there's some great fiber artists out there that do some amazing original quilting... on accessories such as bags, and change purses. there are many out there that focus on the art of thread-dyeing as well as thread art by machine stitch, rather than geometric fabric piecing.

The family's favorite quilt was one I made cutting up their old blue jeans and cords. I split the seams, made myself a 5" cardboard template and cut as many squares out of each pair of jeans that I could. I aimed for logos or things that make me remember whose jeans they were. I saved the pockets and put some on there for an accent and I put some pockets on holes created by my children. This quilt is pretty well used! Give it a try!

I am making a quilt too. Its out of all my fiance's old rocker tshirts and sweet shirts.

This looks like a really simple and fun project to try this summer. I've been really bummed because I can't afford this awesome quilt I saw in the Urban Outfitters catologue but now I'm thinking I could try and replicate it myself. I don't have that much experience in sewing yet, but it shouldn't be too hard to handstitch some vintage-looking floral fabrics and bright batik prints together, right? Does anybody have any really helpful hints for beginner quiltmaking?

I have been SLOWLY working on quilting a bargello quilt for a long time. I will post pics when I ever get done. Bargello is great! It is some artistic and neato! My mom picked up a couple books on it, but here is a link to some other Bargello quilts that are awesome: http://kameleonquilt.com/gallery/bargello.htm Though the quilt is not as traditional a bargello as some others, it is a good turtourial on how to make it yourself (this one was made with scraps, if you want to weedle down your collection) ! http://quiltville.com/scrapbargello.shtml The part of quilting that I love is piecing the top. It is usually fast and the results are immediate. The part that stinks in the quilting itself. It TAKES SOOOO LOOOONG! Handquilting is a chore, and tough on your fingers, but my mother ingrained in me that machine quilting is cheating somehow. lol. Either way, the big quilt machines are awesome, but cost as much as a car, so that is out for me. :-( My grandma used to tie quilts, jsut running some floss all the way through and back up and jsut tie a knot and leave about 1 inch ends flapping. Cute, but gives the cats something to focus on destroying. Oh No! Maybe Rob and Corrine or the DIY Nest folks can do a show about quilting.....maybe with some creative ways to fasten quilts together that aren't quilt so slooooooooow or pricey? Maybe we could fasten with buttons? Any other thoughts?

Holy beans, that's my Harry Potter quilt! Thank you so much for featuring it in your article! Paper piecing is really fun and very rewarding. I hope anyone here that has thought about trying it will give it a go. I have lots of non-HP patterns as well...all free, same website as listed in the article. :D ~ Jennifer

Quilting is accually a bunch of fun! I had apsolutly NO past experience in quilting and just amde one with basic sewing skills But it still wasn't easy! I'll see if I can post up some pictures and a totoruial on it soon! =]

This is one project i hope to begin. Having thought quilting was for nanas im finding that with all the material i have left over from my projects i could easily whip up a quilt or 4... I think Tee's are the best way to go especially with my childrens baby clothes which will be better on display than boxed away!!!

I love quilts, but i have yet to build up the courage to try and make one. But my mom makes beautiful art quilts! All the quilting and appliques are hand sewn. This is the one that can be found on her etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12519202 But you can find more on her blog: http://zuill.us/andreablog/category/quilting/