tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219520252133142382023-06-20T05:18:09.474-07:00Meadow Crafts with DeeLoving all crafts, specially Quilting, Patchwork, Stitcheries, Patchwork Patterns, Kits, Fabrics, Beads and Charms, Knitting, CrochetMeadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321952025213314238.post-1535464386056510692010-09-30T20:57:00.000-07:002010-09-30T20:57:15.830-07:00Cancer Ribbon Quilt Block<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Cancer Ribbon Quilt Block</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I received my latest newsletter from About.com and found this great block designed by Janet Wickell. Its Breast Cancer Awareness Month in America, though I am sure some of our Australian Patchworkers will love making one of these for someone they know, or even dont know. A gift to cheer a lady who is battleing this problem. Ask a friend - or drop into the hospital :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The pattern is very detailed so all levels of ability with be able to construct it. Its foundation piecing and there are two sizes of blocks to make. Full instructions on how to do it and what fabric you will require are in the instructions. You can print the pages to make it easier. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Click on the templates link and copy both sizes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you are unsure about it, you might like to make a sample log cabin block before you begin to give you an idea</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Click on the link below :-</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks for your interest :)</span></div>Meadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321952025213314238.post-38487460603995267242010-09-30T16:19:00.000-07:002010-09-30T16:19:07.787-07:00Million Pillowcase Challenge<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/images/millionpillowcases/300x250_indiv.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="American Patchwork & Quilting 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge. I donated pillowcases to the challenge. Click here to learn more!" border="0" height="333" src="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/images/millionpillowcases/300x250_indiv.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><strong>Hello All Australian </strong></u></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><strong>Patchworkers, Quilters and Sewing Enthusiasts !!</strong></u></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">I was reading with interest the All People Quilt website this week, and they have started a great challenge that we can all join in on. Lets help</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;"> APQ and American Patchwork & Quilting participate in their goal of </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">donating <strong>1 Million Pillowcases</strong> to local charities not only in America but here in Australia for Aussie Charities! </span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">There are quite an amazing array of pillowcase patterns on the website, so we won't all be making the same thing. From basic to the more adventurous <strong>Friendship Star Block Band</strong>, you will find one you are happy to sew. Can't wait to see the amazing Pillowcases I know the creative Australian crafters can do!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">I have added the link to the <strong>All People Quilt</strong> page. Click on the Pillowcase Challenge link on the left of the page and this will take you to the </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;"><strong>FREE </strong>pillowcase<strong> </strong>patterns. You can <strong>upload</strong> and share photos of your work on the home page,</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">If you are not sure how to put it together, click on the learn to make video button :) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">I know our local Nursing Homes and Womens Refuges will be more than happy to receive these gifts of love :) There is a list of who you can donate to in America on the site and I will find out which other charities are happy to receive these here in Australia. (If you donate to the American charities - please inform the site of how many you have done so they can add them to their total.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">There is so much more to the <strong>allpeoplequilt.com</strong> website. Grab freebies - patterns, get the newsletter emailed to you, check out the magazine, view products & read about the sponsors. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">Today I am going to share some news about a lovely lady and her helpers in making <strong>Charity Quilts</strong>. Her name is <strong>Di Croft</strong> and her business is <strong>The Quilting Mouse</strong> in Bennetts Road, Worrigee - near Nowra.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">Just two years ago Di started a do it yourself <strong>quilt studio</strong>. This is where you can book to learn how to <strong>quilt your finished patchwork</strong> :) </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">The costs are VERY reasonable and if you dont feel comfortable doing this for yourself, you can leave your patchwork for quilting as well, though I would suggest you make time to learn how to do it yourself. Di also offers lessons in sewing and learning to do patchwork.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;"><strong>The Quilting Mouse</strong> has an extensive range of quilt backing materials in an amazing array of colours and prints! <strong>The Quilting Mouse</strong> uses a high grade quality of quilting cotton - which is always a good thing to use. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">To help with the cost of making free <strong>Charity Quilts</strong>, Di also has a range of 100% cotton quilt fabrics, from <strong>Batiks to plains</strong>, from <strong>psycodelic</strong> <strong>prints to soft pastels.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Now more about the charity side of the business</strong> :-</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">For many years Di has made quilts for <strong>womens and childrens refuges</strong> and the not so long ago <strong>Victorian Bushfire</strong> appeal. Now, today in her modern studio, Di has some lovely <strong>helpers</strong>, create lap rugs and more.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">I was lucky enough to see Di this past weekend, where I was given some of these quilts to share amongst some of my local nursing home patients and some others in the district that I felt needed the warmth and love that they were made with :) I thank her whole heartedly for her generosity.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;">I have in fact today - already shared a quilt with a lovely aged gentleman, who although has dementia, certainly appreciated this gift :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Congratulations Di Croft</strong>, the world would be a better place if there was more generous, loving people like you!</span>Meadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321952025213314238.post-80804171304915032222010-09-10T05:52:00.000-07:002010-10-01T07:11:06.900-07:00Quilt Groups - Nowra - Illawarra<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well the first one of these is easy, as I went there when living at Meroo Meadow near Nowra. I spent a few months in the area before coming upon one by mishap really. After buying and collecting firewood, I was driving home and noticed a little sign by the entry to a series of buildings along the South Nowra section of the Pacific Highway.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I drove down and around the round about and came back towards the building. Now as I said before I had only just been collecting firewood and was wearing shorts, gumboots and a very grubby shirt. I didnt let this worry me until after I walked in. I must have looked a sight but the lady behind the counter smiled acknowledgement and mouthed, wont keep you a moment as she was one the phone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Not long after, I started back at Patchwork classes - and hand sewing to boot !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The name has changed by the management is the same and there is heaps more classes. Thank you Danni Reynolds at The Quilting Patch. I enjoyed working with you and all the ladies there. Special Thanks to Jo, Barb, Betty and Toni :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Quilting Patch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">156 Pacific Highway </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">South Nowra 0244 233 352</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Open Monday - Friday and Saturday Mornings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">AND fabrics start at $2 for a Fat Quarter </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There are a few more Groups/Businesses around the area and I would like to invite other groups in the region to add theirs in the comments section. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Businesses :-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jukejema Quilting Barn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">64 Kinghorne Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Nowra 0244 212 577 - Kim</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Open Monday - Friday and Saturday Mornings</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Classes and Fabrics Available</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Retreats available also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Berry Patchwork Shop</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">5/66 Albert Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Berry 0244 643 387 - Elizabeth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Open Monday - Friday</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Classes and Fabrics Available</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Out of Town Quilting Instructors</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Quilting Mouse</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">57 Bennett Place</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Worrigee 0244 221 231 - Di</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Just out of East Nowra)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Classes Available</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Large range of backing fabrics </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Quilting Machine Available - Do its Yourself Quilting POA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">All Quilts made by The Quilting Mouse are donated to charitable organisations, such as The Womens Refuge :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Open Monday to Friday & Saturday by appointment</span>Meadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321952025213314238.post-61159427972935880762010-09-09T05:52:00.000-07:002010-09-09T05:52:50.575-07:00Moda Cakes, Moda Squares, Moda Patesserie, Quilt Fabric, Patchwork<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, starting out buying beautiful fabrics can sometimes be challenging !</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you don't know about 'name' brands, or what the name 'squares', 'cakes' or 'patesserie' means in Quilting and Patchwork land well I hope this simple information helps.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Squares can come in packs of 5" squares/cakes that number 17 or even 40 pieces in the pack. The patesserie is usually a triangular shape in various quantities. And there are more terms out there too. I call my squares - stacks. Check our Jelly Rolls under Pin Wheels Guide too.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moda is one of the most popular fabric packs available.</span>Meadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321952025213314238.post-84963884204814857542010-09-09T05:48:00.000-07:002010-09-09T05:48:03.554-07:00Jelly Rolls - a Quilting/Patchwork Term for Fabric<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are made up of 24 different fabrics or 2 x 12 colour lots. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes the rolls can be of bigger widths 3" or 4" and also more fabric strips. Check sales listings for details. The fabric is usually colour co-ordinated but can be varied. Materials usually equates anywhere from 1 metre to 2 metres of fabric. There are many names for the jelly roll depending on where they are made. </span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I call mine Pinwheels. This was an idea that came up in a discussion with a friend who owns a Fabric business, and who was having a stall at her first Quilt and Craft Show. Something a little different. </span><br />
</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A jelly roll is a roll of fabric strips usually comprised of 24 x 2 1/2" widths by the width of the quilt fabric which is usually 112-115cm. </span>Meadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321952025213314238.post-12905463426260858862010-09-09T05:42:00.000-07:002010-09-10T05:24:54.742-07:00What is a Quilt? The simple guide.<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patchwork is the art of hand or machine stitching strips, circles, blocks and many other shapes </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">together to form a top for a quilt. This stitchery becomes a quilt when three layers come together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first layer is the hand or machine sewn piece usually called your completed patchwork</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second layer is wadding which gives a quilt its warmth. In years past this would have been old blankets o</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> rags. We now have bamboo, wool, cotton and polyester waddings available.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The third and last layer is called the backing - many stores have sheeting fabric available in many sizes to compliment the</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> top.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many Quilt or Patchwork stores can link you to a Quilting machine operator who will stitch all layers together </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in a quilt machine. You may prefer to hand sew your quilt together using stitches suited to the quilt or stitcher. Some of us use quilt as you go techiques as well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">The very last stage of making a quilt is the binding, usually made from materials used in either the top or backing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't forget to add a label - either hand or machine stitched. Write a little story of why the quilt was made and who it was for e.g. Sophie a</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nd Deans wedding, the year made and a personal touch - your signature or hand stitchery or emblem.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Arial;">Your Quilt is ready to be enjoyed, by yourself or a special someone. Many quilts are made for Charitable reasons.</span>Meadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321952025213314238.post-67848183372281503182010-09-09T05:31:00.000-07:002010-09-09T05:31:59.175-07:00What is a Fat Quarter used in Quilting<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Put simpl</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">y</span> a fat quarter is a squarish piece of 100% cotton patchwork fabric.</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sizing is approximately Imperial 18" x 21" or Metric 50cm x 54cm</span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mostly the fabric is cut from either 1 yard or 1 metre and quartered.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When beginning Quilting, most of us start a "Stash". This is usually quilting fabrics that we have collected (or hoarded away) to start our chosen work.</span>Meadow Crafts - Crafters Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491330117493973505noreply@blogger.com0