I absolutely love these videos you've done on squares, diamonds, stars, etc. They are amazing!! I've watched them multiple times and will probably watch them many more times for ideas and helpful tips. Thank you for including antique quilts for inspiration! Your patterns are like no other. I am hoping to try one of them very soon! I haven't quilted for too long, but I really want to make one of your beautiful patterns. I'm trying to decide which book to buy but I haven't made up my mind yet because they are all filled with so many beautiful patterns and ideas!
You’re quilts are just wonderful. It’s very hard to decide which one I like more. The colours the pattern the attention to details your teaching those little tips really awesome. Looking forward to the mystery quilt.
Edyta, Thank you for St. Patrick's day greeting and for saying the name correctly. Unfortunately due to covid all celebrations were cancelled. This video is so enjoyable. When you show the antique quilts it's unbelievable how these were made without all gadgets and gimmicks at our disposal.
Another reason to not cut fabric larger is to keep the straight of grain proper, you need to cut right the first time. If you have a slightly larger piece of fabric then cut, you may be slightly off with the grain. The final result tends to be wavy instead of nice and flat. The 'trunk show is always such a delight - love seeing how they were put together before all the new tools were available - such talent.
Edyta, you get younger looking everyday. How do you do it? Every time I watch, you have an equally lovely guilt hanging. You are quite a wonderful quilt artist. I am 70 years old and I want to look just like you when I grow up!🥰👍🏼
Regarding cutting fabric larger. Any sewing/piecing/pressing inaccuracies in the piecing of any block with a bias seam are multiplied. Before making any block, I try to engineer the making of it--e.g. making no waste flying geese or 8 at a time HSTs. Therefore an alternative way to state "cutting fabric larger" is oversizing a unit and trimming it down to perfect size. I slightly oversize any block that has bias in it and accurately trim down so that the unit is flat, perfectly-sized for the pattern and all of the essential "points" clearance needed. I then cut my fabric accordingly to meet my construction method. Small amount of time here results in slivers of trimmings and confidence that my unit will fit perfectly into my block.
I make my own starch spray. To a gallon of distilled water add 3/4 cup liquid starch and 1/2 cup Downey Wrinkle Release plus. Shake and let sit overnight. Pour into spray bottles and use for ironing. Spray on quilt backs and let rest for a few minutes. The wrinkles and crease just disappear.
