Hi there, I’m hoping you can help me. I have a newly finished quilt that got a small hole in the top from my cat’s claws. What’s the best way to repair…
"How do I get started with quilting?" I’ve gotten this question a lot recently! I am so happy to share some of my favorite quilting tools to help you get started! Download the PDF checklist! . . My interest for quilting started when I inherited my grandmother’s sewing machine. It was old and needed some work, so I took
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I am sharing 10 free Jelly Roll Patterns with you today that are my favorites from around the internet. Beautiful patterns that aren't complicated!
Modern Quilting Tips, Tricks and Tutorials! - Everything you need to know to make quilting easy and fun so you can do what it is you love to do and create a beautiful joy filled life!
I know I’ve been doing some of my own tips and tricks on the blog here, but today I’m joining in on Amy, Diary of a Quilter, series of QUICK Quilting Tips and Tricks. She’s been accumulating lots of great tricks from bloggers from all over and I’m sure you’ll enjoy them. Be sure to ...
Three easy methods for using fleece as quilt backing. Check out the difference between using batting or no batting and two ways to bind.
In an unprecedented act of blogging fanciness I decided to make a video documenting how I create the woodgrain texture (so thoroughly photographed in my last post) with free-motion quilting. Warning:
The Inside Out Star Quilt Pattern was the first one I released in February 2017. I remember how excited and terrified I was to release a pattern. What if I did all the math wrong? What if no one likes it? What if I have issues with people being able to download the pattern? It was intoxicating though - I think I sold m
Repair a damaged quilt, including tutorials on mending rips and tears, and fixing holes and frayed seams caused by frequent washing, pets and other damage.
Shadow Box Quilt Free Tutorial! A lot of my quilting buddies wanted to know how this was made, and since it's such an easy quilt, I decided to share it as a free tutorial! You'll need to decide what color you want to use for your shadows and border, and what color you want to use for your background. (I chose black shadows and a white background.) From your background fabric, cut: 48 squares 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" 5 squares 2" x 2" 28 strips 2" x 9-1/2" 30 strips 2" x 11" From your shadow fabric, cut: 24 strips 1-1/2" x 7-1/2" 24 strips 1-1/2" x 8-1/2" (Outside border is cut 4-1/2" wide on my quilt.) Next, cut 24 squares from all different fabrics @ 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" Now you'll sew one of your small white squares to your 7-1/2" long shadow strip for the bottom of each square: Next you'll sew one of your small white squares to your 8-1/2" shadow strip for the side of the square: Sew the bottom strip to the scrappy square, and then the side. It will look like this: Now you'll add your sashing parts. First, to the bottom of the square above, you will add one of your 2" x 9-1/2" strips of background fabric. Then to the left side of the square you will add one of your 2" x 11" strips of background fabric. Sew 4 blocks together per row, and finish the row with a final 2" x 11" strip of background. Make 6 rows like that, and sew them together, adding a final set of 9-1/2" background strips with 2" squares of background fabric to your top row, and then your outter border, so that it looks like this: Your finished quilt will be about 51-1/2" x 72-1/2" Happy Quilting! Jean MaDan Another great quilt by Candace Wragg, using my tutorial. Terrific job, as usual! This one is made by Gloria Hooker. Wonderful! Love that red!! Loretta Webre made hers in shades of blue, and one block wider. Loretta said: I'd like to tell you a little about why I made this quilt for my Godmother. You see, my mother died when I was 9, and I have always been very close to my Godmother, my mother's sister, as she was always there for me. I really consider her my 2nd mother, and don't believe I would be the woman I am today, were it not for her love and guidance. Her favorite color is blue, and she celebrated her 75th birthday on the 6th of Sept. I wanted to make the quilt for her as soon as I found your pattern, but Hurricane Isaac intervened and really messed up my plans. I had a house full of people, who could not get home due to flooding, no power for 6 days, and no running water. A very stressful time, to say the least. Making this quilt was great therapy. I delivered it to my Aunt yesterday and she and my Uncle absolutely loved the quilt. She asked about the pattern, and I explained how I saw it on your blog. I named the quilt Out of the Blues. I think I'll make another one using LSU purple and gold, with tiger faces as the main blocks. Thank you, again. Loretta Ellen Boisvert sent me this brilliant adaptation of the idea she did, using panels. I thought mitering the corners of the shadows was pretty cool looking, don't you??
Last year, I cleaned out and got rid of most of my fabric stash. (Read about that here). I didn't touch my scraps though. I can't bring myself to get rid of them because someday I'll make a postage stamp quilt or a string quilt or a scrappy something! (Maybe I'll design a quilt meant to use scraps...hmm...) In the ba
STARRY NIGHT in Silk Velvet ✨ 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗧 - soft, warm and breathable - 100% mulberry silk velvet 2 sides (or you can choose one side in 100%Silk like picture) 𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗬 I guarantee my products are real and 100% mulberry silk velvet. Perfect Gift Idea --- This is a treasure gift as a birthday gift, holiday gift, Christmas present, Valentine's Day gift, Women's Day gift, Mother's Day gift, Children's Day gift, Father's Day gift. 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 It takes 10-14 days for hand stitch making. And 8-10 days for delivery from Vietnam to US ( 15-20 days to other country) Good things take time <3 We will make your blanket carefully! 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗧 ✿ Natural, hand-stitched stuff always bring a special feeling <3 You will be touched when you see it in person. ✿ 100% natural silk bedding set are skillfully hand-stitched by Vietnamese artisans. ✿ Silk is made up of 100% protein fibers, so it has skin-like properties. Always soft, smooth and breathable. ✿ Silk has high natural antibacterial properties: because silk releases (does not hold moisture, does not keep sweat), it is always dry, no living environment for bacterias. Dry clean this silk velvet blanket is best way. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁/ 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: it is synthetic cotton specialized for making blanket (it is soft); However you can order 100% Silk insert with surcharge $180. C𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀: choose from the palette, if you want to see bigger photo of colors, please inbox me. 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Dimensions for throw and blanket: -Throw 63"W x 87"L or 160cm x 220cm -Queen -Blanket : 83”W x 95”L or 210cm x 240cm -King - Blanket :102”W x 95”L or 260cm x 240cm -Cal King- Blanket 110”W x 103”L or 280cm x 260cm Dimensions for pillowcases: - Standard Pillowcases: 20"L X 26"W or 51cm x 66 cm - Queen Pillowcases: 20"L x 30" W or 51 cm x 76 cm - King Pillowcases: 20"L x 36"W or 51cm x 91 cm For ANY SIZE custom, please inbox! Thank you so much for loving heart made silk product <3 I am really happy that you will happy with my products. 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑛𝑎𝑚, 𝑄𝑢𝑦𝑛ℎ 𝑉𝑎𝑛,
I want to give you some tips that I have found actually make my work faster. I’m not going to give you advice that tells you to prewind bobbins or “organize your workspace”. I…
Quilt bindings are the most magical, and sometime confusing part of quilt making, especially for a new quilter! I shared a tutorial a few years back, but have adapted and made a few changes as I’ve grown as a quilter, and thought it was enough to update the post. Any tips or suggestions you might […]
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Notoriously difficult many quilters and sewists fear to work with minky. Fear no more here's my super easy, step by step guide to a perfect minky quilt back. Hi everyone, my 5 Step Guide to A Perfect Minky Quilt Back is proving extremely popular across the internet and my tip list is being printed off and shared. Obviously, as a teacher, I'm always delighted to share my knowledge with everyone and 'spread the word' and I'd love you to do the same for me - tell everyone that you found the info right here and suggest that they visit my blog too. You'll notice that sadly I've also added ugly watermarks to the crucial images. Thanks for your support in advance - Chris :D Disclosure: This post contains Amazon and Craftsy affiliate links for which I am paid commission on click-through purchases (at no additional cost to you). Otherwise, no payment or commission is received for click-throughs to shared links; the post is for informational purposes only and all opinions are my own. Now let's slow things down and do the same again in pictures: 5 Step Guide To A Perfect Minky Quilt Back NEVER IRON MINKY, IT WILL MELT!!! step one Lay your minky out on a flat surface. You might want to tape your minky to the surface - I didn't and mine's laid on a slippy glass table top, that part is up to you. You'll notice that my table is also smaller than the quilt - I find that spray basting a quilt in halves or even quarters allows me to baste quilts that are larger than my space would allow with a pin basting method and I can slide the quilt sections away from the table as I finish basting them and move to the next section. step two Lay your quilt top on top of the minky, wrong sides together. I didn't cut the minky to size, that is too tricky at this stage so we'll do it later. Instead, I placed the quilt top at the top corner of the whole minky sheet. step three Fold half of your quilt top back on itself, right sides together and spray baste visible minky on the wrong side. don't go crazy with the spray baste, it's just not necessary - read my spray basting notes below for guidance. step four Unfold quilt top + place it back on spray basted minky, smoothing out wrinkles. Spray baste is repositionable so lift and relay if you have folds or creases. As you can see in the pic, I hold the quilt top high in the area and smooth it back into place on the minky bit by bit and making sure each section is wrinkle free before lowering the next section of the top. I also work from the centre out to the sides easing the fabric as I go. step five Fold the still unbasted half of your quilt top back on itself and repeat Steps Three and Four. This is easy, the quilt top will only lift back from the section you haven't already spray basted - the rest of it is glued! I marked where the bottom corners of the quilt top lay on the minky backing (you can see one of the marks in the bottom right of the pic below). This gave me a visual to spray baste up to rather than spraying the whole of the remaining minky sheet. The two layers are completely glued together and won't move while you quilt or hand-tie or bind the quilt. Unless you've been way too sparing with the spray baste, you really can throw the basted quilt around now - it's like it's one piece of fabric, not two layers. NEVER IRON MINKY, IT WILL MELT!!! spray basting In my classes, I've seen students easily use a giant can of 505 basting spray to baste one baby quilt - this is complete overkill and I guess if people use spray baste in these quantities then probably they do have problems with fumes unless the room is extremely well ventilated. When I spray baste, I can baste 3-8 quilts (depending on size) from one spray can. I spray the quilt layers very lightly in a large sweeping motion from a 1'-2' (30-60 cm) distance - it takes me seconds to complete a quilt sandwich layer. You can't see the spray on the layer surface and it doesn't create a sticky mess on the surrounding floor, furniture or wall (yes, I sometimes baste quilts by taping them to the wall too!). There's never any fumes either, I just don't use enough of it for it to be a problem. Next time you spray baste try moving your hand back a bit from the quilt and spraying faster and for a shorter time, I think you'll be quite surprised to discover you need hardly any of the spray baste for the sandwich layers to stick together. Think of all the money you'll save too!!! If you do experience sticky residue on your surfaces you should be able to wipe these away with a damp, lint-free cloth, stubborn stickiness may need a little detergent to help release it. Some people lay down newspaper sheets before spray basting but the thought of print transfer makes me a little nervous. Another option is to lay your quilt out on a shower curtain bought cheaply from the dollar/pound store and you'll be able to reuse it too. 505 is my preferred spray baste brand and this is where I purchase it. Note: I'm an Amazon affiliate and will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) on any purchase you make following this link. cutting minky Minky is also known for stretching and changing shape as you move it and this makes it difficult to cut. Now that the minky is glued to the quilt top the quilt top and spray baste will stabilise the minky and force it to retain its correct shape. Don't be frightened now to handle your quilt. Use scissors or a rotary cutter to cut the excess away from your quilt top. Overlock or zig-zag around the quilt top edge to secure and this will also reduce further shedding of minky fur. I recommend you use a walking foot or dual feed to sew the quilt as this can better manage the fabric bulk and slippy surface texture. Quilt or hand-tie and bind your quilt in the normal way, my preferred method is hand-tying as personally, I don't like the appearance of trapped minky fur under machine quilting stitches. Click the image below for my How To Hand Tie A Quilt tute. cleaning up after working with minky While you are working with minky I recommend regular clean ups of your work surfaces and floor and clothes - this fabric sheds fur like crazy. I have a cordless handheld vacuum cleaner that's perfect for the job. A sticky lint roller or sticking tape wrapped around your hand will help clean your clothes. If you've used your cutting mat you'll probably find minky fur trapped within cuts in the mat - follow my tute for cleaning your cutting mat to restore your mat's surface (click image link below). Finally, lift the sole plate on your sewing machine and give it a good clean - there's bound to be lots of minky fur and lint hiding under there and your machine deserves a bit of TLC! and always remember NEVER IRON MINKY, IT WILL MELT!!! so what is minky? it's a synthetic polyester fibre, fade resistant and super soft, it will remain super soft for its lifetime if laundered correctly. It is available in many nap and pile lengths and in different types of 'fur' and colours. Here's a pic of some minkies I have in my stash, I've shown both sides of the white minky so you can see how the back is made too. I'm often asked about the minkies I use so here are links to my two favourite minkies to work with in ivory and white (they are the two on the far left above). Note: I'm an Amazon affiliate and will receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) on any purchase you make following this link. is it safe to use minky for baby quilts? as it's a synthetic fibre, minky isn't breathable and, as babies can't regulate their body temperature well, it's certainly not the best choice for a newborn. Aside from a risk of suffocation babies and adults can develop sweats and rashes. Minky isn't a good choice around naked flames or heat either as the fibres will melt. how to launder minky cool wash with detergent. DO NOT use fabric softener as, bizarrely, this will take the life and softness out of the fabric and no bleach either. Dry on a low heat or line dry - remember direct heat will melt minky. is it safe to use spray baste for baby quilts? I'm not able to say it's safe but if you want to use basting spray then use it minimally (see my notes above about over spraying) and wash the quilt at least once before gifting/using and this should remove temporary basting spray. My preferred spray is 505. Related Posts: Love it or hate it, I've shared the minky facts, now it's up to you but don't forget NEVER IRON MINKY, IT WILL MELT!!! 5 Step Guide To A Perfect Minky Quilt Back Do you have any tips for working with minky or experiences to share about minky? We'd love to hear, tell us in the comments :D Featured On: Clicking on an image will take you to a new page of crafty goodness :) Disclosure: This post contains Amazon and Craftsy affiliate links for which I am paid compensation on click-through purchases (at no additional cost to you). Otherwise, the post is for informational purposes only and all opinions are my own. Copyright: Uncredited reproduction of all content, text and images on this site is prohibited. 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Cindy asks...How much backing is needed, if my quilt measures 63 inches by 78 inches? Julie replies...At a minimum 4-7/8 yards plus a bit extra for fabric
Aka to make one of these….Firstly an apology – sorry to those people I promised this tute to weeks ago!- What can I say… I’ve been busy sewing & enjoying a lovely Chris…
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Little did I know that when I decided to make a temp quilt, it would be a year to remember!! I don’t want any negativity against my quilt, so I will move on and say that the lowest high was 18 and …
If you have a quilt needing repair, see my page Well Loved Quilt Repair before emailing me. One of the services I offer is quilt repair of what I call well loved quilts. This quilt was by far the…
Introducing the Brand New Free-motion Challenge Quilting Along Sometimes deciding what designs to use on a quilt can be more difficult that actually quilting them. That’s why my newest Free-motion Challenge Quilting Along helps answer the question that plagues machine quilters everywhere, “How Do I Quilt It?”Throughout the 6 video series,
I have wanted to attempt the quilt for quite some time now, but had absolutely no idea where to begin with one. Really, no idea. I was scared. So I put it off. Over and over again. But with a new little one coming I was feeling inspired to give it a go...somehow. I've come to learn that the Internet can 'teach' you to do pretty much anything. So I logged on and I searched and searched until I finally came across this, a beginning quilting series from Diary of a Quilter...she made me believe. She's got ALL the steps spelled out for you in black and white, from what supplies to start with all the way to binding your quilt...and she's so easy to follow! I was actually excited to get going! So I went through my scraps...I didn't want to go out and purchase a bunch of fabric, just in case things went amiss. I knew I wanted to use different textures and patterns since I would be using this as a little tummy time mat for baby. So I got creative and pulled out some knit, minky, and even a ruffled pillow sham that I had left over from the nursery pillows. I cut the back off the sham... Then cut my squares with my rotary cutter...I used 5 inch squares. Then it was time to lay out my squares in the pattern I thought worked. Then following the instructions from Diary of a Quilter I started piecing my quilt and made rows with my squares... And ironed my seams...the iron will become your very best friend during this project! Next I sewed my rows together. And it started to look like something that resembled an actual quilt. I added my borders and batting and backing and really started to get excited because there were now layers to my quilt. But the excitement came to a screeching halt when I learned that I had to baste my quilt. Huh!? I had never heard of such a thing! Who knew this step existed? And that there was spray and special basting pins involved. Well, I was on a roll and wasn't about to throw in the towel at this point, so even with being ill prepared and without proper equipment...I rolled on, with regular old safety pins. And I'll tell you, they worked just fine. Okay, so this is where I started to get a little nervous. It was time to actually quilt...that is to say, SeW. Preferably in straight lines. And because I was a little lazy (and really anxious to finish) I totally skipped a step and didn't draw lines to mark where to sew...such a rebel. I just eyeballed my way through, and do you know, some of the lines actually lined up! So at this point I am jumping up and down that I might actually see this thing through. All there was left to do was finish with a little binding. So I cut my strips and pinned... And I FINISHED that quilt! So there it is...PrOof. Because if I can do it, YOU certainly can too!
I fully intended to complete and display this little table-topper and during my first-week-of-July ‘red, white & blue’ extravaganza. But reality hit and it didn’t happen. However, after having this project on my list for 2 years now, I figured I’d just go with the momentum, whether it was past the holiday or not.This was...Read More
52 of my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2024.
When I first started quilting, I eagerly jumped in with both feet. I almost immediately signed up for a "color of the month" stash builder club. Each month, 12 beautiful 1/2 yard cuts would arrive in my mailbox that I would lovingly fold and place on a shelf to admire. I imagined having one of those beautiful sewing s
Making the Australian Quilt at the NGV
Annie Bendolph produced her quilt in 1930; thus, it is one of the oldest quilts in the Gee’s Bend collection. She is shown in a 1937 photo by Arthur Rothstein of the Farm Security Administration, which hired photographers to document rural life in America. The rug based on the quilt is very dimensional: the red areas are made of low loops, with raised, cut-pile white arrows. Hand-tufted rugs can be steam cleaned at home, making them ideal for children’s rooms or any area where your family sits on the rug. Barbara Barran has been working with the Gee’s Bend Quilters since 2003. She has shown and sold their work at over 25 US museums, paying the quilters a royalty for the use of their designs. She has visited Gee’s Bend, AL, several times and stayed at the home of Ruth Kennedy and Lucy Mingo. Working with the quilters has been the highlight of her design career. Custom Gee’s Bend Quilt designs and sizes are available. For more information, please write to info [!at] Classicrug.com or call us at 718-768-3338. I color matched each rug to the original quilt when the quilts were shown at the Whitney Museum. and I have made several trips to Gee's Bend during my years working with the quilters. These rugs have been shown and sold at over 20 US museums. To make this rug, a pattern is drawn in a reverse image on monk's cloth, and then each stitch is added by hand. When the complete pattern has been filled in, natural latex and jute are applied to the back, and the edges are turned under and secured with cotton canvas, so the rug is constructed of all-natural materials. There are no added chemicals. The rug is then sheared and by hand, and the edges are trimmed with a big pair of scissors. This is a top-quality rug that will give you years of use. The New Zealand wool will not pill or break off, and it does not have an odor, as many cheap wool rugs do. This rug should be vacuumed with a non-beater brush vacuum. Do not use a bagless cyclonic. Clean any spots with foam Resolve cleaner for wet spots and powdered Resolve for dry spots. The rug can be steam cleaned at home periodically, as needed. Please note, these are area rugs and not quilts. Because we do not know what happens to our merchandise once it arrives in the purchaser's home, we do not accept returns. Orders will be shipped promptly, usually within 1-3 days.
Having a beautiful mitered binding on a quilt is the perfect finishing touch and the part I love the most. There are different ways to produce a binding like this – I prefer to stitch my bin…
Oh So Cozy Flannel Rag Quilt Tutorial Finished size 48” x 54” This flannel rag quilt is cozy, but not too bulky. It has one layer of flannel on top and one layer of flannel on the bottom – nothing in between. For variations on this quilt, see the end of this post. Use ½ inch seams. Use a small stitch, and make sure your sewing machine needle is sharp. Fabrics: This quilt uses 3 prints and one solid. In the Quilt Design, the prints are labeled 1, 3, 4. The solid is labeled 2. Fabric Requirements Flannel Fabrics Used Exact Amount Needed (fabric needs to be at least 42” wide) Amount to Purchase # Squares Needed #1 Multi Dot 35” 1 yard 26 #2 Solid Brown 84” 2 1/3 yards 72 #3 Multi Star 28” 1 yard 22 #4 Tan Star 28” 1 yard 24 Instructions Step 1: Cut the correct amount of 7” squares (according to the Fabric Requirements table). Step 1 Step 2: For each of your fabrics, group the squares into pairs. Put each pair wrong-sides together. We will call each of these pairs “blocks”. Fabric #1 should end up with 13 blocks. Fabric #2 should end up with 36 blocks. Fabric #3 should end up with 11 blocks. Fabric #4 should end up with 12 blocks. Step 3: Clear a space on your floor, and lay the blocks out following the numbered Quilt Design shown above. Step 4: Starting with Row 1, sew the blocks together with all seams facing up. Set Row 1 aside. Now sew Row 2, and repeat for all rows. Step 4: Two blocks sewn together - Quilt Top View - Notice the seams face up. Step 4: Two blocks sewn together - Quilt Back View - Notice the seams face the front of the quilt. Step 4: Row 1 sewn together, Row 2 sewn together. Step 4: All Rows sewn together and laid out on the floor Step 5: Once each row is complete, sew Row 1 to Row 2, making sure the seams face up. Repeat for all rows. Step 5: Closeup of two rows sewn together. Step 5: All rows are sewn together! Step 6: Sew a top stitch around the entire perimeter of the quilt. Step 6: Top stitch around the perimeter of the quilt. Step 7: Clip all seams. To do this, make a cut in the seam. The cut is perpendicular to the stitching. These cuts should be about ½ inch apart. Be sure not to cut into the stitching. (Tip: The spring-loaded Fiskars Rag Quilt Snips are perfect for this job! They cut through 4 layers of flannel, no problem!) Step 7: Clip all seams, but don't clip the stitching. Step 8: Machine wash the quilt on cold. Wipe the lint out of the inside of the washer. Dry with low heat. Clean out the lint trap before and after drying. You will have a lot of lint the first few times you wash the quilt, so it is best to wash it separately. After drying, take the quilt outside and shake it out. Finished Quilt Finished Quilt Closeup Variations - If you want to do things a little different... Three-layered quilt with flannel in the middle: cut 72 seven-inch squares of white (or another solid color) flannel. In step 2, sandwich the white flannel in between the two layers of flannel. Sew an X through each square, then proceed to step 3. Since the middle layer of flannel is the same size square as the top and bottom, the middle layer will show up in the fringe. Three-layered quilt with batting in the middle: cut 72 six-inch squares of batting. In step 2, sandwich the batting in between the two layers of flannel. Sew an X through each square to hold all 3 pieces together, then proceed to step 3. Because the batting squares are six inches, the middle layer of batting will not show up in the fringe. Altering the design: Do you want to make a rag quilt with a different design? Take a look at our post that helps you figure out how much fabric you will need...Calculating Fabric Requirements for a Rag Quilt. Rag quilt made with strips instead of squares: Strip Rag Quilt Tutorial: Super Easy Fabric used in our quilt: Riley Blake Super Star Flannel and Solid Brown Flannel Good luck!
I finished this quilt yesterday to bring up to our camp today but first Miss Penny found it as she always does. She loves quilts! This was ...
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This is insanely gorgeous!! “Just My Imagination” a group show of Canadian drawing at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery in Calgary, AB
Repair a damaged quilt, including tutorials on mending rips and tears, and fixing holes and frayed seams caused by frequent washing, pets and other damage.