Sylvia’s Quilting & Crafts
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Alzheimer/Dementia Fidget Activity Mats
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Wendy L. Thomas
Sylvia L. Broda
Bone Pillows Throws Quilts Adult bibs Fabric Microwave Bowls
Potato Warmers Tooth Fairy Pillows Tortilla Warmers Tissue holders
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Sylvia’s Quilting & Crafts
Sylvia L. Broda & Wendy L. Thomas
Quilts, Quilts, Quilts
Patterns
Long Arm Services
Alzheimer’s/Dementia Fidget Activity Mats
Wheel Chair Throws/Blankets designed not to get caught in tires
Neck (Bone) Pillows
Contact us today at:
727-856-6411
Not just any blanket works in a wheel chair. Consider the tires and mobility. These are fleece coverings that are available on our Etsy store sight. They are made to cover the legs of your loved one in a wheel chair without drag or danger of getting in the wheels. They are uniquely designed to scoop at the feet and legs for easy tucking and safety from being pulled off of them by the tires or someone stepping on excess fabric.
Quilting, or rather piecing requires accuracy. Measuring and verifying your pattern prior to cutting will help your seems line up and your quilt top lay flat.
Ironing can not be skipped. Pressing your pieces before cutting and during each step of the quilting process will make you much happier with the result as well as let your rows line up and lay flat.
Pressing your pieces together can also give them a temporary cling to help you minimizing your need to pin your pieces prior and during sewing.
Happy quilting.
When bringing your quilt to your long arm quilter for completion you want to either bring your backing and batting or purchase it from your long arm quilter. If you bring your own backing you want to make sure it is a whole wide back or if you need to sew pieces in your backing you need to use a shorter stitch length and a wider hem.
REMEMBER 100% quilters cotton. You want the same quality fabric in your backing as in your quilt top.
I make fidget blankets because of visiting nursing homes via my other career and then while visiting my Mother N Law. It saddened me to see many elderly in wheel chairs sitting in front of the nurses station with blank faces.
I wanted to make them smile. I wanted to believe that they were happy. I did not want to be one of the people I saw sitting with blank stares and no movement. I wished that I could give everyone of them a fidget quilt that they could hold and work their hands with to bring them smiles. Maybe some with texture, some with photo pockets. We are all individuals and like some things more than others.
Here are some of the quilts I have created.
visit my Etsy site and get yours to send to your loved one today.
In order for the post office to get your items to you by Christmas you must mail them by December 20th. The rush is on to get all your shopping done and anything that needs to be mailed needs to be mailed by the magic date of December 20th to avoid additional charges and the possibility of not being received by December 25th.
The season of giving is here. Have you thought of those neighbors or relatives that might be alone this year? Reach out and bring a smile. Send one more Christmas card and deliver one more tin of cookies.
Someone in a nursing home? Consider pizza for the staff for the holidays. It is simple yet says so much. Notice someone that you don’t normally notice. Send an anonymous card with a gift card inside for the grocery store or restaurant closest to that persons residence.
There are so many ways to bring one more smile. Think of the homeless or underprivileged. Local elementary schools will give your item to a family in need.
Local charities are everywhere. Check your local area.
Have a blessed and safe holiday and remember, get those orders in soon to be created and delivered to you or your special someone in time.
The intensity or brightness of the color is called saturation. Colors deep in saturation are rich in color and considered bold. Opaque colors are colors that you can not see through. Translucent are colors that are thought to shine, but also may be more see through if you are dealing with paints on fabric, which we will not be painting in this book. Pastels are lighter in saturation. Each have their own place and season. We often think of Winter as being bold and thus like the darker colors, where Spring we like our pastel quilts out.
As we know from grammar school, primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. All other colors are created from these three colors. Secondary colors are colors are formed mixing the primary colors together. Orange is created when you mix yellow and red, purple is created when you mix red and blue and green is created from blue and yellow.
As we may or may not know from make-up, there are cool and warm colors. Some people find themselves always attracted to warm or cool colors and some change with the season. Blues are known as cool colors as well as greens, pinks and purples. Warm colors are your reds, yellows and oranges. You may want to consider a quilt with the same design for your warmer months and a quilt for your cooler months. Your blacks, browns, beiges and olives are your neutral colors and can be accented with your pillows in cools or warms to perk them up or add flare to make a simple change. For an exciting harmony of color, use opposite colors on the color wheel. The temperature is automatically balanced since one will always be cool and the other warm.
Fabrics today come in a multitude of choices and it is often nice to throw some patterns in with your solids for a completely new appeal. You have to make your quilts in the colors that appeal to you. Keep in mind where your quilt will be used or placed. Do you need to change anything else in the room or will it complement or better yet, the items you currently have will they complement your new masterpiece?
WHAT COLOR FABRICS DO YOU WANT TO USE IN YOUR QUILT?
Color gives us our first impression of a quilt. Often we have our own favorite colors and color patterns that we stick to when we make any quilt or when we are in the quilt store choosing new fabrics. Choosing a new color combination with or without design and prints can add improvement to a seemingly plain bedroom, wall or couch throw. A new shade or a completely new color scheme can completely transform a look from winter to spring, spring to summer, and emotional outlook. All types of style and design revolve around color choice. Color theory is important to get the feel you want and to blend well in a quilt to appeal to your audience.
Using a color wheel may help in the beginning planning for any quilt. Understanding color combinations and what looks best and what doesn’t is not easy for all of us. To be great at anything, you first have to know the rules. Then you can branch off and do what works best for you. Understanding how your chosen colors fits into everyone else’s concept of color may build your confidence in your own choice of colors for your quilt.
We have different emotional responses to different colors. The color yellow gives us lively and happy images such as sunshine, dandelions, corn on the cob and sunflowers to name a few. Orange is stimulating and depicts earthy images. Orange reminds us of juicy oranges, peaches, carrots, autumn leaves and wildflowers. The color red is often thought of as power. Red gives us the feeling of excitement, passion and dangerous images like fire, roses, apples, traffic signals and so on. Everyone likes purple. Violet gives us regal and grand images. We picture flowers such as irises, majestic scenery such as mountains while drinking wine and surrounded by velvet. Colors make us feel as well as see sometimes. Blue gives us soothing and airy images such as sky, sea, blueberries and forget-me-nots to name a few. Green makes us think of tranquil and hopeful images like trees, grass, spring leaves and nature.
Hue is a color in the color’s purest form. Tint is when you add white to your hue. Shade is when you add black to your hue.
Value is very important in quilt making. It can be the single most important factor in the success of a design. Value refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. Value can also be used to create depth or a three dimensional appearance. Value is easy to determine with a single color. Example: light blue – medium blue – dark blue.
Tips to determine Value:
* Squinting shuts out light and allows you to see value without seeing the color.
* Standing a distance away from the fabric helps to eliminate differences in pattern and make the value more distinctive.
* Photocopying the fabric in black and white changes all color to black and gray to make value differences obvious.
Tip – Batting should be 2 – 3“ larger on all sides of the quilt and backing fabric 4 – 6” larger on all sides of quilt. Example quilt top 93” x 93” Batting should be 97” x 97” and the backing should be 108” x 108”. This gives room to hold your quilt tight when being quilted.
Iron your top and back or else your long armer may have a charge for doing this.
Make sure your backing is in one piece. Many Long Arm quilters charge $20 minimum per sewing line or cutting line for preparation prior to being able to put your top, backing and batting on the long arm machine.
Let Sylvia’s Quilting Long Arm your quilt. Call or message for details.
Happy Quilting.
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