Comments on: Sewing And Craft Projects Part One: My First Rag Quilt http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/01/24/sewing-and-craft-projects-part-one-my-first-rag-quilt/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Zoe Dawn http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/01/24/sewing-and-craft-projects-part-one-my-first-rag-quilt/#comment-79917 Zoe Dawn Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:27:50 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1057#comment-79917 Good to see you back!

I’ve been into quilting lately too, though I do things the more traditional way, quilting by hand and such. Could you do a post on crazy quilting? I just finished a wall hanging but I don’t know if I did it the correct way. I know you say you don’t do it the right way either but I’d be interested in seeing your method.

Thanks!

]]> By: Kim http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/01/24/sewing-and-craft-projects-part-one-my-first-rag-quilt/#comment-79894 Kim Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:16:14 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1057#comment-79894 Lovely quilt! I made a lap size rag quilt last year for my hubby and I didn’t have the nice spring loaded scissors. My bad. I’m still having problems with my hand that ended up with tendonitis from the stress. Wouldn’t have been so bad if I hadn’t spent 7 hours straight snipping. But the hubby loves his quilt :-)

Glad you’re back. Have missed your posts and recipes. Will look forward to some new ones!

]]> By: Mamlambo http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/01/24/sewing-and-craft-projects-part-one-my-first-rag-quilt/#comment-79877 Mamlambo Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:59:35 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1057#comment-79877 That looks so lovely! Also love your cat – she seems to have made it her own:) She’s such a gorgeous, cuddly fur ball!

]]> By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/01/24/sewing-and-craft-projects-part-one-my-first-rag-quilt/#comment-79874 Barbara Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:35:19 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1057#comment-79874 Kalyn, as of now, I have made a total of seven quilts–six of them traditionally done, with the seams hidden between the layers and binding, and then this rag quilt. I’ll be making at least two more rag quilts–one for the guest room and one for a friend. I also have another full-sized bed quilt planned for another friend that I have to design the pattern for–it will be figural–representative of an actual object.

I’ve also made a quilted flute case, and will be making more of those.

I will warn you that most of my quilt techniques are not “correct,” in that I do crazy-quilting totally against tradition, I will use the machine to guide quilting that looks very nearly like free-motion quilting–a big no-no.

I have found that while my methods are not traditional, the results are beautiful, and sturdy, so I have stopped worrying about how “correct” they are.

]]> By: Kalyn http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2009/01/24/sewing-and-craft-projects-part-one-my-first-rag-quilt/#comment-79872 Kalyn Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:53:08 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=1057#comment-79872 My mother often made these types of quilts when I was a kid, and I think it’s a great tradition to keep alive. Right now I wouldn’t have time to do anything like this, but “make a quilt” is on my list of things to do when I’m retired so it will be fun to read more about how you do it.

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