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Standard Online Quilt Magazine – Vol. 4 No. 2
Online Quilt Magazine.com
A Look At
NEW –
Crazy
Shabby Chic
Quilting
Cuddle Quilt
Project
A Yarn
About
Threads
What’s New –
Fabrics, Books
and More!
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Standard Issue Vol.4 No.2 – February 2013
Online Quilt Magazine Table of Contents
A Yarn About Threads ….…….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………..…..
Page 4
PROJECT – Shabby Chic Cuddle Quilt ……………...…………………..………………………………………………………………………….…….……………
Page 8
Crazy Quilting ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Page 12
What’s New from the Fat Quarter Shop ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………
Page 14
Book Review – ‘The Basement Quilt’ by Ann Hazelwood ……………………………………..………………………………………………..……………
Page 17
Reader Recipe- Banana Bread …………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Page 19
Reader “Show and Tell” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Page 20
BLOCK OF THE MONTH – Domino Block ……………….................................................................................................................
Page 21
Today's Tips..............................................................................................................................................................................
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YES – We Want To hear From You..........................................................................................................................................
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Letter from the Editor
Jody Anderson
Hi!
Welcome to our new bumper February issue, with more articles, tips and a Brand New quilt project to
make too! Now the kids have FINALLY gone back to school, I’m going to knuckle down and get
regimented with work and play… OK – so that means getting myself better organised with
computer/office time (and actually doing my filing…), whilst play means sewing for one full day each
week. That’s my plan anyway…
This month we have a quick easy project that everyone can make. Our wonderfully snuggly rag quilt on
the cover (and yes – I did make it over Christmas in the peak of summer!) is perfect to show off some
favourite flannel fabrics.
Pick up some tips on threads in our article from Bev, and I know you’ll love the new ranges of fabric
from The Fat Quarter Shop. We’ve reviewed a new book, there’s another recipe to try and more.
Settle in for a good read.
Have a great month!
Jody
A Yarn About Threads
By Bev McClune
Depending on the project, you want to quilt, the
thread types available each have something
special to offer. The best way to learn about
threads is to play with different ones and discover
the effects each will have in various situations.
One important tip to keep in mind is you should
always be able to break the thread by pulling on it
between your two hands. If you cannot break it,
do not use it for quilting! It is actually too strong
and in time will wear and perhaps cut through
your quilt. Put it to use in the garden to support
your plants instead.
Threads come in different weights. Unlike when
you step on a scale, a smaller number actually
signifies that the thread is thicker. Remember,
the smaller the number, the thicker the thread
and the higher the number, the finer the thread.
A spool of thread that has 30 wt on it is going to
be thicker than a spool of thread that has 40 wt
written on it. Keep in mind that needle sizes work
like dress sizes which is the opposite of how
thread works. The lower the size on the needle
the smaller or thinner it is, and the lower the
weight of thread the thicker it is.
Ply is another word used to describe thread. A ply
is one strand of thread and one-ply thread will
naturally be a very weak thread. Three-ply thread
is three strands of thread twisted together and
will be a stronger thread.
It is important to consider the characteristics of
thread types when choosing which to use in your
quilting project.
Cotton thread is a natural fibre and has been
around forever. Commonly used in many piecing
and quilting projects it is available in various
weights.
Polyester thread is a man-made fibre. It is quite a
strong thread.
Rayon thread is generally considered a natural
fibre. It is also a strong thread. When used in
quilting it has a beautiful shine that looks a little
like silk.
Metallic thread is a man-made fibre. Historically
this thread was actually fine wires of gold, silver
and copper. Nowadays the fibre content of
metallic thread is not usually so exotic but rather
polyester or a polyester and nylon blend.
Silk thread is a natural fibre (and probably one of
the most expensive threads). It looks exquisite
when used for quilting designs on quilts especially in traditional quilting.
Monofilament is a man-made fibre. Many people
despise this thread but it can be absolutely "tops"
in many circumstances. It comes as 100% nylon or
100% polyester. The nylon is preferable to the
polyester as the nylon is very fine, soft and
flexible - almost like hair. It is not like fishing line!
If the monofilament thread you have tried before
is thick and hard like fishing line throw the stuff
away and make sure you buy a quality
monofilament thread from your quilt store. The
polyester seems not as fine as the nylon and
perhaps has a little less "stretch" to it. A good
quality monofilament will be easy, flexible and
soft to use.
If you tried monofilament thread in the past and
given up on it - do give it another try! With a
quality monofilament thread, you will find that
the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
1. It comes in clear and smoke colour. The clear is
good on light fabrics (e.g. pastels and medium
colours) while the smoke works well on darker
colours.
2. It is great to use "in the ditch", around
appliqués and embroidery, etc. Wherever this
thread is used, it is almost invisible and is very
comforting when you are learning to quilt a quilt,
especially when stitching "in the ditch". If you
happen to oops out of the ditch on any colour of
fabric, it is not noticeable. This makes it an ideal
thread for beginner machine quilters. Straying
from the ditch will leave an obvious sign if using
any other type of thread.
3. It is smart choice of thread when you want to
quilt designs on many different coloured fabrics.
It blends beautifully with the fabric, which is
better than trying to choose the correct tone on
tone colour of thread for every different coloured
fabric you wish to quilt.
4. Do be aware that you need to be careful when
using the iron near these monofilament threads,
as they are a little heat sensitive (the nylon is
more sensitive than the polyester). Generally, it is
not necessary to put an iron anywhere near a
quilted quilt so this should not present a major
problem.
Now that you have decided on what thread you
will use here's a final tip. There are mainly two
different methods of winding thread on to the
spool - parallel and cross-wound. Cross-wound
threads behave better when placed on a
horizontal spool pin. Parallel wound threads
behave best when placed on a vertical spool pin.
To prevent the thread from twisting and knotting,
you may need to place parallel wound threads on
a thread stand, placed a small distance to the
back of the machine.
About the Author: Since discovering quilting ten years ago
Bev McClune has become an award winning domestic
machine quilter, a professional machine quilter and a
popular tutor. She has four how-to quilt DVD's available at
http://www.quiltersworld.com.au
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Bev_McClune
Project – Shabby Chic Cuddle Quilt
From www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com
This oh-so-soft flannel rag quilt will be very welcome this winter. Made from a set of 12 Fat Quarters of
flannel fabric, this quilt-as-you-go throw sized quilt featured on our cover this month is both quick and
very easy to make.
You Will Need:
12 Fat Quarters (or equivalent) of flannel fabrics of your
choice
2½ metres (3 yards) printed flannel fabric for backing (if a
minimum of 40 inches wide)
2-3 metres/yards batting - this depends on your batting
width, but you need to be able to cut 42, eight inch squares
for this quilt. We used a fairly high loft polyester batting for
this quilt, for a really soft and puffy end result.
This quilt measures 48 inches x 56 inches.
Cut:
Blocks:
From 1 Fat Quarter, cut 42, three inch squares for
the centre of each pieced block
From 9 Fat Quarters, cut four, 3½ inch strips
along the 18 inch edge of the piece of fabric.
Crosscut at 9 inches, so you have eight 9 x 3½
inch strips.
From those same Fat Quarters cut two, 3 inch
strips and crosscut at 3½ inches, so you have
eight 3 x 3½ inch pieces.
From the remaining two Fat Quarters, cut three
3½ inch strips from each. Crosscut two at 9
inches, so you have four, 9 x 3½ inch pieces.
Crosscut the last strip at 3 inches to cut four 3 x
3½ inch pieces.
The blocks are very simply pieced as shown.
From the backing fabric, cut 42, 9 x 9 inch squares
Join a 3 x 3½ inch piece to either side of the
centre 3 inch square, then sew a 9 inch strip to
the top and bottom.
From the batting, cut 42, 8 x 8 inch squares
Make 42 squares like this and press.
This is a rag quilt, where each block is first
quilted, then joined together so the seams finish
on the right side of the quilt. The seams are then
clipped and the quilt washed and dried to fluff
them up.
Quilt in-the-ditch around the centre square, then
follow one of the seams out to the side about 1¼
inches and sew a second square around the first,
as shown.
Assembly:
This quilt is 6 blocks wide x 7 blocks long. Lay out
the blocks on a large flat surface and arrange as
you like. Sew rows of 6 blocks together, then join
the rows to complete the quilt.
With WRONG sides together (the backing sides),
pin a pair of blocks together, aligning the pieced
seams. Make sure the batting is caught within
the block, and does not stick out past the pinned
sewing line. You will need to use ½ inch seams to
join these blocks together. Sew, and continue
adding blocks in this way.
Layer each block with a backing square facing
down, a square of batting (centred on the
backing) and finally the pieced block, right sides
up. Pin together well.
Next, sew the rows together, again taking care to
match seams and pin the ½ inch seam with the
batting within the block.
When your quilt is completed, use sharp scissors
(small embroidery ones worked best) to cut each
seam allowance at ½ inch intervals to make the
fringe. Be very careful not to cut the stitching
line.
To fluff the fringe up, wash and dry your quilt.
(Washer and drier is OK, but make sure you have
a lint catcher.)
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Crazy Quilting
By Penny Halgren from www.How-To-Quilt.com
Have you ever wondered why you see so many
antique crazy quilts?
The answer is really simple. Crazy quilts were
made primarily for decoration. They weren’t
utilitarian. As décor, they didn’t require as much
laundering.
Crazy quilts, made popular in Victorian homes of
the 1800s, were generally used for throws. They
were rarely used as bed coverings at all.
Remember, they weren’t exactly quilted so they
didn’t offer thick warmness like traditional bed
quilts had.
The appeal of the Victorian crazy quilt was in its
fabrics and stitchery. In a way, crazy quilts were
an early form of fussy cutting. When Victorian
quilters made a crazy quilt, it was a sign of their
social status. While many women quilted for
necessity, a crazy quilt was pieced by women who
had leisurely lives.
They stitched for fun and had rich, luxurious
fabrics to incorporate into their works. In addition
to fabric motifs and the use of velvets and silks in
their crazy quilts, these Victorian women of
leisure showed off their embroidery skills. They
used bright threads, often in gold or silver, to add
extra texture and richness.
These beautiful quilts were treasured as works of
art as well as preservations of family history.
Often the fabric used in a crazy quilt was from
clothing or household furnishings such as drapes
or upholstery, and elegant embroidery stitches
included family names and dates.
Crazy quilts are a type of foundation quilt and
sewn together as a quilt as you go project. In a
traditional crazy quilt, the individual fabric pieces
are sewn onto a piece of muslin. Once the
embroidery is finished, the square is attached to
a backing piece and the finished blocks are sewn
together to complete the quilt.
Crazy quilts are still popular today and often
include photographs that have been printed onto
fabric, adding an even more unique look.
(For spectacular examples of this quilted art-form,
check out Allie Aller’s work and book.)
About the Author:
Penny Halgren is a quilter of more than 27 years, and
enjoys sharing her love of quilting with others. Sign up
for her free quilting tips, quilt patterns, and
newsletter at http://www.How-to-Quilt.com
What's New from The Fat Quarter Shop
From Kimberly Jolly at www.FatQuarterShop.com
Take your little one on a ride with Sheri
McCulley’s latest collection, Cruiser Blvd.
We're pleased to be able to bring you a selection
each month of the Newest Fabric Releases and
the new season fabric "must haves".
Every little boy will love all the car prints in blue,
green, red and yellow. Modern hexagon prints,
stripes and textured offer great accent pieces.
The Cruiser Blvd collection by Riley Blake Designs
is available in fat quarter bundles, rolie polies, 5”
stackers, 10” stackers and yardage.
See this range at:
http://www.fatquartershop.com/Cruiser-Blvd-SheriMcCulley-Riley-Blake-Designs.asp
The Cruiser Blvd collection by Sheri McCulley for
Riley Blake Designs
Field Notes will inspire you to cultivate a garden
patch of quilts for your home.
The Field Notes collection by Moda Fabrics is
available in fat quarter bundles, jelly rolls, layer
cakes, charm packs and yardage. Show your love
of nature with our Dandelion Basket Quilt Kit!
View this collection at:
http://www.fatquartershop.com/Field-NotesBlackbird-Designs-Moda-Fabrics.asp
Field Notes by Blackbird Designs for Moda
Blackbird Designs’ newest collection reflects their
love of nature with every leaf, stem and flower
that is stitched in place.
Quilts using this collection are like notes scrawled
on bits of paper reminding friends and families of
the joy you find in your gardens.
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Book Review
By Annette Mira-Bateman from www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com
Author Ann Hazelwood has published several
books on quilting and travel, but this is her first
book of fiction.
"The Basement Quilt" is a 'feel good' book just
full of 'Kodak Moments'. You'll meet the
Colebridge Community in Missouri through the
eyes of a member of the Brown family, 29-yearold florist, Anne.
The story is centered around the quilting frame in
the basement. Enjoy the convivial family
atmosphere as you read about the lives and loves
of the three generations.
“The Basement Quilt” by Ann Hazelwood
Good food and wine, sadness and happiness,
falling in and out of love, quilting, more wine and
homely family celebrations fill this story to
capacity. Add a few more chocolate brownies
and a dash of friendly family ghosts (and perhaps
another bottle of Merlot) and you've got an
interesting little read.
Best Value Bag Patterns!
“Favourite Bag Making Patterns 3”
This is the first book in a series. The next two
books, "The Potting Shed Quilt" and "The Funeral
Parlor Quilt" will continue the story threads
started in the basement with Aunt Julia's quilting
bee.
“The Basement Quilt” by Ann Hazelwood is
published by AQS Publishing and is available
from: American Quilter's Society, P.O. Box 3290,
Paducah, KY 42002-3290 or online at
www.AmericanQuilter.com
It is also available as an audiobook and eBook.
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Recipe – Banana Bread
Best Banana Bread
This is one of our family favourites, and I'm sure it
will quickly become one of yours.
Ingredients:
½ cup butter
1 cup caster/fine white sugar
2 small cups Self Raising Flour
2 eggs
2-3 bananas, mashed
In a bowl cream butter and sugar, add eggs and
mix well. Add your flour, then mashed bananas.
Mix together well.
Put into greased loaf tin (I find that baking /
greaseproof paper works brilliantly to line your
tin) and cook for 50-55 minutes at
180 degrees Centigrade (350 degrees Farenheit).
Test with a skewer to ensure it's cooked.
For a variation or two – add a teaspoon of
cinnamon, or a good handful of chocolate chips.
I have also made this as pear bread – add a
chopped tin of pears instead of bananas. It really
should work with most other fruits too.
----------------------------------------------------------------Amendment:
Whoops – my conversions weren’t so good last
month. I am really sorry (and thanks for pointing
it out), but last month’s recipe had 125g butter.
This is not the same as 4.4lb – That SHOULD have
been 4.4oz or ¼ pound butter.
Reader “Show and Tell”
This month we continue our regular segment of
“Show and Tell” quilts made by our Online Quilt
Magazine Readers. We will include them as long
as you can send them to us, and that way we can
all share in the wealth of creativity and
inspiration abundant within our quilting
community.
-----------------------------------------------------------Please keep them coming – we’re missing a few
over the Christmas/New Year break.
---------------------------------------------------------------Amber made a lovely cot quilt for a friend’s new
baby…
Block of the Month
This Month’s Domino block is a fairly simply
pieced chain Block. You could use it for a whole
quilt pattern, a border or feature block as well.
To make this 12 inch block as shown, you will
need 4 different fabrics, and once you have
rotary cut the pieces according to the Cutting
Diagram, you can piece them together as shown.
Today’s Tips:
•
If you are a new quilter take the time to
learn good practices and techniques, and
once you have the basics right, your skills
will naturally develop.
•
If at all possible, try and keep a special
place just for quilting, so you can leave
your tools and projects out, and don't
have the hassles of constantly pulling
them out, and putting them away again at
the end of that session.
•
Quilting can be good exercise too! Keep
your ironing board well away from your
machine and get in the habit of getting up
to press every seam as you sew.
Here’s a few tips we came across this month that
are well worth remembering…
•
To trace a pattern using dressmakers'
carbon, draw with a crochet hook. It will
not damage the original. (Alternatively,
we’ve used a pen when the ink’s run out,
or the tip of a knitting needle.)
•
For invisible machine appliqué, use the
blind-hem stitch on your machine set at
20 stitches per inch and an open-toe
appliqué foot.
•
•
Press the seams in quilt blocks from the
wrong side by lifting the iron and setting
down on each new area without moving
the iron across the fabric.
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Remember to send in your handy hints and tips to
share too…!
Visit your hardware store to find masking
tape in many different widths to use for
no-mark quilting of parallel lines.
"Quilt-y" Quotes…
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joy and sorrow, stitched with love.
* My soul is fed with needle and thread.
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suggestions, Hints or Tips of your own that
you'd like included, or if you know anyone
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