Here’s a breakdown of some common quilting vocabulary so you can understand what types of styles and techniques quilt makers are talking about when they throw around terms like these.
Technically, you can make a quilt in whatever dimensions you want. There are no standard sizes. You can even sew a quilt in any shape you like.
Here, you stitch on the seam where two patches or blocks meet. This makes the stitch discreet while reinforcing the seam.
This is an applique technique in which quilters cut out floral motifs from printed fabric. They stitch these onto another fabric as an embellishment.
Sometimes the quilter threads wool through the channel. In other cases, crafters cut out shapes and place them between the layers. Stitching around the shapes ensures they stay in place.
This is what you do to make sure the corners of each block, or the quilt top, have a right angle. You can use mats, rulers, or any other measuring tools you have on hand.
The beautiful stone chapel, cloaked in climbing grapevines, was built to commemorate Bernard do Clairvaux' preaching of the Second Crusade here in 1146. It is a sublime place today for peaceful meditation in the deep Burgundian countryside.
When you have a rotary cutter, all you have to do is stack your fabric and hack Textile right through it all with just one cut. If you have a mat, too, your cutting is even more seamless (no pun intended), because it comes with marked lines to guide you.
A renovated former Cistercian farmhouse converted into a charming country inn, located seis.2 mi from Beaune, Le Hameau de Barboron offers a wine cellar and a full breakfast served each morning. Spectacular setting and service!
As the silk strand loads onto the reel, it is automatically attached to another strand to make a continuous string. The sericin in the silk strand helps the strands stick together. Next, silk producers twist these long strings together to make yarn.
Changing kitchen cabinet hardware is a simple way to transform the look of your kitchen without renovating. Interior designer Alvin Wayne added a graphic look to this otherwise all-white kitchen with black metal cabinet and drawer bar pulls for a crisp modern feel.
Even though there are synthetic alternatives for this application, many parachute manufacturers still make their products with silk due to this material’s durable and lightweight applications.
Midcentury modern furniture is a timeless choice for a dining room. A small light wood drop leaf table and chairs fills the space in this London dining room from Emilie Fournet Interiors like a glove, while a vintage pendant and framed posters enhance the vintage feel.
You can make these quilts in memory of a loved one. Many people stitch these using clothes their children or grandchildren have outgrown. Another way to create these quilts is to print favorite photos of your loved ones onto the fabric and then use the material to make the quilt blocks.