25 Appalachian Scrap Quilt Tricks Grandma Never Wrote Down

🔗 25 Appalachian Scrap Quilt Tricks: The Complete Handwritten Guide — Free Download: [link] Every trick in this video is written out in full with measurements and sourced history. Most people get back more than its cost on the first project they redo correctly. She never bought a yard of fabric in her life. Everything she made came from what had been something else first. When she died, there was a basket beside her chair that nobody could finish, because the knowledge of what it was going to become went with her. What I have is forty-three years of watching, and I am writing it down while I can still read my own handwriting. Twenty-five tricks in this video. Number seventeen has a measurement that sounds wrong — and if you have quilted on a machine, you will argue with me. Number eleven is the one she did with her eyes half closed. And number one is not a trick at all. It is the reason she made them. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 01:10 #25 — Sorting by Weight, Not Color 02:08 #24 — The Feed Sack 03:06 #23 — The Pre-Washing Argument 04:02 #22 — The Ugly Pile 04:58 #21 — Cardboard Templates 05:55 #20 — Corn-Starch Sizing 06:52 #19 — Color Value, Not Color 07:50 #18 — String Quilting on Newspaper 08:50 #17 — The Quarter-Inch Seam by Feel 09:50 #16 — The Bias Edge 10:48 #15 — Pressing Direction 11:44 #14 — The Combination That Looked Dead Wrong 12:40 #13 — The Log Cabin Rule Nobody Explains Right 13:37 #12 — The Double Wedding Ring 14:32 #11 — The Needle and the Hair 15:26 #10 — Waxed Thread 16:20 #9 — The Knot That Doesn't Show 17:14 #8 — When She Tied 18:06 #7 — The Running Stitch Depth 19:00 #6 — Batting from Old Quilts 19:54 #5 — Cathedral Window 20:48 #4 — The Frame She Never Used 21:40 #3 — Storing Them Right 22:32 #2 — The Basting Stitch 23:26 #1 — Why She Made Them 25:15 Final Reflection 26:05 Next Video Preview Traditional Appalachian quilting techniques are shared here for historical and educational purposes. Always follow current safety guidance for any sizing agents or chemical treatments. Traditional American handcraft from the mountains of Appalachia. Subscribe for new videos every week.