Carolina Patchworks » Quilts – Random Babbling http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog Because the world is just better with patchwork. Wed, 23 May 2012 02:56:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Weekend http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2008/08/24/the-weekend/ http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2008/08/24/the-weekend/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:07:04 +0000 emily http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/?p=1070 One quilt.

Another quilt.

A pattern… or at least pattern progress.

And the MOST exciting part of the weekend?  Recaulking the kids’ bathtub.  Wow, that was a blast!

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Freezer Paper Foundation Piecing Tutorial by Wee Toes and Noggins.

]]> http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2008/05/23/this-tutorial-rocks/feed/ 1 Quilt Binding Pictures http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2008/04/05/quilt-binding-pictures/ http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2008/04/05/quilt-binding-pictures/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:50:26 +0000 emily http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2008/04/05/quilt-binding-pictures/ Alice asked about my quilt binding.

Why don’t I hand sew the binding on my quilts? Because I would never actually finish a quilt if that were necessary. I hate hand sewing with a passion. I even use my machine to sew on a button. It is the more traditional way to finish a quilt though and a lot of people find it relaxing. I tried it once and then went back to sewing it on with a machine.

I can’t decide if I like the stitching on the binding to be on the front or back. The binding for this quilt was sewn onto the back first and then flipped over to the front. The bobbin thread coordinates with the backing fabric and the top thread coordinates with the binding fabric.

Front:

Back:

I use 2″ strips and sew it on with a 1/4″ seam.

]]> http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2008/04/05/quilt-binding-pictures/feed/ 3 Forty yards of scrumptious cotton http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2007/10/15/forty-yards-of-scrumptious-cotton/ http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2007/10/15/forty-yards-of-scrumptious-cotton/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:45:45 +0000 emily http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/2007/10/15/forty-yards-of-scrumptious-cotton/ It’s so soft. So wonderful. I can’t wait to envelope it in all that fabric loveliness.

Oh, it’s batting by the way. Just in case you haven’t dissected a quilt lately.

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