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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Use the Right Thread
To get my art quilts to look “alive”, I need to create the illusion of movement and depth. Think about it, when you look at a flower, the flower isn’t a flat single color. Instead, the flower is made up of subtle tones and shades of the color with small splashes of other colors.
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Fusible Web to Stabilize
Because I use heavy thread work on my quilt tops, it’s very easy for the quilt top or backing to shift and buckle under the needle. For years I would rip out my thread to correct this issues. Then I was introduced to the use of lightweight fusible web to stabilize the back and […]