Turkish coat ideas

Our 106 Turkish Coat is one of the first patterns Folkwear released in the late 1970s. The pattern is still true to the original - providing instructions for creating a fully quilted coat with quilted or trapunto borders, plus all the information (and designs) need for doing so. And the pattern also instructs how to

The 106 Turkish Coat is a surprisingly versatile coat pattern. It can, of course, be made with lining and batting and entirely hand or machine quilted. You can add trapunto the the borders (or quilt them). You can mix and match coordinating and contrasting fabrics throughout - in the panels, lining fabric, borders,

The post you have all been waiting for - fabric selection tips for the OBW QAL! The OBW technique creates a hexagon shape with a kaleidoscope effect. Not every fabric will create an interesting grouping of hexagons. Here are some tips to help you select the perfect fabric for your quilt. There are several things you will need to consider: Limited Colors Large scale design features Contrast Potential for Movement Length of Repeat Limited Colors For best results using the OBW technique, you...

Hey Everyone, Bobby here. I have a great project to share with you today. We are going to play around with a Panel version of a One Block Wonder quilt! I don’t know about you, but I am REALLY ex…

This past Saturday I taught a workshop on the One Block Wonder Technique at the Eastern branch of the Irish Patchwork Society. It was a bu...

I hope you are all having fun trying to decide which fabrics you are going to use for the QAL. There are so many choices, right? Now for some cutting and piecing tips for the OBW QAL I meant for this to be a short post, because the books do a great job of telling you how to layer and cut the fabric; but, I ended up having more to say than I thought! There are several things I want to mention: Use a FRESH blade Cut 30 degree triangles Diversity of triangles Bias edges press all seams OPEN...

I hope you are all having fun trying to decide which fabrics you are going to use for the QAL. There are so many choices, right? Now for some cutting and piecing tips for the OBW QAL I meant for this to be a short post, because the books do a great job of telling you how to layer and cut the fabric; but, I ended up having more to say than I thought! There are several things I want to mention: Use a FRESH blade Cut 30 degree triangles Diversity of triangles Bias edges press all seams OPEN...