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Free Tutorials

Welcome to my list of free tutorials. They cover a variety of topics, so just scroll down until something looks interesting and catches your eye. Enjoy! Regards, Carla

Free Tutorial Links:

Machine Quilting Design for Sashings and Borders 1- Simple quilting illustration to use on your quilt top.

Machine Quilting Design: Berry Swirl design - Another simple quilting designs to use when completing your quilt.

Selvage Quilt Mini Tutorial- Beginner project to use those selvage edges!

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Microwaveable Heat Wrap/Pack- Fast and easy gift to make this holiday season. Make some heat packs and include them in a nurturing gift basket.

Metal Bookmark- Beginner project for people with no metal experience. Most materials are easily found in your local hardware store. This would make a wonderful inexpensive holiday gift this season.

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Recycled Thrift Store Sweater- Revamp an old sweater to create a stylish new garment with crochet! Be thrifty and green- all at the same time!

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Mokuba Free Lace Tutorial: How to use this wonderful product to make a variety of fiber and mixed media projects

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Freeform Crochet Tutorial- Easy project for beginners!

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Photo Transfer Quilt Tutorial: I use a more subtle approach to using images printed onto fabric in my overall quilt designs. I’ve had two quilts be auctioned off for over $5,000.00 using this technique. Here’s one:

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Carla Bird- My first tutorial on how to make a bird out of fabric using scrap material to hang on your wall. Pattern Included:

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Fabric Stash Organization Tutorial- cool, archival way to store your fabrics!

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Fabric Crochet Purse Tutorial - I teach this class at my local quilt store. It is very addicting and you can also make one using recycled garments and dresses from the thrift store, too.

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Carla’s Inchie Tutorial for sit down or stand up quilters and sewers. What is an inchie? See my link.

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Quilting Various Feathers and More!- machine quilting tutorial that covers Continuous Curve, feathers, drawing quilt designs with your computer and more!

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Aunt Gwen’s Perfect Fabric Microwave Potato Bag: This is the BEST way to easily cook potatoes in the microwave. Perfect, moist potatoes every time!

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Echoed-Swirl Feather Tutorial for Quilting

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Eraser Carving - Part One and Part Two- Easy to Follow directions on how to make your own stamps using either Nasco Safety-Kut or art gum eraser.

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Freeform Peyote Stitch Beading- simple beginning lesson using your favorite beads. Here’s a picture taken about midway through my project:

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Stencil Cutting for Quilters, Rug Hooking, etc.- make your own stencil instructions.

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Wool Garment Deconstruction How-To- Using the philosophy of recycle/reuse, here’s how to spot wool at your thrift store, take it apart, and wash it.

Keep watching for future tutorials!!

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25 Responses

on July 2, 2008 at 2:49 pm | Reply Iris

I’m wondering if you sell the sock monkey fabric.
I love sock monkey.

Hi Iris, thanks for stopping by. The sock monkey fabric was put out last year by a major quilt fabric manufacturer. I’m not home right now to check which one, but if you google the terms, “sock monkey fabric” I bet you find many online sources. Other online sources: Hancocks of Paducah, ebay. regards, Carla
on July 17, 2008 at 2:43 am | Reply Joan Grove

Good evening….I have stumbled upon your baking potato bag pattern, and wondered if you allowed the pattern to be used in a class, if credit were given to you oro featheredfibers.com.

Thanks,
Joan Grove
on July 17, 2008 at 3:08 am | Reply carlafibers

Thanks for asking, Joan. Go ahead and use my downloadable tutorial pattern for your class, crediting Carla Barrett http://featheredfibers.wordpress.com . This particular bag pattern was written by me when my Aunt Gwen gave me a potato bag. There are also other patterns floating around the internet too.

I actually use my potato bag all the time and it really does a great job! In fact, I used it just last night.

Once I even conducted a test between the traditional method for microwaving potatoes and this method- which was fluffy, moist and yummy!
on August 24, 2008 at 10:01 pm | Reply Sarah E.

Carla, I was researching Inchies and came upon your blog. It’s a great blog, and your tutorials are extremely well written and helpful. I’m in between projects for a few days and think I might try a couple…do you mind if I post them and link to you? TIA, Sarah E. in TX
on September 28, 2008 at 5:02 pm | Reply Carla’s Freeform Crochet Scarf Tutorial « Feathered Fibers

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on October 20, 2008 at 7:25 pm | Reply Sarah Stevens

Hi Carla,

I am trying out your Potato Baking Bags. They go together very easily. I’m sure that the serging fanatics out there would find it even easier that way!

I would like permission to use this with my local guild. I think it would be a great “make and take” project.

Thanks for your tutorials. You are one very diverse lady!!

Sarah
on October 22, 2008 at 4:08 am | Reply carla

hi sarah, I’m on vacation right now in Kauai, but you may certainly use my tutorial with your guild. All I ask is you credit my name as author. Plus, I would love to see pictures!!

Have fun! Carla
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on December 27, 2008 at 9:20 pm | Reply Aunt Gwen’s Microwave Potato Bag! « Feathered Fibers

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on February 8, 2009 at 10:19 pm | Reply Nancy Calhoun

Hi Carla! Saw your quilting in the Folsom show! Congratulations on the awards, you certainly deserved it!
I left a comment on the survey card, that longarm quilters deserve to be listed on the story card, since they do HALF the work!!.. Anyway, I have a quilt that needs quilting, and I would like to sign up for your longarm quilting class!! How do we do this? Thanks! Nancy

Thank you, Nancy! I agree wholeheartedly with you! In fact, I also believe guilds would earn lots of kudo points to give multiple ribbons on group quilts, and an extra ribbon for any category such as Best Machine Quilting or Best Applique- one goes to the actual person who did the work being celebrated, and one stays with the owner of the quilt.

Just Google High Sierra Quilters and go to their class list. I teach different classes each teaching schedule. This schedule I am teaching only 2 classes and I understand they filled fast and there is a waiting list. I also teach private and group instruction in my studio, too, these have a stand up quilting focus. Just email me for details. Thank you, C
on March 2, 2009 at 6:50 am | Reply Fabric Stash Organization and Tutorial « Feathered Fibers

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on March 4, 2009 at 4:46 pm | Reply Anna Maria Georg

I saw your Purple Garden quilt on Craftster.org and I was impressed. I have a question. How did you do the back of the quilt? I can understand the great quilting, but how do the colors match so well the quilting? Did you dye the fabric after quilting? WOW! Your work is impressive. Take care, Anna Maria
on March 4, 2009 at 5:22 pm | Reply carlafibers

Hi Anna Marie,

I will email you my answer…. Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Carla
on March 8, 2009 at 10:49 am | Reply Thrift Store Recycled Sweater Tutorial « Feathered Fibers

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on March 11, 2009 at 2:41 pm | Reply Angie

did you have a tutorial on the rag purse? I think it’s so cute and I did see a picture, but I was still confused.
Thanks
angie

Hi Angie, I love the rag purse, too and have made at least a half dozen of them. I do not have a tutorial because I learned it from another designer’s pattern and I am not the original designer.

If you want to purchase this pattern, I asked my local store carry them there. The store is called, High Sierra Quilters, and their phone number is 530-677-9990. Just call them and say you want to purchase the sock monkey rag purse pattern that they ordered in for a Carla class. They are nice and helpful, just say I sent you. LOL Take care, Carla
on March 29, 2009 at 8:21 am | Reply Denise Sansone

Just a comment about one of the comments regarding giving credit to quilters at the Folsom Quilt Show. I am a member of that guild. We always give credit, however, this year a mistake was made on printing the cards that were hung next to the quilts. As soon as someone realized it and brought it to our attention, we handwrote the quilter’s names on the cards and announced over the loudspeaker system frequently throughout the day that the quilter’s names were accidently left off and please refer to the catalog we print of all the quilts. This catalog had detailed information that each quilter supplied to us, which included the quilter’s names.

Thank you for pointing this out, Denise. As we know, so much work goes into a show and sometimes a mistake happens. I do appreciate that the Guild announced this oversight on the loudspeaker for the remainder of the show. I did receive an apology from the guild through my collaborator, Barbara, which was very nice. I also appreciate that Barbara herself wrote my name on the 3 quilts she entered, too.

I hope you will stop back by for a visit again. Also, you can read more about your guild mentioned in various posts by searching for “Folsom Guild” in the search box in the upper right hand side. Regards, Carla
on April 30, 2009 at 3:53 pm | Reply Stephanie

Hi Carla:
Do you give longarm quilting classes? If so, I am definitely interested please!

Thanks.
on April 30, 2009 at 3:54 pm | Reply Stephanie

Hi Carla:
Do you give longarm quilting classes? If so, I’m interested!

Thanks.
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