Monday, January 12, 2009
Heart string quilt
I like this looks of this quilt. This is made by Mary Johnson from Minnesota. Her blog http://maryquilts.blogspot.com/
Her directions to make this quilt is at http://maryquilts.com/strings-hearts/
Her directions to make this quilt is at http://maryquilts.com/strings-hearts/
How to make a pillow case
Banish percale forever! Pillow case tutorial by Jona Giammalva
Making your own pillow case is so easy and fast and the outcome is so much nicer than store bought cases! Here's how I made mine:
I used 3 fabrics: the pink is 41 x 25 inches, the blue is 41 x 10, and the red
is 41 x 1.75. I'm just going to refer to the fabrics by their colors even
though you will probably want to try different colors for yours (but if you
want to copy this one then that's okay too!).
Fold the red and blue fabrics in half and press.
Fold the red and blue fabrics in half and press.
Use a 1/2 inch seam allowance and stitch the red strip of fabric to the edge of the pink fabric (matching raw edges).
Now pin the blue fabric on top with the red fabric sandwiched in between and raw edges even.
Stitch in place (I usually flip it over and follow the previous stitch line just to keep it all even).
Now clean your edges by serging or zigzagging and press your seam out nicely. The red strip should be pressed towards the top (the blue fabric). Looking good!
Now fold the whole pillowcase in half and pin the edges together. Take your time to make sure all the seams match up and especially that the top matches up evenly. Use lots of pins if that makes you feel safer (it's not a sign of weakness and don't let anyone tell you that it is!).
Now stitch from the top down past the seam with the red strip. I use my regular machine to start the seam because I can get the edges to match better this way (they tend to shift apart if I use my serger to start the seam). At this point I remove it and use the serger to finish it. If you are using your regular machine just go ahead and finish the seam all the way down the side and then across at the bottom (then zigzag your edge).
Trim your threads and press the seam to the side. On the right side of the fabric topstitch along the side of the seam so that your seam allowance is stitched flat in place. I only do this through top part of the pillowcase where the sloppy seam would show (but now it's not sloppy because you've stitched it down, yippy!).
Making your own pillow case is so easy and fast and the outcome is so much nicer than store bought cases! Here's how I made mine:
I used 3 fabrics: the pink is 41 x 25 inches, the blue is 41 x 10, and the red
is 41 x 1.75. I'm just going to refer to the fabrics by their colors even
though you will probably want to try different colors for yours (but if you
want to copy this one then that's okay too!).
Fold the red and blue fabrics in half and press.
Fold the red and blue fabrics in half and press.
Use a 1/2 inch seam allowance and stitch the red strip of fabric to the edge of the pink fabric (matching raw edges).
Now pin the blue fabric on top with the red fabric sandwiched in between and raw edges even.
Stitch in place (I usually flip it over and follow the previous stitch line just to keep it all even).
Now clean your edges by serging or zigzagging and press your seam out nicely. The red strip should be pressed towards the top (the blue fabric). Looking good!
Now fold the whole pillowcase in half and pin the edges together. Take your time to make sure all the seams match up and especially that the top matches up evenly. Use lots of pins if that makes you feel safer (it's not a sign of weakness and don't let anyone tell you that it is!).
Now stitch from the top down past the seam with the red strip. I use my regular machine to start the seam because I can get the edges to match better this way (they tend to shift apart if I use my serger to start the seam). At this point I remove it and use the serger to finish it. If you are using your regular machine just go ahead and finish the seam all the way down the side and then across at the bottom (then zigzag your edge).
Trim your threads and press the seam to the side. On the right side of the fabric topstitch along the side of the seam so that your seam allowance is stitched flat in place. I only do this through top part of the pillowcase where the sloppy seam would show (but now it's not sloppy because you've stitched it down, yippy!).
Friday, January 9, 2009
Casino carpet designs - future quilts
So many times a quilt idea is taken from everyday objects. While in Vegas the last couple of winters, I took a numbers of pictures of the beautiful carpets in the casinos. Someday I hope to use one of these images in a quilt.
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