It was a lot of fun. We had about 75 participants. We plan on doing another in the Spring. Go to our home page and send me your information on the Contact Us page and I'll add you to our newsletter list so you can keep informed.
I really enjoy kits! Looking forward to making the three kits I purchased today at this quilt run. Thank you for this wonderful video tour. I may have to return for a second round of shopping.
I have a question. Iike locking in the stitches by going forward and backward. Most times I start a quarter inch forward do three stitches back and then go forward. Another way is I put my stitch length to zero and do three stitches in place. Gives me a tidy knot. Would this knot hold with nylon thread? Also on my bernina bobbin on the arm there is a hole. I thread my bobbin thread through that hole before I put the bobbin in the machine. Sew normal. This pulls the top thread down and uses less bobbin thread. This way I never have a problem seeing the bobbin thread on top.
Thank you very much for watching my video and being interested in my technique! I believe that in the video I indicate that I start forward and then back up several stitches to lock them in place and this is necessary to lock the nylon thread. You could start at a smaller stitch if you would like but I find the back stitch to be quicker and I really do hundreds of these, so it is just my preference. I do have a Bernina, as well and do thread thru the bobbin to pull downward on the tension. I mention this in my classes but not on the video as there is only so much you can review. On the new Bernina’s with the large bobbin cases you cannot do this but I find on my new model there is not a need to deal with the tension as much. Hope this helps, enjoy!!
I am having a heck of a time trying to find a quilt. I even checked your website store. If I just buy the pattern, can I still follow your free videos?
We don't have it our our website anymore because we aren't sure we have enough fabric to cut it, but of course you are welcome to follow our videos. Just know that we altered the cutting instructions to allow you to use Deb Tucker rulers. Links to the alternate cutting instructions are on our website where we have RU-vid links for this BOM. Or contact us and I'll send them to you.
Use Closed Captioning, and turn your volume Down, and READ what they are saying. No noise! I use CC all of the time when I can't sleep, or when others are in the room just trying to read, or even watch TV, their own videos, etc
I purchased the laser appliqué kit with my Color Collage BOM, but did not receive a full-size paper pattern like the one in your video. Am I stuck with “free-styling” the placement of the appliqué pieces?
You should have the paper layout for the border as part of your pattern. If for some reason it didn't come with it you should either contact who provided it or just use the pictures and do your best for laying it out. Nobody will know if it doesn't match the original exactly.
Once you have sewn all the way around a hexagon, you simply pull them out. Yes, they can get a little bit of needle/thread on the edges, but they will give way once you pull on them. If its not working for you try poking it with your seam ripper to get an edge started. You should be able to reuse them at least a few times. Hope this helps.
Brenda from Mount Scrapmore sent me to your channel, and what a wonderful thing to find it really was you, friend of my friend, Fran Regos. I was in your shop with her the week before she went into a coma, and we had a great time. I'm so pleased to see you are still in business, and still making beautiful quilts!
Good question and I should be adding those to the notes. These videos are primarily for our customers participating in our Saturday Sampler program but all are welcome to take advantage of them. Our store is called Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Company and we are located in Thousand Oaks California. Our website is www.cottonandchocolate.com/ We'd love to have you be a part of our shop.
This is now a closed group and we do not have any kits available. You are welcome to use these videos if you can get a kit from somewhere else. If you are in interested in our program next year, please go to our website and use the contact us page to sign-up for our newsletter. We'll be taking sign-ups in the December timeframe.
I have been doing it this way with high quality YLI nylon thread and washed some of them that are bed quilts (some are display only) with never an issue at all. I have used this method for well over 15 years now on many quilts.
Great Job Marilyn! The shop looks fabulous. So many new ideas and fun choices. If any of you have not been to Cotton and Chocolate, it definitely worth a visit. So many good ideas and lots of variety. Great classes and also group gathering options. If you want to learn to quilt, advance your skills or if you just need to get out of the house and meet some new people while gathering inspiration, its a fun spot.
Thank you for posting this. I purchased this kit from a quilt shop and then my job relocated me. The shop continues to send each month instructions to me, but it is great to work along with you. Sometimes I need the visual. I do have the Tucker rulers so I'll be able to use them along with you as well. Again, thank you so much.
I love this tool. It has so many uses-; however, even if you used only for binding strips (to include the final miter on joining tails), it is a MVP player in the sewing room. Another way to have less fabric waste when there are are many corners involved is to cut the fabric for the clipped corner from a properly sized strip. Clip the corner from your base unit, and then pair with the strip-cut piece. Press open and trim if necessary. I also love this tool for cutting the corners for economy blocks. Again, I cut from strips because I can get the cut that I need (even slightly oversized) with less fabric than cutting from a square.
