Shining Imperfection & Ruler Tip
Simply Quilts : Episode QLT-937 -- More Projects »
Simply Quilts takes a class from Russell Scott, a quilt teacher who deliberately makes his blocks "less than perfect" and the results are playful and fun. Scott, who came to quilting by way of costume design, is fearless when it comes to his craft—he once made a quilt where he chose his fabrics in the dark! Russell’s philosophy is that quilting has to be fun—and that the quilting police would have had him arrested years ago. His first rule when teaching is "forget the rules." To that end, Russell not only hurls colors & fabrics together, he plays with positioning that give even his most elementary designs a slightly off-kilter look.
Still Striving for Perfection?
Quilting expert Alex Anderson offers this advice for avoiding mis-cuts by using an acrylic ruler properly. Here are a couple tips:
- Hold ruler firmly with hand in a "spider" shape keeping pinky just off the ruler.
- Keep ruler from sliding by attaching sand paper dots, rubber dots or an Invisi-grip lining.
Resources Omnigrid ruler, cutting mat, Invisi-GripPrym Consumer USA Inc.
Website:
www.dritz.com
Olfa rotary cutterThe Olfa Products Group, Division of World Kitchen (GHC), Inc
Website:
www.olfa.com
Guests Russell Scott
Quilt Artist
Sewing Arts Center
Santa Monica, CA
Phone: 310-450-4300
E-mail:
info@sewingartscenter.com
Website:
www.sewingartscenter.com Also in this Episode
![PHOTO](javascript:popup("http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2004/02/16/qlt937_1_RussellScott_e.jpg",350,450))
![PHOTO](javascript:popup("http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2004/02/16/qlt937_1_RussellScottQuilt_e.jpg",350,450))
![PHOTO](javascript:popup("http://img.hgtv.com/HGTV/2004/02/16/qlt937_2_HoldRuler_e.jpg",350,450))
