Edey's Vintage and Current Needlework

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• Practicing on Scraps? Turn them into a useful item.

  If you have needlework projects that are unfinished, or that you used a piece of scrap fabric to try out a new stitch or idea, don't waste those samples. Bind the edges of them and use them for place mats, cup mats, endtable scarves, or table runners... Posted Jun 23 2009, 01:43 PM by Edey with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: scraps, waste, fabric, mats

• Omnigrid "Come Quilt With Me" template sets

  I found these at Joann's. They are laser-cut thick acrylic templates for making quilt pieces, either for rotary cutting or to draw around with a pencil or marker. They already have a 1/4 inch seam allowance added and cutout holes for marking the stitching... Posted Jan 06 2009, 09:45 AM by Edey with | with no comments Filed under: quilting, scraps, string quilts, sewing, piecing, templates, rotary cutter, Omnigrid

• String Quilts

  String quilts are real easy to make. The "strings" are long strips of fabric, not cord type string. Usually it's left over strips of fabric that are too narrow for other purposes; this is a good way to not waste those scraps. Basics for... Posted Dec 27 2008, 09:06 AM by Edey with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: quilting, scraps, string quilts, sewing, gifts.