Quilting Terms Explained
Anchor Fabric – The piece of fabric used during the piecing process. Used to hold all fabric pieces together when machine piecing.
Appliqué – Not specific to quilting, this term describes using smaller pieces of fabric in a decorative way that is stitched to the face of a quilt. Sun Bonnett Sue’s quilts are fine examples [...]
Quilting – Crafting with GoodByeCityLife
Quilting designs vary quite specifically to a country, or a society, but the traditional American patchwork designs have become loved world wide. Understand that I am not saying this as some prideful Yankee – I am Canadian, yet recognize the world’s passion for American handiwork.
Although quilting has it’s roots in Europe, the beloved American designs [...]
Hand Made Quilts – The Ultimate Hug
As many of my regular readers know, we recently suffered a house fire and lost everything we owned.
The tragedy wasn’t so much about the loss of ’stuff’ but the effect of uproar on our family. Material possessions, after all, can be replaced, but the effect of watching your home, your safety zone, go up in [...]
Quilting, the History of a Handicraft
Quilting is a country craft as old as the hills themselves. For many people through the ages, quilting has a comforting and enigmatic combination of necessity, community, craftwork, and commemoration.
In colder climates, a woman’s quilting circle is still an opportunity for us to come together, to work on projects together, to talk over the [...]
