Episode 8: It’s all about accuracy: ways to improve your piecing and quilting accuracy; Barn Quilts: what they are and where to find them; and tips for hand appliqué.

Episode 8 program notes:

Folding for rotary cutting

1. Fabric that is not folded correctly for rotary cutting.


Folding for rotary cutting

2. Fabric folded correctly for rotary cutting, with no rolls or wrinkles.


Accurate rotary cutting

3. Trimming off ragged edges.


Accurate rotary cutting

4. Line up the fold with a ruler line.


Accurate rotary cutting

5. Check your fold and keep it lined up on a ruler line when cutting strips.


Accurate rotary cutting

6. If your strips have a “v” at the fold, the ruler was not lined up correctly at 90 degrees when you cut the fabric.


Accurate rotary cutting

7. Cutting angled pieces with the angled lines on the ruler.


Visit Scott Hagan’s website, and these other websites about Barn Quilts:
Monroe County, Ohio website
Ohio Quilt Barns
Quilt Barn Video
Quilt Barns in other states

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Episode 6 – Bordering on Insanity: The Network Neutrality Issue and what it means to you; and bordering your quilts the right way

Episode 6 – Bordering on Insanity: The Network Neutrality Issue and what it means to you; and bordering your quilts the right way.

Program notes:

Informational resources for this week’s segment on Network Neutrality:

Today’s cell phone system argues for retaining network neutrality article, by James Glass

Network neutrality, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Casting the Net, By Matt Hutaff

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Quilted Whispers Cat Notecards

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Coming up in the next episode of Driven to Quilt, we’ll go a long way toward getting rid of the guilt in UFO’s and other ET’s, and we’ll take a look at quilts by Fraser Smith, which may not be exactly what you expect. It’s back to school time already, so we’ll talk about what that means to quilters.

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Episode 5- The Quiltmaker’s Gift Activity, Sharing Your Quilts and Ten Top Tips for Machine Quilting

The Quiltmaker’s Gift Activity, Sharing Your Quilts and Ten Top Tips for Machine Quilting

Program notes:

I do love this book, and there are also companion books containing patterns and instructions to make quilts from the Quiltmaker’s Gift.

Reading The Quiltmaker's Gift at Bookweek


Reading The Quiltmaker's Gift at Bookweek

The kids loved the quilts and the book!

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Episode 4 – The Big Blue Marker Debate and other marking mysteries, and the rhythm.

The Big Blue Marker Debate, marking quilting designs on black or dark fabrics, and being one with your machine.

Program notes:

This book is a great machine quilting reference! See my complete review, or visit Diane’s website.

Featherglow quilt detail

Visit the Galleries at DreamWeaver’s Quilts to see the FeatherGlow quilt.

Paisley Pavane detail

Visit DreamWeaver’s Quilts for more information about transferring quilting designs to black or dark fabrics.

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