Techniques
Here are some internet resources for different techniques that our guild members have used.
Applique
Quilters Cache Tutorial on Hand Applique
https://www.quilterscache.com/StartQuiltingPages/startquiltingfour.html
Barn Quilts
How to Make Barn Quilts
www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/barn-decorations-how-to-make-barn-quilts
Binding
Missouri Star Quilt Company Ultimate Binding Tutorial
https://youtu.be/0vCWpxBRs20
Block And quilt pattern resources
Free Quilt Patterns (browse through hundreds of sites)
www.freequiltpatterns.info
More Websites to Visit: Home of a gazillion traditional blocks and LOTS of Marcia Hohn’s original block designs –
www.quilterscache.com
Over 1600 free quilt block patterns –
www.quiltbus.com/Free-Quilt-Blocks.htm
Free applique patterns in PDF format –
www.fatcatpatterns.com
Color Theory
Quilts and Color:Color Palette Generator
www.cssdrive.com/imagepalette
Upload a .jpg image to generate a color palette based on the image’s primary colors. Useful for quickly grabbing a particular color within an image for inspiration.
Designing Fabric
You Can Be a Fabric Designer: Have you ever looked at a fabric and thought, I could have designed that? Or thought, that would be great if I had just the right coordinating print? Or maybe you just can’t find the exact fabric you’d like to finish your quilt. Well now, you can be the fabric designer. It’s true, a number of websites are beginning to turn up that will print your design on fabric.It is a very simple process, for most the sites all you need to do is:1) Create an account: Enter your name and address and create a password. Once you have created an account, any files you submit will be stored should you require them later.2) Upload your design via a file: Each site has generally the same file requirements, but you should always check to make sure your file will be compatible with that particular site. Once you have uploaded your file, you are able to do some manipulation of the images. e.g. mirroring, offsetting.The general requirements are: 150 dpi, JPG, TIF, PNG, EPS, PDF files: file sizes 10 – 25 Mb; RGB or LAB color3) Submit your order: Enter shipping information and payment type.Prices begin at about $16 per yard. The price depends on the type of fabric and size. Some sites will print fat quarters. These companies strive to be environmentally friendly in their use of dyes and pigments.To learn more, visit these websites.
www.spoonflower.com
www.fabricondemand.com
Embroidery
E-Quilt Newsletters and Magazines
www.allpeoplequilt.com
www.onlinequiltmagazine.com
Miniature Quilts
Free Patterns: Mini-Quilt Templates in a Jiffy
www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3840/free-patterns-mini-quilt-templates-in-a-jiffy
www.freequiltpatterns.info/quiltcategories/freeminiaturequiltpatterns.htm
Kellie Willey
https://www.littlequiltcreations.com/
Paper Piecing
Carol Doak
https://www.caroldoak.com/
Prairie Points
Good referral sites at this website –
http://bloominworkshop.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/medallion-quilt-along-prairie-points
Quilt Care
How to Wash a Quilt
Test spots of quilt for colorfastness using cold water. Wash bed quilt in clean bathtub. Place bedsheet in tub. Fill tub with lukewarm/cool water. Submerge quilt and soak for 10 minutes to open all the fibers in the batting. Agitate quilt with hands. Add Orvus quilt soap or Ivory dish soap (handwashing soap not dishwasher machine soap). Agitate quilt with hands. Push the quilt to the top of the bathtub to drain. Push out water by pressing against the side of the tub. Add water to tub and rinse until water comes clean. Push quilt to top of tub to drain. Lift the quilt out of the tub with the bedsheet. (Lifting without the sheet can break threads.) In summer lay bedsheet outside on grass on a breezy 85º day. Put wet quilt right side down on sheet. Lay another sheet on top. Leave until mostly dry except for edges. Finish drying in the house spread over a sofa/chair for 48 hours. Never agitate in washing machine. Don’t put in dryer. You can let a quilt soak in the machine, add soap and agitate by hand, spin out water, rinse, and spin out water. Just don’t let it agitate. A quilt should not be laundered unless needed. Washing a quilt every 6 months for 10 years will wear out the binding.
Cleaning Antique Quilts
https://quilthistory.com/cleaning-antique-quilt
Quilt as You Go
Quilt as You Go
http://welshquilter.blogspot.com/2008/02/quilt-as-you-go.html
Quilting by Machine
Henna Patterns and Zentangles for Quilting DesignsUse Elements of Henna Patterns as Quilting Designs
www.hennapage.com/henna/what/lineart/index.html
Zentangles as Inspiration for Quilting Designs
www.tanglepatterns.com
(http://blog.suzannemcneill.com
Free-Motion Continuous-Line Quilting Designs:
www.patsythompsondesigns.com
www.patchpieces.com
Go to Sharing Patch…Block of Month Archives.Leah Day has challenged herself to create and post a new fill design on her blog each day, for 365 days. A short video tutorial shows each design being sewn out.
www.daystyledesigns.com
Sashiko
Search for Sashiko
www.sylvia-pippen.com
Use the Big Stitch to Do Sashiko Hand Quilting
www.designbyaika.com/what-is-sashiko
www.secretsof.com/content/1569
Sashing
Barb Eikmeier
https://www.barbsfavorites.com/
Threads
https://www.superiorthreads.com/education?topic=referenceGuides#content