Jan Myers's Articles in Marriage

  • Embellishments Give Your Quilt Personality
    Adding embellishment to a quilt project makes it a unique, one-of-a-kind quilt that stands out above the rest. Today even a common quilt pattern can become an exclusive quilt with the addition of beautiful embellishments. This article discusses some of the currently used embellishments that will enhance the look of every quilt.
  • How to Add Bead Embroidery to Your Quilt
    When you're looking for an idea to add something really special to a quilt, something that will give your quilt the "WOW!" factor, beaded embroidery is the hottest embellishment for creating a distinctive quilt. In this article you'll learn the "how-to's" of creating gorgeous beaded embroidery quilt embellishments from the very beginning. You'll have everyone talking about how easy it was to create this stand-out quilt.
  • How to Care for a Quilt
    Whether heirloom today or in years to come, handmade quilts are a source of family history and should be properly maintained to last for many generations to come. This article points out some of the essentials in the care and keeping of a beautiful quilt.
  • How To Create Stained Glass Quilts
    Ever admired a stained-glass quilt at a quilt shop or quilting conference and wondered what it would take to actually cut out the pieces and put it together to give that stained-glass look? This article gives you the basic how-to's of stained-glass quilting in about 600 words.
  • Proper Seam Pressing in Quilts
    Should you press or iron a quilt? The difference in the two is critical to the beauty and strength of your quilt. In this article, you'll learn the difference as well as which style of pressing works best for your own quilting projects.
  • Quilting as an Income Source
    Quilt artists in greater numbers are seeking ways to enhance their income through the art they love. This article details some ways in which a quilter can use their craft for additional income.
  • Quilting Patterns and The Great Depression
    All quilters need patterns and those in the quilting business today often rely on a marketing technique developed during The Great Depression to sell women's magazines to market their own quilting related businesses offering free quilting patterns.
  • Selecting Quilting Fabrics Using a Color Wheel
    One of the most important, and often most difficult, tasks in creating a quilt is the selection of fabrics. This article describes how the use of a color wheel can lead quilters to choose complementary fabrics that when combined in various shapes and blocks will create a masterpiece to adorn any bed or wall.
  • The Art of Selecting a Quilting Pattern
    One of the most basic tasks of creating a beautiful quilting project is to first choose among thousands of patterns the one that will best suit the project at hand. This article discusses the options available to quilters in choosing the most appropriate quilt pattern as well as ways to adapt that pattern to their particular theme.
  • The Bride's Quilt - a Wedding Celebration
    Quilting has played a significant role in our heritage and lessons can yet be learned today from the significance of a quilt and the hands who created it. The Bride's Quilt and the Freedom Quilt are examples of symbols of the celebration of the coming of age of a young woman and a young man. It's a charming reminder of the simple yet profound lives of our Forbears.