Let’s talk about quilt borders. I have two schools of thought concerning quilt borders. First school – those quilters who consider their borders an integral part of their quilt, as impo…
Quilts such as this: And this: And this: Are beautiful. They’re eye candy, and a lot of quilters are immediately drawn to them, not only because they’re beautiful, but also because they’re ch…
I love quilts made during the 1930’s. This is a fact you may have tuned into, as some of my longer blogs this year have dealt with Sunbonnet Sue, the Double Wedding Ring, and Grandmother’s Fl…
I love quilts made during the 1930’s. This is a fact you may have tuned into, as some of my longer blogs this year have dealt with Sunbonnet Sue, the Double Wedding Ring, and Grandmother’s Fl…
I know most of you have seen fabric such as this: Or this: This lovely, undulating fabric is called batiks. Batiks hit the quilting market in the mid-eighties when Bali Fabrics introduced the…
I love quilts made during the 1930’s. This is a fact you may have tuned into, as some of my longer blogs this year have dealt with Sunbonnet Sue, the Double Wedding Ring, and Grandmother’s Fl…
Quilts such as this: And this: And this: Are beautiful. They’re eye candy, and a lot of quilters are immediately drawn to them, not only because they’re beautiful, but also because they’re ch…
Quilts such as this: And this: And this: Are beautiful. They’re eye candy, and a lot of quilters are immediately drawn to them, not only because they’re beautiful, but also because they’re ch…
Let’s talk about habits. According to James Clear, author of the best-selling book Atomic Habits (which is a super-good read and should be on your bookshelf or in your e-reader), habits are the …
Last week we began a discussion on sashing – the strips of fabric between the blocks and rows of a quilt. This week we’re going to take it a bit further and talk about how wide to make the sashing…
Around the early 1800’s three types of quilts became popular: the whole cloth, broderie perse, and medallion quilts. Several of my past blogs have featured medallion quilts – how to make them…
Last week we began a discussion on sashing – the strips of fabric between the blocks and rows of a quilt. This week we’re going to take it a bit further and talk about how wide to make the sashing…
And this is how we bind it, baby! And I am happy to say that there are no more bindings waiting in my queue. I have no quick finishes on hand to finish. It's time to dig into something happy, scrappy
Around the early 1800’s three types of quilts became popular: the whole cloth, broderie perse, and medallion quilts. Several of my past blogs have featured medallion quilts – how to make them…
Last week we began a discussion on sashing – the strips of fabric between the blocks and rows of a quilt. This week we’re going to take it a bit further and talk about how wide to make the sashing…
Quilts such as this: And this: And this: Are beautiful. They’re eye candy, and a lot of quilters are immediately drawn to them, not only because they’re beautiful, but also because they’re ch…
It dawned on me that we’re halfway through the calendar year now. Wow…where did the time go? We’ve spent a good deal of time discussing tips and techniques about how to make each quilt you co…
It dawned on me that we’re halfway through the calendar year now. Wow…where did the time go? We’ve spent a good deal of time discussing tips and techniques about how to make each quilt you co…
If there have been three constants in quilting, it’s these: fabric, patterns, and publications. I realized this as soon as I started quilting. Fabric, patterns, magazines and books are …
Enjoy this quilting guide of 14 easy patterns. All of these basic quilt patterns for beginners can be downloaded to use with your project.
Start with this list of 50+ Amazing FREE Beginner Quilt Patterns if you want to learn how to quilt or are looking for an easy basic quilt pattern to sew. There are so many simple
I want to talk about the third quilt in the 1920-1930 popular pattern trinity. We’ve talked about the first two – Sunbonnet Sue and the Double Wedding Ring Quilt. I mentioned Grandmothe…
I was looking through my 2018 blogs last week and had a sudden epiphany: I never talked about batting. With all the techniques I covered, I never specifically talked about batting and w…
Fifty easy quilt patterns and simple tutorials are perfect for new quilters. Learn how to make a quilt. Free beginner quilt patterns.
Tutorial on how to use scraps of fabrics to make a magic quilt that sews itself as you are making another quilt.
Crumb Quilt VS Crazy Quilt, both patchwork techniques are made with scraps of fabric, but which one is better and easier to make? When you love to make quilts or to sew, sooner or later you will end with a basket full of scraps of fabric, small and big, and as any other quilter these
