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PieceWork, September/October 2006
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- A Sashink Farmer's Coat- This example of sashiko, a technique from Japan in which two layers of fabric are quilted together, shows the highly decorative geometric patterns that strengthen the fabric. (Deborah Pulliam)
- Sashiko Designs- Dustin Wedekind offers four sashiko designs to use on your own projects.
- African American Quilts at the American Folk Art Museum- The author, senior curator at the American Folk Art Museum, presents four stellar examples from the museum's collection. (Stacy C. Hollander)
- Two Painted Crazy Quilts- Crazy quilting and painting with oils on silks and velvets were both popular during the late nineteenth century, and many crazy quilts of that era feature painted fabric panels. (Linda Moore)
- Painting on Fabric for a Crazy Quilt- Learn how to paint on fabric with fabric dyes, which are robust enough to withstand everyday use and periodic cleaning.
- Stitches for a Crazy Quilt- Linda Moore offers stitch diagrams for some of the decorative, ornate, and whimsical embroidery stitches used on crazy quilts.
- Island Pride: The Nantucket Agricultural Society Quilt- A signature quilt played a role in the Nantucket (Massachusetts) Agricultural Society's first fair, held in October 1856. (Aimee E. Newell)
- Stitching for Cash: Three Fund-Raising Quilts from an Iowa Town- The author and other residents have been documenting and exploring the history of quilts recently discovered in a single archival box in a storage room in the basement of the Keota Library. (Andi Milam Reynolds)
- A Signature Wedding Quilt- Even though she was not an experienced quilter, the author decided to make her husband-to-be a wedding gift of a quilt that would celebrate the people who had been significant in his life. (Patti McAfee)
- A Patchwork of Memories from Three Family Quilts- In 1898, Mary Elizabeth Cameron (1859?????????1930) moved from Alabama to Colorado to start her married life. Quilts found in a trunk in 2004 connect her life to the present. (Rachel Wiley)
- My Label Quilt- The author describes her "mending project gone mad." (Libbie Gottschalk)
- Rescuing Antique Quilt Blocks- Quilter/quilt designer Camelia Elliott used 1940s-vintage blocks that had belonged to her grandmother to make three quilts for her family. (Gilda V. Bryant)
- Repairing Worn Patchwork Quilts- Melinda A. Barta shows how to cover damaged quilt pieces to prevent additional damage and stabilize the quilt.
- Quilt Squares for Photograph Albums- Colorful and often whimsical reproduction fabrics make the perfect insert for windows on the covers of photograph albums. Melinda A. Barta shows you how to make your own using the Log Cabin quilt pattern.
- Decorative Knitting, Part IV: Knit Patchwork Cuffs- For this installment of her ongoing series, Nancy Bush chose a diagonal rib pattern found on mittens from Estonia.