Quilting Techniques Survive From One Generation To Another

The quilters in the quilting community are generally very generous with their tips and hints on patterns and quilting techniques and as such they are passed around from one quilter to another. This is one of the many reasons that quilting has thrived over the ages. One tip and technique may get changed slightly or even improved upon but this is what makes each quilt unique, interesting and challenging. New approaches to cutting, piecing, designs and finishing is what brings striking and desired results to each and every quilt. For the very latest creative quilting techniques check out the web site of quiltingassistant.com.

Quilting Techniques Using Silk Flowers

If you are like many people you probably have a vase full of old silk flowers laying around. Don't throw them out! Take them apart and incorporate these silk flowers in your quilting techniques.

One quilter at the quiltinggallery.com does it all the time with outstanding results. Get out your pliers and remove all the hard plastic pieces from the flowers. Then arrange them on your quilting pattern how you like. They may not lay flat so press them lightly with using two pieces of muslin and flat iron them down. You can create the most spectacular flower arrangements into your quilts. Go to the web site stated above to find out all the rest.

Huntley Residents Put Quilting Techniques To Good Use

There is a group of ladies that are putting their quilting techniques and skills to good use by making quilts for kids in need in Afghanistan. This is an ongoing project, done with love, by the ladies at the Sun City Prairie Lodge. They gather in the club's sewing room to create their projects that are made with donated scraps of fabric. The finished quilts are then being sent to US troops for distribution. They have made more than 100 quilts so far. We are sure the children of Afghanistan are appreciating the ladies efforts. Mary Lou Harp, a quilter, has made up this phrase that fits perfectly, "Peace through quilts...not war." We agree. This is a great project that proves the generosity of many Americans.