NELLIE'S TUTORIALS

Projects

• Bird Sculpture  A soft sculpture bird with wire legs.
• Spirit Doll A soft 12" doll pattern and instructions.
• Fabric Fortune Cookie A dimensional cookie made of fabric.  
• Snow Globe Valentines  A dimensional valentine that shakes.
• Award Ribbons Instructions to construct rosettes for award ribbons.

Quilt construction techniques

• Pieced Backings  Features a big diamond in the center.
• Last Seam in the Binding  Getting the last seam in easily and neatly.
• Layered Borders  Creating embellished fabric for borders.
• Reverse Applique  Create with multiple layers of fabric.
• Layered Curves  Constructing a quilt with consecutive layers of fabric
• Raw Edge Applique  Applique under tulle netting.
• Collage  Method useing raw edge applique under tulle.
• Constructing Quilted Blocks Into A Quilt  Pre-quilt the blocks before constructing the quilt.
• Paper Piecing Trick  A particular method and sequence of folding and stitching that eliminates frustration.  Positions of fabric patterning and grainlines can be controlled.
• Flat Bindings A process of steaming and pressing the bound edge of a quilt without stretching or distortion.

Embellishment Techniques

• Writing with Sewing Machine  Reproduce any style of writing.
• Scalloped Piping Insert  Information about how to make it.
• Couching Yarns  Machine sewing yarns to surface & edge of quilt.
• Whipped Quilting Stitch  Method to define line of stitches.
• Flower Centers  Method uses bits and pieces of wool under tulle.
• Pounded Plant Materials  Pound leaf and flower images into fabric.
• Making Trees  Method to make tree leaves with tiny pieces of fabric.
• Crayon Rubbings  Transferring textures to fabric.
• Oil Stick Pastels  Applying pastels to fabric.
• Oil Paint Sticks  Applying solid paint sticks to fabric.

Quilting

• Using Press'nSeal  Experimenting with quilt patterns on quilt top.
• Crinkle Quilts A technique I developed to wrinkle fabric foundation

Designing

• Dynamic Creating  An approach to the design process.
• Value Versus Color  The emotional meanings of each.
• Value of Hues The emotional language of value combinations.
• Making a Pattern  Grid method of enlarging subject.

Other Tutorials

•  Hanging Small Quilts  Method for hanging small quilts.
•  Colonial Knot  How to make the knot.
• Kids Sewing Teach children sewing machine skills.