Quilt Projects Progress! Last month I had a goal to make progress on quilt projects. So, I have made some progress over the past month on my quilt projects with a little help from a friend. I am enjoying a new to me Juki tl2010q with a Grace Q Zone Hoop Frame. I found this little gem for a great price on Facebook Marketplace. This is a small but mighty set-up. I don’t have space…
What are WIPs anyway? WIPs are “Works in Progress” in terms of quilt projects. How many WIPs are too many? There is no right or wrong answer; it truly depends on your creative style. I love starting new and exciting projects, but that creates a bit of chaos in my sewing room. It looks like it is time to finish some of the projects. This past weekend I held a quilt retreat for a wonderful…
Quilt Retreat Must-Haves What is considered a quilt retreat must-have? I thoroughly enjoy attending Quilt Retreats. It doesn’t matter if it is a weekend-long or an all-day one; Quilt Retreats are a great way to share with like-minded people. I am a list maker, and I have found that to create the best experience at a retreat, I need to remember all the necessary items. I am sharing my list with you. It is in…
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…
Quilting Lingo? – What is it?? Welcome to Quilting With Tamara. The longer you participate in this hobby, the more likely you’ve come across some quilting lingo – quilters’ terminology and abbreviations that can confuse the new quilter and even a seasoned quilter. New quilting lingo pops up all the time. I will share what I teach new quilters as well as seasoned quilters. I will also share what they teach me. It’s all about…
Welcome to Quilting With Tamara There is so much more to quilting than picking out a pattern. Each quilting skill builds upon the next and therefore important to learn the foundation skills. It takes practice and a willingness to learn a few basic techniques. Let’s throw some patience in there too! I continue to learn. Quilts, fabrics, and even quilting tools inspire me – well, almost any tool, as you will see. There are fundamental…
Mystery Quilts were what got me started way back in the ’90s. Now for a bit more about my quilt design process and how I started designing quilts, specifically mystery quilts. It was a long and often bumpy road, but so worth the journey. I am showing my age, but I might as well celebrate it. I started my quilt business in 1999. That was when I felt that I could do something with my…
The Quilt Design Process is an evolution. I am working on a Block of the Month (slowly, very slowly) to start in January. I will show a part of the quilt design process that I go through in this post. This Block of the Month will be a bit different from the traditional ones. I haven’t decided if I will share the end product first or if it will be in a mystery format (which…
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…