibilities!
I can stitch Stippling around the flower, wiggling
into all those tight places, then fill the outer area
with Paisley. What a pretty audition!
So which of these auditions is the "right" one?
Well, all three are good designs. All three add
interesting effects to the quilt. There really isn't a
"wrong" way to quilt a quilt, so there really isn't a
"right" answer here.
The right design is the one YOU like the best.
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How will all this look in thread on fabric? The
only way to know is to stitch a small sample using
a scrap of the fabric in the quilt and the thread
you planned to use.
No, you don't have to quilt out a whole block if
you don't want to, but it's a good idea to get
some practice with the fillers you've selected with
the thread you plan to use.
Some fills like Pebbling simply won't work with
some types of thread because the layers of travel
stitching will cause weak, thick thread to break.
So that is your challenge this week! If you have a
quilt needing to be quilted, consider taking a
photograph and playing with drawing designs
over the surface.
If that is not open to you, print out the sawtooth
block and play with drawing designs over it.
Yes, this is play! Not torture! Just have fun, keep
it simple, and experiment with the many effects
you can create by auditioning different designs
and marked motifs over the surface.
About the Author: Leah Day is the author of the Free
Motion Quilting Project, a blog project dedicated to
creating new free motion quilting designs each week and
sharing them all for FREE! Leah is also the author of From
Daisy to Paisley - 50 Beginner Free Motion Quilting Designs,
a spiral bound book featuring 50 designs from the project.
www.daystyledesigns.com
Treat Yourself this Christmas!
Leah’s Brand New Free Motion Quilting
Course has just been released as a Craftsy
Class – check it out at:
http://www.craftsy.com/class/free-
motion-quilting-a-sampler/116?ext=fmqas
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Project – Christmas Quilt
From Jody Anderson at www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com
This quilt measures 48½ inches x 48½ inches
square.
Christmas Quilt
Have a play with the rather fun Disappearing 9 Patch
block to whip up a quick Christmas table topper or
throw quilt. We used a set of 8 Christmas Print Fat
Quarters for a bright scrappy look on our quilt, but you
can use whatever fabrics you have to hand.
You Will Need:
8 Fat Quarters (or equivalent) of bright Christmassy
fabrics
2¾ metres (3 yards) plain white fabric for the quilt top,
backing and binding
Batting measuring at least 52 x 52 inches square
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Preparation:
We used a red print and a green print fat quarter for the block centres. From each of these cut eight
squares measuring 5 x 5 inches, so you have 16 in total.
From the remaining six fat quarters, cut twelve, 5 x 5 inch squares from each of four different fabrics, and
cut eight, 5 x 5 inch squares from each of the remaining two fabrics.
From the plain white fabric, cut 64 squares measuring 5 x 5 inches. Also cut 5 strips 2¼ inches wide x the
width of the fabric for the binding. The remainder is pieced for the backing.
9-Patch Blocks:
As shown, arrange and piece the squares into 9-patch
units.
Eight will have a red centre, and eight will be green.
Place the Christmas prints in the corners, and the white
squares in between.
Make 16 blocks and press well.
Trim to 13½ inches square.
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Measure and cut each block in half horizontally, and then
in half vertically to make four equal quarters.
Rotate two diagonal pieces as shown to create the
disappearing 9-patch block.
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Sew together and press well.
Trim block to 12½ inches square.
Arrange the blocks in a 4 x 4 grid, with the green and red
centre blocks alternating in diagonal rows.
Sew together in rows, then sew the rows together to
finish the top.
Press well.
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Finishing:
We pieced our backing with a simple brightly coloured strip up the centre.
Cut the white fabric left for the backing in half along the crease line from the bolt. From your Christmas
print scraps left over, cut and sew together large rectangles to form a strip the same length of your
backing fabric. (Your backing fabric needs to be a couple of inches larger on each side than your quilt
top.) Sew the pieced strip between the white pieces and press.
Lay the backing face down on a large flat surface. Smooth the batting on top, and then lay your quilt top
on top of that, facing up. Smooth all layers and pin or thread baste.
We quilted medium sized ( ½ inch) stippling on each of the white cross shapes on the quilt and left the
coloured squares alone. Quilt yours as you wish. Trim to square the quilt.
Join the 2¼ inch binding strips with 45 degree seams. Press the ¼ inch seams open, then fold the strip in
half, right sides out and press.
Join the binding to the right side of the quilt edge with a quarter inch seam, mitring each corner as you
go. Turn the folded edge of the binding to the back and slip stitch it in place with thread that matches
the binding to finish.
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For More Great Quilt Patterns, go to
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We're pleased to be able to bring you a selection
each month of the Newest Fabric Releases and
the new season fabric "must haves".
Sakura Park collection by Sentimental Studios
for Moda
"Hanami" is the centuries old practice of
picnicking under a blooming sakura or cherry
blossom tree.
Experience this serene Japanese tradition with
Sakura Park, a new collection of beautiful floral
prints with an understated elegance. Tranquil
cherry blossoms in soft shades of pink flourish
while delicate petals float quietly on the sky blue
breeze.
The Sakura Park collection by Sentimental Studios
for Moda Fabrics is available in fat quarter
bundles, fat eighth bundles, jelly rolls, charm
packs, layer cakes and yardage.
Indulge in this range at:
http://www.fatquartershop.com/Sakura-Park-Moda-
Fabrics-Sentimental-Studios.asp
What's New from The Fat Quarter Shop
From Kimberly Jolly at www.FatQuarterShop.com
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Flirt by
Sandy Gervais for Moda
Flirting is saying, "Hey! I like you" without a single
word. It's a coy glance … a wink and a grin … it's
blushing when you say hello. It isn't a skill; it's an
art. Flirting makes you wonder what else is in
store. And there is more in store … much more in
Flirt – the latest line of fabric from Moda's Sandy
Gervais.
The patterns are shy but deliberate … the colors,
subtle but energetic. They're a sidelong gaze
paired with a quick smile. And just like the fine art
of flirting, they're irresistibly playful…in fact, if
you wink, they will probably wink right back!
The Flirt collection is available in fat quarter
bundles, jelly rolls, layer cakes, charm packs, mini
charm packs and yardage. You’ll love our Spring
Sampler Block of the Month!
View this Collection at:
http://www.fatquartershop.com/Flirt-Sandy-Gervais-
Moda-Fabrics.asp
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Are you looking to make some new holiday
ornaments for your Christmas tree this year? If
so, I have a great project to share with you today.
These no-sew, quilted ball holiday tree
ornaments are super easy to make and require
absolutely no machine sewing!
What is even better yet is the fact that this is a
great project to use up all of those little fabric
scraps that you have laying around that are left
over from other sewing projects.
Supplies You Will Need:
2 ½ inch diameter Styrofoam ball
6 inch piece of ¼ inch wide lace
Various color small scraps of fabric (cottons or
cotton blends work best)
All-Purpose Liquid Craft Glue (the kind that dries
clear)
Sharp Fabric Scissors
Small Flat-Head Screw Driver or Butter Knife
Foam Paint Brush
Project – No-Sew Quilted Ball Holiday
Ornaments
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Straight Pins
Note: You can use ¼ inch wide lace or ¼ inch wide
satin ribbon for the ornament hanger. Since there
is a little gluing involved, take the time to protect
your work surface.
Tip: You will want to lay out all of your fabric
scraps and sort them into color coordinating
piles. Take the time to put colors together that
work well with one another.
Trim your fabric scraps down to odd-shaped
pieces. I have used rectangles, squares, circles
and ovals. You should use different shapes that
are different sizes to give it a true quilted look.
Use your screw driver or butter knife to slightly
indent a space that is the shape of your fabric
square on your Styrofoam ball. This indented
shape should be slightly smaller than your actual
fabric shape.
Use your foam paint brush and spread a very thin
layer of craft glue inside the indented shape.
Place your fabric shape on top of the glue and use
the edge of your screw driver or butter knife to
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push the fabric edges into the indent and push
hard to squeeze the edge of the fabric down into
the ball.
You will want to repeat that step the entire way
around your ball until it is completely covered.
Using a 6 inch piece of satin ribbon or lace, shape
it into a hanging loop. Dab the end of a straight
pin into the craft glue and poke it through the
end of your hanging loop and push it down into
your foam ball.
Let this dry for 30 minutes before hanging it onto
your holiday tree.
About the Author: Shelly Hill is a mother and grandmother
living in Pennsylvania who enjoys sewing, quilting, crafting
and scrapbooking. You can visit Shelly's online craft blog
called Passionate About Crafting at
http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com for free craft
project ideas and tips. You can find a photo of the
completed project on her blog at
http://passionateaboutcrafting.blogspot.com/2009/12/no-
sew-quilted-ball-holiday-tree.html
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“home sweet quilt” by Jill Finley
'Fresh' and 'pretty' are the first words that come
to mind on seeing this book. Jill's quilts are like a
breath of fresh air, combining piecing with bold
applique designs. Any of these projects would be
a delight to have in your home.
As Jill says, "They're much more than blankets or
bed coverings. They're the pop of colour, the
unexpected texture, or the softening elements of
each room."
Her projects range in size from dish towels
through pillows, table runners and lap quilts to
queen size quilts. Each design is different and
clean, some deceptively simple, but the degree of
expertise needed ranges from the beginner to
advanced.
Book Review
By Annette Mira-Bateman from www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com
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Jill's use of colour is wonderful. She has some
advice on choosing colours for your own
projects.
Her appliqueing technique - Applique the Jillily
Way - is explained well and is a little different to
anything I've tried before. The table runner made
with felted wool is an interesting and quick
project. Decorating plain dish cloths (tea towels)
is a great gift idea for any time of the year.
"home sweet quilt" by Jill Finley would be a great
addition to any quilter's library. See more at
JillilyStudio.com.
Published by Martingale, "home sweet quilt" is
available from: Martingale, 19021 120th Ave.
NE, Ste. 102, Bothell, WA 98011-9511 USA
or www.ShopMartingale.com
or in Australia from: www.candobooks.com.au
Conquer Strip Piecing
Techniques. . .
No More Wasted Time and
Frustration
Sewing Your Blocks Together
When you begin a new quilt project, do you sometimes feel like you are fighting a
war? First you face the “Battle of the Quilt Blocks.” For me, at least, sometimes it’s a
challenge just to choose a block or two for a quilt. The first one may look too hard.
The second one may use too many different fabrics.
Then after you have spent hours – maybe even days – eliminating blocks, you find one
that is just right. Or at least, you’ll be happy using it in your brand new quilt.
Ahhhh – a sigh of relief!
Next, it’s time to look at the color scheme and fabrics to use. Finally, you have
everything set and you’re ready to cut your fabric. Faced with cutting a bazillion little
squares, you stop and think “there must be a better way!”
And, truly, there is – Strip Piecing!
With the advent of the rotary cutter, quilters figured out that they could sew strips
together and then cut the “strip units” into segments to sew into blocks – rows of
squares, alternating rectangles and squares, and more.
Using this technique, your cutting and sewing time for each quilt is slashed – leaving
you time to make more quilts! In our brand new DVD Mentor – Conquering Strip
Piecing – you’ll see just how this works, and learn how to make a beautiful quilt with
complicated-looking borders, too.
To get all of the details, visit:
http://how-to-quilt.com/strippiecedquilt.php
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Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, this time
of year is always a perfect excuse to try some
good food and spend time with friends and
family. This is a couple of recipes we like: (Google
a kitchen measurements converter if you need to)
Rum & Orange Chocolate Balls
Ingredients
100g pitted prunes, roughly chopped
80ml (1/3 cup) dark or white rum
250g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), chopped
125g unsalted butter, chopped
250g scotch finger biscuits, halved (shortbread
style cookies)
80g roasted peeled hazelnuts
1 orange, zested
50g flaked almonds, roasted, finely chopped
Cocoa, to dust
Method
Place prunes and rum in a small saucepan over
low heat and bring to the boil. Remove from heat
and set aside until needed.
Fill a small saucepan one-third full with water and
bring to a gentle simmer. Place chocolate and
butter in a small heatproof bowl, then place the
bowl over the pan of simmering water and stir
until melted (don't let the bowl touch the water).
Process biscuits, hazelnuts and prune mixture in a
food processor until finely chopped. Add orange
zest and chocolate mixture, and process until just
combined. Spoon into a large bowl and
Favourite Festive Recipes
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refrigerate for 15 minutes or until firm enough to
shape.
Line a large tray with baking paper and place
almonds and cocoa in separate shallow bowls.
Using your hands and working quickly, roll the
chocolate mixture into 3cm balls and place on the
tray. Roll half the balls in almonds to coat, then
dust the other half with cocoa. Store in an airtight
container in the fridge.
*(Pack in a pretty box lined with baking paper and
tie up with a big christmassy ribbon for a special
gift too!)
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Festive Savoury Tartlets
Ingredients
2-3 tbs chilli jam
12 mini pastry tartlet shells
150g soft, herbed goats' cheese
12 cherry tomatoes, sliced
12 small basil leaves, to serve
Method
Place a small amount of chilli jam in the base of
each tart shell. Cover with goats' cheese,
spreading smoothly with a palette knife. Place
one or two slices of tomato on top, sprinkle with
sea salt and black pepper and garnish with a basil
leaf. (Serve soon after making or the pastry will
soften.)
* These mini pastry tartlet shells are wonderful to
have on hand for Christmas drinks. Other fillings
could include caramelised onion and goats'
cheese; a soft chicken liver pate; or simply pesto.
They are also great served sweet with either
mincemeat or lemon curd.
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This month we continue our new regular segment
of “Show and Tell” quilts made by our Online
Quilt Magazine Readers. We will include them as
long as you can send them to us, and that way we
can all share in the wealth of creativity and
inspiration abundant within our quilting
community.
“I went to a workshop yesterday on braiding,
using my first Jelly Roll, and a 2½" Trapezoid Non-
Slip Ruler. It was such an inspiring class, and was
amazing, at the end of the day, to see each
student's first strip of braiding with sashing, as
they all looked so different! I've always been
sceptical as to the value of jelly rolls, thinking
them to be a bit of a con, when 2½" strips are
easy enough to make, but I'm now a convert! I
thought you might be interested to see my
humble effort. The quilt I'm making will have four
of these panels across the width, with a plain
light-coloured 6" sashing decorated with hearts,
and will probably need a final border to get it to
the size I want to make.”
- Julie, United Kingdom
Reader “Show and Tell”
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“I thought you might like to see the Apple Core
quilt I finished earlier this year. It is completely
hand sewn together - even the border is hand
stitched to the blocks.
I was even crazy enough to hand quilt it - I did it
1/4" inside the seams on all the cream blocks,
around the outside edge of the blocks in the
border and again about 1.5" from the very edge.
I made it from a kit I bought at a market in
Harrietville, Victoria one Easter. It measures
approx. 150cm” – Joy, Australia
“This is the tumbling blocks cot quilt I made for
my next door neighbour’s due soon grandson. It
is also the first quilt I have made of patchwork
squares so it took me for ages to do it but I got
there in the end.”
- Ann, Brisbane, Australia
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This Month’s block is a striking pieced triangles
and squares block. Take care with the seams, and
you will have a block to be proud of.
To make this 12 inch block as shown, you will
need 5 different fabrics, and once you have
rotary cut the pieces according to the Cutting
Diagram, you can piece them together as shown.
Block of the Month
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Try in a simple layout for a fabulous repetitive pattern, or use for a medallion quilt.
For more great quilts and blocks, visit www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com
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Today’s Tips:
Reader Sandra sent in a favourite quote:
"Never let a sewing machine know you are in a
hurry" (which I sometimes adapt to "computer"
or "printer"!)
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* If your machine doesn't have the feature that
lowers the feed dogs, you can tape a business
card over them while free motion quilting. It
helps keep the materials running thru evenly.
* Clean pizza boxes make great project holders.
This is great - especially for all those blocks you
make before you complete your BOM quilt. Ask
your local pizza shop, and get a couple of
different sizes to stack your finished blocks neatly
away.
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And these tips are great for Children’s quilts:
1) For a very cuddly children's quilt, try using
fleece on the back. You don't need wadding, as
the fleece will do the job of both wadding and
backing. Not only will this save time and money,
but kids love it! (Try tying the quilt with coloured
yarn too, rather than just sewing it together.)
2) "When making quilts for children add a secret
pocket with a little love note in it...only you and
the recipient will know where it is if you disguise
it well. This is lovely for grandchildren, you can
add a new note each time you visit them."
3) Save 6.5 inch blocks of fabric from favourite
clothes your children wear. By the time they are
adults, you should have enough for a special
memory quilt for them.
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