Worry-free Quilt Designs with Digital Photos: 6 Tips

re: Worry-free Quilt Designs with Digital Photos: 6 Tips

fnewiest — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:19:31 GMT

I am new to quilting arts, and relatively new to plain old quilting, but I can see so many new ways to go! I would like to learn how to make a quilt block pattern from a digital photo, I have some great flower images I would like to convert to quilt blocks, can anyone point me in the right direction to get started? I love Quilting Arts newsletter, it has opened up so many new ideas to me!

re: Worry-free Quilt Designs with Digital Photos: 6 Tips

Chrissy Originals — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:56:50 GMT

An additional way to use photography is in creating a teensy weensy digital image of your finished quilt and print on to printable fabric. From there, it's up to you how to display it.

I've done this twice to celebrate really special quilts. One I scaled to 1"=12" and put it into my dollhouse. The other I scaled to 1/2"=12" and put on a tiny brass bed I got at a dollhouse store. I added a ribbon so we can hang it on our Christmas tree.

re: Worry-free Quilt Designs with Digital Photos: 6 Tips

annturley — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:11:26 GMT

Yes, I use photos when working with architectural elements in a quilt. I can use the photo to get all the perspective lines correct.

re: Worry-free Quilt Designs with Digital Photos: 6 Tips

Meg Singer — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:54:54 GMT

I used photos to make a quilt for my family reunion. I took photos or everyone there doing our typical activities and made a quilt with the names of the people in the picture so that newbies could maybe figure out who everyone was! Meg

re: Worry-free Quilt Designs with Digital Photos: 6 Tips

parasolstitchery — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:03:22 GMT

I sure do use photos in my quilt work. You can see what I do at my Etsy store--www.etsy.com/.../ParasolFineStitchery