Organization
Good Morning, Quilters! Last Friday we did a little time travel and answered the questions: “What will our quilts say about us to future generations?” and “What do we want our quilts to say?” Today, let’s consider another question: Why do we quilt? For many of us, we quilt because we have so many…
Organization
Good Morning, Quilters! I was just looking through my Quilt Notebook…Remember The Quilt Notebook Series? I pieced this quilt, Boxes and Vines (my own design) in 2010. I added the appliqué in 2012…(It was one of my Big Three Quilts in 2012–See Notebook Series: Setting Priorities) And then it languished… Why, oh why? Some quilts…
Machine Quilting Basics and more
THE QUILT NOTEBOOK IN REVIEW In our last episode of The Quilt Notebook see HERE, we started with this premise: In order to constantly improve and develop our skills, we must try new techniques and be methodical in our efforts. To this end, we created two lists in our Quilt Notebooks: Techniques to…
Organization and more
THE QUILT NOTEBOOK: AN ORGANIZER AND MORE Over the last several weeks of our Quilt Notebook series, we have concentrated on organization. We started a Quilt Notebook HERE to hold all of the information about our quilts. We made a complete list of all our ongoing projects HERE, and then we established priorities HERE.…
Machine Quilting Quick Tips and more
THE BIG THREE In our last episode of The Quilt Notebook we talked about choosing three quilts to move from the UFO list to the Works in Progress list. For short, we will call the priority projects THE BIG THREE. The Big Three should include: Your Best Work A quilt you can finish in the shortest…
Organization
When it comes to quilting, our most limited resource is TIME… THE UFO LIST Last week we touched on the idea that many of us have long lists of “Unfinished Quilts” because we: Underestimate the time required to complete a quilt or project….And we Overestimate the time we have available for quilting. Because we all…
Organization
Last week, we made a list in our Quilt Notebooks of every one of our UFOs (Unfinished Object or Unfinished Quilt). See more HERE. This list should include everything… from table runners to king-sized quilts and hexies to Baltimore Album quilts. How many projects did you list? If you’ve been quilting a long time,…
Organization
Good Morning, Quilters! Thank you, Thank you for all your tips, ideas and links to help me manage my scrap heap. Suggestions ranged from composting and making dog beds from the smallest scraps to links for the most gorgeous scrap quilts I have ever seen. I love the leaders-enders idea and can’t wait to…
Organization
Today we are going to start working on our Quilt Notebooks. (For selecting a Quilt Notebook see HERE.) Important Reasons to Start a Quilt Notebook It will collect all the information about your quilts in one easy to find place. It will provide YOUR quilt history. It will demonstrate your growth as a quilter. It…
Organization and more
