Selvedge quilt blocks

I joined Diane’s Selvage Block-A-Long Flickr group some time ago, but didn’t have anything to show off for it. Now I finally have this lovely burst of orange. I used Poppyprint’s…

How To Make Selvedge Fabric - A Fast & Easy Tute This week I've made a laptop case using selvedges and I thought I'd share with you how I create selvedge fabric. When I buy a piece of fabric I remove the selvedges along both edges by folding the fabric in the correct direction to cut them off as full-length strips. It's up to you how wide you cut them, you may want to cut them wider and see more of the original fabric design. I line the selvedge edge up with a 1" line on the cutting mat and…

In September I shared this quilt finish. For want of a name, it's my "Selvedges Quilt" that finished at 59" X 72". I designed the block. Sev...

Book: QUILTS from the SELVAGE EDGE by Karen Griska Okay... time has come to share my review from this book and reveal my finished project. My main reason for its inspiration is that is takes something that we used to discard from our fabric (the selvage edges) and with this technique we can create beautiful projects! I am not sure where I discovered it, but when my mouse clicked onto Karen's selvage blog, I was truly inspired. I ordered the book before Christmas and it arrived about 3-4…

In September I shared this quilt finish. For want of a name, it's my "Selvedges Quilt" that finished at 59" X 72". I designed the block. Several blog-followers let me know they'd like a tutorial to make this quilt, so here you are! Supplies Lots and lots of selvedges! I used approximately 560 selvedge strips - only the parts with color, text, and color windows - to make 80 rectangle units, 5" X 9½" (unfinished). Scrap fabrics, approximately 3½" X 6" for print pinwheels Solid white fabric: 12…

Sewing projects to make with selvedge / selvage fabric ~ Threading My Way

Riel Nason from New Brunswick Canada, (The Q and the U) made this pretty Monkey Wrench block. That black background fabric really makes the selvages pop! She has made many wonderful selvage quilts. Many have been featured here. *** Riel is also the author of The Town That Drowned, a book that I enjoyed reading and recommend to you.

Check out the Great Fabric Sales... Supplies and Patterns! My block is ALL about the Selvage.. do you keep them, toss them, give them away? What about a block for them? now your talking! I have a few tips for successful edge fabric sewing.. read on! I use a 7" x 7" foundation to sew the 6.5" square. Layout the strips in the order you want to sew them. This block I decided to pack in more strips, so they are thinner. I kept at least a 1/2" of the color of the fabric so i had great placement…

Seaside Stitches: Selvage Log Cabin

Check out the selvage feathers tutorial today, written by my co-host Renee ! It's based off of the free Anna Maria Horner Feather Bed Patt...