Essential Oils in the Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray

I recently received a comment on my YouTube video about the Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray that you can make yourself. (If you haven’t seen the previous videos on this amazing and easy to make spray, you can find them here).

The comment was:

"Have you or anyone else ever considered adding some type of fragrance? If so, I'm wondering what would work best.” From JB

The Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray has quite a strong medicinal odour and it would be great if something could be added to it to change it to a more pleasant smell. I’m not a parfumière, but my first thought was to add essential oil to the spray. So I did. I added several drops of lavender oil to the already made spray and let it sit for several days.

In addition to changing the smell to something more agreeable, I wanted to be sure that the spray would not leave an oily mark on my fabric. I sprayed some dark batik and then sandwiched it, just as I would for a quilt. And then I left it to dry overnight.

Sample sandwiches for testing

Here’s what I found:

1.     The essential oil didn't dramatically change the smell of the spray

2.     The spray did/didn’t leave a mark on any of the fabrics

Teeka, the sample inspector

I found that I had to add more lavender oil to the spray than I would’ve thought to change the smell of it at all. Unfortunately, I couldn't ever completely erase the medicine-y smell of the Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray, even with lots of lavender oil drops. The good news is that the added oil did not stain any of the quilt sandwich samples. 

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If you have any suggestions as to a method of improving the smell of the Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray, please leave them in the Comments below.

 Creatively,

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Double Stitch and Flip Block

Welcome to this week's episode of Telecast Thursday!

I'm adding another block to the Quick Quilt Blocks playlist with the Double Stitch and Flip block. I must say that as we go on, the blocks are sounding more and more like gymnastic manoeuvres! :)

This block builds on the original Stitch and Flip block, so if you haven't already watched the video on that block, you might want to check it out. 

To make the Double Stitch and Flip block, you will need:

• 1 - 5" background square
• 1 - 3 1/2" square
• 1 - 2 1/2" square 

You can, of course, adjust the sizes of these squares, but I would suggest that the smallest square should be half the size of the background square and the second square should be at least 1" larger than that square. For example, if your background square was 9", the smallest square would be 4 1/2" and the second square would be 5 1/2". 

I would strongly suggest that you ensure that there is good contrast between these fabrics to make this block effective. If the background block is a dark fabric, the next block should be a light and the smallest block should be darker again. You'll see what I mean in the video.

You'll draw a diagonal line on the back of the two smaller squares and then match the larger of these two up, right sides together, on one corner of the background block. Stitch along this diagonal line or slightly off it, closer to the corner. Press out to the corner and then trim off the underneath fabrics 1/4" away from the stitched line and then you can add the second smallest square in the same way.

Watch the video for how to create bonus half square triangles while stitching this block. It's always nice to get two blocks from creating one!

You can watch the video showing this block creation below or on my YouTube channel.

Remember to check the Quick Quilt Blocks playlist to see other quick quilt blocks (try saying that three times in a row!).

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Do you have any favourite quick quilt blocks? I'm looking for suggestions as to how these can be put together into a quilt so if you have any ideas, please let me know in the comments below.

Creatively,

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Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray

Just a quick blogpost today about the Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray - or as it was formerly known - the Homemade Quilt Basting Spray. I've had to change the name since I've found that not only can it be used to temporarily baste your quilt sandwich, it's also perfect to stiffen fabric for using in digital cutters or for hand appliqué. 

I've had such a positive response to this homemade concoction, that I've created a FREE download for you with the recipe to make it as well as tips for the Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray. You'll want to keep this valuable information close at hand so you'll be ready to whip up a new batch whenever you need it.

Get your FREE printable download so you can make your own Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray.

If you haven't already seen the videos on this amazing and easy to make product, you can view them below or on my YouTube channel.

I know you'll find this spray so helpful for your projects. To get your own copy of this valuable information, fill in the information below. Print it out now so you'll have it ready when you want to make your first - but not your last - batch of it.

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Creatively,

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A Change of Seasons Book Review

Spring has finally arrived so it seems appropriate that I'm taking a look at A Change of Seasons by Bonnie Sullivan. 

I love seasonal projects. I love to decorate my house with wall hangings, table runners and mug rugs based on the season or holiday, so this book is perfect for me. You know I'm an appliqué girl and this book is chock full of appliqué projects. I'm sure you'll love it too!

Most of the projects in A Change of Seasons use wool, which makes it easy to finish the appliqué edges as you don't have to worry about fraying. If you haven't used wool in your projects before, Bonnie includes information on how to work with it. The book includes a variety of projects, including table toppers, wall hangings, banners, quilts and even little stuffies, which I adore! A great variety to use in decorating your home.

The projects in this book are whimsical, yet elegant, a design aesthetic that I really enjoyed. I also felt that there were so many wonderful designs in this book that could be combined in different ways to create even more new projects.

If you can't already tell, I really liked A Change of Seasons. This book had me at the first page - I guess that would be its "hello". 

Watch the video below or on my YouTube channel to see the sweet designs in this book.

If you like elegant, adorable designs and decorate your home on a seasonal basis, you'll definitely want to add A Change of Seasons to your quilting library.

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I almost forgot: I'm taking a break next week but will be back with more informative content the week of April 3, 2017. Happy Spring Break, y'all!

Creatively,

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The Big Book of Fat-Quarter Quilts Book Review

I love to collect Fat Quarter bundles - I find them irresistible (and you can tell that by the number of them in my fabric stash!). My problem is that I don't have one resource where I can find lots of projects that use Fat Quarters. Now I do! The Big Book of Fat-Quarter Quilts by That Patchwork Place (Martingale) contains lots, and I mean, lots of patterns that use Fat Quarters, 66 of them in fact. No excuses for me now!

There are a wide variety of designs in this book: seasonal, elegant, funky, whimsical, you can find patterns for all these styles. Patterns for both pieced and appliquéd quilts are in The Big Book of Fat-Quarter Quilts. What you won't find in this book are small projects, such as table toppers or wall hangings. The patterns in this book are for quilts. 

For a closer look at The Big Book of Fat-Quarter Quilts, watch the video below or on my YouTube channel.

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Get your own copy of The Big Book of Fat-Quarter Quilts and start using up some of those fat quarters that you've been hoarding - or is that just me?

Creatively,

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