Salvage quilts

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...

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There are lots of ideas out there for selvage quilts but I particularly like this one that Gail made and asked me to quilt for her. The grey and white frames give the illusion of spools and make the quilt three dimensional. I just can't stop looking at it, if I ever decide to make

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…

Selvage quilt by Chicken Julie http://chickenjulie.blogspot.com/ Selvages (or selvedges in English English) are the finished edges...

Another square for my second selvage quilt... I used the stars and moon quilt selvages. and... here's what I have so far. I sewed the binding on the Stars and Moon quilt this evening, should have it finished in the next day or so. Just in time, the baby is due next week. :) Click HERE to see Log Cabin Selvage Quilt finish! Click HERE to see Spider Web Selvage Quilt finish! Click HERE to see Kelly Girl Quilts most recent post!

This big selvage quilt was featured on the KnitOneQuiltToo blog. This blogger was showing some quilts from her recent guild quilt show. She didn't name the maker of this quilt. If you know who made it, please let me know. Note the prairie points around the edge. Nice!

UPDATE: Finally, here is the pattern for the Fandango quilt. I just finished this fan quilt and noticed that it looks a lot like a selvage quilt. First I cut a ton of one-inch strips from my 1940-1970's era stash. Then (without using a foundation) I sewed the strips together starting with a 1/4 inch seam allowance, then gradually increasing to a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Doing this with each added strip produces the fan effect. After piecing, press flat then using a square template, trim. The…

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