These quilts were created in 1 afternoon – 2.5 hours to be exact – using my Creative Girl Art Quilt Patterns. I filmed my fun and with the magic of iMovie you can watch the whole process in 11 minutes. The video is a quick overview – for more details on creating your own art […]
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Ballerina Stitching and Tutu How To
I thought you might enjoy a few in progress photos and instructions on how I do a ballerina with a dimension tutu. Remove all of the the release paper from ballerina except on the arms and iron the girl to the background. Create a tulle tutu. I hand gather 4 layers for tulle – the […]
Small Quilt Binding and Hangers Tutorial
Below is my favorite method for adding quilt hangers as I bind a quilt. Step 1: Gather materials. – Quilt trimmed to size – Single fold bias tape 1/2†– Ribbon, 4 pieces about 1.5†– 2†– 2 spiral paperclips (round or square) – Lighter or lit candle or fray stop liquid – Sewing […]
How To – Submitting Artwork for Publication
I thought I would share the 5 steps to submit artwork for possible publication. These directions apply to any Stampington publication – they really make the process easy and not scary. If you loved making it, your joy can be seen by others. Type up a short description of the technique(s) you used and the […]
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Creative Girl Art Quilt How To 2
Yesterday I shared a method of creating an girl art quilt where the quilting is done after the girl is attached to the quilt top (background fabric). Today, I’ll show you my preferred method of quilt construction where the background is quilted before the girl is attached. The first few step are identical to those […]
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Creative Girl Art Quilt How To 1
I did a mini workshop last week on creative girl art quilts. I spent the week prior making detailed step outs on the construction of these art quilt. Today I am sharing one method of construction for making a creative girl art quilt. Step 1: Gather items for quilt: pattern, faces pre fused to fusible […]
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Girl Art Quilt Tutorial
She feared decorating decisions (6†x 10â€) A comment from ♥Duff inspired me to write a tutorial on making a girly quilt. It was fun to pause during each step and snap a photo. Hope you enjoy seeing the process as much as I enjoy doing it. Find a drawing or photo of a face […]