Selvage quilts

I posted an image of my newly painted rooms with my selvage quilt on Instagram and received several requests for a tutorial. Here it is. This time, I’ll make the quilt in greens. (Note: Al…

The Crystal Lake Modern Quilt Guild is hosting three block lotteries this year, and the first one takes place in April. We chose the Selvage Spools block from this Riley Blake 2013 Block of the Month program. You can download and print the Riley Blake block directions here, but you'll probably want to keep reading to discover an easier way to make this block. The block is composed of four 6" spools to finish at 12" square (12.5" unfinished). The original pattern uses a template and partial…

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

Tina Craig of Seaside Stitches in Rhode Island just finished her second selvage quilt, and it's a real beauty! It was inspired by my pattern Button Box, but she gave it a new twist with the on-point layout. The Squares are Kona Tomato. Nice work! *** Tina has noticed that making a selvage quilt somehow doesn't deplete your supply of selvages! I've made a bunch (19?) of selvage quilts and I now have more selvages than ever. How can that be?

A peek into my love of fabric, piecing, and quilting!

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!

Then I made this!!! How much fun was that? There is no end to what can be made with selvages. - free tutorial

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...

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

What do you do with your selvages? (P.S. According to Wikipedia, it's "selvage" in the U.S. and "selvedge" in Britain - well, what d'ya kno...