Hand Quilting With Perle Cotton with Sarah Fielke, Quilting Instructor for Craftsy.com
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About Sarah Fielke:
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The author of three books, including Material Obsession and Quilting: From Little Things, Sarah creates vibrant designs that appeal to both modern and traditional quilters.
About Big Techniques from Small Scraps:
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Playful, colorful, improvisational and just plain fun! That’s how Sarah Fielke’s fans describe her quilt designs. In Big Techniques from Small Scraps, this Aussie quilter makes six small, scrappy quilts that combine traditional techniques with updated fabrics and a fresh design sensibility. Try something different, like deconstructed piecing, or learn a new skill, like needleturn appliqué. Create Sarah’s designs or jump off and do them your own way. It’s all good fun!
What You’ll Learn
– Step-down piecing
– Appliqué curves and points without templates or pins
– Hand quilting with perle cotton to add dimension
– Deconstructed piecing
– Using the 60-degree ruler and Dresden wedge
Duration : 0:8:59
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Thanks for the …
Thanks for the video. I too think hand quilting is a nicer look than machine quilting. I have not ever heard of using pearl cotton. I love this idea and will try it soon! I’m knitting socks right now.
Thank you Sarah, …
Thank you Sarah, great instructions easy to understand. I enjoy hand quilting as well, have always finished my quilts by hand.
Good information. …
Good information. Thanks!
Gee thanks Sarah, …
Gee thanks Sarah, I have taken up quilting again the last quilt that I put together was when I was a teenager but had never actually quilted a quit that I made. I always thought that the stitches had to be tiny and fine cotton used and I could never get them small. I feel as though you have given me permission to do my own thing with your method, thank you so much.
I want to learn how …
I want to learn how to hand quilt and put it this way, I don’t even know how to thread a needle. My grandmother hand quilted and passed away before I could learn how to quilt by hand. Is there a difference between hand quilting and hand piecing? If yes, I would love becraftsy to show me how to hand piece a quilt as well. Thanks for listening.