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How to choose a sewing machine for home quilting
Posted by Anita Ellis on
How to choose a sewing machine for home quilting What is the first thing you think of when you are setting up to machine quilt your patchwork tops at home? Answer: The sewing machine. We will start this series of articles with just that. I always say there are at least three ways to quilt your patchwork tops: by machine, by hand and by cheque book. All are valid and you may use any of them at different times, although hand quilting for me is waiting for my retirement. I was a longarm quilter for ten years before I changed...
New classes from Hillside Quilting at The Great Australian Craft Show #6
Posted by Anita Ellis on
It was time for me to get onboard with the Great Australian Craft Show (GACS). I created three new classes for the event. The first is one very close to my heart. It is called "My Favourite Quilty Things". It is a talk giving information on the quilting notions I use everyday with my quilting. This is the information I get to give people when I travel to teach classes or students visit my home studio to learn. It was nice to be able to share this knowledge during these difficult times. If you are in the need of new quilting...
How easy is ruler quilting on the home sewing machine?
Posted by Anita Ellis on
Ruler quilting is not new, long arm quilters have been using rulers on their quilting frames for a long time. What is different now is that, with the introduction of the ruler foot for domestic machines, more people can use rulers in their quilting than ever before.