Quilting Fabric Embellishments
The place to find information about fabric dyeing, marbling and using your computer and ink jet printer to design and print quilting fabric.
Use Fabric Grain to Improve Your Quiltmaking Skills
Fabric grain is one of those quilting topics that you might not think is important, but the way you cut your fabric in relation to its grain can produce a quilt that's accurate and easy to assemble--or a quilt that just won't do what you want it to do. Put fabric grain to work for you and you're quilting skills will blossom.
Fabric grain is one of those quilting topics that you might not think is important, but the way you cut your fabric in relation to its grain can produce a quilt that's accurate and easy to assemble--or a quilt that just won't do what you want it to do. Put fabric grain to work for you and you're quilting skills will blossom.
How to Do a Fabric Burn Test
This simple burn test will help you determine if a fabric is one hundred percent cotton, and if it isn't cotton fabric, give you a few clues to its content.
This simple burn test will help you determine if a fabric is one hundred percent cotton, and if it isn't cotton fabric, give you a few clues to its content.
Quilting Fabric Swaps
Our About Quilting forum members have a lot of fun swapping quilting fabrics. One of the most lively forum discussions is fabric noodles swap--long, narrow strips of fabric that can be used for an endless number of quilting blocks and projects.
Our About Quilting forum members have a lot of fun swapping quilting fabrics. One of the most lively forum discussions is fabric noodles swap--long, narrow strips of fabric that can be used for an endless number of quilting blocks and projects.
How to Perform a Bleed Test on Quilting Fabrics
Some quilting cottons bleed, especially vivid colors like red and purple. Bleeding means the fabrics will lose dyes when they are washed and those dyes can stain the other fabrics in your quilt. Perform this easy bleed test on your cotton fabrics before you use them in a project.
Some quilting cottons bleed, especially vivid colors like red and purple. Bleeding means the fabrics will lose dyes when they are washed and those dyes can stain the other fabrics in your quilt. Perform this easy bleed test on your cotton fabrics before you use them in a project.
Keep Your Quilting Fabrics from Fraying in the Wash
Say goodbye to all those strings--use this quick tip to help keep your quilting fabrics from fraying when you prewash them.
Say goodbye to all those strings--use this quick tip to help keep your quilting fabrics from fraying when you prewash them.
Prewashing Pros and Cons
Some quilters never pre-wash their fabrics. Others always prewash, because they don't want any surprises when they wash a quilt for the first time. Use these prewashing pros and cons as a guide to help you decide whether to wash your fabrics before using them or jump right in and start cutting.
Some quilters never pre-wash their fabrics. Others always prewash, because they don't want any surprises when they wash a quilt for the first time. Use these prewashing pros and cons as a guide to help you decide whether to wash your fabrics before using them or jump right in and start cutting.
Fabric Marbling Photo Gallery
This hand marbling photo gallery shows you how to make marbled fabrics to use in your quilts or for any other sewing project. Take a step by step look at the marbling process.
This hand marbling photo gallery shows you how to make marbled fabrics to use in your quilts or for any other sewing project. Take a step by step look at the marbling process.
How to Marble Fabric
It's so much fun to make hand marbled fabrics for your quilts. No two pieces of marbled fabric are the same, so marbling is a wonderful way to add a personal touch to your projects. Follow these instructions and you'll be hand marbling in no time at all.
It's so much fun to make hand marbled fabrics for your quilts. No two pieces of marbled fabric are the same, so marbling is a wonderful way to add a personal touch to your projects. Follow these instructions and you'll be hand marbling in no time at all.
Cross Stitch the Hour Glass Block
Connie G. Thomas has converted the traditional Hour Glass block into a cross stitch pattern.
Connie G. Thomas has converted the traditional Hour Glass block into a cross stitch pattern.
Fabric Stamping
About's Painting Guide explains how to use stamps and paints to create unique fabrics.
About's Painting Guide explains how to use stamps and paints to create unique fabrics.
10 Tips for Fabric Painting
Our Painting Guide has some excellent advice for anyone who wants to paint on fabric.
Our Painting Guide has some excellent advice for anyone who wants to paint on fabric.
Sally Fox: Inventor of Naturally Colored Cotton
An introduction to Sally Fox, inventor of FoxFiber, naturally-colored cotton.
An introduction to Sally Fox, inventor of FoxFiber, naturally-colored cotton.
Levi Strauss: History of Blue Jeans
A look back at the history of denim fabric.
A look back at the history of denim fabric.
Printing on Fabric
Hewlett Packard's information about using inkjet prints to print on fabric.
Hewlett Packard's information about using inkjet prints to print on fabric.
Paula Burch's How to Hand Dye
Details about using Procion dyes on your fabrics and garments.
Details about using Procion dyes on your fabrics and garments.