Sharing Elonie's First Quilt Finish | Your Homespun Fabric Questions Answered

[@carolynp1438]

This is such an informative video. Thank you! I love that you encouraged Elonie to make her quilt without being fussy about straight lines. Funny story: Years ago I had a Home Ec teacher, Mrs. Marshall, who taught me a great lesson on my need to be “perfect”. I was making a wool plaid shirt and every time I topstitched the yoke it seemed to get the plaid off a bit. I tried every which way to make it right. About the 4th or maybe more time I was removing the stitches she said to me, “if you rip that out one more time I am going to give you an F”! I responded, “but the plaids don’t match!” She took the shirt, and told me to stand 4 feet away from her. I did. She held up the shirt and said, “cross your eyes”! I did. She said, “do the plaids match”. I said, “well yes they do!”. Lesson learned! I think sometimes we are too hard on ourselves and get caught in the weeds of perfection instead of enjoying the process and realizing the product will always bring joy! The shirt went on to earn first place in the county fair!

[@SuzanneTiehm]

Elonie’s quilt turned out so well! I feel like those homespuns are classic and will still look great in 100 years. And she did a wonderful job mixing the colors and patterns so your eye keeps moving around the quilt!

[@CorianderQuilts]

She spent quite a bit of time on choosing where each piece should go.

[@rabitgrl57]

Thank you for mentioning the color catchers. I have used this product for years. Love it on my brighter prints. Have never used wovens yet.

[@susankurzsebesta3169]

Congratulations on your first quilt, Elonie! It's so fun to see the lovely product of your enthusiasm!

[@debmunis4188]

Her choice of fabrics is luscious!!!!! The larger squares really help to showcase the fabric! Great work!!!!!

[@CorianderQuilts]

She created such a cozy quilt. ❤️

[@sherrystaples1516]

Elonie did a great job on her quilt. She has a good eye for color combinations and she did a good job with her piercing. Cheers for her. Maybe someday she will come on camera and show it herself.

[@CorianderQuilts]

She did such a great job!

[@gloriavelebir9335]

Thank you Elonie for sharing your first quilt with us! It will always be very special to you. 😊

[@lyndagordon324]

Elonie did such a great job with her quilt!! It is sure to be a treasured item! ❤❤

[@jenniestraynick537]

Congratulations on your quilt Elonie! It looks great and will be so cozy!

[@sandikae7682]

Congratulations Elonie, on your first quilt. You did a great job, and the homespuns you selected are just perfect. Enjoy your quilt.

[@sharonstarr6338]

Such a helpful and informative video. Thanks so much. Kudos to Elonie! Her quilt is beautiful!

[@leanichols6824]

I have a quilt that I made about 27 years ago that is home spun fabric mixed with flannel fabrics. I mixed quilt quality fabric with big box store fabric. I pre-washed everything ahead of time. The front of this quilt has held up well over time, but the back has worn away. This quilt spent most of it's time on the back of a couch and was actually used more in the winter of course. I didn't know that binding on the bias lasts longer, thank you for this tip.

[@rebeccamulkern1051]

Elonies’s choice of fabrics is amazing, love it, obviously she’s as talented as her mum, what a fantastic family ❤

[@CorianderQuilts]

It was so much fun to see what she chose!

[@sunflowerbaby1853]

I soak all of my fabric in shallow dish pans in my tub. This way any extra dye is released, remaining fabric chemicals removed and shrinkage done. Then I gently rinse and squeeze by hand and hang up on my clothesline. This method prevents raveling on the edges. Yes it’s a little extra work but prevents many headaches. 😊

[@katielin2379]

Elonie's quilt is beautiful. Super snuggly look. Way to go, mom-teacherand Elonie! 🏆

[@CorianderQuilts]

She wanted it to be warm and cozy and I think she nailed it. 😃

[@alindac1]

Congratulations, Elonie, on your first quilt!!! It's beautiful 😍!!! Love the colors!! ❤❤❤❤

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell her you said so!

[@krisasbill8408]

I took a class years ago from Mary Mashuta (she was known for working with homespuns). Her thought was that if you tried to cut them straight and a couple were off, it would stand out more than if you just cut them and didn’t worry about how straight they were. I’ve made several quilts with homespuns and they wear well.

[@sjfuqua]

I like that idea! I also like the wonky look in casual snuggly quilts.

[@denisewilcox1205]

I took a class from her sister Roberta Horton and she also said the same thing about the homespun and she added that if they were off kilter a bit it gave movement and interest to the quilt. I still have some of Roberta Horton fabrics. 🧵🩵

[@sharondauz880]

I love Elonie’s quilt! The color palette is beautiful and I really like the pop of purple. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@robinsquiltbasket]

Congratulations on your first quilt, Elonie! It turned out great! Love your fabric choices.

[@pattimarques4450]

Great job, Elonie!!! Love your color choices ❤

[@sherryconroy3507]

Oh, she did a beautiful job! Love the quilt! Congratulations Elonie!!

[@barbararice1196]

Great job Elonie! Love your colors & the fact that you used homespun.💖🙂

[@marleneclark4186]

Elonie, your quilt turned out amazing. You did it in a week! You go girl. Enjoy it. 🎉

[@robinlong4216]

Elonie did a great job! I love the fabric choices too. Beautiful.

[@wilycat5290]

Eloni's quilt is beautiful and has a sense of warmth. Thank you for the video 😊

[@janemeyer794]

I felt myself snuggled up in it as soon as Corey unfurled it. What's better than THAT??

[@nancyparris5597]

Great job, Elonie. Corey, I love your informational videos. You give me so much to think about. Thank you.

[@CorianderQuilts]

Thanks so much for watching Nancy! I’ll tell Elonie you said so.

[@gailstraka4839]

I love her fabrics, and she did a great job!

[@CorianderQuilts]

It was so fun to see what she chose.

[@EllenLOlson]

Elionie’s quilt is beautiful. Thank you for all the tips. A square flannel quilt is on my bucket list.

[@joydicksonquilts]

Great job Elonie ❤ thank you Corey for the information on homespuns. I’ve made quilts with them, but I really prefer regular quilting cotton 😊

[@TheHawkeyeQuilter]

Great content. Elonie's color choices are interesting and classic for wovens; a definite cozy cabin feel.

[@Sewmena918]

I love Elonie’s quilt. I am new to quilting and I have not worked with homespuns yet, but I will at some point. They are so warm and cozy. I don’t worry too much about how long a quilt lasts. I love the idea of something I made being so well used that it actually wore out.

[@amandaaskew7606]

Good morning, Corey! Thank you for your opinion on my woven question! I am interested to go through the comments and see if other people agreed with you, and to see how their woven quilts have held up over time. This was such an informative video! Everyone had great questions, and you did a great job at answering them. Last name, not that it matters, is pronounced Ask-You. When my husband and I started dating, he told me, "It's Ask-you, like ask you a question, NOT A-skew, like something crooked!" Apparently, he grew up with lots of jokes about his last name, lol. Congratulations to Elonie on her quilt! It looks amazing! I hope it encourages her to do another one, and soon! It sounds like it will be the perfect blanket to snuggle up in on the upcoming cold nights! Have a blessed day!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I had wanted to tell you when I read this comment (and then it got buried in all of the other comments) that I was so glad you said how to say your last name. I was in the a-skew pronunciation camp and am so glad to know the actual way to say it!

[@amandaaskew7606]

@@CorianderQuilts 😊

[@laurastratton8614]

Congratulations to you and your daughter on her 1st quilt. She will treasure it and the time she spent with you making it. ❤ I ALWAYS prewash fabric with hot water and a color catcher. That way it shrinks and bleeds before I give it away as a gift. Also prewashing gets rid of most of the dust and chemicals that make me sneeze! I serge the edges being careful to only cut a sliver off. I do like the idea of clipping the corners too.

[@Scrappyendings]

Elonie that is wonderful!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@sandycole1871]

Elonoie, your quilt is beautiful! I can't wait to see more quilts from you in the future!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll ell her you said so!

[@jeanfeeley2802]

What a wonderful quilt, Elonie-you did a fabulous job-your points are so well-matched-wow! You are going to love it!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell her you said so!…I thought she did such a nice job.

[@beckyjohnson3161]

Color issues. I hand a hand embroidery table cloth made by a friend in Hungary. The reds ran. I thought it was ruined so I decided to wash it with Clorox 2. All the excess color came out! I have since tried this method for a quilt and it worked. Sometimes these issues are caused by your water. Try using Clorox 2 at your own risk. Happy Quilting! ❤️❤️❤️

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’m glad you came up with a fix!

[@sharieblalock8396]

Congratulations on your first quilt !! 26:03 Elonie, I just love your color choices! And the purple is really a good addition. I'm sure you will enjoy your quilt for many years to come.

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell Elonie you said so!!

[@leemiller2811]

Love the Q&A. I love your wisdom. You are the best Corey. Thank you. God bless you. ❤

[@nancypage8061]

What a pretty quilt that she made. Congratulations Elonie!!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell her you said so!

[@nancyvermette2329]

It turned out beautiful. Good job.

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell Elonie you said so.

[@sarar.5407]

To whomever asked about the loose threads and knots, when you pre-wash - I was taught a long, long time ago, to ALWAYS zig-zag the CUT edges, before you put them in the wash. That stops the fray. Elonie's color choices are beautiful.

[@jennrea4275]

Omg! I too made a maroon and beige rag quilt that ran! Eventually it washed out with blue dawn dish soap. How funny 💕

[@sewnita8608]

Thanks for the information, I’ll probably will try to use homespun fabric

[@mammafo]

Love the fabrics and layout is perfect

[@CorianderQuilts]

She did such a great job!

[@vikkivanveldhuizen2290]

I love your quilt. Super cute!!

[@lorettahenderson8979]

Corey...beautiful posting...really good information on these types of fabric...Elonie's quit is lovely❤

[@CorianderQuilts]

She did such a great job!

[@sunshynegirl7429]

She chose very nice colors. She could take the leftover pieces and make a small car quilt. One that just stayed in the backseat or in her trunk. I have one that’s been in my car for years and it’s come in handy for chilly nights, log car rides and various other needs. Thank you for the chat. I may just have to make something with the homespun fabrics!

[@CorianderQuilts]

That’s a great suggestion!

[@EllenLOlson]

I love colour catchers. They are fantastic. Especially when I wash flannels & batiks.

[@brennaful]

I took a class at Quilt show in Houston in the 80s where the topic was homespun plaids. She pointed out how incorporating stripes with your plaids helps show off the plaids. She had a lot of examples of plaid homespun quilts with and without strips, and the difference was amazing!

[@Carol_Sews]

@@brennaful Thanks for sharing that tip. I assume that combining plaids and stripes would work when choosing regular quilting cottons too. I’ll be watching for that combination when I look at fabric lines.

[@janemeyer794]

Elonie has, no joke, inspired me to work with homespuns. Those were my colors at her age, but I really do still love them. Well done!!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I love this!…I’ll tell her!

[@deeannwichert3812]

Love your daughter's quilt! ❤️ Not anything I would have chosen, but it turned out beautiful! Thanks for all the insights on homespun fabrics too! 😉👍🏼

[@melissafaucett6866]

Thinking circles in circles to be "opposites" of squares and rectangles...texture! Love her quilt and coices!!!❤

[@CorianderQuilts]

I don’t think she’ll choose circles but she might change her mind!

[@suzannejambon4736]

Elonie's quilt came out beautiful! Job well done!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I thought so too!…I’ll tell her you agree. 😃

[@SandyDenney-so5ms]

Great job with the homespuns Elonie. And thanks for the heads up on working with homespuns fabrics. They look so yummy.

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell her you said so!

[@margaretlavenia4634]

I use Carbona Color Grabber sheets that I get at Walmart in the laundry section. When I did a test with both a Carbona sheet and a Shout sheet in the same laundry load with dark jeans, I did get more "color" picked up by the Carbona sheet than the Shout so now I use Carbona sheets.

[@sjfuqua]

I use them too. They work great!

[@teresarobinson7471]

Elonie's quilt looks wonderful!!

[@marcellarodriguez7955]

Hello everyone. I give a small box of Shout color catchers with every quilt I give now. They are fantastic for not only preventing color bleeding but they keep all the fabrics looking beautiful

[@dianelouise3944]

I think a little wonkiness adds some handmade charm in most quilts. I don’t feel the need to make my quilts look like they came from a factory. Some of my favorite possessions are the little handmade items my kids made in elementary school. Their imperfectness is what makes them so wonderful.

[@maryjeanvaligorsky1206]

That quilt is outstanding!

[@m0ther0ne]

Thank you Elonie for sharing your beautiful quilt. Corey love your rag quilt, would love a tutorial on it please.

[@ValerieBrown-le7ew]

Hi I made a flannel quilt and I used liquid starch on the flannel and air dried each piece. There was very little fraying. It looks great now ten years later. I also got the flannel from Jo Ann’s. I love your show and your patterns. Valerie

[@CorianderQuilts]

Starch really helps eliminate fraying.

[@rebeccamulkern1051]

@@CorianderQuiltsso if I starch the flannel prior to cutting etc, will it then shrink a bit like quilting cotton does? In which case do I then still need to wash it to ensure any shrinking is happening before I make the quilt top or can I then skip the pre wash stage ? You can tell by my question that I never pre wash my quilting cottons , I only did it once and I ended up with a tangled mess of fabrics and threads, not keen to repeat it if I can achieve it by starching ❤

[@rebeccamulkern1051]

I go overboard with my colour catchers when I throw in the washing machine a quilt that has reds or navy and light colours, I usually use about six or even eight, and I put one in the drier too, they are so inexpensive that for me it’s not worth it risking it, but loads of good quality quilting cotton doesn’t bleed ,even the reds surprisingly as my colour catchers come out without much or any colour. And I always put in my quilt label the advice to use many colour catchers when washing it, as I don’t expect a recepient to know about it

[@karena7950]

​@rebeccamulkern1051 yes, starching shrinks the fabrics ... general rule is if you starch, you starch all your fabrics in that project ... wash when it is completed to remove the starch

[@jonellsayles8203]

I also made a rag time quilt one of my very first quilt. I found all light homespun fabrics. The quilt is approximately 17 yrs old ,washed several times and is holding up good. It does look very much ragged but I still use it in the winter. Fabric is holding up well !

[@tearose3763]

Always love your videos! Good job Elonie👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@CorianderQuilts]

Thank you so much!!…I’ll tell Elonie!

[@martikline4522]

Nice job Elonie! Thanks for sharing your pretty top!

[@CorianderQuilts]

You are so welcome!…it was fun to share for her. 😃

[@pattik2046]

Beautiful quilt! Great job!😊

[@Carylanne927]

quick point if you have a 70/10 or 11 microtex needle it works great on homespun or wovens in general. I used a 2.0 stitch and that pressed out great

[@pattietaylor6297]

There's another thing you can do to set dies that I learned from a guy who was just fearless about dying plaid fabric into other color ranges. He told me that when I ran the washer after the first wash of dying the fabric, to add a little laundry soap like usual, and then also add a cup of salt to set the dye. It works like a charm if it hasn't already bled. I used to re-dye my husband's jeans when they got faded and I would add a cup of salt on the second washing and it really did hold for a long time. I'm sure some of you have heard about this but I thought I'd share it.

[@patmoore4515]

I love your daughter’s name! And she did a fantastic job on her quilt!

[@brendajackson294]

What a great first quilt. Way better than mine.

[@CorianderQuilts]

She did a great job!

[@annacochran9420]

Congratulations she did a great job

[@CorianderQuilts]

I thought so too!

[@juliemiller2658]

Great job and great fabric choices !

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell Elonie you said so!

[@helenpeddycord2241]

Thank you for the many tips on using woven fabrics Corey! I have used a few many yrs ago that were painfully difficulty, due to all the fraying🤦‍♀️ Fraying is the number one reason I starch heavily, using any fabrics. Ugh! I am OCD with all those pieces of threads! And when your quilt top is complete, clipping all the threads on the back of the top is not so enjoyable either. Elonie did a wonderful job on her piecing and color placement! So happy for her💕🧵

[@CorianderQuilts]

Starching makes such a difference in how much the pieces fray! I’ll tell Elonie your kind words about her quilt. 😃

[@deidrapowell8762]

Tell her she did an awesome job 😊❤

[@CorianderQuilts]

I will! ❤️❤️

[@katielin2379]

Thanks for the info on pinking rotary blades. I didn't know they existed. I just received a FQ bundle of home spun plaids. Going to make a quilt jacket.

[@CorianderQuilts]

Have fun sewing it up!

[@nellsgirl]

Great job, Elonie!!😊❤

[@marywiggins7411]

Great job on the quilt Elonie!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell her you said so!

[@rebeccathompson4118]

Great video!

[@lynnscroggins7104]

Elonie’s quilt is great! Excited to see it all quilted and bound. Will she be doing her own binding?

[@pamelafreeman4548]

Lovely quilt!!!❤😊

[@diane3363]

Thanks Corey for some great info

[@Carol_Sews]

Thanks for answering my question. Yes, our quilts are sisters. I think that was “the pattern” when our rag quilts were made. I don’t believe color catchers were available back then. Nowadays I am a pre-washer for all yardage except for fabrics to be used to make rag quilts. When I pre-wash, I use Synthrapol and then sometimes do a Retayne treatment for reds. I also use either Carbona Color Grabbers or Shout Color Catchers every time I wash any of my quilts. Today’s video was great. I enjoy learning how other quilters handle tricky fabrics or prints. I am a plaid or gingham avoider, and I fussy cut stripes, dots, and prints in lines when I use them.

[@CorianderQuilts]

It was so fun to think we had similar quilts…and yes, that was such a popular pattern then. No, there weren’t color catchers then-I’m thankful for them now!

[@janemeyer794]

Excellent question on prewashing

[@jeanettewithrow9641]

I usually make rag quilts from homespun. I don't wash the first homespun quilt at home I use the laundrymat because the amount of lint is enormous. But, I have washed mine many times and they just get softer and thinner. But, some of mine are 20 years old. My husband loves his homespun rag quilt. Thanks

[@CorianderQuilts]

Homespuns make such cozy quilts!

[@brendabeane6498]

It's beautiful! She has done a great job 😂

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell her you said so!

[@vikkivanveldhuizen2290]

Elonie’s quilt is so cute as well. My 12 year old granddaughter wants me to teach her how to sew. She wants to make clothes. I thought we would start with sewing squares together to get her sewing straight seams. Then pajama pants.

[@lisalien7862]

She did a great job!!!!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I thought so too!

[@cindybenoit3452]

Great job Eleni

[@Chipper6032]

Very good video. Lots of information

[@CorianderQuilts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@annettemontee9347]

My favorite fall food is chai tea.

[@suereilly6247]

Thank you so much for all your information. You said that you are going to put a flannel backing on Elonie's quilt to make it cozier. Do you pre-wash flannel when using it in a quilt?

[@jennystrahley927]

Eloise, your quilt is beautiful!

[@CorianderQuilts]

I’ll tell her you said so!

[@marylynnlutenski9196]

E’s quilt is awesome!! I really like it. I can see she’s not a pink flowery gal😘

[@CorianderQuilts]

She is not! 😂

[@terristratton143]

Corey, if you pinked the edges would that be helpful with ravelling

[@terristratton143]

Lol you just answered my question thank you

[@Suzanne-mi8wk]

Love Elonie’s quilt. Question, the autumn color quilt behind you, are these prints the new Tilda? Please show us the quilt in your video.

[@sewflora]

My kind of quilt!

[@CorianderQuilts]

Isn’t it fun! She wanted it to look warm and cozy and I think she nailed it.

[@lisastreasures]

I need tips from Elonie on how to complete a quilt top in just 1 week. She surely was dedicated to get it completed. Her quilt is going to be so cozy and comfy this winter. 💚💙

[@AvivaHadas]

Thanks for talking about the "wonkiness factor" I plan to make cat heads (Elizabeth Hartman's Kittens pattern) with plaids & I think my uneasiness with that may be what is keeping that a project in a grocery sack (PIGS) rather than a project I am actively working on.

[@michellejaggard9657]

Question: Would you also pre wash flannels before quilting? I have sewn pajamas with flannels and pre-washed before making them but have not used this material as a quilt or backing yet.

[@cynithiadykes8537]

My Mil made us a couch quilt with upholstery, denim, homespun and calicos. The homespun got thin and washed/worn away after 28 years.