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Websites are listed in the search engines based on their KEYWORDS. When searching, you need to enter these keywords to find your patterns – from the most-desirable to the least. For example, if I am looking for a traditionally pieced flower quilt, my search would be: free pieced flower quilt pattern. Without the word “pieced” in there, I get a lot of appliqué links! Be specific!

Search Engines:

http://google.com
http://msn.com
http://yahoo.com
http://aol.com
http://altavista.com
http://excite.com
http://netscape.com
http://infospace.com
http://earthlink.com
http://dogpile.com
http://askjeeves.com

Posted by Tammy on Feb 20th 2007 | Filed in Quilt Links | Comments (0)

Free Quilt Tutorial Links

Prepared for February 19, 2007 Medina Quilter’s Monthly Meeting
Prepared by Tammy

Guide About Quilt Types from QuiltingAssistant.com
http://www.quiltingassistant.com/types.html

Where to find tutorials for the various quilt types:

Appliqué
Traditional The Traditional Way :
  http://www.heirloomquilts.com.au/tut/tutorial3.php
  http://www.theappliquesociety.org/artofapplique.htm
Needle Turned:
  http://www.quiltingworks.com/howto/applique101.htm
Innovative Innovations In A Tradition:
Stained Glass Quilting:
  http://www.nmia.com/~mgdesign/qor/styles/stainedglass/stainedglass.html
Celtic:
  http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/quilts_and_quilting/55024
Mola:
  http://thimbleandthread.zampire.net/opblox.php

Fusibles Using Fusibles and Stabilizers
Freezer Paper:
  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/6604/quilt_lesson_index.htm
  http://abyquilt.blogspot.com/2007/01/applique-with-freezerpaper.html
Fusible Web:
  http://craftandfabriclinks.com/appshirt/appshirt.html
  http://askthecrafter.blogspot.com/2007/01/make-your-own-appliques.html
Interfacing:
  http://www.fonsandporter.com/fp/onlineextras/seweasy/interfacing.asp
Others:
  http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQuiltingPages/startquiltingfour.html
  http://www.fonsandporter.com/fp/onlineextras/seweasy/windowingapplique.asp
Postcards & Small Art Projects:
  http://maddiecanfly.blogspot.com/2007/02/mini-tutorial.html
  http://debrichardson.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-to-make-fabric-postcard-debr-style.html
Pieced
Traditional The Traditional Pieced Quilt
  http://www.bobrow.net/kimberly/Quilts/Tutorial/
  http://www.zianet.com/joblack/FCS/Quilt/001.html
  http://quiltville.com/streakofsunshine.shtml
  http://www.purlbee.com/triangle-tutorial/
  http://quiltingpassion.com/triangles.html
Innovative Piecing – New Innovations
Thangles:
  http://www.thangles.com/howto.htm
Mercury Template:
  http://marykates-quiltsnthings.com/mercury.html
Paper-pieced Paper-Piecing – Increased Complexity:
  http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art14116.asp
   http://www.quiltseeds.com/free/tutorials/1pghowtopaperpiece.pdf

Posted by Tammy on Feb 20th 2007 | Filed in Quilt Links | Comments (0)

February Block of the Month – Improved Four Patch

The block of the month handed out at the January 2007 meeting was called an Improved Four Patch. You can see an example of one at http://www.quilting-arts-forum.com/bom5_7.html

Cutting instructions for a 12″ finished block (12 1/2″ unfinished square) are, as follows:
Cut EIGHT (8) 2 5/8″ squares (orange & purple below)
Cut TWO (2) 4 3/4″ squares (maroon below)
Cut TWO (2) 6 7/8″ squares. Then cut these in half diagonally ONE (1) time, ending up with 4 triangles (yellow below)

Posted by Tammy on Feb 18th 2007 | Filed in Block of the Month | Comments (0)