Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a quilt? At Standish Quilters, we are offering the opportunity to come along and learn all the skillsets you will need to make your own quilt. Starting at the very basics, including what tools you will need and giving you regular guidance at our meetings, as …
Here are some of the quilts and projects members have made in the last few months………… together with a carousel at the bottom displaying the pieces made for our recent Chair’s challenge. This was a block sampler quilt The 2 quilts above are showing how cutting borders and patterned fabric to create different shapes, can …
Since we returned to our meetings, we have seen some beautiful work made by our members and in recent weeks, the displays have been just as wonderful. The most recent quilted items made, can be seen on our current ‘Members Makes’ page. In the meantime, here is a little insight into what goes on in …
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This is a miniature landscape of ‘Sunset Over Santorini’ from a kit by Julia Gahagan. It has been stitched using applique, incorporating pigma pens, and a piece of netting sitting over the top. Marie T This quilt top has been made using ‘half square rectangles.’ The seams have been ironed open on the reverse, to …
Borders, Borders, Borders…………. During our most recent session at Standish Quilters, which was all about matching bindings to borders. One of the interesting things that was discussed, was when you cut stripes on the bias for binding a curved project, the stripes take on a slanted pattern, which completely changes the fabrics look. With this …
As the February blog covers two meetings, these are the items Chris B had made and this is what she says about them……….. If you look at the fabric in the last photograph, you will see the two blocks which are generated from this fabric when cut in a particular way. The blocks can then …
Quilters Guild Museum Collection……… This video was a link provided by the Quilters Guild in their monthly newsletter by email. In their opening address, they mention that the Guild has over 900 patchwork, quilting and applique works in their museum, spanning the last three centuries, about their collection, the history of the quilts and the …
At the first meeting of the New Year, it was our membership renewal time. Where we could go through the programme for the next six months and have an opportunity to show what we have been making over the Christmas period. This is a Floating Square Block Quilt from the sessions run by Doreen P …
This is an interesting video where ‘free motion sewing’ is taken to a new level! The link has kindly been provided by Chris B and runs for just two and a half minutes. Well worth a watch.
