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Experience the joy of making with thousands of award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists. Find out more at https://plumcreeklibrary.org/resources/.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Double Star Quilt top features a striking combination of light and dark fabrics, with a star-within-a-star motif radiating from the center. Using a mix of special prints and half-square triangles, Amber from Fancy Tiger Crafts shows you how to use free-form patchwork to grow the quilt from the center out. In the class, Amber shows how to make a 54" quilt top, but instructions are included for making a larger 90" queen-size quilt top.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This modern quilt design uses 12 large-scale blocks that are strip-pieced, which can be assembled in different orientations to achieve a different finished design. Heather shows you how to cut and strip piece fabric and then cut them into blocks. She also talks about how to work with bias cut edges to minimize stretch. As well as nifty technique for sewing consistent (QH(B" seams. Heather teaches how to assemble the quilt top, which is an accessible...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Create colorful quilted bibs for the little ones in yourlife in no time at all using Jellyroll precuts. Taught by Ashley Nickels, this fun, freestyleproject features log cabin patchwork and offers a great opportunity to work with precut fabric. Ashley walks you through every step, from piecing the front to assembling the bib and adding decorative quilting touches on the machine.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This is a simple quilt with a strong impact. Heather achieves her clean, fresh design through strip-piecing - a shortcut where you cut and sew long strips of fabric together, then cut them into blocks. You'll also learn how to add sashing. And because this is a lap-size quilt, it's perfect for beginning quilters looking to build confidence and pick up techniques while creating a stunning modern quilt.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
You don't have to be an expert quilter to make this eye-catching quilt block. Modern quilter and fabric designer, Anna Maria Horner, shares how to create this folk-inspired flower block using floral print scraps. You will learn how to piece a background, fussy cut fabric, and reverse applique the flower and leaves using a sewing machine (no hand-stitching required). Make multiple Folk Flower blocks and piece them together however you'd like to make...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This handsome quilt is a fresh take the quintessential Australian quilt - which was a utilitarian quilt born on the outback from repurposed wool suiting. Kathy shows you her modern approach, using flying geese blocks with added applique. This quilt makes a bold, graphic statement but the project has a lot of flexibility so it can be reworked in many different arrangements.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Pop Rocks Block is as fun as it sounds, using subtle and intense fabrics from your stash to create playful contrast. Anna Maria Horner's scrappy design is a modern take on a 9-patch block, with random pops of color sprinkled throughout. Round up your light and dark fabric scraps and start putting them together to create these unexpected blocks.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
With funny names like "fat quarters," "honey buns," "jelly rolls," and "charm packs," fabric precuts can certainly be mysterious. In this class, Heather Jones explains what each of these classic quilting terms means and provides great ideas for using these precut fabrics in your next quilting project.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The quilting tools aisle can be awfully daunting to newer quilters. With her no-nonsense approach, Liza tells you what you need, and what you don't need to launch into quilting. She takes you on a tour of her own tools arsenal, from pins and needles to templates and quilting rulers. The result is clear, no-fuss advice for piecing, patchwork, applique, and quilting.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Create precise shapes when you learn the English Paper Piecing quilting technique, where fabric is wrapped around paper pieces. The design possibilities are endless because the shapes align beautifully. Liza shows you how to piece a hexagon shape, but the same principles apply when you work with diamonds and other shapes. She'll show you how to choose your materials and tools, create the hexagons, and then appliquГ© them onto tea towels.
11) Rosy Quilt Top
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Expert quilt designers Kaffe Kassett and Liza Lucy walk you through every step of making the eye-popping Rosy Quilt top. Using vibrant large and small-scale prints, the version shown here is a modern take on the very first design Kaffe and Liza ever created together. Kaffe provides wonderful insights on how the colors and prints work together, while Liza teaches the basics of cutting and piecing the patchwork. Perfect for beginning quilters and anyone...
12) Ohio Star Block
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this class, Heather Jones shares how to make the iconic Ohio Star quilt block. Using half square triangles and quarter square triangles, you will learn how to precisely sew the pieces together to create this crisp, geometric design. Bind and finish your block to create a quilted wall hanging, or use the block to make a funky, modern throw pillow.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Explore the time-honored tradition of paper-pieced quilting with Carolyn Friedlander. In this two-part class, Carolyn guides you through her process of designing a paper-pieced quilt from beginning to end. Not only will you see how she turns sketches into schematics for paper piecing, but you'll also learn Carolyn's techniques for quilting using free-motion and straight-stitching techniques. This fresh take on paper piecing equips you with the knowledge...
14) Quilt Sandwich
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Prepare your quilt top for quilting at home with this workshop on assembling a quilt sandwich. You'll start by planning your quilting designs, then learn how to mark simple straight lines as well as common quilting motifs such as feathers and cables. Next you will assemble the quilt sandwich, then Sue will show you how to pin baste your quilt. That step can be dreaded by quilters but it is a critical part of setting up for successful quilting, and...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This traditional block is a true stunner. Made up of lots of little pieces, the tips and tricks you will learn in this class make the patchwork come together easily. Heather Jones uses solid colors to make this bold, modern block, and with a finished size of 16" square, you won't need many blocks to make a full size quilt.
16) Churn Dash Block
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The charming Churn Dash block dates back to the early 1800s. (The block design resembles an overhead view of a butter churn, as the story goes.) Modern quilter and designer Heather Jones gives this traditional block a contemporary refresh using a cheeky print. Follow the step-by-step instructions here to make a set of your own modern Churn Dash Blocks.
17) Wholecloth Quilt
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Hand quilting a wholecloth quilt enlivens the surface and adds beautiful texture to the front and back of your quilt. Anna Maria shows the entire process of creating a baby quilt, from laying out and basting, then highlighting the design of a printed fabric with even stitching, and finally binding the quilt with single fold bias binding. Anna Maria also shows gorgeous examples of how this technique can be applied to pillows and clothing.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Anna Maria Horner puts a fresh spin on the traditional Flying Geese design with this baby quilt. Anna Maria uses the no-waste method to create her Flying Gosling blocks, explaining how to choose light and dark fabrics to add depth to each block. She also shows you how to improvise your layout on a design wall, add bright wool tassels around the edges, and hand-tie the quilt to finish.
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this class, quilting expert Sue Nickels and her daughter Ashley present two fun projects in their preferred styles--Sue is a traditional quilter and Ashley is a modern quilter. Though they each used the same fabrics, their finished quilts have totally different aesthetics. Sue's traditional quilt has a scrappier motif, which is covered in lush, machine-quilted feathers, while Ashley's modern quilt is made up of clean, geometric shapes and criss-crossed...
Author
Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to make a classic pineapple quilt block from modern quilter, Heather Jones. Worked up in contrasting colors, this graphically striking design takes a historic quilt block from subtle to stunning. Heather works her quilting magic in this class, showing you how to make precise cuts using quilting rulers and finish the block with precision. If you would like to learn how to create an improvised pineapple block (as shown in the quilt at the...
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