DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Blog » The Daily Stitch http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany Redefining patchwork one stitch at a time Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/category/daily/http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/graphics/thedailystitch.pngThe Daily Stitch published by DreamWeaver's QuiltsDreamWeaversQuiltsTheDailyStitchhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with Live.comHello, and thanks for subscribing to The Daily Stitch! Be sure to visit often and share your thoughts and additions to the tips and entries in comments. Happy Quilting, Nadine Quilts on the Table http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DreamWeaversQuiltsTheDailyStitch/~3/jQ1UnWmgekg/ http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2009/11/05/quilts-on-the-table/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:06 +0000 Nadine http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/?p=2412 Go quilt! Your work gets better every day!
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]]> This holiday season, use your quilts to decorate your table. Lay your holiday themed quilt over your dining table, and then cover with a clear tablecloth protector or clear applique film off the roll. The beauty of your work will shine through, but will still be protected from accidental spills and splatters!

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]]> Before you throw away those scraps… STOP! Measure them first, and as long as they’re at least 1 1/2″ then have a storage box and say “there’s an Inchie” and throw it in. Eventually you’ll have enough for a very eclectic Inchie quilt!

This tip submitted by @endlessprattle. Thanks!

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]]> http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2009/11/04/no-scrap-too-small/feed/ http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamweavers-quilts.com%2Fquilt-epiphany%2F2009%2F11%2F04%2Fno-scrap-too-small%2F&seed_title=No+Scrap+Too+Small Blending In http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DreamWeaversQuiltsTheDailyStitch/~3/mM758PyGBpk/ http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2009/11/03/blending-in/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:56 +0000 Nadine http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/?p=2314 Go quilt! Your work gets better every day!
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]]> When machine quilting, use a fine thread like Bottom Line in the bobbin. Thin threads blend beautifully with the backing fabric!

This tip submitted by Doris C. Thanks Doris!

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]]> When in need of marking lines on fabric that you want to be sure will wash out, use an old bar of hand soap. The really old bars that are almost wafer then make excellent tools to mark fabrics. And they wash out really easily.

This tip submitted by SewCalGal. Thanks!

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]]> A dear friend took me under her wing when I started quilting (or, more accurately, she continues to keep me under her wing). She gave me a steno pad with a cover she’d made with an embroidered logo representing our hobbies: the cycling quilters! From then on, every time we sewed together I’d put notes from our conversations right in that wonderful notebook.

This tip submitted by Jody@Inside the Weeds. Thanks Jody!

(Editor’s note: I love this tip, because the friendships we make and nurture through our hobbies are so important, just as much or more than the hobbies themselves. It’s a lovely thing to do, to record the special moments!)

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]]> When placing different quilt blocks in a setting, take a photo of each different arrangement of blocks with a digital camera. You can view the pictures on your computer side by side or one after the other to compare settings and “remember” which you like best!

This tip submitted by Linda@Quilt Cookies. Thanks Linda!

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]]> One of the things that helps me the most is belonging to my local quilt guild. All the experienced quilters are so happy to share their techniques and ideas and are great for support as I am a new quilter.

This tip submitted by Helen K. Thanks Helen!

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]]> Always take pictures of your work before you give it away. I wish I had learned this one way earlier, but I never did until recently begin taking pictures, and even though I’ve asked for pictures from everyone I’ve given them to, I’ve only gotten one. So… always, always, always take pictures of your work, and then identify who it was given to, and for what occasion, and you might even keep a couple of swatches of the fabric just so you can see. I’ve heard of putting info, picture, and swatches into a page protector and then keeping a binder full of finished projects.

This tip submitted by @endlessprattle. Thanks!

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]]> Finally, an iPhone app for quilters: Palettes and Palettes Lite! Read a review at Celestina Carmen, and then see the complete list of features and get the app from the developer in either the Lite or full version.

This tip submitted by Dorothy H. Thanks Dorothy!

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]]> OK, my favorite tip comes from Sharon Schamber. She uses school glue in a tiny dispenser to baste her 1/4 inch seams, then irons it. You get perfect seams every time, no traveling, nothing. Since I found that tip, I have not sewed without it. My tiny glue dispenser dispenses a very thin line of glue (which is just starch, she says) and once pressed, it sticks together. I have my iron set up near my sewing machine I use a June Tailor Cut’n Press, and I glue every piece.

This tip submitted by Annie@Annie of Blue Gables. Thanks Annie!

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