CT Piecemakers Feb 2023 Challenge “Inspired by a song” Size: 32” x 32” OR 32” x 42” (longer dimension may be width or height).Use the title or lyrics of a favorite song to inspire your challenge quilt. Any technique may be used. Have you learned a new technique or still enjoy an old favorite? One […]
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A Tribute to Yoda by Lisa Sutherland This is one dramatic block! Veteran’s Day is almost upon us and I’m ready this year with a completed quilt top! What better way to say “thank you” to someone who has served our country than to help to wrap them in warmth and comfort during the
Color is a funny thing…as quilters we love color but not when it doesn’t stay put! Last year I made a Quilt of Valor and per instructions washed it before donating it. All of the white fabrics turned pink. I washed it 5 times with Color Catchers but it never sported the sparkling white contrast
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Only our second meeting of the year and our numbers are increasing! As of today we are boasting 146 members, 12 of which are new since last month. Continue to spread the word, the CT Piecemakers have a LOT going on! A “disappearing 4-patch” quilt by our treasurer, Anne Christian. She completed this quilt after
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All of us have strips of batting that we’ve trimmed from blocks and quilts when squaring up our pieces. I sometimes use these to test stitch width and length, thread colors, etc. The absolute best use of leftover batting, however, is in making Frankenbatting. Just as with Frankenstein, it’s held together with stitches. There
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Not everyone enjoys hand-sewing the binding onto a quilt. Here is a fast and easy means of sewing the binding via your machine with neat and tidy results. Cut your backing fabric and batting to measure at least 2+ inches on all four sides to allow for shrinkage when quilting. Use a ruler and marking
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Quilt As You Go (QAYG) quilt blocks were first made popular in the 1960’s, which is about as far back as I can remember. Georgia Bonesteel wrote several well known books on the technique which she called “lap quilting” and incorporated QAYG. Since then, the technique has traveled in and out of the spotlight and
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Who doesn’t like to decorate their home for the months of Autumn? While going through my stash of patterns I came across one I’ve wanted to make for a long time. Having just finished an Autumn bench pillow I had the perfect stash at hand to make it happen! The pattern even comes with the
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Fairfield Fiber is comprised of a group of art quilters who encourage and support each other in artistic expression. Challenges are presented in the form of themes to which participating members work to express their visions and ideals in the form of an art quilt. The theme for the September 2022 exhibit at the Milford
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Spent a good part of today taking a Free Motion Quilting class at The Fiber Art Studio in Oxford. What a joy to be learning and practicing something I love. Kate Themel is the owner/teacher who shared her quilting secrets with us. The group was small which gave us all a chance to ask questions.