http://quiltingancrafting.com Tips on Quilt/Sewing Machines, Quilting Needs, Quilting Patterns, Quilting How To Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:18:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Christmas Gift - 2 Quilting can be a way to maintain a bit of stability when your world is turned sideways. The focus of having to spend a certain amount of time doing something you have control over allows you to momentarily forget the world. In - out- in ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/the-christmas-gift-continued/ Visit to the Past Quilting from present to past Last weekend my wife and I went to the Shelburne Museum, in Shelburne Vt. it was museum day - sponsored by the Smithsonian. We figured if they are going to give us free admission - why not! The Shelburn is a variety of life ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/visit-with-the-past-and-present/ Where it begins I can begin to tell you sorry neal This is the start of my adventure with my first quilt. It will be a wall hanging. I don't want to take on to much to start with and if it does not come out to well it can hang in ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/where-it-begins/ Wedding Quilt the final chapter It is done HURRAH! Not only done but in the mail with weeks to spare. Was I completely satisfied with the final results, no, I rarely am. It seems that no matter how carefully I pin seams for sewing, vertical elements somehow don't match up ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/wedding-quilt-the-final-chapter/ The Christmas Oz 2008 Pattern: Lancaster as seen in Sept/Oct Quiltmaker Machine stitched, hand quilted My daughter asked for a new larger quilt for Christmas. No options given for color or design. Looking through a Keepsake Quilters catalog in the children's section: Wizard of Oz print fabric. The fabric was a panel of movie stills ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/the-christmas-oz/ Jaden's World - 2003 Wall Hanging Pattern: My own based on the pattern from Once Upon A Quilt by Bonnie Kaster and Virgina Athey Machine pieced and hand appliqued. Hand quilted This was the fourth grandchild's worlds quilt, and the second based on Once Upon A Quilt. The third grandchild's quilt is very ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/jadens-world/ Bamboo fiber comes from 3-4 year old Bamboo from Yunnan and Sicuan Provinces in China. It's 100% natural cellulose fiber will biodegrade  in soil or sunshine. Because of natural occurring "Bamboo Kun", an anti-bacteria substance, even after many washing it still has a very high resistance to bacteria growth. Bamboo, ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/another-imported-plant-invasion/ New Grandchild Quilt July 2008 Pattern: Designer Log Cabins, June Ryker Quilters Newsletter Magazine Dec 1992 Machine Pieced, Hand Tied This is the fifth quilt for a new grandchild made using this pattern. I use FAT batting for the filling so it can be used under the child. I rarely use blanket binding on a ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/new-baby-quilt/ Four Seasons 1980's Wall Hanging: machine pieced, hand quilted Pattern: Star's over the Smokies Adopted from: More Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel Using the Flexi-curve technique, explained in the book, I made blocks for each season, with topical quilting motifs; (examples) pumpkin-fall, mittens-winter, ice cream cone-summer, tulip-spring, in the four corners of each block. The ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/four-seasons-quilt/ Stars and Scopes 2008 Bed Quilt: Machine pieced, hand quilted Pattern: 6 triangle hexagon on a paper pieced hexagon back Milky Way from Quilters Newsletter Magazine jan/feb 1998 This is the second quilt I have made using this block combo. I fussy cut the 6 kaleidoscope triangles and then sewed them into hexagon ... http://quiltingancrafting.com/stars-scopes-quilt/