Articles written by Christine Mann
All 27 articles written by Christine Mann
Physical Readiness for Waldorf First Grade: Milestones Teachers Use to Assess a Child's Development
Category: Primary School (general)
A parent's guide to how Waldorf teachers assess whether a child is physically ready to move up from kindergarten and begin the academic work of first grade. more...
How to Make Nine-Patch Quilt Blocks: This Checkerboard Block is a Quilter's Favorite
Category: Quilting
The Nine-Patch block, consisting of nine squares arranged in a checkerboard pattern, is one of the mainstays in any quilter's block repertoire. Here's how to make them. more...
Category: Quilting
Strip piecing can dramatically cut the time it takes to sew together many pieced quilt blocks. Try these tricks other quilters use for strip piecing success. more...
Guide to Quilt Batting: Facts You Need to Know to Choose the Perfect Batting for Your Quilt
Category: Quilting
Whether you call it batting, padding or wadding - it's the essential middle layer that gives your quilt its cozy warmth. Which batting is right for your next project:? more...
Bind Your Quilt, Pillowcase Style: The simplest way to finish a quilt requires no binding fabric
Category: Quilting
This method of binding your quilt involves simply sewing around the edges of the quilt sandwich as if it were a giant pillowcase. Use it when you're in a hurry. more...
Making a Quilt Design Wall: Best Way to See Whether Fabrics Work Together Before Quilt Assembly
Category: Quilting
Here are eight easy and inexpensive ways to create a quilt design wall that lets you view your quilt and make sure it looks good before you assemble the pieces. more...
Popular Log Cabin Quilt Settings: Five Traditional Quilt Patterns Made Entirely of Log Cabin Blocks
Category: Quilting
Here are five favorite ways to arrange Log Cabin blocks into quilts: Straight Setting, Fields and Furrows, Barn Raising, Sunshine and Shadow, and Chevron. more...
Log-Cabin Quilt Block Variations: Basic Log-Cabin, Courthouse Steps, Pineapple and Chevron Blocks
Category: Quilting
Four distinctive types of Log-Cabin quilt blocks use contrasts between lights and darks to help you create a variety of dramatic quilt looks. more...
28 Humorous Sayings for Quilters: A Collection of Amusing Thoughts About Quilting
Category: Quilting
If you're a quilter, or if you're close to a quilter, you'll appreciate these little gems of wisdom and whimsy about the joy - and the obsession - that is quilting. more...
Choosing a Sewing Machine Needle: A Quilter's Guide to Picking the Right Needle for the Job
Category: Quilting
Needles come in a confusing array of shapes and sizes. Here's how to choose the right ones for machine-piecing, machine-quilting, and embellishing with special threads. more...
How to Label Your Handmade Quilts: Adding a Label to Your Quilt is Worth the Extra Time and Effort.
Category: Quilting
Quilts get lost, stolen, sometimes even forgotten. A good label will identify your quilt and help tell its unique story to generation after generation. more...
How to Remove Stains from Quilts: Techniques for Getting Out Blood, Dye and Other Common Stains
Category: Quilting
There's an ugly stain on your beautiful quilt! All is not lost. Here's how to remove blood, dye, ink, pencil, and some of the other most common stains from quilt fabric. more...
How to Prewash Quilting Fabric: Step-by-Step Guide to Preparing Fabric for Successful Quilting
Category: Quilting
You've decided to prewash your quilting fabric to control shrinkage and wash out potentially harmful dyes and chemicals. Here's how the expert quilters do it. more...
Quick and Easy Gifts for Quilters: Fabric, Tools and Gadgets Every Quilter Will Love
Category: Quilting
Looking for a last-minute gift for your favorite quilter? Here are nine easy gift ideas that will delight any quilter, including both beginners and experts. more...
Guide to Waldorf Education in Kindergarten: Play-Based Curriculum Delays Academics Until First Grade
Category: Primary School Curriculum
The Waldorf kindergarten acts as a bridge between a child's life at home and the later, more academic years in school. more...
How to Make Four-Patch Quilt Blocks: An Easy Block that Belongs in Every Quilter's Toolbox
Category: Quilting
Learn how to make a simple Four-Patch block consisting of four squares, two squares of lighter fabric and two of darker fabric, arranged in a checkerboard pattern. more...
How to Sew a Quarter-Inch Seam: Accurate 1/4" Seams are an Essential Secret of Successful Piecing
Category: Quilting
While accuracy is important in every step of piecing - in measuring, cutting, sewing and pressing-you need to make sure you are sewing a consistent quarter-inch seam. more...
Ready for Organic Quilting?: Eco-Friendly Fabric, Thread, and Batting: Facts and Sources
Category: Quilting
Conventional quilting fabric, threads, and batting are made with heavy doses of toxic herbicides, pesticides, and dyes. But now there's an eco-friendlier way to quilt. more...
Options for Binding Your Quilt: Putting on the Finishing Touch to Protect Quilt Edges From Wear
Category: Quilting
Binding fabric covers your quilt's raw edges and helps keep them from getting worn as you use the quilt. Learn about five different ways to bind your quilt. more...
Historic Log Cabin Quilt Settings: Four Traditional Quilt Patterns That Use Basic Log Cabin Blocks
Category: Quilting
Here are several favorite ways to assemble blocks into Log Cabin quilts: Broken Dishes, Chimneys and Cornerstones, Converging Chevrons, and Streak of Lightning. more...
Choosing a Size for Your Quilt: How Big Should You Make That Quilt? This Article Helps You Decide.
Category: Quilting
Size recommendations and factors to consider when making wall quilts, lap quilts, table toppers, and bed quilts. Includes standard U.S. mattress and bed quilt sizes more...
Easy Valentine Fabric Postcard: Create a One-of-a-Kind Valentine’s Gift in Two Hours or Less
Category: Quilting
Show your Valentine what's really in your heart with this simple fabric postcard you can actually send through the mail. It's sure to be treasured for years to come. more...
Easy Quilt Blocks: Log Cabin: One of America's best-loved quilt blocks is also simple to sew
Category: Quilting
Fabric-strip logs arranged around a central "hearth" say warmth and home. Log Cabin's simple sewing technique makes it perfect for beginning quilters. more...
Inscriptions For Gift Quilts: Sayings and Poems to Put on Gift-Quilt Labels for Any Occasion
Category: Quilting
When you make a quilt as a gift for a friend, baby, wedding, or special occasion, choose a message that expresses all the love and care that went into your gift. more...
Blue: 2008 Color of the Year: More About Blue, Its Many Meanings, and How to Use it in Quilts
Category: Quilting
Pantone, Inc. chose a shade of blue as its color of the year for 2008--and 2000, 2003, and 2005. Find out why blue is a color every quilter should try this year. more...
Prewash Quilt Fabric: Yes or No?: How to Decide If Prewashing Makes Sense for Your Project
Category: Quilting
Some quilters wouldn't dream of starting a project without washing and machine drying their fabrics first. Others never prewash. Who's right and who's wrong? more...
Premium Quilt Fabric vs. Discount: Are High-Quality Quilting Fabrics Really Worth the Extra Cost?
Category: Quilting
Fabric from local quilt shops costs more than fabric from the big chains. Is there really a difference in quality, or are discount chain-store fabrics just as good? more...
