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Tip Jar

Category: Tip Jar

Dec
1

Tip Jar: Single-wide...

There are some things that you need to actually see in person to figure out - or have someone explain how it's done. Wide bindings - 1/2" or more that lay very flat. While I've seen many photographs of antique quilts with wide bindings, I'd only ever seen one in person, an Amish quilt from the...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Fabrics, Tip Jar
Tagged: 
Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Regent Street Lawn, Sewing, Single-fold binding, Tip Jar, Wide Binding
Jun
26

The Eyes have it...

Happy Friday! There are two things to share today - one a tip and the other a funny story about hats. First the Tip Jar - Needles. If you sew, you use needles. Hand or machine - maybe both. You know they come in different types and sizes, and you know that unlike thread, the bigger the number, the...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Tip Jar
Tagged: 
Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Tip Jar
Jun
12

Mini, Small, Little... and Big!

Happy Friday! Today is mostly about little quilts - minis, small quilts, etc. - but I do want to mention a blog post that I hope you've read. Barbara Brackman wrote a lovely tribute in memory of her friend and fellow Moda designer, Linda Brannock , who passed away in late May. Update: Jan Patek...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Tip Jar
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Minis, Patchwork, Patterns, Quilt, quilting, Sewing, Tip Jar
Apr
10

Not the salsa...

The mood this past week has been "pick up the pace", and while nobody has actually used those words, it's simply in the air and everybody is feeling it. Market is looming and there's no time to waste. Since I have a list of lots of little things to share, let me get to it! Pretty fabric first -...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Fabrics, Tip Jar
Tagged: 
Fig Tree, Minick Simpson, Tip Jar, Zen Chic
Apr
3

Spin. Collapse. Pop.

And twirl. They're all terms used to describe the technique of this... Simple description - the stitches above the seam line joining the two halves of the block are removed so that the center can be opened up. This makes the center junction nice and flat - in large part because the seams are...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Tip Jar
Tagged: 
Tip Jar
Apr
2

String me along...

Is it the array of gorgeous colors? The different textures? The thought of all the lovely things you could stitch? Or is it just because it's pretty? I love thread - the different types and sizes of spools, the different weights and textures of threads, and all those amazing luscious colors. I buy...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Tip Jar
Tagged: 
Thread, Tip Jar
Apr
1

Pointy objects...

Seam rippers. Stilettos. Not the kind you wear. You probably use one more than you'd like, and most of us don't use the other as much as we could. One is necessary to have, the other is beneficial. Both help with piecing beautiful blocks and quilts. While I like to pretend that I rarely need a seam...
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Author: 
cnelson
Posted in: 
Notions, Tip Jar
Tagged: 
Clover, Seam Fix, seam ripper, stiletto, Tip Jar
Mar
31

Size matters...

No, this isn't another post about that scant 1/4" seam allowance. This is about sizing and starch. Back in the day... we used to pre-wash everything. You were considered foolish, reckless and a real risk-taker if you didn't. Then fabric got better - much better. And we didn't have the time... okay...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Tip Jar
Tagged: 
Pressing, Starch & Sizing, Tip Jar
Mar
30

On point...

In the law, cases are "on point" when the facts of the case in the law books - already decided - exactly match the facts in your case so you can cite it as being the law. So it follows that it kind of annoys me when folks use the phrase "case in point"... where does that come from? It's like "tough...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Tip Jar
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Sewing Machine, Tip Jar
Mar
27

Five little letters...

Scant. You'd think such a small word wouldn't have such huge implications. It ought to be insignificant. How much difference could it make - really? Yes, I'm referring to that thing we quilters call a scant 1/4" seam allowance. It's elusive. It's cursed... much-sought-after... and occasionally...
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Author: 
cnelson
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Tip Jar
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Notions, Olfa Frosted Rulers, Scant 1/4" seam, Tip Jar
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