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Dawn PaolettiU.S.
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I would love to help anyone with beginning quilting, free motion embroidery and quilting, raw edge applique and art quilts. I am also a cyber quilter. That means I can help you use your computer to search for quilting techniques, quilt patterns, supplies, etc. I can also help other beginner fabric dyers. | |
Julie SilberU.S.
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I can speak to the age, design, style, region, history, and value of antique quilts. | |
Audrey ZohnerU.S.
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I am an expert rag quilter. I have made over 100 rag quilts and would love to assist others with questions and methods. I don't know much about actual quilting like machine or hand quilting or applique. I am, however, the resident expert on rag quilting in my town. If you want to make a rag quilt, I am your woman. | |
Connie HesterU.S.
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Quilting and applique expert.Can advise on the following topics:quilting, art quilts, quilt design and construction, machine and hand quilting, paper foundation piecing, machine piecing, hand piecing, raw edge applique, turned-edge applique and fiber art. | |
Susan DrudingOn Vacation
returns 11/30/2009 |
Questions on all aspects of quilting are welcome: both art quilting and traditional. I have been involved with the textile arts for more than 30 years - history, technique, materials. Helping beginners as well as experienced quilters find quilting teachers and finding quilt resources on the Web is a specialty. |
You can definitely put a layer in the middle, just make sure to cut it the same size as the strips. You can also use any fabric you want for a rag quilt. I have used polyester and cotton together, although
Sure, I would figure out the dimensions of the quilt you want to make, say 45"x45". Then figure out how many different strips you want, say 5. Divide the width of the quilt by the number of strips to
Hi, Thanks for your question. The pattern is often called "Dresden Plate" -- but can also be known as "Aster" (or "China Aster") when it has those pointy petals. It was very popular in the 1930s
Hi Melissa Go the this website: http://www.quiltbug.com/Articles/fabric-calculator.htm Where it asks for block sizes, just put the sashing dimensions in instead. You'll have to count how many
Hi Dawn, When I first answered your question, I had assumed it was the seams that were coming apart. If, after you've gone through the checklist I gave you, it hasn't fixed the problem, then it may

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