How to Do a Partial Seam
Learning to make a partial seam is easy!
Partial seams strike fear in the hearts of quilters but it needn’t be. Let me help you understand the idea with a Valentine quilt I finished this week.
Posts Tagged ‘quilting 101’
Add Movement with Diagonal Lines
My lifetime adventures with Baby Windmills have led to quite a few quilt designs. Some of them have been sewn and some are still only on paper.
Christmas Dance by Diane Harris. Photo: Kristen Laing Photography.
The first designs were just sewing blocks together using a particular color recipe. Nice little scrap quilts like Christmas Dance, above, but pretty simplistic.
Want to Make a Quilt with 50,000 Friends?
If you’re a quilter and you’re online, you’re likely aware of the recent kickoff of the annual Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt.
I always enjoy the Quiltville Mystery, even when I don’t participate.
Everybunny: Scrap Quilt Lessons
I always pull out Everybunny this time of year—it’s one of my favorite finishes. There was a lot to learn about scrap quilts when I made it. Let’s pull some lessons from it. Today will be #1 and I’ll do a little series on making better scrap quilts.
Everybunny, designed and made by Diane Harris for Quiltmaker March/April ’16
One Hundred Small Quilts #2
My trunk show “One Hundred Small Quilts” is popular with quilt groups. I’ve been giving it for six years and have added to the collection. I actually bring about 120 quilts with me. The quilts have lessons to teach us. This is Dresden Delight.
Dresden Delight by Diane Harris. Photo by Mellisa Karlin Mahoney. Used with permission.