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		<title>Maggie Walker Quilting – Quilting Diva</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most delightful aspects of quilting is to study under the tutelage a true quilting artist.  Maggie Walker is an artist in every sense of the word, and she opened up new ideas and vistas in the craft of quilting.  Walker’s designs more closely resemble a piece of fine art than [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most delightful aspects of quilting is to study under the tutelage a true quilting artist.  Maggie Walker is an artist in every sense of the word, and she opened up new ideas and vistas in the craft of quilting.  Walker’s designs more closely resemble a piece of fine art than a rustic quilt as we have known them in the past.  Through her instructions books and her patterns that are available, one can learn a great deal about this new facet of quilting.  It’s true that nothing stays the same, so when new ideas come forth, it’s good to review them and see if and when those innovative ideas can become part of your own personal flair.<span id="more-33"></span><strong><br />
Maggie Walker Quilting – A Unique Technique</strong></p>
<p>Maggie Walker quilting designs came into existence rather by accident. Maggie had been on a trip to New Your while employed as a graphic artist. She happened to view a display of quilts in a museum and she fell in love with that art concept. She began a quest to collect all types of fabrics. Maggie Walker quilting designs started out with very small pieces, and now her designs have grown in popularity to become some of the most unique and beautiful ever to be quilted on fabric. Each design is vivid and lifelike in their depiction of expressing the intended meaning of each piece.</p>
<p><strong>How to Use Maggie Walker Quilting Designs</strong></p>
<p>To see firsthand the beautiful designs of Maggie Walker quilting, visit her website. Here you will enjoy viewing some of her amazing creative designs.  You can also purchase her well-written design books. In these books, you will find instructions as to how to create these beautiful Maggie Walker quilting pieces on your own. Not only does she offer quilting projects, but you can also order clothing patterns for her designs as well. This allows you to cover yourself in these designs. You will find that you will be boasting about Maggie Walker designs each and every time you wear one of them.</p>
<p>Maggie Walker quilting instruction is offered both in lectures and classes. You can go directly to her website to find all the information needed to contact her. It is well worth the time and effort to learn quilting from this brilliantly talented woman. Maggie Walker quilting designs are so superb and so unique. There is a wide array of designs to choose from – anything from roosters to snowflake designs. These pieces are truly inspiring for you to quilt. They actually bring about a certain feeling of joy when you are creating these wondrous pieces for yourself or for your friends and family.</p>
<p><strong>Inspiration</strong></p>
<p>That day in New York when Maggie Walker first saw the quilting exhibit, it must have been an inspiring moment for her. Whatever she saw in those particular pieces that day must have struck a chord within her. It birthed a unique new way of quilting that is so distinct and unusual that some of the designs cannot even be described. Each design is completely different from the one previous. Experience the wonder of her creations by purchasing the design books and incorporating the ideas in your own quilts and clothing. Imagine the pride you will experience each time you wear or show your own Maggie Walker quilting designs to friends.</p>
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		<title>Quilting Designs: A Wide Variety</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quilting designs are a little like snowflakes, in that there are hardly any two alike.  This is a craft where you can take a design that has been created by someone else, and yet make it totally and distinctly your own.  These designs and patterns range from the simples patchwork to the most intricate freehand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quilting designs are a little like snowflakes, in that there are hardly any two alike.  This is a craft where you can take a design that has been created by someone else, and yet make it totally and distinctly your own.  These designs and patterns range from the simples patchwork to the most intricate freehand designs.  Some look for the design to be presented in the fabric itself, and more design patterns can be introduced in the actual quilting stitching.  And if the design of the quilt is repeated on both sides – reversible – the work is even more intensive.  Quilting designs are the delight of every quilter, and they enjoy discovering fresh new ones.<span id="more-45"></span></p>
<p><strong>Quilting Designs – Just What You Want Them to Be </strong></p>
<p>Have you ever wondered where all those beautiful quilting designs came from on a quilt?  Many were designed by freehand. Others, however, come about as the result of using a pattern. Before the days of patterns, all quilting designs began in someone’s imagination as they visualized what they wanted the final project to look like. With many designs crisscrossing through several different squares it is easy to see that it takes real creativity to design a quilt.</p>
<p>The standard patchwork quilts are possibly the simplest designs to create as they basically consist of a patchwork of different color materials, cut into squares and sewn together in a hodgepodge fashion. Those patches that have quilting designs on them must be stitched together in order for the fabric’s patterns to match. Whether moving from left to right or from top to bottom, matching the pattern on each square with an adjacent square takes great care and patience.</p>
<p>The size of your quilt and the size of the squares which will make up the quilt are what determine how intricate the quilting design will be. While many quilters prefer to keep it simple with their designs, still others seek out a more intricate look. Using fabric with designs already on it can make a quilter’s work easier, but you will still have to cut each piece the same size to ensure that they fit together correctly to form the perfect size.</p>
<p><strong>Reversible Quilts Call for Twice the Work</strong></p>
<p>If you have decided to have your quilting designs reversible, plan on spending an inordinate amount of time creating it. Both sides will have to be finished, with regards to the knots.  And depending on your concept of reversible, it may require the front and back to be made exactly alike before you stitch all three layers together.</p>
<p>A sewing machine that boasts a computerized guide will make quilting designs much easier to accomplish. With many of these machines you simply enter your design and turn the machine on. It will then automatically duplicate the pattern on whatever fabric you put in the machine. For edge to edge quilting in which repeated quilting designs are needed, this method can cut the time of work drastically.</p>
<p>Failing to have a computerized machine, you can find patterns with which to mark your cloth and then stitch either with your standard machine or by hand. Either way, realize that making enough squares for a good-sized quilt is going to take some time and work on your part.</p>
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