Archive for July, 2008
Long Arm Quilting Machines: The Latest in Technology
July 30, 2008 by admin
Where quilting has come from most people know and understand. Where it’s headed is anyone’s guess. Every since the Long Arm Quilting Machine was invented by Fred Nolting in the 1980s quilting has undergone a virtual revolution. The Long Arm Quilting Machine offers advances in creative quilting that our grandmothers could never [...]
Tags: Quilting, Quilting Machines, Spin on Quilting, technology
Meandering Quilting: Pattern or No?
July 29, 2008 by admin
Quilting in the past has been a rather staid craft with the creative expression being in the selection of fabric pieces and in the placement of those pieces in various patterns. In more recent years, quilting has become more of an art form, and no more than in the area of meandering quilting. [...]
Tags: Cotton, fabric, Freehand Artistry, padding, Quilting, Unique Designs
Ozark Quilting Groups
July 28, 2008 by admin
Getting together was the best part of quilting for our grandmothers. Quilting bees not only allowed a quilt to be completed, but it gave the women a chance to socialize. It’s no different today with the quilting groups that are available in the area of the Missouri Ozarks. These groups offer instruction, workshops, pattern swaps [...]
Tags: Ozark, Piecemakers, quilter, Quilting, Support
Quilting Fabrics: Endless Choices
July 27, 2008 by admin
The fabric of a quilt gives endless choices in creating quilting designs. Fabrics can be of different color, texture, and design, and when interjected into an actual quilting pattern then the fabric pieces are what make the quilt what it is. Seasoned quilters know exactly how to find and choose fabric pieces to create the [...]
Tags: Color and Feel, design, Learning the Basics, Quilting, quilting fabrics