Small Quilt Projects

A small lap quilt made by me, when the grandchildren were small.

Brenda's Quilts

Quilting is a sewing method done either by hand, by sewing machine, or

by a long-arm quilting system. The process uses a needle and thread to

join two or more layers of material together to make a quilt. Typical

quilting is done with three layers: the top fabric or quilt top, batting or

insulating material and backing material. The quilter's hand or sewing

machine passes the needle and thread through all layers and then

brings the needle back up. The process is repeated across the entire

piece where quilting is wanted. A straight or running stitch is commonly

used and these stitches can be purely functional or decorative and

elaborate. Quilting is done on bed spreads, art quilt wall hangings,

clothing, and a variety of textile products. Quilting can make a project

thick, or with dense quilting, can raise one area so that another stands

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OTHER SMALL QUILTED PROJECTS

Candlewick: This is another hobby I enjoy.

Candlewicking is a form of whitework embroidery that traditionally uses an unbleached

cotton thread on a piece of unbleached muslin. It gets its name from the nature of the

soft spun cotton thread, which was braided then used to form the wick for candles.

Motifs are created using a variety of traditional embroidery stitches as well as a

tufted stitch. Subject matter is usually taken from nature - flowers, insects, pine

trees, and so on, Other traditional motifs resemble Pennsylvania Dutch or Colonial

American designs. Modern designs include colored floss embroidery with the traditional

white on white stitching.

Loom-woven or machine-made candlewicks of the early 19th century are white bedcovers

with designs created during the weaving process by raising loops over a small twig or

tool.

Contemporary candlewicking is most commonly used as a cushion cover. -wiki

I do not do much of it, but should do more. Candle wick is easy and fun. I did this

sampler that I framed some time back.

This particular hobby is not as straining on the eyes as some of the needlework. I can

hardly do the fine needlework anymore.

Happy Sewing!

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They Are So Fun To Make

Just finished my little quilt top. This is one of the easy ones. The Rail Fence Lap

Quilt

I used the gold tone colors. Now to get the backing, binding and quilting part

finished.

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How Much Piecin'

The Mosaic Puzzle

How Much Piecin' A Quilt Is Like Livin A Life

Many a time I"'ve set and listened to Parson Page prechin' about

predestination and free will. I've said to myself, "If I could jest

git up there in the pulpit with one of my quilts. I could make a

life a heap plainer than the parson makes it with big words.

You see to make a quilt, you start out with jest so much caliker.

You don't go to the store and pick it up and buy it but the

neighbors gives you a piece here and there and you'll find you

have a piece left over everytime you cut out a dress and you

jest take whatever happens to come. That's the predestination.

But when it comes to cuttin'out the quilt why you're free to

choose your own pattern. You give the same kind of pieces to

two persons and one'll make a "Nine Patch" and the other

one'll make a "Wild Goose Chase" and so there'll be two quilts

made on the same kind of pieces but jest as different as can be.

That's the way of livin.

The Lord sends us the pieces we can cut 'em out put 'em

together pretty much to suit our selves.

There's a heap more in the cuttin' out and the sewin' than there

is in the caliker.

-Author Unknown

taken from Women's Circle Patchwork Qiuilter May, June 1982

Happy Sewing!

Water Wars

A wall quilt with small ships and lighthouses.

Who hears the rippling of rivers will not utterly despair of anything. (Henry David

Thoreau)

Sea Fever

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky.

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,

And the wheel's kick and wind's song and the white sail's shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

is a wild call and clear a call that may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,

And the flung spray and the blown spume and the sea-gulls crying,

I must go down to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life

To the gull's way and whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;

And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

by: John MasefieldHappy Sewing!

USE WITH THE SAILBOAT MINI QUILT

Travel Bag

A quilted bag that goes with me everytime I take a vacation. I usually ut an extra pair

os shoes in it. It is very useful and fun to make. It has a drawstring closure.

Happy Sewing!

DRESDAN PLATE PATTERN