Quilting

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2012-02-01 Quilting - A "quilt" I saw:

Hi,    I'm guessing that it's a Yo-Yo quilt - not really a quilt, but a lot of gathered circles sewn together.    There are some instructions here on Quilters' Cache - but if you put "yo yo quilt" into

2012-01-29 Quilting - batting in rag quilt:

You actually don't want the batting to get caught in the seams unless it is flannel.  If cotton or polyester batting pokes out, it doesn't rag and will look bad after the quilt is washed.  You sew the

2012-01-12 Quilting - Getting material bleed out of a quilt:

Sorry, I can't be of more help.  Sounds like  you have done all I would think of to do. Of course, you  now know that any cloth you prewash that loses color so obviously is best not to be used.  Perhaps

2012-01-09 Quilting - crazy quilt and pillow:

Hi Alexis,    Thanks for writing.    I would say that your pillow, considering its condition, has no monetary value at all.    The quilt may have a little, but not much.  People tend to like the fancier

2011-12-09 Quilting - problems I'm having:

The puckering happens when you have too much fabric going through the machine.  I actually bought a walking foot for my machine to sew the Xs because this would happen if I used anything but fleece/flannel