Friday, April 22, 2022
custom made tshirt quilt
A grid-layout t-shirt quilt... 40 shirts, 5x8 grid. Some blocks needed to be cut to smaller sizes to fit them all in. I used tshirt pieces for the cornerstones to add some fun pops of color to the black sashing.
It's quilted with the Meander Squared pattern.
Friday, April 15, 2022
free pattern download
Right now on the Hancock's of Paducah website, you can download this pattern for free. It's called Fine China, and looks like a fun pattern. I've included a link to the pattern.
Happy quilting!
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Prewashing your fabric
I recommend pre-washing your backing fabric to reduce shrinkage in your quilt and to remove any excess dyes in the fabric.
I just purchased a piece of flannel for the backing of a baby quilt, and it measured 63 5/8 x 43 1/2 before washing, and after washing & drying on low heat it measured 60 1/2 x 42. That's 3" lost through shrink on the length (parallel to the selvedges)... flannel would probably shrink more than regular quilting cotton, but that's not a given either, depending on the brand of fabric.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
applique roosters quilt
Quilted with the Argyle pattern that echoed the shape of the chicken wire print fabric in the background.
Sunday, March 6, 2022
Monday, February 21, 2022
Threadbearers group
There is a new group of quilters that you may want to join & be a blessing to others using your gift of sewing.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Amazing triangle quilt
Lots of little triangles on this one! She pressed the seams open to reduce the bulk where the triangles meet. 👍
Monday, January 10, 2022
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Monday, January 3, 2022
Monday, December 13, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Friday, December 3, 2021
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Friday, November 26, 2021
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
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