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Online Quilt Magazine.com

Standard Issue Vol.4 No.10 – October 2013

Experience the

Outer Hebrides

and a Love Affair

With Tweed

How to

Create

Stained

Glass Quilts

Tips for

Making 3D

Quilts

PROJECT –

Harris Tweed

Bag

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Online Quilt Magazine Table of Contents

Outer Hebrides and a Love Affair With Tweed ….………………………………….…………..……………………….………………………………………….. Page 4

PROJECT – Harris Tweed Bag ……….…………….……………….……...…………….…..………………………………………………………….…….……………… Page 9

How To Create Stained Glass Quilts …………….………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………….……… Page 15

What’s New From The Fat Quarter Shop …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Tips For Making 3D Quilts ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Book Review – “Colorific” by Pam Goecke Dinndorf …….………………………….………………………………..………………………..…….……………

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Reader “Show and Tell” ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….…………...…..

BLOCK OF THE MONTH – Album Block III …………….……..……………................................................................................................

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Today's Tips.................................................................................................................................................................................. Page 31

YES – We Want To hear From You............................................................................................................................................... Page 32

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Letter from the Editor

Jody Anderson

Hi!

Well, here in Australia, it’s school holidays – AGAIN, and Master 9 and Miss 7 are home for a couple of

weeks. Last holidays we started their first quilting projects (I’m trying to be a good quilting Mum) with

simple 6 inch pieced squares, and we got about halfway through before they went back to school.

Well those projects are now on my pile of UFO’s and when I asked if they'd like to finish piecing them this

week, and they came back with "If we finish our quilts, then you have to let us play the ipad/iphone

whenever we want to." What??? Quilt blackmail??? I don't think so! I don't negotiate with underage

blackmail wannabes - might just kick them outside and tell them to go climb a tree instead!

So they’ve been playing outside, and I’ve been playing inside with some future projects for this magazine!

This month, there’s a new Harris Tweed bag project from Chris, and Penny looks at adding that third

dimension to your quilts. There’s heaps more too –interesting articles and even new fabrics to drool over

too.

Grab a coffee, put your feet up and check it all out!

Have a great month!

Jody

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For a textile artist all fabric has its allure, but to

me tweed is the ‘wonderstuff’, and none more so

than that woven on the Isle of Harris. Come with

me and I will explain the appeal……….

The Isle of Harris lies off the western tip of

Scotland and is a land of sharp contrasts, white

sands and the allure of the machair or wild flower

meadows in the summer, when the sun hardly

sets and the ‘summerdin’ means that even in the

middle of the night the land is lit with a soft

golden light.

You can sit out doors and read the newspaper at

one in the morning if it takes your fancy. The

autumn holds the chance of seeing the Northern

lights, and yes you can still smell the evocative

smell of peat smoke as it drifts across the land.

The winter sees tremendous seas and storms that

fair blow your socks off. The townships or small

groups of houses are scattered across the

landscape and everywhere there are the small

sheep that are so at home here.

Outer Hebrides and a Love Affair with Tweed

By Chris Hammacott from www.myrtleandmoor.com

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Harris Tweed cloth has been woven for hundreds

of years originally as welcome extra work for the

crofters, as a loom could fit in a small barn and

sheep were a plenty.

The stout cloth was the perfect wear for a day

stalking or shooting, the soft naturally dyed cloth

blended perfectly with the moorland and heather

clad hills.

Many a gentleman handed down his Harris

Tweed hunting jacket to his oldest son along with

gout and a weakness for showgirls. The fabric was

and is still known for its wearing ability and its

ability to shrug off just about everything.

It is true that to set the cloth it did used to be

steeped in urine and most crofts had a ‘pee tub’

out the back where men would visit, and the

cloth (especially when wet) would hold

something of a hint. Now of course this is long

gone, but it does say something of the self-

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To be Harris Tweed and carry the “Orb” mark it

has to be woven on a croft on the Isles of Harris

or Lewis (Lewis is attached to Harris and is the

North end of the island). The loom must be hand

operated and no crofter can have more than two

looms although in fact most only have the one.

The main mills deliver the thread and the

weavers work to a pattern and swatch and the

woven fabric ready for finishing is collected from

the croft gate.

For many years the cloth was falling into decline,

out of fashion and people no longer wanted to

work the looms and the land and crofts were sold

off and the curse of the holiday home was

evident.

Recently however Harris Tweed has seen a huge

upsurge, from that famous corset from Vivian

Westwood to Matt Smith’s jacket that he wears

as Dr Who, suddenly Harris Tweed is THE fashion

fabric. This year saw it on all the major fashion

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weeks, and the interest has brought new colours

and patterns to the weavers.

Designers always on the lookout for something

different have embraced the fabric - in Edinburgh

a whole new breed of kilt is being made,

fashionable and I have to say very alluring on the

right pair of legs!

Home furnishings are fantastic in tweed, cushions

as well as furnishing fabric and if you have never

seen a Harris Tweed upholstered wing back chair

you have never seen anything more stylish.

I feel that the tweed is underused for patchwork

and quilting, it responds beautifully to stitch

either machine or by hand, appliqué works well

and cushions and table runners are a wonderful

way to showcase the fabric if you feel a quilt

might be a little too much.

Go on grasp a little Scottish history……………

About the Author: Chris and her husband live on the Isle of

Lewis on a small croft in the Outer Hebrides. As she says

”We are still learning the crofting way of living, we cut peat

Harris Tweed Kits

This kit was designed and made on the Isle

of Lewis, and includes all you need to

complete the perfect tweed bag.

For a fantastic collection of stunning

original Harris Tweed bag kits, visit

www.myrtleandmoor.com

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in the spring and burn it in the winter, the eggs from the

hens are sold locally and we spend time working with

textiles and enjoying the life, not bad for an ex city girl and

her chap!

I teach textiles and write a regular column for British

Patchwork and Quilting magazine as well as the online Quilt

Pattern magazine. We have a weaving shed and have

recently managed to find a Hattersley Tweed loom and with

luck getting that up and weaving will feature in the blog.”

www.myrtleandmoor.com

Keep up to Date with What’s Happening on our

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Bonus blocks, hints and tips added all the time!!

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Project – Harris Tweed Bag

From Chris Hammacott at www.myrtleandmoor.com

We keep hens and ducks on our small croft in the Outer

Hebrides as well as sheep and goats; in fact it is one of the

sheep Myrtle who has been the inspiration for the

appliqué on this bag. She is a Scottish Blackface who was

hand reared. It has made her very confident and I have to

admit nosy! Leave a door open for a moment and she is in,

and more than once I have found her sharing the basket

next to the stove with my 5 pug dogs, she is just that type

of girl.

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The wee bird takes its inspiration from our

summer resident Corncrake. This very

endangered little soul nests every summer on the

croft and keeps us awake most nights with its

infuriating call. I can only compare it with

someone repeatedly running a fingernail up and

down a plastic comb!

Materials:

* Harris Tweed fabric measuring 29 X 77 cms

(11.6 x 30.8 inches)

* Scraps of tweed for the appliqué

* Harris Tweed fabric for strap 8 cms (3.2 inches)

wide by your own choice of length

* Button and sequins and a small amount of

embroidery threads

* Piece wadding (batting) measuring 29 X 77 cms

(11.6 x 30.8 inches)

* Piece backing fabric measuring 29 X 77 cms

(11.6 x 30.8 inches)

* Lining fabric measuring 29 X 77 cms (11.6 x 30.8

inches)

* Large button

Getting started:

Layer the Harris Tweed, wadding and backing

fabric to make a ‘quilt sandwich’ as shown below.

Using the templates provided separately, cut the

shapes for Myrtle and Moor as pictured,

remember they need to be on the lower third of

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the fabric as they need to appear on the flap, play

about and get them positioned in a way you like.

Myrtle can have very different expressions by the

way you angle her head. Pin in place.

Pin the three layers together, or tack if you

prefer.

Now the creative bit! Stitch down the appliqué

shapes. You can blanket stitch in place by hand

with embroidery threads, (2 strands are best), or

machine stitch in a zig zag , whatever you prefer.

The lovely thing about appliqué with Harris

Tweed is that it stays put and does not need

bonding down.

As shown below, when the shapes have been

appliqued in place, add the Moor’s tail feathers

legs and eye, and Myrtle’s legs. Use sequins or

small buttons for the eyes. Yours, I am sure, will

look different but equally good.

Once you are happy with the appliqué the rest of

the bag needs to be quilted. I generally simply

stitch a running stitch across the width of the bag

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along the tweed lines. You can of course quilt the

layers any way you like, and remember the more

stitching the firmer your bag will be.

With right sides uppermost fold as seen in the

picture opposite, you should fold 10 inches up,

making the bag pouch. Pin in place and then

stitch both sides. Now turn the bag right sides

out.

Take the lining fabric, and fold and stitch in the

same way.

Put aside as we now need to make the strap.

Take the long strip of Harris Tweed, and adjust

the length to suit your preference, whether you

like a bag to go across your body or just over the

shoulder.

Hem the strip by working along the length. Fold

both edges into the centre and then fold both

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sides together and topstitch down with a small

stitch so the strap is secure.

Pin the strap in place.

Keeping the Harris Tweed bag right sides out, slip

the lining over the bag with the lining right sides

in, pin all the way around. Notice that the Flap is

also pinned.

Stitch all the way around including along the edge

of the flap; ensure that you are catching down all

the layers.

Once stitched trim off any excess fabric and/or

wadding (batting).

Make a small slit in the stitching on the side of

the lining no more than 5 inches in length. This is

the good bit! Pull the bag through the lining slit,

keep gentle pulling until all the bag with the flap

has emerged. Check all the seams to ensure that

you have secured all the fabric, and then if happy

(hopefully) stitch up the slit in the lining.

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(Alternatively, leave most of the middle of one

side of the lining unsewn to turn bag through

before tucking in the seam allowances and

topstitching the side gap closed.)

For a professional finish, topstitch around the

edge of the flap about half an inch in.

Now all that is left is the button and tab for the

fastening and you have a beautiful bag.

Take a 4cm (1 ½ inch) strip of tweed fabric long

enough to suit your selected button and fold the

edges in to meet each other in the centre, down

the length of the strip. Fold the strip in half and

topstitch along both sides to finish.

Position the button as seen on the completed bag

and the tab is simply stitched to the edge of the

flap.

I hope you are delighted with your bag, and do

remember we have other designs and Kits for

this, and other projects on our website

www.myrtleandmoor.com

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One of the joys of quilting is being able to spend

your craft time doing various styles or types of

quilts.

You may have noticed that stained glass quilts are

growing in popularity. These look complex to

create but following some simple guidelines will

have you mastering this part of quilting in no

time!

You will need to select your pattern for the

project. If you haven’t made one before, it may

be best to actually use a pattern that is

specifically for stained glass quilts for beginners.

There are many different types and colors of

fabrics to select from when making stained glass

quilts. It is best to use fabrics that do not have

fine details and patterns within them since you

want the finished product to look like a piece of

stained glass. Many people find that Muslin

fabrics work well for the foundation fabric.

Once you've selected the pattern, position it in

the middle of a 10" x 8" piece of woven fusible

How To Create Stained Glass Quilts

By Jan Myers from www.QuiltingResourceCenter.com

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interfacing. It is best to avoid the fusible web

because it can tend to make your project too stiff.

Trace just the design without the numbers onto

the fusible area of the interfacing.

Get a large piece of wax or freezer paper that will

fit the design. Trace the design onto the paper,

again without numbers.

Using sharp scissors, you will need to cut the

design out following the lines you just traced

onto the paper.

Place all the appropriate freezer paper pieces on

the different color fabrics. Make sure to place

with the shiny side of the paper down.

Iron the sections onto the fabric. You will then

need to cut the design pieces out leaving a 1/16"

additional edge border around each piece. Don't

cut the pieces flush or you will not have enough

to go under the ‘lead’ overlay fabric.

Now that all your pieces are cut, you will need to

remove the paper backing. Place the patches on

the fusible area of the interfacing. You will want

to use the traced out lines for positioning.

Partly overlie the appliqué sections a little. You

do not want to leave any openings. Once this is

complete, you can use a pressing sheet to iron

the appliqué sections to the interfacing.

Make sure to check the manufacturer's

instructions when doing this part of the process

for this part of your stained glass quilts.

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Set the pieces out and pin them onto the

foundation fabric. It is recommended to baste

around them so that the pieces will not shift

when you sew on the bias tape later.

You now need to cover the edges of the applique

pieces with bias tape so that the edges of the

tape completely cover with the other sections

that are laid down.

Use thread that matches the bias tape to stitch

along each side of the tape. Use the backstitch to

lock the starting and ending portions of the bias

tape. Be certain to trim the thread ends close to

the surface for a neater appearance on your

stained glass quilts.

You are almost completed with your project. Cut

away the extra foundation fabric and continue to

add the other pieces.

A nice addition is to add additional bias to the

border pieces. With stained glass quilts, you will

have ‘leading’ at any area the glass is a different

color or piece.

It is important to quilt on both areas for the bias

‘leading’ in order to make it extra noticeable.

Following these general guidelines should have

you creating beautiful stained glass quilts with

confidence.

About the Author: Jan Myers is the author of numerous

articles and books on topics from organizational

development and leadership to quilting. It was her

avocation, the love of quilting, that inspired the popular

online membership site for quilters known as the “world’s

largest quilting bee” at

http://www.QuiltingResourceCenter.com

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jan_Myers

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It doesn’t take more than a quick glance at the

posters hanging at your area movie theater to

know that 3D is “in.”

You, as a quilter, can also jump on the 3D

bandwagon. If you are making a summer

appliqué quilt, consider making it 3D. No special

instructions are necessary. Just think outside the

quilt block to contrive your special 3D effects.

Flowers become very easy dimensional quilt

elements. Cut two of each of the petals you

would have stitched directly to your quilt top.

Sew the petals together, right sides facing but

leave the end toward the center part of the

flower open. Turn the petal right side out, add a

little stuffing and whip stitch the open end to

close.

Tips for Making 3D Quilts

By Penny Halgren from www.How-To-Quilt.com

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When you add the petals to the top of your quilt,

stitch only at the center of the flower (and maybe

a couple of stitches up each side for added

stability).

Another way to add subtle dimension is to add a

layer of batting between your appliqué and quilt

top. If you are using a sewing machine to

appliqué, cut your batting just a little smaller than

the appliqué. Sandwich the batting between your

quilt top and appliqué, use a nice satin stitch and

you have created a faux trapunto element.

You can also use batting beneath your appliqué if

you are using an embroidery machine to make

your quilt appliqués. Once you have hooped your

quilt top, lay a piece of batting then your

appliqué fabric on top. Once your embroidery

machine has outlined the appliqué, stop the

stitching and remove the hoop from the machine.

Do not take the fabric out of the hoop now!

Gently fold back the top layer of fabric so you can

easily see the batting. Trim very close to the

stitched outline. Then, trim the top appliqué

fabric. Return the hoop to the machine and let it

finish out the appliqué with a satin stitch. If you

want to use a zigzag or button hole stitch, be sure

to trim the batting so that it is well beneath the

fabric. You don’t want batting peeking out of your

appliqué! The Moon and Star quilt block has

batting added to the appliquéd circle in the

center to add dimension.

Another fun idea is to layer your appliqué then

“rag” it. Layer flannel or other easy fray fabrics

underneath your appliqué piece. Instead of

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trimming close to your outline seam, trim 1/8 to

¼ inch away from it. Make vertical snips up to

your seam line all around the appliqué. When you

wash and dry the quilt, this area will fray and will

become a fluffy, dimensional border to your

appliqué.

Another way to add dimension is to “pleat” your

quilt. In the rainbow quilt shown, strips made

with gray fabric and white fabric were added

between the rainbow sections to create a vertical

blind affect.

Adding buttons and charms is a simple way to

add 3D elements to your quilt projects. Spend a

few hours browsing your favorite craft and fabric

stores for ideas and inspiration. Experiment and

have fun!

About the Author: Penny Halgren is a quilter of more

than 27 years, and enjoys sharing her love of quilting

with others. Sign up for her free quilting tips, quilt

patterns, and newsletter at http://www.How-to-

Quilt.com

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“Colorific: Unlock the Secrets of Fabric Selection

for Dynamic Quilts” by Pam Goecke Dinndorf

When Kaffe Fassett writes a glowing foreword to

a book, you know it will be a good one. He

speaks of sophisticated colour schemes and

"down-home earthiness that rarely fails to

inspire."

Pam Dinndorf has designed quilt patterns that

will inspire and delight you. She will give you

confidence to use the colour wheel to create

vibrant and bold quilts.

The six quilts in the book are photographed

against backgrounds of almost monochrome

rocks and silver birch trees, which displays the

colours to great advantage.

Pam will show you how to choose those few

colours from your stash to produce really

effective work. Beginner quilters could make

these quilts as the appeal is in the colours chosen

Book Review

By Annette Mira-Bateman from www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com

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rather than complicated piecing.

Flat, boring quilts will be a thing of the past if you

read and understand Pam's simple explanations

on the use of colour, value and texture.

The main thrust of this book is to teach quilters

how to use colours and textures to greatest

advantage when designing a new quilt.

The six patterns will demonstrate this advice and

Pam even includes the basics of finishing and

quilting a quilt so you have all you need in the

one book. Well worth having on your library

shelf.

This book is published by C & T Publishing and

also available from Amazon.

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This month we continue our regular segment of

“Show and Tell” quilts made by our Online Quilt

Magazine Readers. It’s been another busy month

too!

We will include them as long as you can send

them to us, and that way we can all share in the

wealth of creativity and inspiration abundant

within our quilting community.

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“Hi here is the quilt I made from the Quilt Block of

the Month Club for my grandson for Christmas

last year. I was very pleased with it. Yes my

grandson loved it, even though he is 15yrs old and

pretended he didn’t want a quilt until he saw it.

He is of Aboriginal descent. Instead of the two

hands I traced around my grandaughter’s hand

(sister of recipient) my hand, Pa's hand and

Uncles hand to make it more personal for him.”

- Gwen B., Australia

Reader “Show and Tell”

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“My last quilts that I made : One for the “Fall” (in

Belgium), and one for a friend who as a bakery :

Cupcakes.

The Fall or Autumn in Belgium will say: rain,

falling leaves, nuts and squirrels, melon, a bunch

of grapes, apple and pears. I believe it is

something else in Australia! “

- Jacqueline B., Belgium

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

and we encourage you to do what you can to

support this.

If you haven’t yet made some Breast Cancer

Bags, or if you’ve lost the pattern and need it

again, please go to www.Quilts-n-Bags.com and

you can get it on the RHS.

Literally just this week I had an email from one

of our UK readers and she said “I have just had

breast surgery and would have been very glad

of one of these bags as I wasn't even given a

pillowcase to bring mine home in!”

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This month’s block is based on one of the

Traditional style album blocks, where quilters

would each make a sign a different block for a

friendship quilt. Use this block as is, or substitute

another coloured or patterned strip in the centre

instead of the white autograph strip. To make

this 9 inch block as shown, you will need 4

different fabrics, and once you have rotary cut

the pieces according to the Cutting Diagram, you

can piece them together as shown.

Block of the Month

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Today’s Tips:

Rod Pockets or Hanging Sleeves are supposed to

be fixed to the back of each quilt you make. The

only exceptions are cot quilts or knee rugs which

you are immediately giving away and which may

have a reversible use. Otherwise quite a wide

sleeve is stitched at the top of the back, just

below the binding.

Always allow for a wide rod just in case. Finish the

pocket about 1" in from the edge of the binding,

then the hooks can be hidden away if you are

hanging it on the wall. If it's a smaller

wallhanging quilt, then you can always attach two

1/2 width rod pockets, so you have a gap in the

middle to hang the rod over a hook on your wall.

If you make this sleeve from the same material as

the backing, it is almost invisible anyway and

should lie flat against the quilt. Another great tip

is to make the rod pocket from the left over

scraps of fabric from your quilt top - this way if

you ever need to make any small repairs to the

top of your quilt, you have will always have some

matching fabric to hand!

And since we're talking about Shows, remember

too - as a general rule - if you're planning on

entering your quilt in a Show, the standard rod

pocket width is about 4 inches, but be sure to

double check each Show's Entry rules separately

that you're planning on entering.

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• If your foot pedal keeps sliding out of reach

from the continuous pressure of quilting, put a

non-skid carpet pad under it.

• Use a self-threading hand sewing needle to

embed thread tails into the quilt sandwich after

tying off.

Please keep your handy “quilty” hints

and tips coming too – We’re always on

the lookout for great new ideas to

share!

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