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Most of the quilts I have done to date have actually been quilt tops, that is they have just been the equivalent of the top layer(s) of fabric of a quilt without the layer of batting or backing that makes up a traditional quilt. The last quilt I made involved the trapunto technique and therefor […]

More research and much more practice on appliquing quilt pieces later and I have learned the following: A number of different stitches are traditionally used with appliqué I have the best luck with the straight stitch If you have the tension too tight and your length set too short you can actually saw right through […]

I cut out all the pieces for Lib’s Bumble Bee quilt; 25 yellow squares, 20 yellow bodies and 40 brown wings. Then came my favorite part with a new project – problem solving. How was I going to figure out how to place them accurately on the square? Geometry to the rescue. I cut 4 […]