... no big deal, and she continued her cutting, this time using the correct measurements by starting at 0. I saved these scrap pieces, and they became part of a demonstration in foundation piecing for a reversible quilt class that I was teaching. The quilt pictured here has 48 blocks. One side's blocks are all half-square triangles using ...

... from Quilts With Attitude by Deb Karasik. I am not a big fan of paperpiecing (or, as Jane Hall has corrected me more than once, foundation piecing) but I liked the looks of this mat and, since it was a small project, decided to tackle it. I hope to make 6 mats, but this one mat was an all-day project--and I haven't even quilted ...

... It's an original design, using a technique I developed making Seaside and Breakfast on the Beach. The scene is built using planned free-form foundation-piecing, and details are added with applique and quilting. I quilted it with a selection of cottons and embroidery threads, adding breeze to the sky, waves in the water, and ...

This block was pretty fun to make.  Easy foundation piecing.  Those pieces in the center are tiny!  I did put white fabric where it was supposed to be patterned, so I had to rip it out and redo it. The fabric is Amy Butler's Wildflowers in navy from the Daisy Chain collection.  I love how the big repeat fabrics look so different in these little blocks! 104-20-0-2521

... snuggly! Below is one I made from a Thimbleberries pattern. I did use a paper foundation for the flying geese strips. I'm not that good at piecing triangles on the machine but paper piecing them ... it. My 1st lessons in quilting were in the 70s and I learned to do everything by hand, piecing and quilting. Switching to machine quilting was a challenge for me and not ...

... was the way to go about this block.  I chose paper piecing.  I printed my foundation and sure it was in a million pieces but I figured, EQ thinks this is the best way ... HA. Easier said than done.  It was first then that I learned Lesson number 2 - look at your foundation pattern before you print it...really, really look.  I Sure, I had two clean halves but I didn't have four ...

... my own projects forward. This plan seems to be working so far. This picture was taken Friday night and it is a top made from strings foundation pieced onto dryer sheets that I finished piecing August 1st. I am also working on the binding on my Daffodil BQ2 quilt. I only have one corner of the quilt's binding hand sewn ...

... The trick is to make the finished blocks bigger than the flannel foundations. When you're piecing, extend the strips beyond the foundations and then trim the finished blocks a half inch bigger than ... is very warm and snuggly. I've made other quilts from blocks pieced on foundation flannel before. You can also piece them conventionally, and because the block tops are bigger than the block ...

... ;Merry Christmas" to family and friends, here's an easy foundation-pieced crazy quilt block, featuring one of ... onto computer printer fabric with your inkjet printer, then use it as the foundation for your crazy quilt block with the center image already in ... to make your block larger or smaller, use this as a guide to piecing. Piece the block, then embellish it with threads, trims, ribbons ...

... Thor' does seem to have all the ingredients in place to make it huge so its foundation feels very strong to me." Quesada, Marvel' ... utilizing the old gods of Europe for mood and setting, while piecing together the best elements of Marvel's Nordic super ... genuine and artificial. However, Branagh may choose to make this the foundation story of Thor, doing battle in a realm of fantasy, ...

This summer my friend Rebecca, founder and designer of SOWN, asked a few designer-friends to participate in a charity event. Using her strategy, of using old feed bags, we all designed and created pillows. You can see my design and the whole series. The pillows will be sold at the Piecing it Together Foundation website.

... say they can’t go back and learn it later but an individual who takes private lessons will have a better foundation to build on as they progress. Choosing a good program to follow as a self taught guitar ... chords and different musical styles. On the average I think a beginner guitar player can expect to be piecing songs together using basic chords in 6-8 months and be a well rounded guitar ...

... total breakdown in your reality? I knew I was crazy--I had to be. Fortunately that wasn't the case and by piecing together the puzzle of my life--by allowing each individual alter to tell their story I began ... awaiting the call of their handlers? One study done in secrecy for ten years became the foundation for the ESP experiments under MK-ULTRA Subproject 136. One of the documents specifically ...

... meltdown, Gale took time to evaluate his family's challenges and induce change, piecing together a powerful tool to restore family harmony. This 'Family Constitution' ... balances dynamic among the family "leadership." Having this discussion with your spouse would be an excellent foundation for establishing family rules of any sort. My family is very young and the children don ...

... people watch the TV show first and the webisode second, when the reverse would be much more gratifying? And can the satisfaction of piecing together these bits of storytelling ever measure up to the simple pleasure of watching the hero ... of school than they have inside." Jenkins is working with the MacArthur Foundation to create curricula that would improve new-media literacy. In one of ...