DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Weblog

After a couple of marathon quilting days, I’ve just finished my latest quilt. It’s always an interesting combination of feelings when you put those last stitches in: first you heave the big sigh of relief because you’re done, and then you take a big breath and hold it while you dump the quilt in the [...]

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 [...]

The king size quilt I’ve been working on is finally done, and I’ve washed it and blocked it to dry. It’s always a bit scary, putting a quilt in the washer; no matter that I’ve done everything right to prevent mishaps, I still wonder, will the dyes run, will all my machine quilting unravel at [...]