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We will not be attending Kalamunda market in February 2017

phil — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:58:42 +0000

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Guildford Heritage Market

phil — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:46:21 +0000

Artistic Quilting will be at the Guildford Heritage Market on March 29 2015 from 9.00am-3.00pm where we will have an extensive range of patchwork quilts and quilted products plus original artwork and recycled jarrah photo/memorabilia boxes. Additionally a few items of bric-a-brac will be available.

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PayPal

phil — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:43:10 +0000

PayPal is now up and running for your convenience.

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Changes to Weekend Markets

phil — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:54:42 +0000

We apologize to our regular customers at the Old Perth Road Market Bassendean. Due to changes by the organisers our last Bassendean Market for 2013 will be on Sunday 24 November. The next market will be on Sunday 30 April 2014. We hope to find another venue in the meantime and will advise via this page.

We will be attending the Guildford Heritage Market on March 30 2014 in the park opposite the Post Office. We hope to see regular and new customers on the day.

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Artistic Quilting

phil — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:02:01 +0000

Long Arm Quilting Machine

Artistic Quilting offers a computerized long arm quilting service using our state of the art equipment and software to specialize in quick turnaround edge to edge quilting. All work is carried out to the highest standard to ensure maximum durability. We provide a Fabric Die Cutting Service to help you turn your scraps into patchwork We can also make quilts to your specifications and colour scheme, in any style and size, to a maximum of 3 metres in width and up to 15 metres in length. These include memory, photo and T shirt quilts. Situated with Northam Picture Framers we are also able to offer a comprehensive picture framing service All quilts offered for sale on this site are made as samples of our long arm quilting service. Each item is truly unique and expertly handcrafted for quality. At Artistic Quilting we never make the same quilt twice and our stock is constantly changing. When an item is gone, it is gone! Enjoy. – See more at: http://217.199.187.57/quilter.net.au/about-artistic-quilting/#sthash.X4QOUbRk.dpuf

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Joining Backing Fabric for your quilt

phil — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 08:12:30 +0000

If you have to join your backing fabric for any reason, the seam should be half an inch wide and pressed open. Always remove the selvages both in the seam and the outer edges as these do not stretch to the same degree as cut fabric and may cause problems keeping it flat while quilting resulting small tucks forming.

If you piece the entire backing for your quilt with different fabrics or into a pattern, it is not possible to guarantee that this piecing will be central on your quilt top. The reason for this is because, unlike quilting on a domestic sewing machine, we do not start in the centre, but on one edge working towards the opposite edge.

Something to bear in mind if piecing your backing with a lot of smaller pieces is that some of the junctions in the top may coincide with those in the backing. A very thick area will result which will be difficult to quilt over or if the stitch design goes around it, it may not lay very flat, an outcome that may not be very pleasing.

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Always Butt Seam your Wadding

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:53:03 +0000

If it is necessary to join your wadding use the joining stitch most modern sewing machines have. Cut the two edges to be joined as straight as possible, then butt them together under the foot of your machine. Feed both sides through at the same rate making sure there’s no gap and the stitch will traverse the middle from side to side making a nice flat join. Make sure you don’t allow the edges to overlap as this will cause a ridge in your top when it’s quilted.

Wadding, properly joined can be made up to any size without any detriment to the finished quilt, thus using up lots of scraps and no-one will know!

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Quilt Tops Ready For Submission

admin — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:52:49 +0000

When submitting your well pressed quilt tops, wadding and backing for quilting, please ensure the wadding and backing are exactly 8 inches (20cm) larger than the quilt top. So if your quilt top is 60″ your wadding and backing must be 68″. Try to make your quilt top as square as possible for best results. Check the opposite vertical and horizontal edge measurements of all components to ensure they are the same in each individual piece and that the corners are 90 degrees. For long arm quilting it is necessary to have straight edges for loading onto the frame. If the components are out of square, this will adversely affect the quilting process and ultimately the result. Keep all three components separate. For more information see our requirements page.

If you prefer, we can provide either wool or cotton wadding; you will only be charged for the area of your quilt top and we have access to a range of top quality wide backing fabrics via Widebacks Australia.

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