DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Weblog

Quilt shows are always fun, whether big or small. For some quilters, getting to Paducah or Houston can be a once in five to ten years thing, and going to both is not an option. I’ve been to both, as well as to a couple of the Quilt Expo shows in Europe, and I thought [...]

I love these snips! They are so perfect for machine quilting, because you can get really close to the quilt to trim the threads, but you won’t risk cutting the fabric (as I’ve done before with other scissors!). I need to order another pair so I have a spare, because if I lose them, it’s [...]

Here’s the view today: I was looking forward to using many different colors of thread on this quilt, since I wanted to match or coordinate with the appliqué pieces for the quilting. I have been collecting threads for a while (variegated threads are just as hard to resist as fat quarter bundles for me!) and [...]

If I were to do appliqué by hand (and I don’t think I’ll be doing much more of it, ever, but I’ve done my fair share), here are a few things I try to keep in mind to make the task easier: Good lighting! Yes, you’ve heard this from me before, but I just can’t [...]

Here’s the view from my sewing chair today: As you can see, this quilt is quite a walk on the wild side, for me anyway. As I said in a previous post, I used Glue-Baste-It to glue the appliqué pieces down, and then stitch basted some of the larger ones with water soluble thread before [...]

I’m finally finished preparing the appliqué pieces on the quilt, and I basted it today. I used to think basting was my least favorite part of quilting altogether, but now I’m convinced that it’s really appliqué and all it’s associated preparations and fussiness that ranks the bottom spot. Tomorrow I get to start quilting, yay! [...]

Episode 5 of The Driven To Quilt Podcast is available for dowload. Today’s topics: The Quiltmaker’s Gift Activity, Sharing Your Quilts, and Ten Top Tips for Machine Quilting. Enjoy!