CLEANING OF VINTAGE AND HEIRLOOM QUILTS Visit Stitches for quilts and quilting supplies Please remember to vote at the bottom of this guide - Thanks! Your vintage and heirloom quilts are a piece of the...
eBay is one of the best places I know of to find supplies for surface design and fiber art! In the surface design class I teach, my students learn how to do tie dye, batik, fabric painting, silk painting and...
PILLOW PANELS: WHAT ARE THEY Pillow panels are wonderful fabric items. They are ususally sold by either the 1/2 yard or the yard. The average pillow panel will feature 2 different printed blocks per every...
What do you think of when you see "Hand-Crafted" as a category? What comes to my mind is a hand/home crafted one-of-a-kind item made by one artist, stitcher, or a small co-op of persons, such as a sewing...
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Quilt Pattern or Fabric? Pre-Wash or Don't Pre-Wash? QUILT PATTERN OR FABRIC? I don't know about the chicken or the egg but in my case, which is quilting, what...
As a crafter, sewer, quilter I am AMAZED as I pull up auction after auction and see real home handcrafted, (not made in a foreign country handcrafted), items being sold for almost zero dollars. You've all...
CHANGE YOUR BEDROOM DECOR BY ADDING DECORATOR PILLOWCASES. Change your bedroom look every week, every month, every holiday.No bedspread needed. Just invest in a plain colored blanket, such as red or green,...
How to Prepare Your Quilt Top For Best Results Do not baste or pin quilt together No buttons, lace or loose fabric of any kind. Backing and batting must be 4" larger on each side of your quilt top....