Each Thursday, I’m going to feature one of the fabulous bloggers from the Quilting Bloggers directory. With just under 4,000 blogs to choose from, I’ll have more than enough content to fill this spot. (I’d need 77 years to feature
I’m thrilled to be featured as a guest blogger! Quilting has always been such a relaxing past time for me. In 1976 I was working on a needle point picture of Mickey Mouse commemorating the 500 year anniversary of the
Quick stats: Total submissions: 8 Total countries: 5 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 4 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. African ChallengeBy: Trudi, United Kingdom A challenge set by a member of my local quilting
Looking for some tips on how to work a perfect French knot? A few years ago when I was teaching hand embroidery in workshops, ladies would often groan when I mentioned French knots. Seems that this stitch can cause some
For every quilter, there’s a story to tell about how they began quilting, here’s mine… My name is Mary Stori. I didn’t come from a family of quilters, as a matter of fact, the only sewing experience I had growing
Back stitch is one of the quickest and easiest of embroidery stitches to master. It is predominately used as an outline stitch and is ideal for Redwork embroidery designs. There are two things to keep in mind when learning to
Quick stats: Total submissions: 8 Total countries: 3 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 5 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. A St Pats scrappy runnerBy: Jean Shores, Nebraska, USA This is a table runner. The
My name is Cheryl Lynch and I am thrilled to be a guest blogger. I started quilting when my family moved to the Philadelphia area in 1992. My kids were in school and I started taking classes at the local
You’ve found the perfect pattern, you have a crewel needle, some stranded embroidery thread, a piece of fabric and an embroidery hoop. Your pattern has been transferred onto your fabric and you are ready to start…so now what? Your next
Quick stats: Total submissions: 14 Total countries: 5 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 7 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. adam’s quiltBy: aida, Malaysia quilt for my youngest son Adam..he loves colours so i made