Now that you know that you can create kaleidoscope blocks even from small pieces of fabric (see yesterday's blog post), if you have more fabric at hand I think it is great to use it to add some borders or even backing to your quilt - just to show the original fabric. I joined a few orphan blocks into a little piece, I layered it with batting and did a little quilting, just to keep the layers … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope quilt patterns made easy
Have you seen my latest kaleidoscope quilt patterns? If this technique is new to you, check out the patterns then come back here for a few tips. When you say KALEIDOSCOPE, you say PATTERN REPEAT. A pattern repeat is the design that repeats on fabric, lengthwise and crosswise, so it has a certain length and width. Depending on how many repeats you have on your fabric, you can create different … [Read more...]
Tips for sewing bags
Is the technique used to sew my latest pouch and bag patterns complicated? If you are asking this question, here is the answer, from a message received from one of my customers: What a well-written pattern! You made the rather complex instructions clear and easy to follow and understand. Beautiful work - Karen! I think anyone, even a beginner, can sew anything, as long as she/he is good at … [Read more...]
How to reinforce the bottom of a bag
Have you seen my latest pouch and bag patterns? In spite of the sophisticated look, these are not hard to sew patterns and actually, there are not too many steps involved! The bag pattern includes instructions on how to add a stiff bottom insert to the bag- very easy... You can reinforce the bottom of a bag in other ways as well, here is what else I made for this pattern- I did all the … [Read more...]
How to use interfacing scraps
It does not matter if you stitch big items like bags or small things like pouches, if you sew a lot, you end up with a lot of interfacing scraps that are too small to be useful and too big to throw them to the trash. For these bags made with my latest patterns I used Decovil light interfacing and my pile of scraps is growing by the day. What to do with them? You might like: Batting, … [Read more...]
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