tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25645181218892968252024-03-12T22:40:42.606+11:00Brigitte Giblin's Feathering The NestA book of inspiration for quilters by Brigitte Giblin.Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-67135964122132617452013-01-12T17:03:00.000+11:002013-01-12T17:03:03.262+11:00Sewing Workbox pattern<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have just <span style="font-size: small;">added a downloadable pattern to my website: <a href="http://www.brigittegiblinquilts.com/" target="_blank">www.brigittegiblinquilts.com </a> <span style="font-size: small;"></span>This workbo<span style="font-size: small;">x is for sewing on the<span style="font-size: small;"> move<span style="font-size: small;">... it will contain all <span style="font-size: small;">your sewing tools in a handy non-slip box<span style="font-size: small;"> when you <span style="font-size: small;">are travellin<span style="font-size: small;">g in a car or plane.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-45706599792185491032012-10-01T17:22:00.000+10:002012-10-01T17:22:25.660+10:00Introducing the "i-Purse"!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have been making "i-Purses"! so, if you too are a lover of patchwork, lovely fabrics AND have an iPad, you might like to make a quilted purse to keep it safe. This new pattern is downloadable from my website: </span><a href="http://www.brigittegiblinquilts.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">www.brigittegiblinquilts.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> and you can order the rectangular frame from there as well.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used a light weight upholstery fabric on the back of the suffolk-puff (yo-yo) version and did some simple quilting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">I didn't add a strap, as I don't think its needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-8600899263767320912012-09-06T09:22:00.001+10:002012-09-06T12:45:55.624+10:00FEATHERING THE NEST with Vintage Inspired Quilts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.gloriouscolor.com/">www.gloriouscolor.com</a> or <a href="http://www.paperpieces.com/">www.paperpieces.com</a> if you live in North America,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.brigittegiblinquilts.com/">www.brigittegiblinquilts.com</a> if you live in Australia, or</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you are lucky enough to be going to Ste.Marie-aux-Mines in Alsace, France for the European quilt show next week (13-16 September) visit Quiltmania on booth 165 for a copy of my book...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">You can also see 14 quilts from the book which will be on display there.</span></div>
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Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-62707729979979599922012-09-02T13:22:00.001+10:002012-09-03T08:38:37.788+10:00Hexagon and Blue Star Quilt<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are making this quilt, please use these important 'straight-grain' instructions. The book instructions are not clear and should be corrected in the reprint - another instruction that was 'lost in translation!</span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The pattern pieces in the book are correct - just add 1/4" seam allowance. It is important to make a template for the triangle including seam allowance, with the top of the triangle cut off and the straight grain marked.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cut your triangles from strips and stack them. You will then be able to quickly see that the straight grain is opposite the cut-off tip.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The hexagons can also be cut from strips, using a plastic template and then stacked so that the straight grain is on the top and bottom of the hexagons. See the photos for correct placement of the straight grain so that your completed units and assembled strips keep the straight grain on the long sides.</span></td></tr>
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Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-72702495451333827442012-08-13T17:58:00.000+10:002012-08-13T17:58:10.190+10:0013-Panel Hexagon Quilt<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the book this quilt is simply called "Panel Hexagon Quilt". I thought I'd show you some close-ups of the fussy-cutting in the blocks. Its the perfect quilt to use up large print fabrics - the panels fit diagonally across a fat quarter. Another fat quarter can be used for the hexagon frame. Leftovers from the 26 fat quarters are then used in the "fill-in" hexagons on the edges of the quilt. </span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Depending on the clarity of your screen, you should be able to see the join across the top of this panel (just below the 2 flowers). So the new rule could be: "don't ever <i>not</i> use a fabric because you have to join it...the whole thing is joined...its 'patch'work!". I love seeing little pieces that are joined together to make a whole patch in old quilts....it's good economy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the centre of this quilt is a fabric from "Les Indiennes" showing the tower "La Tour de Constance" in my village of Aigues-Mortes. Its the only toile-style print (ie-a scene) in the quilt, so as the odd one out, sits happily in the middle. All the other prints are floral. See how the hexagons are fussy-cut. There are 16 cut with the stripe "on point", and the 6 - on the ends and sides - cut with the stripe "on square". This may be taking fussy-cutting to the extreme, but it does look like the pink stripes are radiating from the centre of the panel...</span> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Here is another block where the hexagon motif has been fussy-cut, on point and on square.</span></div>
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Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-36597984669815941792012-08-10T16:17:00.000+10:002012-08-10T16:17:12.075+10:00Tessellations II<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I've noticed that a few of you have started making Tessellations II (I've been peeking at blogs!!), so I thought you might like to see some close-ups of this quilt - and the detail in the fussy-cutting</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Helen emailed me to say that there was some confusion in the instructions - my reply to her was that this is a very simple quilt... 4 shapes: a hexagon; a square, a diamond and a triangle, all with 2 1/2 inch sides. Start in the centre and add your shapes one round at a time, auditioning fabrics and colours as you go. Don't get too far ahead, as you may change your mind. I changed from cool tones to warm tones with each round to give maximum contrast and to make each round "pop". (The pink and yellow fabrics being the warm tones, and the blue and green fabrics being the cool tones. The white with black spot acts as a neutral to separate the colours)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The book shows the addition of each round of fabrics and the direction for fussy-cutting in the coloured step-by-step instructions. When I teach this quilt in a class, students only have a black/white graph of the quilt with heavier lines to mark the "rounds" where the colours change from cool to warm. </span><br />
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</tbody></table>Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-5125130654342731472012-07-30T17:30:00.000+10:002012-07-30T17:30:43.282+10:00Grand Sac a Hexagones or Large Hexagon Purse<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This pattern has been added to the products on my website for you to make. Its a good size for a workbag to hold all your patches and sewing tools. I will also make the metal frame and small pack of 1" hexagons available on my website soon. Meantime, start sorting your fabric scraps...B</span></td></tr>
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<br />Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-63746308581371580302012-07-27T17:29:00.000+10:002012-07-27T17:30:51.653+10:00Brigitte's Pom-Pom Pentagon & Hexagon Basket<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A few of you have asked me about the "Pom-Pom Work Basket" in my book. It's featured on pages 2, 5 and 232. I have happily spent most of the day creating the pattern for you to download... the PDF is in the "tips and instructions" section on the header bar for you to print. Please send me pictures of your finished baskets for all to see!! ...enjoy B.</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-11093634957475682792012-07-17T17:17:00.000+10:002012-07-17T17:17:49.224+10:00Mrs Vigors Medallion<br />
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kerry emailed about the pattern pieces "A, B & C" on page 28 for this quilt. I've had a look and there is a little overlap of piece A over piece B on the sketch but I feel this is insignificant. My preference would be to trim the excess off piece A. If you are photocopying the pattern and paper piecing it, remember to cut your pieces <i>inside </i>the marked lines to allow for the thickness of the fabrics.</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Detail of the corner cut-out at the bottom of the quilt, made for a 4-poster. I am using this quilt on a queen-sized, black iron bed at our farm at the moment and the centre, including the wide blue border, fits perfectly on the bed top and the country colours suit the setting!</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-66972214881413077742012-07-17T16:13:00.000+10:002012-07-17T17:42:45.628+10:00Tessellations II<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lee emailed to say that pattern piece "B" has been omitted from the pattern pieces on page 207. Clever Lee also worked out that the missing piece is a 2 1/2" square to fit all the other pieces in the puzzle! No-one, however, has realized that the picture for this quilt is on it's side!! Not a problem really...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I should also mention that I paper-pieced my quilt and that I have pre-cut paper pieces available on my website for Tessellations I (this quilt's brighter version). This quilt (T-II) uses the same pieces with the addition of some hexagons. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<br /></div>Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-13513934275755577912012-07-09T11:51:00.001+10:002012-07-10T13:57:34.697+10:00Liberty KaleidoscopeGinger asked about the scallop fabric on the Liberty Kaleidoscope quilt. The fabric is from Kaffe Fassett's "Liberty Art Fabrics" range - "Paisley collection". I did a search online and it is still available - in several colourways. You can post here if you locate the fabric - I found it in the UK and USA, and I have seen it in a couple of Sydney shops.<br />
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</tbody></table>Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-7591041230799283682012-06-28T16:59:00.001+10:002012-06-28T23:26:36.268+10:00English Paper Piecing 4 - Fussy-cutting: on point and square<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdmZIvJf_T7RMaGbZwijwBZcgz2bW9iG_aKhtUhM6nE03aazzCuyr5zOIxVck4w14PUyOqFz1q1OKm-vOpBp6NfRgI1c7Hfg47C-a9bsyT7xeVOVEwQuPv65UBOiix1pwbWIns9eyqg/s640/blogger-image--435044024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdmZIvJf_T7RMaGbZwijwBZcgz2bW9iG_aKhtUhM6nE03aazzCuyr5zOIxVck4w14PUyOqFz1q1OKm-vOpBp6NfRgI1c7Hfg47C-a9bsyT7xeVOVEwQuPv65UBOiix1pwbWIns9eyqg/s400/blogger-image--435044024.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How you fussy-cut your fabrics will have a dramatic effect on the look of your paper piecing. Using stripes and geometric prints on the outer edge of diamond shapes will act as a frame around fussy-cut motifs for the centre and surrounding 8 hexagons as shown in the sketch above. Consider whether you need to fussy-cut with the featured motif "square" or "on point" to achieve the desired effect. This example is taken from the quilt: "Josephine Baker meets Carmen Miranda</span>"<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you to Inez from Holland, who discovered that Quiltmania had not included a couple of pattern pieces for the Dollies quilt. I have made a PDF of the missing pieces and also corrected the size of pattern piece "J" (the 8 pointed star) for this quilt. The PDF is uploaded in the "Tips and Instructions" section in the header bar. My apologies for this error!</span></div>Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2564518121889296825.post-17332372104882169632012-06-19T22:49:00.001+10:002012-06-19T23:18:13.813+10:00The back of my Levens Hall QuiltI used 2 vintage French fabrics and a vintage English fabric on the back. The batting is a very thin batting called "quilt lite", 100% woven cotton - which looks a little like a loosely woven wool.<br />
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To whipstitch (point de surjet in French), hold 2 hexagons together, right sides facing. Knot your thread and insert the needle under the fold so that it comes out on the corner. Sew straight across the edges. If you have difficulty pushing the needle through, or if you are catching the edge of the paper, your fabric is basted too tightly over the papers.<br />
You can add a hexagon, and then run your needle back under the fabric to sew another side - see the steps of photos below. Stitches are 1/16th" apart (2mm).<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The larger the hexagon (or other geometric shape), the more seam allowance or turning, you will need. e.g.:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> * for a 1/2" hexagon - allow 1/4" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> * for a 3/4" hexagon - allow a scant 3/8th" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> * for a 1" hexagon - allow 3/8th"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> * for a 1 1/2" and over - allow 1/2"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Firstly, make accurate cutting templates in clear plastic, including the required seam allowance. Mark the original hexagon shape in the centre, and lines on point and square for fussy-cutting fabrics</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hold your plastic template over the fabric and cut around the shape. It isn't necessary to draw a line first. Remember the papers will be accurate, the fabric is approximately accurate. If you are fussy-cutting a motif, the lines will help align the same centre point and direction of your motif. If you are not fussy-cutting, fabric can be folded to cut as many thicknesses as your scissors will allow - I cut up to 6 thicknesses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Baste the fabric over the papers without stitching through the paper - see English Paper Piecing - 2. This way the papers can be removed without removing the basting. The basting secures the folded edges and prevents them bunching when the work is washed. Traditionally, English Paper Pieced work was not quilted. They were used as decorative coverlets on beds or furniture or as bed and curtain hangings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Papers were sometimes left inside quilts made for charity - this added an extra layer of warmth - there is a reference to the "rustling of the quilt" in Oliver Twist.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">Pre-cut paper geometric shapes in all sizes can be purchased from:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.busyfingerspatchwork.com/">www.busyfingerspatchwork.com</a> in Australia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.paperpieces.com/">www.paperpieces.com</a> in USA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;">The hearts are firstly appliqued to the background squares on point, and then the border is assembled. Borders are mitred - a must when using stripes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Simple shapes add to the naive feel and blue leaves add a touch of whimsy </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A simplified "Broderie Perse" technique is used for the applique flowers - motifs have been chosen with backgrounds to match, thus eliminating the need for detailed cut-outs. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A little stack of quilts waiting to be transported to Nantes!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Baby Hexagon Quilt</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> centre - half-inch hexagons have been fussy-cut and similar colours placed opposite to give balance. The hexagons on the 6 corners have been positioned to hide the seams of the background panel.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The scalloped edges of this quilt have been turned in to enclose the batting </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">and whip-stitched together to give a very soft finish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The backing fabric of cotton voile adds to the softness of this baby quilt. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Detail of the edging on the Anna Brereton Coverlet - folded over to reveal the backing fabric. The edging was sandwiched between the top and backing, and then folded over the top, to be appliqued on the outside edge. This type of edging is called a "dog tooth" border. This edging is the same fabric as is used to surround the central panel in the quilt - "Zarafa" the Giraffe.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The hexagons are fussy-cut for maximum effect </span></span> </div>Brigitte Giblinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650580957159231537noreply@blogger.com0