Whole cloth quilting designs

Around the early 1800’s three types of quilts became popular: the whole cloth, broderie perse, and medallion quilts. Several of my past blogs have featured medallion quilts – how to make them…

Are you overwhelmed with the simple elegance of a wholecloth quilt but are clueless on how make one yourself? Read for 5 tips on how to wholecloth quilt:

Ever since Crazy Mom Quilt’s Ticker Tape Quilt I’ve had a quilt idea in my head. A quilt with “ticker taped’ raindrops. So appropriate for Seattle. However, over the year or so the quilt idea has evolved from a ‘quilt as you go’ quilt with appliqued raindrops to a free motion quilt with a continuous...Read More »

I love a challenge, and this month Aurifil challenged it’s artisans to create a whole cloth mini quilt using a Paintbrush Studios Painter’s Palette Solid and a coordinating thread in ou…

Instructions on how to make a whole cloth quilt, including the types of fabric to use, basting, quilting and finishing the quilt.

A traditional wholecloth quilt stitched out on a piece of cream 'Shadow Play' fabric by Maywood Studio. An original design that was changed many times over the years finally came to fruition when I added the curling Amish feather border which completed my vision of creating a traditional whole cloth design based on a central motif, repetition, symmetry and movement. The quilt was quilted with Aurifil cotton thread for the main elements and Invisafil from Wonderfil Threads for the…

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I have a few exciting teaching announcements and a ton of planning, prepping, stitching, retreating, drawing, and scheming ahead of me. I will make this post picture heavy and hopefully brief. I have been invited to teach at some very exciting shows in 2016 and I couldn't be more excited! QUILTCON FEB 2016 To start the year I will be at Quiltcon in Pasadena teaching, all hands on classes. I had an amazing time in Austin and am really looking forward to February. MQX APRIL 2016 In April I…

My “Digital Quilts” have created lots of interest lately, so I thought I would share 10 ways to create with a Tablet. This technique is not just for Quilters, it is also perfect for Ze…

Where do you start. I wrote a post last year on what goes into the preparation for a Wholecloth. Currently thinking of doing a number of posts on the topic of wholecloth quilts to demystify the process. First and foremost is planning. I spend an extraordinary amount of time on planning these projects given that I am going to spend the next few months on this one project. Once it’s basted and you are stitching there is very little you can do to alter your design or re-draw sections. Trust me…

As you know Karen Azevedo is doing a traditional boutis for our challenge and I am doing the same chosen pattern on a vintage linen but I'm doing it free motion quilting. I love to do wholecloth miniatures so thought this was the perfect opportunity to do another one. I chose a beautiful drawn-thread work linen and tr

When most people think of quilts, they think of sewing together pieces of fabric as patchwork or appliqué. Actually, what makes a quilt is the layers of fabric that are stitched together. You can make a quilt by using two pieces of whole cloth with a layer of batting in between. The stitching you use to sew a whole ...

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In this new showcase I present you Marla Varner, Paola Machetta, Irina Malyukova and Iva Steiner enjoy their stories and amazing quilts.

Melissa’s 2 Hour Bound Whole Cloth Quilt Made with Tiger Lily by Heather Ross It’s time for another tutorial! Recently, I had one w...

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The best way to get perfect quilting is to transfer quilting designs onto the quilt top before stitching. Continue reading to see how!

Two layers of Embrace Double Gauze from Shannon Fabrics with Pellon Wool Batting in the middle makes for a super soft and cuddly quilt. The wool is lighter and fluffier than cotton batting — the only difference in care is that it can't go in the dryer. It's just returned...

During the course of getting ready for next week's engagement, I've managed to get LOTS done on my computer and at my sewing machine. One of those rewards includes finally finishing up another handbook, Basic Wholecloth Quilts. This ended up being a 22-page handbook which takes you through the basic steps of creating your own wholecloth quilt, overall vs. medallion styles of designing, straight basting, blocking and some basic background designs. This is now available for sale for $11. Click…

I started this whole-cloth quilt with a beautiful blank slate! I wanted to experiment with what would happen if hand-stitching created the design instead of fabric. Blogged at Six White Horses.