Philippa says...
Philippa answers common quilting questions.
How Philippa Squares up a large quilt before binding (or piping and binding)
When I have a large quilt to square up I clear furniture and spread it out on the floor. I get all my quilting squares and rulers, my long tape measures and also long squares/rulers from my...
How to get the best results from your steam iron
If your iron is a regular steam iron I suggest you empty your iron when not is use so water is not sitting in the chamber. Distilled water is recommended, failing that cooled water from a boiled...
How to pull the top thread to the underneath when you are doing machine applique
The technique of pulling the top thread to the underside is exactly the reverse of what you do when you want to pull the bobbin thread to the top of the work. Lower the needle into the fabric and...
How do you pick which colours fabrics to put together in your quilts?
This is a tricky one and so personal. I know I've been teaching and a student has selected fabrics and I've secretly thought 'hmmm' - and then when the piece is finished it looks fab!
I think...
How to avoid chopping off your points when sewing a half inch wide binding onto pieced quilt tops which only have quarter inch seam allowances.
Without Piping
To put a half inch wide binding on a quilt with pieced blocks, and no piping, I would cut the batting/wadding and backing bigger than the quilt top. I would then layer up and do all...
What colour threads should I choose for quilting a whole-cloth quilt?
What colour threads should I choose for quilting a whole-cloth quilt?
I audition threads in the same way that I audition fabrics - and make a colour story. I take the end usage and where the quilt...
