Making a quilt from old baby clothes?

Posted March 30th, 2009

jatay asked: Okay, so I have never made a quilt before, I haven’t even really done much sewing. I have a sewing machine that I received as a Christmas gift, TWO years ago and it’s still in the box! Anyways, I am determined, I want to make a quilt out of my daughter’s [...]

Quilt making– HELP?

Posted March 23rd, 2009

Lohla asked: Okay, so I want to make my mom a quilt for christmas but I want it to have pictures of me and her on it. Do I have to have a pattern? Can I just cut a bunch of t-shirts and other fabrics into squares? I got muslin from the fabric store to [...]

HELP!I need some suggestions for a wedding quilt square ?

Posted March 19th, 2009

debsblmn asked: My nephew is getting married and I am one of twenty some people who are pitching in on a quilt. They are getting married at Thornewood castle. The theme is Celtic/ Nordic .She suggests things like celtic knots or designs,mandala designs, celtic crosses runes, heather, animals like ravens or?… I’m thinking applique as [...]

Need help making a quilt?

Posted March 14th, 2009

sarahe152 asked: I have been watching my friend make a quilt for the past two weeks and I’m interested in making one myself now. I need help with measurements though. I would like to make a quilt for a twin bed and I have a pattern in mind it is basically squares swen together but [...]

Finishing a quilt?

Posted March 9th, 2009

Natalie asked: I would like to start making T-shirt quilts for all our T-shirts laying around. I’ve made quilts before, but I’ve never done all the top stiching that I have seen other people do. Do I need a special machine to do that, or where do I learn how to do that? [...]

I’m making my first quilt – a recycled denim jean quilt. I cut 5″ squares. is this too small?

Posted February 25th, 2009

MOMMY asked: I probably should have done the research before breakin’ out the scissors. Most patterns call for an at least 6″ square. Oops…
Any other tips for a denim quilt?wingate

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Help w/ embroidery?

Posted February 21st, 2009

jessica m asked: Is there anyone out there that does hand embroidery. I have been looking for a cute frog pattern that I can make into a baby quilt for my niece. I’ve had no luck and Aunt Martha’s dosen’t have one that I’ve seen. If you have one can you share?solomon

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Quilt Challenge – using “Canoe County” fabric?

Posted February 20th, 2009

KJean asked: I’m looking for ideas using Holly Taylor’s “Canoe Country” line of fabric to make a double/full sized quilt. I looked at the book of ideas that is available, and didn’t find one I liked. I will be hand quilting this quilt, so I’d like something that has more pattern to it [...]

MATH NEed Alot of help?

Posted February 17th, 2009

Mymy asked: Just some questions im having a hard time with.
When is a plane figure not a polygon?
Find the sum of the interior angles of an octagon.
Find the measure of an exterior angle of a regular pentagon.
Darla is making a quilt for a twin bed. The basic pattern on the quilt is a [...]

who buys antique quilts?

Posted February 16th, 2009

Kevin C asked: I have a 100% cotton quilt including the old timey cotton that was appraised at over 100 years old, but cannot be repaired as the kind of pattern is obsolete. I’m looking for a museum to pay me to display or someone interested in buying it.lampkin

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