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Quilt Tips: Perfect Pressing

Posted on March 25, 2015
by Angela T.
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Hello Quilters! Our Quilt Blocks designers write instructions with every single sewn seam specifically pressed in the best direction. We think it makes the intersections match and blocks finish square and flat! Here are some of their tips for: Press all seams with a dry…

No-Sew Projects

Fabric Wall Art

Posted on March 19, 2015
by Angela T.
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Have you seen the adorable DIY wall art projects all over Pinterest? Today we wanted to give it a try with our Fabric Loft fabric and see just how easy it is to make your own wall art. We've come to learn it's incredibly easy!…

Tips & Tricks

Quilt Tips: Sewing Strips to a Block

Posted on March 17, 2015
by Karen S.
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Hello Quilters! Many times a patchwork block needs a frame or two in a quilt design. A narrow strip can introduce a bold accent color. A wide strip in a tonal or solid will separate your prints from other prints. Use two borders to pull…

No-Sew Projects

Fabric Covered Potted Plants and Plates | DIY Tablescape

Posted on March 16, 2015
by Karen S.
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Here at Fabric Editions, we seem to have the best green fabrics. I'm always inspired to make something with the freshest, newest green as soon as I see it. With Spring in the air and St. Patrick's day on the way, Fabric Loft inspired this…

Fun Projects

Fabric Palette Easter Treat Bags

Posted on March 12, 2015
by Karen S.
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These tiny, 3" tall Easter candy sacks started with 5" x 7" cuts from a fat quarter. A Fabric Palette Flutterby collection bundle was on hand and had the perfect Spring colors I was looking for. Simple seams and boxed corners worked up so…

Tips & Tricks

Quilting Tips: Matching Eight-Point Centers

Posted on March 3, 2015
by Karen S.
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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…

Tips & Tricks

Quilt Tips: Triangle Troubleshooting

Posted on February 24, 2015
by Karen S.
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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…

Tips & Tricks

Quilting Tips: Perfect Pinning

Posted on February 18, 2015
by Karen S.
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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,…

Tips & Tricks

Quilt Tips: Flying Geese

Posted on February 11, 2015
by Karen S.
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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
by Karen S.
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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…