by Katy Cameron | 05.03.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
So you’ve got your top, batting and backing (which are both bigger than your top), and now you need to join it all together. Today we’re going to look at the terms used in the next step in the process, basting. What Is Basting? Basting is where you...
by Katy Cameron | 26.02.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
So far we’ve looked at the fabrics used in quilting, the parts of a quilt and piecing a quilt, and this week we’re going to look at commonly found and simple quilt blocks Common Block Types A quick search online will show you hundreds of free patterns for...
by Katy Cameron | 19.02.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
In the ‘Parts Of A Quilt’ post a couple of weeks ago we talked about different types of quilt, but today we’re going to look a little more in depth at the terms that are commonly used in the piecing of a quilt top: Finished Vs Unfinished When you...
by Katy Cameron | 05.02.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
2 weeks ago we took a look at the fabrics used in quilting, this week we’re going to look at the different parts of a quilt, such as what goes in the middle between the pretty fabrics, and what holds it all together. Quilt Top This is the upermost layer of a...
by Katy Cameron | 22.01.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
Ask the average person and they would tell you that they have a good grasp of their native language, some might even be able to say the same of other languages, but start a new hobby and you soon discover a whole new language within a language which will leave you...