by Sheena Aitken | Aug 5, 2021 | Inspirations, Quilting techniques
When I started taking classes with Judith Wilson, the very first quilt I made had a pieced back – I just needed a few extra inches across the width of the quilt, and so I added a strip of fabric, and then added a crosswise strip to add balance. ...
by katr3yn01 | Jun 6, 2021 | Dyeing, Inspirations, Work in progress
Ice dyeing is one of the easiest ways to dye your own fabrics. It works well with pieces up to a metre or so. Do make sure that you use cotton though – any polyester in the content will not dye. Put at its simplest, you soda soak your (well washed)...
by Sheena Aitken | May 23, 2021 | Talks
Recently (May 2021) I gave a talk to a quilting group that I absolutely love to give. Challenge & Extend talks about my experiences of teaching and shares examples of some of the sample quilts I use for classes and workshops, and the student quilts that they...
