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9 Patch Quilt Block Tutorial
A nine patch is one of the most basic quilting blocks. At it's most basic, it is nine different squares of fabric sewn ...
Each of the dozens of quilts lining the walls and piled high on a queen-size bed were made by only one woman. One quilt, measuring 112 by 115 inches, required more than 500 hours of work, ...
A quilt top is the top pattern of a quilt, made from scraps of fabric. Lyles said that the quilt top is only one part of a full quilt; the full process of quilting is stitching the batting, lining ...
The pieced blocks have examples of a variety of roller-printed fabrics. Around all four edges of the quilt are ten inch red and blue floral print triangles. The initials “S N” are cross-stitched in ...
Eve Van Cortlandt's fine white linen quilted counterpane is one of the earliest dated American quilts in existence. The date, "1760" and her initials, "E V C," are embroidered in blue silk ...