DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Weblog

Though many quilters would rather quilt and play with fabric than clean house or deal with paperwork on any day of the week, sometimes you may find that you just can’t get down to work on your latest project no matter how hard you try. There may be other things that really need to get [...]

With so many different weights and plies of thread in our sewing rooms these days, it’s easy to forget what type of thread is in all the bobbins that you’ve wound. Head to the office supply store and purchase self-adhesive page reinforcement labels. The labels are shaped like a ring, so you can write the [...]

When you photograph a quilt or other flat, rectangular artwork, watch out for keystoning. Keystoning happens when the edges of the quilt are not parallel with the edges of the camera frame and the quilt looks crooked, with one edge shorter than the other. To prevent the keystone quilt look, photograph the quilt straight on, [...]

For best results, and especially if you’re entering a quilt show, photograph your quilt hanging straight on a white or very light background without anything else in the picture. You can use the side of your house or a garage door on a nice day and have great lighting. Get as close to the quilt [...]

When you’re satin stitching around the same shapes over and over again (circles or flower petals for example), try to work out how many stitches you should take before you need to lift the presser foot and turn the fabric to stay on the curve. Then you can count the stitches as you go around [...]

During the holidays it’s easy to get over committed, even if it’s to yourself when you want to give hand made gifts to friends and family. There’s already so much to do, and adding hand made gifts to the list can add stress! There’s still time to reassess and purchase small, thoughtful gifts, even ones [...]

If you’re on a tight budget (when you’re making your pennies scream because you’re pinching them so hard) then take advantage of sales and clearance fabrics. Okay, so you can’t get nice coordinating fabrics that are all from the same line or maker, but you can end up with some really great fabrics for 50-75% [...]