tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19808031825308329452024-02-26T04:12:33.232-08:00Baltimore Garden QuiltsBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-27888737636129733322021-03-22T12:07:00.001-07:002021-03-22T15:16:40.029-07:00HAND APPLIQUE ON A V-POINT<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlBoNqlrhgjNo5xhK4bE-2HdOpoHjPZjW62hCUFlXOKnwVTIEYn9PiWW6K7Do92DFE1aFh4EqQ5DhTg_jBH77qF6Y409c-yT5oF9Qh3rukFPGdkFkkmpDIFe-NqSRkIdyzqSJRLHewcs/s405/V-PointBird.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="385" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlBoNqlrhgjNo5xhK4bE-2HdOpoHjPZjW62hCUFlXOKnwVTIEYn9PiWW6K7Do92DFE1aFh4EqQ5DhTg_jBH77qF6Y409c-yT5oF9Qh3rukFPGdkFkkmpDIFe-NqSRkIdyzqSJRLHewcs/w304-h320/V-PointBird.png" width="304" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> My favorite applique method is freezer paper on top. I trace
motifs onto freezer paper and cut them out to make templates which are then ironed
to the front of the applique fabrics. Seam allowance is cut around the templates adding 3/16”. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The applique pieces are arranged and thread basted onto the
background fabric and appliqued with needleturn using the freezer paper edge as
a turning guide. As I am right handed, so I stitch from right to left.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">To applique a V-Point, such as the indentation of a heart
shape, here is my advice, step by step:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->As
you get close to the V-point, you will not be able to easily turn the seam
allowance under. So you must make a clip in the seam allowance. Use a small,
sharp scissor that can cut all the way to its tip. Hold the scissor
perpendicular to the V, and make JUST ONE CLIP into the seam allowance. Do not
clip all the way into the freezer paper – leave one or two threads of fabric uncut.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Approaching
the V-point area, make shorter (closer) applique stitches. Continue turning the
seam allowance under, and stitch all of the first side of the clip. Make the
last stitch into the V slightly <b>DEEPER</b> than usual, and at a slight angle
as shown at (1).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Sweep
any frays under with the needle, and hold them down with your thumb. Take the
next stitch shown at (2) slightly <b>DEEPER</b> than usual into the center of
the V.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Turn
under the seam allowance of the second side, sweeping under any frays, and take
another <b>DEEP</b> stitch into the V-point at (3). This <b>DEEPER</b> stitch
can be angled slightly toward the second side of the V, as shown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->These
angled stitches must be made with a <b>STAB STITCH </b>(needle goes straight up
and straight down through the block), and they form what I call a <b>“bird’s
foot.” </b>If you use matching thread, the deeper stitches will not be
noticeable, and they will encase any frays.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vn50xrGDmOuLrcMLdF0t1CFVzRLut-pmNgLX1U0vhafudIRO6BKRHlsj2mGUjXWNhFFlEYLN_WsGKvxzN6yq7Pfsz4elOyG_gM-41Fqgzv8a-mxjyrOo8botuv7TVOfyhnRP_fOvv8M/s1125/V-PointBack.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="978" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vn50xrGDmOuLrcMLdF0t1CFVzRLut-pmNgLX1U0vhafudIRO6BKRHlsj2mGUjXWNhFFlEYLN_WsGKvxzN6yq7Pfsz4elOyG_gM-41Fqgzv8a-mxjyrOo8botuv7TVOfyhnRP_fOvv8M/w174-h200/V-PointBack.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><p></p><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">If you were able to see underneath the applique after stitching is completed, this is how the cut will appear. </span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">The seam allowance will spread wide apart; therefore, the V MUST be secured.</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Keep Stitching!</b></i></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Barbara M. Burnham</b></i></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b><a href="http://www.barbaramburnham.com/" style="color: #993322;" target="_blank">www.barbaramburnham.com</a></b></i></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13.524px; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i><br /></i></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>(c)2021 Barbara M. Burnham. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any kind is expressly prohibited without prior written authorization.</i></span></b></span></div>Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-11008977008922286122020-07-03T07:59:00.000-07:002020-07-03T07:59:14.534-07:00Hand Quilting with No Hoop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I teach hand quilting, I offer </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">several different ways to make the stitches (rocking, running, and stab stitch), with</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a hoop or without. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(The stab stitch must be done with the quilt in a hoop, a subject for a future post.)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I prefer to quilt <i>with </i>a hoop, but some students </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just do not <i>like </i>to use a hoop. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For small projects a hoop is not necessary, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">because it is easy to wrap your hand around the edges. But for a larger quilt, you have to get to the middle somehow first, right? </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before you start stitching, be sure to <b>baste the quilt well</b> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so layers will not shift. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I bas</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">te with thread overall about a hand's width apart. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My friend, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jeana Kimball taught me many years ago how to quilt without a hoop, and I will try to explain how I do it. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The photo above shows the middle of the quilt. <i>(Sometime soon I hope to prepare a video.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he bulk of the quilt is loosely gathered in my lap, or across a table to support the weight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am right handed, so I stitch with my right hand as m</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y left hand maneuvers the stitching area from underneath. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To begin, close to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the stitching area, I pinch the whole quilt with my </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LEFT hand </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">first finger and thumb. The other three fingers form a flat area under the quilt. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My RIGHT hand holds the needle, and adds some tension on the stitching area. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do a "rocking stitch" or "running stitch" with a thimble pushing the needle eye to make the quilting stitches. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I insert each stitch, the LEFT </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hand "tall man" finger feels the needle tip, the same as when I do use a hoop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Give this a try. It's easier to do than it is to explain!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P.S. Thread shown here is Coats Cotton Covered Bold Hand Quilting, Tango.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Keep Stitching!</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Barbara M. Burnham</i></b></span><br />
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-80121780344894514962020-04-02T11:54:00.000-07:002020-04-02T11:54:10.410-07:00Applique Stems on a Curve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To applique curved stems, we usually recommend fabric strips cut on bias grain; it is easier to bend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, this antique quilt shows that applique stems CAN be </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">curved with fabric cut on straight grain, and uses less fabric. However, it is more challenging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It can be done beautifully if the curve is gentle enough or narrow enough, and the quilter is determined enough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe this quilter of long ago had to be frugal with her fabric, or there just was not enough yardage to cut on bias, so she <i>had </i>to use straight grain strips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Binding with straight grain can also be made to curve gently around corners, with a bit of encouragement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you sew by hand, you know how vexing it can be to lose your needle. Maybe you were interrupted from your hand quilting, and upon return, you cannot find where you left your needle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What if the needle is on the floor? That is a real hazard! It happens, but it can be easily prevented with this little trick of mine, whether you piece, applique, or quilt by hand, even embroidery, cross stitch, etc.:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stop when the thread is not pulled through, and leave the needle hanging with the thread tail still "caught" in the work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Upon your return, pick up your quilt (or sewing project) and shake it - the needle can be easily found. The needle will not fall out, or be lost inside a quilt, and is less likely to stick you (or others) accidentally as you search for it. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then you will pull those stitches through and hear "that lovely sound of thread being drawn through fabric" (as my friend, Gina Prosch enjoys in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thisdaysjoy/"><i>This Day's Joy</i></a>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whenever I teach hand quilting, hand piecing, or hand applique, I always leave my students with this motto: “Park Your Needle Safely!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend Laura G. inherited her mother’s unquilted top; hand pieced baskets every color in the rainbow with embroidered flowers and signatures of family and friends – truly a keepsake. But hmmm, there is a slight odor. Should she launder it? Take it to a dry cleaner? Maybe she will quilt it, but will that lessen the value? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laura will find good advice in Ann Wasserman’s book, <b>“Preserving Our Quilt Legacy, Giving Antique Quilts the Special Care They Deserve”</b> (available at <a href="http://www.annquilts.com/">www.annquilts.com</a>). Ann has been studying and repairing quilts for over 30 years, and has received recognition for her repair work from museum and conservation professionals, collectors, and high-end antique dealers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once again by popular demand, I will teach another session of <b>Hand Quilting 101</b> at <a href="http://patchesquilting.com/index.html" target="_blank">Patches Quilting</a> in Mt. Airy, Maryland this month. Students sometimes bring a quilt top, wondering what patterns to quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why not quilt a small pair of hands drawn by a child who might be the recipient of your quilt?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On our way from Maryland to visit the Grand Canyon in September, the </span><a href="https://quiltmuseum.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">National Quilt Museum</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in Paducah, KY HAD to be a stopover! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We saw fabulous quilts from the permanent collection and several special exhibits. (Edie McGinnis’s collection of Kansas City Star Quilts is featured in a <a href="http://baltimoregardenquilts.blogspot.com/2018/11/kansas-city-star-quilts-at-national.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have long admired the work of Jane Holihan. This is her amazing miniature quilt, “Rose Splendor,” at 17x17 inches!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fabulous miniature was hand appliqued and hand quilted by Jessie Harrison. "The Bouquet," is an amazing 9-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches! Jessie credits the value of a glue stick to hold small pieces in place for precise sewing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Patricia Spadero (Delmar, NY) with her classic “Quilted Counterpane” </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hopes to inspire others</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to take the time to learn this art and take pride in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Paint Can Posy,” made by Mayleen Vinson (Haysville, KS) was included in an exhibit called “Color Outside the Lines.” What an appropriate title!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mayleen added some Big Stitch quilting on her "Paint Can Posy," that she made for a Kaffe Fassett fabric challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Spring of Desire,” on loan from quiltmaker Ted Storm of the Netherlands, can be enjoyed from afar, dazzling with gradated black to gray to white fabrics ...</span><br />
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-11943444786723138112018-11-04T16:27:00.001-08:002018-11-05T03:25:38.913-08:00Kansas City Star Quilts at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah KY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMUpi47GFG05sUKJQEsCLgzG_rA-_Q-2IVMb0RBkBjIKF0EiLuWkWJMkbZnlUh-9oqmgtlLeXgfBP7hpnWO0g-N_Utl7EfdPm0dYxe66N8Aid7jjHY_hF6Hq3qeJcij3f7YoK40dzDog/s1600/AircraftQuilt+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMUpi47GFG05sUKJQEsCLgzG_rA-_Q-2IVMb0RBkBjIKF0EiLuWkWJMkbZnlUh-9oqmgtlLeXgfBP7hpnWO0g-N_Utl7EfdPm0dYxe66N8Aid7jjHY_hF6Hq3qeJcij3f7YoK40dzDog/s320/AircraftQuilt+%25282%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In September, my husband wanted to see the Grand Canyon – a very long drive from Maryland. So o</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f course, Paducah, Kentucky’s </span><a href="https://quiltmuseum.org/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">National Quilt Museum</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> HAD to be a stopover!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We saw fabulous quilts from the permanent collection and several special exhibits. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Edie McGinnis’s collection of Kansas City Star Quilts was something I was excited to see. (The exhibit is open until December 4, 2018.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I plan to post more photos from the museum, but here are a few of my favorites from the Kansas City Star collection. I chose those with hand quilting; I am always interested in the quilting stitch designs and how quilters interpret "Quilt as Desired." <i>(Click on photos for closer detail.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Aircraft Quilt (1929) Symbolic of the times in airline history.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">English Flower Garden (1930) Spring is the time to make gardens and garden quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pineapple Cactus (1932) Eveline Foland wrote: <i>“This very elaborate pattern is not for the novice in quilt making, but the experienced quilter will revel in its intricacy.” </i>This quiltmaker even added feather wreaths and a special prairie point edging.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Edie is a former associate editor of “Kansas City Star Quilts,” and the author of many quilt books and articles. Through her career she has researched the Kansas City Star patterns that were printed in the newspapers, and much of their history. She has collected a number of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the newspaper’s original 1928–1961 patterns, and quilts made from them, which </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">she shared for this exhibit. </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Thanks, Edie!)</i><br />
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-28936341053219053372018-10-26T16:39:00.002-07:002018-10-26T16:50:05.138-07:00Molly Culp's Baltimore Garden Quilt<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Featuring today: <b>Molly Culp</b> of Waco, TX and her <b>Baltimore Garden Quilt</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Molly Culp of Waco, Texas has been winning big prizes at national shows with her Baltimore Garden Quilt! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She has won several top ribbons; a 1st, 3rd and a “Past Show Chairman Award.” Her quilt also won a 3rd place at MQS in Iowa. In 2016, her quilt took 1st and Fat Quarter Awards (that is when the store comes to the show and chooses their favorite). There were 200 entries there at the Dimmitt, Texas Ogallala Quilt Festival. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Molly has exquisitely quilted beautiful designs on her Baltimore Garden with her Gammill hand guided machine. She </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">has had her machine for 20 years, and has taken lessons from Sharon Schamber on how to set the machine up with rice bags and that was how she learned to control the machine. Her experience and skill certainly shows in this </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">closeup </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of her beautiful quilting designs. Molly is very proud of her Baltimore Garden Quilt. She has done a wonderful job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Molly feels that “traditional quilts have a harder time for winning.” I have to agree. However, one judge commented that her crosshatching pattern was very straight. I think the red piping around the bound edge is a nice touch. And I love to see quilters using the <i>Alternate Layout</i> from the <b><i>Baltimore Garden</i> </b>pattern book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.barbaramburnham.com/store/default.html" target="_blank">Baltimore Garden Quilt</a></b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> book with pattern CD or full-size printed patterns are available on my website at discounted prices.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2Lgxb518-DvkQsluFg9Cjh-T7lRKtRFfROw3zU0e4R4sgo-ksnLwlekuq-q9gvfvQZNEQm31l2Ssm1bT8m-jX4oDR-P2EvPntLlcuiPq5V_TT1GAoThESmmxDj0bNE0YllxywpWpxe0/s1600/20ROld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2Lgxb518-DvkQsluFg9Cjh-T7lRKtRFfROw3zU0e4R4sgo-ksnLwlekuq-q9gvfvQZNEQm31l2Ssm1bT8m-jX4oDR-P2EvPntLlcuiPq5V_TT1GAoThESmmxDj0bNE0YllxywpWpxe0/s400/20ROld.jpg" width="358" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the original antique <i>Baltimore Garden Quilt</i> made in 1848, many</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> of the flowers </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">were created by </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">arranging and sewing tiny fabric petals one at a time, building up layers to form the flower. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While making my reproduction quilt, I devised a method to make these flowers easier to arrange and applique by sewing petals in layered groups which rotate and overlap. With this method, we can assemble these flowers in layers instead of sewing single petals one at a time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For those who could not attend my workshops, or want to begin their own <i>Baltimore Garden </i>quilt, I offer a FREE <b><a href="http://www.barbaramburnham.com/Class/LayeredFlowersWorkshop.pdf" target="_blank">Layered Applique Flowers Tutorial (PDF)</a>.</b>* </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The tutorial includes a pattern and templates you can print onto freezer paper with an inkjet printer. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(My method of applique is "freezer paper on top," but you can use other applique methods.)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are also helpful references to the book, <i>Baltimore Garden Quilt, </i>so </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">you will want to keep your book handy as well. My books and patterns are available at my website Store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two styles of hera marker are made of hard plastic by Clover. Both styles have a sharp edge for making straight lines by pressing down and drawing across the fabric, guided along the edge of a rotary ruler. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Press ONLY hard enough to make a mark you can see – it IS possible to mark too hard and make errors difficult to remove. (I mark a lot of background grid lines on my quilts, so I prefer this wider style; it is more comfortable to hold against the palm of my hand.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The thin style has both a sharp edge and a pointed end. The pointed end is guided by drawing as you would a pencil, either freehand or with a stencil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have also used the pointed end to perforate a paper design leaving a dotted line in the quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lots of marking errors show in the photo above, but no marks were left after quilting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* If you have trouble seeing your marks while quilting, it may help to change your angle of view.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* Make a plan on paper before beginning to mark.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* I prefer to mark my quilts AFTER basting the quilt sandwich.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* If you do not have a hera marker, you can substitute a knitting needle or darning needle for small projects. Do NOT use a butter knife, as it may leave dark marks on the fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>OTHER USES FOR A HERA MARKER: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* Pre-crease applique stems and strips for ruching.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* Draw reference lines for fussy cutting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* Crease skirt and pant hems, pleats, darts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* Add hash marks to match up pieced curves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* Finger press pieced seams without ironing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">* Paper folding.</span><br />
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-33565532105071143992018-01-22T06:02:00.000-08:002018-02-12T14:50:28.060-08:00The Baltimore Friendship Quilt - Woman's Day<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The quilt had recently been discovered and donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. You can see the full quilt and closeups at the Met's website here: <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1974.24/" target="_blank">Baltimore Presentation Quilt</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a nearly identical quilt in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, which is often called "The Sliver Quilt,” perhaps made by the same quiltmaker. You can see that quilt here: <a href="http://collection.artbma.org/emuseum/view/objects/asimages/3216?t:state:flow=2cc774fc-2617-4132-8460-f422855f5f36" target="_blank">Baltimore Bride's Presentation</a> Quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back then, you had to draw out squares to enlarge the pattern. (Photocopiers were not readily available in 1965.) So, to make the full size quilt, you had to enlarge the patterns 200% by drawing squares and then drawing the pattern on the larger squares. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then the 8x8-inch block designs become 16x16, the 4 large baskets become 16x32, and the center design becomes 32" square. For the larger designs, I photocopied
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the years, several individuals have offered the pattern (photocopied) for sale. In 2005, the Folsom Quilt Guild produced a raffle quilt made from this pattern, and sold the full size pattern for $50. I don't think they offer it any more, but I wondered about copyright, so s</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">everal years ago, I contacted the magazine regarding copyright for the pattern, and the person I spoke with told me that "copyright is
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I love this time-saving tip from Pat Sloan that I heard on her podcast.<br /><br />Sew at least 10 minutes a day is her mantra. Her tip is: Always have something out. Have it ready to pick up, and a place for it, so that you don’t have to go and hunt, and clear space, and dig through stuff just to sew ... so you have a way to get to it quickly ... something small, portable. Whether you like to piece or hand applique, or embroider, or finish a binding or a sleeve, a label, etc....<br /><br />It’s good advice! So I always have a bit of hand piecing, applique, or quilting near the phone or the TV, ready to pick up to sew a few stitches. You will be surprised how much you can accomplish.<br /><br />My only problem is I can’t stop after 10 minutes! <br /><br /> Keep Stitching!<br />Barbara M. Burnham<br /><a href="http://www.barbaramburnham.com/">www.barbaramburnham.com</a><br /> (c) 2017 Barbara M. Burnham. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any kind is expressly prohibited without prior written authorization.<br /><br /><br /> <br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-77876988076122791352017-09-30T11:23:00.000-07:002017-09-30T11:24:16.195-07:00Hand Quilting vs. Machine Quilting<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hand Quilting vs. Machine Quilting? </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is not a competition!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> And t</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his post is not a debate about which is better. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They are just different -- <i>very </i>different. E</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ach project will vary depending on fabrics and batting, density of stitching, methods and skills of the quilter. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But t</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he same designs can </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">certainly</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">be be used for hand quilting or machine quilting. Here is one comparison using the same designs, each done quite differently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a section of the antique 1848 applique quilt that inspired my reproduction quilt <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and my book,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Baltimore Garden Quilt</i>.* On this antique quilt, t</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he various floral quilted designs between the applique motifs are emphasized by very close, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">straight diagonal lines of</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> background quilting. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was no trapunto or stuffing of the quilted designs on this quilt, and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">no quilting "around" the applique pieces as we often do today. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The batting is cotton.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the same area on my reproduction quilt made in 2008. A</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fter scanning the drawings that I traced from the antique quilt, Marty Vint beautifully quilted all the floral designs, and closely around each applique motif, with her Gammill longarm.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We could have added dense background quilting, but we agreed this was enough. Oh, and there was also that book deadline! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The batting is "Matilda's Wool" (no longer available). The quilting thread is a shade or two darker than the background fabric to add emphasis.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sewing by hand requires only a needle & thread, scissors & fabric, plus a bit of dexterity. But first, you have to thread that needle, which can present some challenges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over time, I have gathered tips and tricks for threading hand sewing needles. Most I learned from Grandma. Some tips are from stitching friends. When I teach hand applique, quilting, and embroidery, I learn tips from students. A few are gathered from the internet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Work in good light. <em>My Grandma would say “you’re going to hurt your eyes.” </em>Prevent eye strain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Close one eye. We all have a 'dominant eye.' <em>A Certified NRA Sharpshooter, I know my right eye is better than my left.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Thread needles when light is better, eyes are fresher, when you have more time or more patience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• View the needle against a white background (or a light); it will be much easier to see the eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Use a headlamp (like for camping) or a jeweler’s magnifier held on your head; some include a built-in light. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• </span>For hand quilting, thread several needles onto the spool without cutting the thread. Secure the thread end so the needles don’t fall off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Turn the needle eye around. Needle eyes are punched out by machinery, and the side punched into will usually be smoother. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Make a clean cut on the thread – cutting on an angle will help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Hold the thread end “shortly” between your fingers so it will bend less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Flatten the thread end – especially useful for embroidery threads. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grandma taught me how to thread multiple strands of embroidery thread at once onto an embroidery needle. Fold the threads in half across the lower shaft of the needle. Pull the fold tight against the needle shaft. To flatten that fold, squeeze the fold tightly between two fingers of the other hand, as you slide the needle point away. Keeping the fold flat and holding it very shortly, push the fold into the eye, shown below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Beverly Whitworth uses dental floss as a threader: “Fold the dental floss in half creating a loop. Insert the loop in the eye of the needle, put the thread in the loop, and pull through the eye of the needle.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Grandma would often moisten the thread. <em>That doesn’t usually help me, but sometimes it does help to adhere a fraying end. You don’t have to spit on it; you could just moisten your fingers; which I might do for threading machine needles.</em> Sometimes moisture just swells the thread, so just recut it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Wax the thread with beeswax, or slide it on Thread Heaven® thread conditioner and protectant, to make the thread a bit stiffer or behave better. These products also help prevent thread twisting. <em>I just hold the project in the air and let the needle dangle to untwist unruly thread.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Find out where your needles are manufactured. <em>Many are now contracted out and quality may suffer. Read the package. “Packaged in” does not mean “Made in.”</em> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• The head (eye end) of the needle should not be rough or pointed, and the eye punch should be smooth. Thread fray and breakage can be caused by an imperfectly punched needle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Choose appropriate thread and needle. <em>A student in my workshop was frustrated just getting started because she could not get her thread into her needle. She was sold a pack of needles and a spool of thread by a vendor who sent her off to class with poor choices. Although I provide needles and threads for sale in my classes, she had already spent her $$. I gave her a new needle and thread, so if nothing else, at least she learned about matching needles to threads.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Switch to a different needle (shorter/longer, thinner/thicker, bigger eye, better quality) or choose a different thread. <em>Sewing should be fun, not frustrating.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Discard old threads if they are weak. Test them compared to new thread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Hand sewing thread is inserted into the needle as it comes off the spool. However, thread untwists and wears as it travels through fabric. Some threads wear better if the end cut AT the spool is inserted into the needle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">• Hand quilting thread is heavier for a reason – the <u>entire </u>thread must travel completely through all three layers of fabric with every stitch. Machine quilting thread enters the quilt only partway, and only once each time along its length. <em>Video </em></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC7fPhztLFA" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How a Sewing Machine Works in Slow Motion</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <em>by EverythingForYou.</em></span></div>
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-27466118475443407392017-04-27T16:44:00.000-07:002017-04-28T07:19:45.727-07:00Basting and Quilting in an Old Fashioned Frame<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Joe Cunningham is a professional quiltmaker with a flair for improvisation and quilting “freehand” designs without marking. “<a href="http://joethequilter.com/" target="_blank">Joe the Quilter</a>” lives in San Francisco, California, a long drive from Baltimore, Maryland. But thanks to technology, I just spent an hour and a half with Joe and his “Zen attitude,” via his DVD, <strong><em>Basting and Quilting in an Old Fashioned Frame.</em></strong>” (found on amazon.com)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the video, Joe shows step-by-step how to make the simple, inexpensive 4-board frame he uses. While visiting a local quilting group, the Dorcas Quilters, Joe points out similar setup options that they use. This kind of frame can easily be disassembled and stored away when not in use; convenient for a quilt guild, shop, or at home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you wanted to learn to quilt by hand? Maybe you would like to improve your hand quilting stitches, or try a new technique? Would you like to sit next to someone who can guide you step by step? Join us to learn the basics of hand quilting. Work on a practice quilt piece, a wall hanging or pillow, or bring your current hand quilting project. Try several methods of quilting by hand, with or without a hoop or frame, even if you have never quilted by hand before. <br /><br />Barbara uses a video projection system so everyone can see closeups, as well as one-on-one guidance with each student. She will bring her award winning quilts, and several antique quilts for your inspiration. A selection of quilting designs will be provided. <br /><br /><strong>Topics covered:</strong> <br />How to choose fabrics, threads, and batting<br />Choose the best tools for hand quilting<br />Basting the quilt sandwich<br />Selecting a designs for your quilt<br />Marking tools, how to mark quilting designs and grids, no mark methods<br />Several ways to do hand quilting stitches<br />Lap Quilting, or By-the-Block<br />Begin and end threads with knots, or with no knots<br />Quilt straight lines, curves, and feathers<br />Hide colored threads to prevent shadowing<br />Handling a large quilt<br />Plans to make your own quilt frame (handout)<br />Tips and techniques to make your hand quilting easy and fun<br /><strong><em>New!</em> </strong>Big Stitch Quilting techniques</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Baltimore on the Prairie<br />*** Applique Conference ***<br />September 20-23, 2017<br />Lied Lodge and Conference Center<br />Nebraska City, NE</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once again, I am very excited to be teaching two workshops at <a href="https://www.baltimoreontheprairie.com/" target="_blank">Baltimore on the Prairie</a> (September 20-23, 2017).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For my workshops, we chose two applique blocks drawn directly from the antique quilt in <strong><em>Baltimore Garden Quilt</em></strong>, and updated them with new fabrics and new techniques. <br />Here is a preview of some techniques I will offer:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Join us to applique this Baltimore Garden Woven Basket, and fill it with flowers inspired by antique applique quilts. Choose from a variety of applique techniques, including options for beginners and new techniques for advanced applique artists. Start with easy basket weavers to build your basket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Sew Paisley Roses in hand on a foundation, and try your hand at “twisted” applique for added dimension.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">S</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">tudents love my video projection system so everyone can watch closeups of my techniques right from their chair. </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> As of today 1/25/17, there are still 3 seats available, but it is only a month away, so don’t wait any longer to register! <a href="http://www.academyofapplique.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">http://www.academyofapplique.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-7948992508990383652016-12-21T07:56:00.000-08:002016-12-21T07:56:07.206-08:00Trifold Applique Stems – Easy, Fast, and Skinny<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><em><a href="http://www.baltimoreapplique.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Baltimore Applique Society</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> invited me to teach a “Sit-and-Sew,” so I shared my favorite method for applique stems: <strong>Trifold Applique Stems – Easy, Fast, and Skinny</strong>. BAS member, Kristy Poindexter writes for their newsletter, and she graciously allowed me to share part of her article here.</span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Soft-spoken and congenial, Barbara Burnham gave a capacity crowd at November’s Sit-and-Sew the “skinny” on stems. As a charter member of BAS, author of <em><strong>Baltimore Garden Quilt</strong></em>, and veteran teacher, she knows many methods to make stems, but she demonstrated her favorite method—<em>Trifold by Hand</em>—for us. This is method #10 from her booklet, <strong><em>Appliqué Stems and Vines: So Many Methods!</em></strong> which includes more than a dozen other ways to fashion stems and vines.</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks to my students at <strong>Baltimore on the Prairie</strong> for sharing their new Lap App with me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Best invention ever! The Lap App is a new tool for stitchers of all kinds. Basically, it is a little work surface that you place on your lap and adjust to your own comfortable position for sewing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So of course, I had to have one! I am so glad I made this investment - using the Lap App while </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sewing in my comfy armchair allows me to have much better posture. Now I can't wait to use </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it while sewing in the car, which is always a bit awkward! </span></div>
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-32555136723664332752016-07-25T14:03:00.001-07:002016-10-05T07:11:14.206-07:00Baltimore On the Prairie 2016<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am really looking forward to teaching these two hand applique workshops, and there are still a few seats available. But they are filling quickly! Hope to see you there in September.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Baltimore Garden Wild Cherry Birds</strong> is a block from the Baltimore Garden Quilt, inspired by an </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1848 applique quilt in my collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong>Baltimore Garden Tulip Wreath</strong> is a new original design never published before, inspired by the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">antique quilt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For more information, visit: <a href="http://botpapplique.wixsite.com/botp" target="_blank">Baltimore on the Prairie</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056604399923187168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980803182530832945.post-48031257451937161082016-06-20T13:18:00.002-07:002016-06-20T13:58:34.195-07:00New Block Finish and Book Sale<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSKp8dJ4FczUpCeRERt9jT6weTxLHm_Ssw9NKbcOyMuvev-pYum_esRDhM1zcXf8HouNhQ9gE3l4IYzt8hA09Yqe9DtIUScfeiZX9dAVDEoXq2NshROA7Ky9FnO0YeTHvMKO5DY0Ev_c/s1600/IMG_7147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSKp8dJ4FczUpCeRERt9jT6weTxLHm_Ssw9NKbcOyMuvev-pYum_esRDhM1zcXf8HouNhQ9gE3l4IYzt8hA09Yqe9DtIUScfeiZX9dAVDEoXq2NshROA7Ky9FnO0YeTHvMKO5DY0Ev_c/s320/IMG_7147.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Between preparing samples and handouts for applique workshops, and working full time, it seems I hardly ever have time to stitch for myself. But I have finally finished stitching this </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">block from <strong><em>Baltimore Garden Quilt</em></strong> in a new colorway, just for fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">To celebrate, I’m offering SALE PRICES <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for my <strong><em>Baltimore Garden Quilt</em></strong> book. Check out the Store on my <a href="http://www.barbaramburnham.com/store/default.html" target="_blank">website</a> for this book and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">others, plus some new patterns available. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"></span> <span style="font-family: "arial";">A favorite fabric is a great way to be inspired to applique -- this little warbler fabric has been in my stash for years, waiting for just the right project. The butterflies are cut from a more recent fabric I found in a local quilt shop, SpringWater Designs in Columbia, MD. (I will be teaching the <a href="http://www.springwaterdesigns.com/module/class.htm?classId=136611" target="_blank">Bluebird Wreath</a> workshop there in July.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">In an <a href="http://baltimoregardenquilts.blogspot.com/2016/01/choosing-fabrics-for-applique-blocks.html" target="_blank">earlier post</a> about choosing fabrics for applique, I showed this little bird fabric that I wanted to feature<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and some of the ‘first draft’ companion fabrics for this block. You can see, of course, most of them did not make the final cut.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Students always ask to see the back of my applique - here's a closeup back and front.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Aren’t we fortunate to have a multitude of beautiful fabrics available today? Here is the same block on the original 1848 quilt, on which the <em><strong>Baltimore Garden Quilt</strong> </em>book and patterns are based. I can only hope to hand quilt my applique as beautifully as the original.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; font-family: Arial;">P.S. The bird fabric is "Bittersweet" by Moda. The butterfly is "Sue Schlaback of Wild Apple for Timeless Treasures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>here was a rumor
going around recently saying that <em>“the Elly Sienkiewicz Appliqué Academy in
Williamsburg, VA is no more, because Elly has retired.”</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The truth is that Elly has closed her yearly
academy; however, she has inspired others to carry on this wonderful tradition, at
Williamsburg and at other locations!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I know it’s true, because
I am honored to be one of 12 applique artists invited to teach workshops at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Academy of Appliqué 2016 </b>in Williamsburg,
and also <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Baltimore on the Prairie</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2016</b> with other nationally known
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Barbara Blanton</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
will continue the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Academy of Appliqué </b>at
Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Virginia from February 29 - March 5, 2016, offering
workshops for beginner, intermediate and advanced stitchers with nationally
known, award winning instructors, plus an up close and personal tour to view
quilts at the Museum of Colonial Williamsburg. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">More info: </span></span><a href="http://www.academyofapplique.com/"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">http://www.academyofapplique.com/</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tresa Jones</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
will carry on the appliqué tradition at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Baltimore
on the Prairie, </b>September 21-24, 2016 at Lied Lodge & Conference Center,
Nebraska City, NE, offering workshops with nationally known, award winning
instructors, and a bus tour to the International Quilt Study Center. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">More info: </span></span><a href="http://botpapplique.wix.com/botp"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">http://botpapplique.wix.com/botp</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kathy Dunigan </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">will
host <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Kathy Dunigan Academy of Appliqué,</b>
Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront, Rockwall, Texas from February 1-6, 2016, offering
workshops with “leading teachers, well known and new on the quilt scene, both
hand and machine alike,” plus additional festivities. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">More info: </span></span><a href="http://www.kathyduniganappliqueacademy.com/academyinfo/"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">http://www.kathyduniganappliqueacademy.com/academyinfo/</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is alive and thriving! I hope to see lots of applique enthusiasts at one or all
of these events.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: small;">And another! Don't forget Applique Away on Galveston Bay! <a href="http://www.appliqueawayongalvestonbay.com/">www.appliqueawayongalvestonbay.com</a> </span><span style="font-size: small;">February 2016. Teachers are Pearl Pereira, Sue Garman and Margaret Willingham. </span></span></span></span></div>
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M. Burnham<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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