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Comment on Use your photos, computer, and printable fabric to create wall quilts by venicerollerstar

venicerollerstar — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:50:45 +0000

Thank you for this great video!!! I also found a very reasonably priced company online that? prints any digital photo or file, for that matter, on materials as diverse as polyester, satin, flannel or organic cotton. Fabric On Demand dot com

Comment on Use your photos, computer, and printable fabric to create wall quilts by RetroSewing

RetroSewing — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:54:24 +0000

Thank you. Very helpful. Love Nancy!?

Comment on What is the standard size for fabric quilting blocks? by Carol

Carol — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:30:20 +0000

First you need to find out what type of material it is. It could be knit, cotton, polyester or other types. Most quilters only want material that is 100% cotton. Also depending on how old the material is, you may want to check to see if it is dry rotten.
I do know that if you buy material on eBay or other places, you can buy it cut up into blocks. A Fat Quarter would be 18X22 inches. Some people like blocks that are 12.5 or 6.5.
Being how you plan on selling this at a garage sell, I would not cut the material unless you plan on cutting it up as FQ (Fat Quarters).
Good luck.. Carol

Comment on What is the standard size for fabric quilting blocks? by Jewls

Jewls — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:54:32 +0000

I agree- don’t cut it up! Leave it in big pieces.

Comment on What is the standard size for fabric quilting blocks? by Stitchn

Stitchn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:43:36 +0000

There are several things to take into consideration here.

1. Quilters will only want good quality 100% cotton fabric. If your collection is other than that, a quilter wont want it.

2. Solid pieces of fabric are seldom used as a “Block”. For quilters, the fabric is cut into small pieces, rearranged, and sewed back together in a particular design.

3. If you are unsure of the fabric content, I would just list it as assorted fabrics, and sell it in large pieces or yardage. Some buyers may want decorator fabrics or clothing specific fabrics, in which case they would want the larger pieces, not little block cuts.

Hope this helps you.

Comment on What is the standard size for fabric quilting blocks? by Tracy B

Tracy B — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:59:51 +0000

I agree that you should not cut it. Sort it into sizes, i.e. under a yard, 1-2 yards, 3 yards+, and price it according to the size.

Good luck at your sale!

Comment on Quiltagami: The Art of Fabric Folding by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:37:49 +0000

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Too Hard!, August 14, 2008

RDrops -

This review is from: Quiltagami: The Art of Fabric Folding (Paperback)

I got this book because all the beautiful picture and thought I could make that too. It took me over and hour and 2 failed attempts (the fabric was complete ruinned) to make a simple spirl flower that I could have done with paper in no time. It was annoying. She gave no helpful tips or suggestions almost like she expected you to know what you were doing already even though the patterns she gives out are pretty "simple". don't get this book. I'm buying a few other books from amazon that have gotten higher reviews.

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Comment on Quiltagami: The Art of Fabric Folding by RDrops

RDrops — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:15:55 +0000

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

For the intermediate or advanced folder, January 20, 2006

Nise -

This review is from: Quiltagami: The Art of Fabric Folding (Paperback)

This book has some negatives but also some pros. First the pros: the color photos of the finished projects are quite lovely and there seems to be lots of information. Now the negatives: there are too many dissimilar projects included, no suggestions on making the project your own, projects organized in a stiff and formal manor, instructions feel as if you have to dive right in rather than testing the waters to see if you enjoy the process, no rating system (i.e. beginner, intermediate, challenging) to gage how difficult the project is, and it seems to assume you already are familiar with the technique already. I wanted to like the book and the technique, but it felt like an intermediate or advanced text rather than for a beginner. You might have better luck if you already know the technique.

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Comment on Quiltagami: The Art of Fabric Folding by Nise

Nise — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:25:58 +0000

66 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

Great Idea...Poor Implementation, April 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Quiltagami: The Art of Fabric Folding (Hardcover)

This book looks wonderful and the quilts the author has made are beautiful, however the directions for the "origami" are nearly incomprehensible. I have become completely frustrated by the written instructions and the drawings only make sense on the first few steps of each project. An origami duck, which should take 15 minutes to produce, had four adults completely stumped for an hour. I only recommend this book if the author comes with it to explain how the pieces are made. Perhaps a video would be a good solution.

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Comment on Janome Binder Set Quilt from Start to Finishing.m4v by pkrishma

pkrishma — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:40:48 +0000

Can we use the accufeed Stitch in the Ditch foot or? do we HAVE TO use the foot the the binder tool came with?