Quilt UFO update for May 2023 This month, the outside chores really cut into my Quilt UFO Buster project. As of this post, I am about 75% complete. The hope is to find a couple of hours on Saturday morning to complete it or at least the top. There were leftover blocks, so I added a pillow to match. May’s project still makes my heart sing. Where will this quilt live when it is done?…
Quilting UFO? A Quilting UFO is a quilty Un-Finished Object (Project). For me, I think of them as UFPs – Un-Finished Projects. You may also hear quilters talk about WIP – Work in Progress. Lately, most of mine have been UFPs – Unfinished Projects. Quilting UFO or UFPs – So many projects During the organization process of the Creative Chaos Room (oxymoron?), I found that I had way too many unfinished projects. I know I am not alone…
How do you finish a wholecloth quilt? Welcome to Quilting With Tamara! Finishing a wholecloth quilt involved completing all the quilting, trimming the edge, adding the binding, and washing carefully to remove the blue quilting lines. There are instances in which the blue stencil lines don’t wash out completely. The article below will see how I finished this two-year project. Wholecloth Quilt Adventure This post shows the results of my wholecloth quilting adventure. This was…
What is a Wholecloth Quilt? A wholecloth quilt (whole cloth quilt) is a quilt that is created by using a solid piece of fabric as the top – instead of being pieced. The top is often made from a white or off-white fabric that can be pre-printed with a stencil that shows you where to quilt. The printed lines of the stencil wash out after the quilting is finished. Wholecloth Quilting isn’t for the faint of…
Scraps by Judy Martin Scraps by Judy is one of my favorite books, specifically the pattern called Monet’s Wedding Ring. This variation on the Wedding Ring Quilt is created with all straight-line piecing – no curves. I used this pattern to create my oldest son and daughter-in-law’s scrappy wedding ring quilt. So much thought went into this quilt. Their house style, decor, and my son’s connection to my quilting all played a part – Scrappy…