This week, quilting artist Caroline Hwang, shows us how-to do some basic quilting techniques. Rob shares a bunch of great quilting resources and Corinne takes a look at quilts done by the Threadbanger community. Quilting aint just for grannie anymore!
Rob meets up with quilting and painting artist extraordinaire, Caroline Hwang, for a tutorial on English paper piecing. Easy to do and beautiful- see how Caroline interprets it into her artisitc and modern quilts.
Cut out a hexagon of paper and a piece of fabric. You can use any kind of fabric for this project, any recyclable material, which you'll also cut out in a hexagon but with a quater inch seam allowance on all sides. After that, pin the paper to the fabric and...
Quilts are beautiful. They're historical and old and elaborate, and have that essence of country style and pioneering. Grandmas, cornbread, and wood carpentry always come to my mind somewhat randomly. But as colonial and old fashioned as they've been, they can equally be trendy and fanciful. Like everything is the sewing world, the craft is modernizing, just as embroidery (my usual craft of choice) and knitting have done.
Connectingthreads.com offer free quilting patterns for beginners (pictured...
Patchwork isn't just for grandmas anymore.
Cause really, what is more diy than quilting? I hereby call for a return to quilting -- and no, it doesn't have to be the traditional precisely measured block piecing. Check out some of these modern takes. A lot of them are free-form, and specifically made from scraps or material recycled from sheets and clothing. You'l never want to throw out a piece of fabric again.
1. The T-Shirt Quilt
My mom made me save my t-shirts for years because she said she was...
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