Inspiration

December 23, 2013
Get creative with your fabric stash
If you are truly a "quilter" you have a fabric stash. Once you reach your limit on available shelving, it's time to get creative.
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December 17, 2013
Quilting the Quilt: Pantograph or custom - which should I choose?
When debating between custom and overall quilting for your quilt, you’ll save yourself lots of time and stress if you answer these questions to help you decide...
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November 19, 2013
You can test quilting designs with vinyl
If you're struggling with how a quilting design might look in your quilt, here's a great way to audition your ideas.
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November 12, 2013
Quilting the Quilt: Echo Quilting
Echo quilting is a technique that is often overlooked as a design element, but it can create dramatic results.
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June 26, 2013
Quilting the Quilt: Traditional, Contemporary or Modern
Are you a traditionalist, or do you lean more toward contemporary? As the next quilting generation finds its voice, a new and different genre is emerging.
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May 17, 2013
Quilting the Quilt: Find Your Feather Style
From fluffy and fun to frilly and fancy, feathers are designs that quilters long to master.
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May 1, 2013
Quilting the Quilt: Fabulous Feather Formation
We are never satisfied with our own shapes and curves, and we pine after the style or gracefulness we’ve seen in other quilters’ feathers.
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April 30, 2013
Wool applique on your longarm
Donating your old wool clothing to Goodwill? Not so fast! Here's a few ways to re-purpose wool fabric in your quilts.
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April 2, 2013
Up Close Quilting with Liz Porter
This month we’re back with an Up Close Quilting profile about Liz Porter, the other half of the dynamic quilting duo behind Fons & Porter.
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February 19, 2013
Add luster, luminosity and depth to your quilts
You can add richness to your quilts using fabrics that create the illusions of luminosity, luster and depth.
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