Welcome to the Quilt Cupboard - Overflowing with Tips, Tools & Tidbits

This page is where you can come for ideas and information. Our Cupboard is like that drawer, shelf, or bin, where you collect odds and ends that you plan to get to some day in your "spare time". We will give a tips, talk about a favorite tool and share with you tidbits we've learned from our Grandparents, parents, and children. Hopefully, you will get great ideas that might come in handy for your next project. In the process you may get to know us alittle better as we post things that we are working on or not, because our kids have lives instead of us. Stay tuned this could be very interesting.

Corrections

2010 Block of the Month Calendar

APRIL: Crown of Thorns

Cut:

(2) 4 1/4" sq of Fabric B instead of 3 7/8" sq

(2) 4 1/4" sq of Fabric C instead of 3 7/8" sq

Make (4) HSTs , using (2) 4¼” Fab B and (2) 4¼” Fab C sqs.

Used in corner units

North Star Borders

After sewing the blue and gold 30" strips together, cut into 1 1/2" units (not 2 1/2"). Also for the 36" strips, cut into 1 1/2" units.

Where did you get those buttons?

We have been asked where we got the buttons on our Summer Banner. Well, we made them from polymer clay and here are the directions:

Watermelon Seed Buttons

Directions:
Work a 1/2" ball of black polymer clay until it is soft and pliable
Roll into a 1/4" cylinder
Divide cylinder into 12 equal pieces
Form each piecd into a teardrop shape
Use a toothpick to "drill" two holes into each seed
Bake clay according to directions on package
When cooled, coat with urethane or clear nail polish but be sure to keep the holes clear.