quilt design
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19:10Half Square Triangles with Jelly Rolls
Using a jelly roll, which is a bundle of pre-cut fabric strips, can be a great way to save time when cutting out and piecing a quilt. Heather Thomas shows you how to use jelly roll strips, along with a background fabric to make fun half square triangles. Fabric Heather first begins by explaining what…
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10:49Quilt Design: Swapping Fabrics to See What Works
Picking out fabric and deciding on a design can be the hardest part of quilting. ZJ Humbach gives you tips for how to combine and rearrange different fabrics and quilt design elements to achieve the perfect end result. Fabrics Quilts begin with fabric. ZJ shows how to begin by selecting one fabric you like and…
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6:08How to Use Contrasting Thread Colors in Your Quilt
Contrasting colors can help add additional design elements to a quilt. Heather Thomas shows you how to add contrasting thread to a quilt in ways that complement the overall design. Quilting Colors When it comes to quilting, more often than not, the thread color used will match the main background color of a quilt. This…
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19:19How to Make an Embroidery Quilt Label
Quilt labels are a great way to add a personal touch to any quilt. Learn how to make an embroidery quilt label to add to your next project. ZJ Humbach shows you how. Label Construction Quilt labels don’t have to be just small, simple rectangles of fabric. ZJ shows you how labels can be made…
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4:28Enhance Your Quilt Designs with Silk Cocoon Cherry Blossoms
In this video, Heather Thomas shares some creative ideas for how you can incorporate beautiful silk cocoon cherry blossoms to enhance your quilt designs. Heather shows you how to use hand-dyed silk cocoons to create these delicate, life-like blooms. This technique is very simple, requiring no hand work as it’s all done by machine. You’ll…
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2:36Choosing the Perfect Thread Color for Your Quilt Design
The color of thread that you quilt your quilt with can make or break the quilt design, and that color choice can be tough if the fabrics you’re quilting with have multiple colors. In this video, Heather Thomas shows you how easy it can really be to choose the right thread. Remember: when in doubt…
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7:43Quilt Design Ideas: Bobbin Drawing
Heather Thomas shares even more creative quilt designs in this quilting video. With Heather’s help, you will learn how to stitch with heavy decorative threads in your bobbin. This technique is easier than couching with no pesky zig-zag stitch on the back of your quilt.
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11:44Quilt Designs with Multiple Colors
Heather Thomas discusses the art of adding color and decorative stitching to the surface of your quilts in this video. Heather teaches you how to choose which thread color is right for your quilting project, and shows several examples of art quilting pieces that she has done. Learn how to create beautiful quilt designs with multiple…
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