Posts Tagged ‘quilting 101’

Scrap Quilts 101: The Value of Value

Written by Diane Harris on May 16, 2019. Posted in Blog, How-tos and Ideas, Trunk Shows

I built a picket fence yesterday! Here’s the scrappy story.

I’m making a sampler quilt for my new Triple Crown program for guilds. It’s a pattern from the Jen Kingwell folks called Girl Next Door. This house is at the center of the design.

The house is surrounded by a picket fence. I’ve seen lots of Girl Next Door quilts online as people have made them. The picket fence has been problematic in many of them. There isn’t often enough contrast to make it stand out.

7623 Miles to a New Quilting Friend

Written by Diane Harris on March 26, 2019. Posted in Blog, Quilt Lifestyle

I made a new quilting friend recently! I traveled 7623 miles to find her.

My new quilt friend and me.

You may know that my daughter and her family live in Hong Kong, where they teach at Hong Kong International School. Because people always ask me why: they’re doing it for adventure. And what’s great is that it has turned into an adventure for me as well.

How to Do a Partial Seam

Written by Diane Harris on February 6, 2019. Posted in Blog, How-tos and Ideas, Trunk Shows

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.

Add Movement with Diagonal Lines

Written by Diane Harris on January 4, 2019. Posted in Blog, How-tos and Ideas, Trunk Shows

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?

Written by Diane Harris on December 18, 2018. Posted in Blog, How-tos and Ideas, Quilt Lifestyle

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

Written by Diane Harris on March 27, 2018. Posted in Blog, How-tos and Ideas

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

Written by Diane Harris on March 6, 2018. Posted in Blog, How-tos and Ideas

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.