My Rules for good Quiltmaking
05-26-2010, 04:27 AM
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I believe there are only 4 rules for good quiltmaking. They are:
1. Accurate marking and/or measuring
2. Accurate cutting
3. Accurate piecing
4. Good pressing
Number 5 is whatever the quiltmaker brings to the craft.
If you practice and learn these 4 guides then quiltmaking will look good, take less time, be less frustrating and produce a more satisfying product.
1. Accurate marking and/or measuring
2. Accurate cutting
3. Accurate piecing
4. Good pressing
Number 5 is whatever the quiltmaker brings to the craft.
If you practice and learn these 4 guides then quiltmaking will look good, take less time, be less frustrating and produce a more satisfying product.
05-26-2010, 04:43 AM
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Heh. Well, this week #5 overrides numbers 1 through 4...I've been using up scraps like there's no tommorrow, and I've been sewing together everything that's not nailed down, hacking away with scissors, using mis-matched thread, mashing down on all the thousand seams with a steam iron and hoping for the best!
05-26-2010, 04:53 AM
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I am not an expert or anything regarding quilting but after almost 6 yrs of quiltmaking I completly agree with Holice's 4 rules. Number 5 is the fun part: imagination, creativity, daring and just plain guts are what make a quilt uniquely yours!
05-26-2010, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
Heh. Well, this week #5 overrides numbers 1 through 4...I've been using up scraps like there's no tommorrow, and I've been sewing together everything that's not nailed down, hacking away with scissors, using mis-matched thread, mashing down on all the thousand seams with a steam iron and hoping for the best!
05-26-2010, 06:57 AM
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My number 1 and 2 rules would be:
1) Use "good" fabric - My use of the term "good" means appropriate for the project and not sleazy - the source and $ paid are really not relevant.
2) Wash the fabrics before cutting them.
Then go on with Holice's rules.
1) Use "good" fabric - My use of the term "good" means appropriate for the project and not sleazy - the source and $ paid are really not relevant.
2) Wash the fabrics before cutting them.
Then go on with Holice's rules.
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