Monday, February 25, 2019

Manx Quilting

No matter how long I've been quilting--or sewing squares together, there is always room to learn about other cultures/countries quilting techniques.  Manx Quilting from the Isle of Mann caught my eye
What makes these simple log cabin squares different?
The construction is made on a background square/foundation
fabric, and stitched all around by hand using one long
thread; then the folding technique creates a layer of warmth-
hence, no batting is needed.  
Read about this interesting way of making a quilt--and you
might want to give it a try.



check out Diary of a Quilter how to as she makes a small quilt using this technique.

Years ago, I learned from a super great quilter, Anita Murphy how to make a reversible quilt -
her techniques allowed you build on one square at a time as you assembled your blocks--no need to head to the quilters table.  Anita wrote several books on this topic--I loved Anita's way of quilting and made at least two quilts using the Revisible method.

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