Karen S., Author at Fabric Editions Blog

Quilting Tips: Matching Eight-Point Centers

Posted on March 3, 2015
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Hello Quilters! Eight-Point Centers are found in Pinwheels and LeMoyne Stars. When triangles come together in the center of a block, as in a pinwheel, you must match all eight points together. Here are a few quilting tips from the Quilt Blocks designers. Place the…

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Quilt Tips: Triangle Troubleshooting

Posted on February 24, 2015
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Hello Quilters! Accurate Piecing of Half-Square Triangle and Flying Geese units will show off your perfect points but chopped off points will leave you frustrated. Accuracy can be affected by many things, even the thickness of thread and seams can cause triangles to fall just shy…

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Quilting Tips: Perfect Pinning

Posted on February 18, 2015
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Recently I saw a quilt WIP (btw, that means a Work In Progress) from the 1970’s or 80’s. Well, maybe it wasn’t actually in progress, but I don’t know what the acronym for an Abandoned Project would be. It was a box of patchwork pieces,…

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Quilt Tips: Flying Geese

Posted on February 11, 2015
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Hello Quilters! Flying Geese are a common type of pieced unit used in many quilt blocks. They can be pieced from three triangles, a rectangle and two squares, or a number of other clever cut and sew methods. Most of the Quilt Blocks designers…

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Quilt Tips: Half-Square Triangles

Posted on February 4, 2015
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Hello Quilters! Triangles are a challenge for beginner quilters, but at some point you'll run out of squares-only designs. So let's take a look at the most common triangle used in quilting, the 45o triangle. It is one half of a square and called a…

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Quilting Tips: Strip Piecing

Posted on January 27, 2015
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Hello Quilters! Quilt Block kits have pre-cut pieces that are ready to sew, but that doesn't mean we aren't up to date with new and time saving methods. Our designers will occasionally use strip piecing when they write the instructions. In Indigo Square Block 2,…

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Hexagon Piecing

Posted on January 23, 2015
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Is it Winter where you are? Are you spending most of your days, nights, or weekends in front of your sewing machine? Let's get you back in the family room with easy hexagon English paper piecing. You can cozy up in front of the TV…

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Quilting Tips: Nesting Seams

Posted on January 20, 2015
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Hello Quilters! Do you feel ‘lucky’ if you have nicely matched intersections? Luck is finding an empty parking spot in front of the store on a rainy day. Perfect patchwork takes some practice, not luck, and you will get better with time. Matching intersections can…

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Quilting Tips: Seam Allowance

Posted on January 15, 2015
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Hello Quilters! We're starting a series of tips and techniques over the next few weeks. These are shared from our Quilt Blocks instructions, where so many quilters get their start. So if you're a beginner or have some experience, join us to improve your skills.…

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Fabric Loft Coasters

Posted on December 19, 2014
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Need a quick hostess gift? Would you like to show off your quilting skills? Coasters really are useful to protect painted or wood furniture, so it doesn’t get too ‘rustic’. Match a novelty print with the host or hostess and you have a thoughtful gift.…