hand piecing video

Ruby Star from Wendy's Quilts and More

My Ruby Star quilt is coming along nicely. I like hand piecing because it's very portable. I keep a few of the joining star pieces in a little bag and I take them with me when I know I'm going to be sitting still for an hour or so.

This pattern is Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head by Willyne Hammerstein from Millefiori Quilts 4. I almost wish some raindrops were falling on my head right now - it's been so hot in Wellington and Auckland this summer.

Here's one of my favourite blocks in this quilt ...

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Hand Piecing 103 video - 8 pointed stars from Wendy's Quilts and More

Many people have asked me how I got the centre tight on the 8 pointed stars in my first video. So, I've made a third video explaining how I did it. This video also includes more demonstrations of me stitching, and the tailors' knot.

I learnt this trick for the centres from Willyne Hammerstein when I attended her class at the Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) in Melbourne in 2018.

This is Willyne Hammerstein's Moncarapacho quilt that was on display at AQC. Willyne hand pieced it all and hand quilted it too. This is hand piecing at its finest ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 9 months ago. under 8 pointed stars , aqc2018 , aurifil , aurifil thread , hand pieced , hand piecing , hand piecing video , willyne hammerstein , youtube

Hand Piecing 102 video - making your own templates from Wendy's Quilts and More

Well, I never expected that my video on hand piecing would be so popular! Thank you for all the positive feedback on my last post and my Hand Piecing 101 video.

I thought that most hand piecers purchased acrylic templates, but there clearly are a lot of people who make their own templates, and many of you wanted tips on how to make accurate templates.

So, my next video, Hand Piecing 102, is all about how to make your own hand piecing templates from template plastic.

You can watch it here:

Hand Piecing 102 explains how to get straight edges ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 9 months ago. under hand pieced , hand piecing , hand piecing templates , hand piecing video , templates , youtube

Hand Piecing 101 video from Wendy's Quilts and More

Guess what! I made a video.

A number of people have asked me about hand piecing recently so I made a video. It's just a little home movie - nothing flash - but I think it covers all you need to know.

It's interesting that when I grew up in the 1980's in New Zealand my mum taught me how to English Paper Piece with hexagons. It was a relaxing way to hand sew fabrics together.

But when I met Willyne Hammerstein from the Netherlands, she said that people in Europe grew up hand piecing, and they didn't ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 4 years, 9 months ago. under hand pieced , hand piecing , hand piecing video , video , youtube

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