http://quilting.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-20T19:29:31Z Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/22/anniversary-sampler-quilt-block-6-switching-crowns.htm <p><a href="http://quilting.about.com/od/anniversarysampler2007/ss/switch_crowns.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/quilting/1/0/i/G/-/-/switching_crowns_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="quilting" hspace="5" width="162" height="162" align="left" /></a>If you're familiar with Queen Charlotte's Crown, a traditional quilt block, you'll know immediately that this design looks absolutely <em>nothing</em> like it. But <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/anniversarysampler2007/ss/switch_crowns.htm">Switching Crowns</a> does have that block in its ancestry. As I drew Queen Charlotte's Crown, I knew I wasn't happy at all with it, so I started adding units and flipping them around. The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/anniversarysampler2007/ss/switch_crowns.htm">pattern for Switching Crowns</a> is the result. At first glance it looks like the block is complicated, and it does contain a lot of pieces, but they're all easy to assemble.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/22/anniversary-sampler-quilt-block-6-switching-crowns.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/22/anniversary-sampler-quilt-block-6-switching-crowns.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:30:02 +0000 2012-02-22T08:30:02Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/20/quilt-photo-gallery-updates-3.htm <p><img style="float: right; margin: 5px; border: 0pt none;" title="Cancer Awareness Quilt" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/quilting/1/0/b/q/-/-/Peggy-Ov-Cancer-Quilt-2.jpg" alt="Cancer Awareness Quilt" width="159" height="225" />I've been working on quilt gallery updates today and think most photos are now online. If you sent me several photos, I may have just used one or two so far. Updates include additions to the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/picturesofquilts/ig/Quilting-for-a-Cure/index.htm">disease awareness gallery</a> -- a small version of <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/picturesofquilts/ig/Quilting-for-a-Cure/Ovarian-Cancer-Quilt-for-Peggy.htm">Peggy's Ovarian Cancer Quilt</a> is shown here.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/20/quilt-photo-gallery-updates-3.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/20/quilt-photo-gallery-updates-3.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:29:31 +0000 2012-02-20T19:29:31Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/17/hither-and-yon-quilt-block-pattern.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/quilting/1/0/r/X/-/-/hither_yon_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="quilt block pattern" hspace="5" width="170" height="170" align="left" />I love the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/hither_yon.htm">Hither and Yon quilt block</a>, with pinwheels in opposite corners. The units in the remaining corners add even more visual movement to the block, so there's lots of opportunity for color-play. The Hither and Yon quilt block finishes at 12" square.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/17/hither-and-yon-quilt-block-pattern.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/17/hither-and-yon-quilt-block-pattern.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:00:14 +0000 2012-02-17T06:00:14Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/16/august-block-lotto-raspberry-chocolate-pinwheels.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/quilting/1/0/t/O/-/-/framed_wheel.jpg" border="0" alt="quilting" hspace="2" width="170" height="83" align="right" />This <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/frame_pinwheel.htm">6" framed pinwheel block</a> was used in a Quilting Forum event a few years ago. It's assembled in shades of raspberry and chocolate -- a yummy combination. You'll use four fabrics for each quilt block: two pinks and two tans or browns. The placement of the four fabrics within the blocks is up to you. If going scrappy isn't your thing, simply use fewer fabrics.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/16/august-block-lotto-raspberry-chocolate-pinwheels.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/16/august-block-lotto-raspberry-chocolate-pinwheels.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:00:43 +0000 2012-02-16T06:00:43Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/15/forum-block-lotto-thirties-pinwheel-in-a-square-block.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/quilting/1/0/z/X/-/-/thirties_pinwheel_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="quilt block pattern" hspace="5" width="170" height="170" align="left" />This thirties-era Pinwheel-in-a-Square quilt block finishes at 12" x 12", large enough for the wonderful reproduction fabrics to make a bold statement. Of course, if you aren't into fabrics from this era, simply choose another theme for your quilt blocks, because the design works well with any fabrics.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/15/forum-block-lotto-thirties-pinwheel-in-a-square-block.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/15/forum-block-lotto-thirties-pinwheel-in-a-square-block.htm Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:57 +0000 2012-02-15T09:00:57Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/14/scrap-happy-sampler-with-mitered-frames.htm <p><img style="float: left; margin: 1px; border: 0pt none;" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/quilting/1/0/J/q/-/-/Mitered-Sampler-bl.jpg" alt="" />The frames used in version #2&#160; of the Scrap Happy Sampler layout give the quilt an <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/attic_windows.htm">attic windows</a> type of look, but frames are on all four sides of each quilt block, not just two as in that traditional design. Sewing the miters is easy, so give this layout a try if you like it -- even if you haven't worked with set-in seams.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/14/scrap-happy-sampler-with-mitered-frames.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/14/scrap-happy-sampler-with-mitered-frames.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:38:51 +0000 2012-02-14T06:38:51Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/14/scrap-happy-sampler-with-sashing-cornerstones.htm <p><img style="float: right; margin: 1px; border: 0pt none;" title="Sampler Quilt Layout" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/quilting/1/0/K/q/-/-/Sampler-with-Sash-bl.jpg" alt="Sampler Quilt Layout" width="163" height="210" />Both layout suggestions for the Scrap Happy Sampler quilt blocks are very much 'do your own thing' types of layouts. Designs are all about your own decisions, including color choices -- my illustrations are in shades of gray so that they don't interfere too much with your ideas.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/14/scrap-happy-sampler-with-sashing-cornerstones.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/14/scrap-happy-sampler-with-sashing-cornerstones.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:36:15 +0000 2012-02-14T06:36:15Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/12/aunt-addies-album-quilt-block-pattern-16-block-quilt-top.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/quilting/1/0/o/O/-/-/auntaddies_sml.jpg" border="0" alt="aunt addie's album quilt block pattern" hspace="5" width="170" height="170" align="right" />Aunt Addie's Album is a traditional quilt block, but you can jazz it up a bit with jewel tone batik or hand dyed fabrics. The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/auntaddiesalbum.htm">quilt block pattern</a> includes instructions for one 8" square block -- perfect when you're making a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/a/scrap_quilts.htm">scrap quilt</a> from your fabric stash, and I've added yardage and a cutting chart for a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/auntaddiesalbum_4.htm">16-block quilt top with sashing and cornerstones</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/12/aunt-addies-album-quilt-block-pattern-16-block-quilt-top.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/12/aunt-addies-album-quilt-block-pattern-16-block-quilt-top.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:00:33 +0000 2012-02-12T06:00:33Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/11/how-to-make-yo-yos.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/quilting/1/0/u/7/-/-/yoyos_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="116" height="170" align="left" />Yo yos are little gathered rosettes of fabric that can be used to make an entire quilt, for dimensional applique or in any other way you like. They're kind of addicting once you get started, and simple to make. Give the technique a try -- you'll find all sorts of ways to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/piecingtechniques/ss/yoyoquilts.htm">sew yo yos to your quilts</a> and other projects.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/11/how-to-make-yo-yos.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/11/how-to-make-yo-yos.htm Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:56:08 +0000 2012-02-11T08:56:08Z http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/09/new-quilt-pattern-pitchers-for-tildys-cabin.htm <p><img src="http://z.about.com/d/quilting/1/0/I/P/-/-/tildy_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="quilt pattern" hspace="5" width="167" height="170" align="left" /><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/log_cabin_quilt.htm">This little quilt</a> was fun to make, and is a take-off of a bed quilt my sister, Donna, made for me many years ago, a pitchers and bowl design inspired by my collection of vintage spongeware. And there's a story behind that quilt. She had assembled a double or queen version (time has erased that bit of my memory) and then learned I bought a king sized bed. So she reworked the quilt to make it larger. I think most people would have left it as-is, but Donna wanted it to be just right. She even made matching throw pillows. I reduced the scale of the pitchers for this wallhanging and combined them with foundation pieced Courthouse Steps quilt blocks, a variation of the traditional Log Cabin design.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/09/new-quilt-pattern-pitchers-for-tildys-cabin.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://quilting.about.com/b/2012/02/09/new-quilt-pattern-pitchers-for-tildys-cabin.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:15:42 +0000 2012-02-09T06:15:42Z