Here’s a breakdown of some common quilting vocabulary so you can understand what types of styles and techniques quilt makers are talking about when they throw around terms like these.
This is a great thing to have on hand (or foot) when you are machine quilting. It’s an attachment that helps fabric move all the quilt sandwich layers under the feet at the same speed. This tool helps you get your quilting off on the right foot, with pelo puckering or bunching.
In fact, the practice goes all the way back to ancient times. Even though it’s an old art, it’s never become obsolete. People of all ages enjoy this creative and functional hobby.
These are usually made of scrap fabric pieces, like old, cut-up clothes or leftover fabric from your last project. You can sew the fabric pieces to form a block, then sew the blocks together to form a quilt. Blocks can consist of different patterns or shapes.
Stipple quilting is also called meandering stitches. This is a somewhat different take on free-motion sewing. In this case, the idea is not to have the free motion stitches cross at any point on the fabric.
Repurpose your sunroom with a coat of paint and comfortable seating to turn it into a game room. Kate Marker Interiors outfitted this cottage sunroom with a comfy couch and chairs and a round table for board games and rainy day tea breaks.
Beautiful old city with good restaurants & interesting historical sites. Hospice de Beaune is a must see site for the area. Beaune is very convenient to the Burgundy wine region & Cote Dor so that many vineyards can be reached during a day of touring the region.
Use a mat with your rotary cutter. This protects your work surface. Plus, contacting a hard surface will dull your rotary cutter blade faster, so the mat preserves the blade’s integrity, too.
With fussy cutting, you can use a printed fabric ad as a design motif. Using it as an applique or patchwork allows you to make it the central feature of your quilt, or you can repeat it to create a here pattern.
This word sounds like it should describe quilting on the sofa. Actually, it’s a surface embellishment technique. Couching is often required for thick threads, ribbon, yarn —anything that can be difficult to pass through the eye of a needle.
Brighten up your stairwell with a warm shade of yellow paint that will glow like a ray of sun, like this small staircase from Studio Peake.
Curious about quilting, too? Here’s an overview of the many types of quilts and a bit about quilting techniques.
Unlike silk which is a natural fibre, satin is a type of weave that can be made from a number of different materials. Most fabric that is characterised as satin has a soft, shiny finish that can be used as anything from clothing to upholstery.
In addition, medical practitioners and surgeons use silk surgical sutures to close wounds and surgical openings. This fiber is very thin, and it has antibacterial attributes, which makes it ideal for this application.