Selvage quilts projects

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

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

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?

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…

How To Make Selvedge Fabric - A Fast & Easy Tute This week I've made a laptop case using selvedges and I thought I'd share with you how I create selvedge fabric. When I buy a piece of fabric I remove the selvedges along both edges by folding the fabric in the correct direction to cut them off as full-length strips. It's up to you how wide you cut them, you may want to cut them wider and see more of the original fabric design. I line the selvedge edge up with a 1" line on the cutting mat and…

Yesterday I finished thinning fruit in Block 1. Yesterday I finished reading my 919 page book. This morning I finished sewing my selvag...

Another man’s trash is a scrap collectors treasure. In basic terms, fabric selvage is the area that runs along the fabric edges and is typically considered waste. Most manufactures place special markings for print colors and general branding in this area. You will notice that these special markings are normally on one side of the […]

Learn how to make selvage fabric and transform your sewing projects! Follow this easy-to-follow tutorial and make beautiful new fabric.

Selvages are the tightly woven edges of fabric that prevent it from unraveling, and they’ve become a popular material among quilters for their unique look and durability. Quilters love using selvages to add a creative,