How to - Origami

Even in this modern era, not everybody uses a computer. It surprises many of these folks to learn that PCs can be quite beneficial in a number of their favourite activities.
Quilting is no exception to this. There are a number of ways that computers can help and assist with making a patchwork quilt.

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When most people think about patchwork quilts, they’ve got an image in their mind of a typical ironwork frame bed, with a patchwork quilt spread over the top. Each square looks like its a little pocket, filled with air that gives off a a very comfortable look.

I’ve had many people ask ‘how do [...]

While new quilts are all good and well, it is good to pay homage to the past and remember the conventional way quilts were made. One of the essentials of original quilting is the patchwork quilt.
This was an an incredibly well liked quilt among the working class, particularly when money was tight. It [...]

during my years in creating quilts, I have been asked lots of questions. But there are one or two questions that pop up more often than others. I have drawn these together in a simple guide for how to make a patchwork quilt in the event you have a few of [...]

If you are an avid quilter like I am chances are you have made well more than one patchwork quilt. I have a number of these quilts in my cupboards, plenty of which see almost no use at all. These are the ones that are lovely but I do not feel any specific [...]

One thing that I’ve touched on a couple of times in my posts is the absence of creativity and limited inovation that appears to happen when it comes to patchwork quilts. While it is alright to go with a safe and proven design, it rapidly becomes stale. If you actually want to make [...]

Where to Start
When learning how to make a patchwork quilt, picking your fabric can be one of the greatest parts, or the most daunting. One of the common phrases that I hear in the patchwork shop where I work is “I will know what I need when I see it”. Considering there [...]

Before we begin there are two ways that you can read this guide
You can read it as a guide to making a patchwork quilt for somebody you don’t like, or you can read it as a ‘things not to do ‘ article. Either way, there’s something in here for everybody.

Material

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I frequently give advice out how to follow designs, different kinds of patterns and the way to build certain sorts of quilts. Today however, I’m going to change the focus away from the quilt and onto the quilter.
When it comes to a patchwork quilt it requires a certain sort of person with the [...]

While talking with a friend of mine the other day, they told me of a concept they had. They’re an eager quilter, with an inclination towards patchwork quilts and while working on one, they spotted a correlation between the way in which the quilt itself was similar to life in many ways.
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