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Archive for September, 2014

Pretty in Plaid – St. Louis 16 Patch finish!

Posted on: September 26th, 2014 by Lorna McMahon

Fall winds and cooler temps are here again.  It seems that summer gets shorter and shorter every year.  This week I took advantage of the opportunity to have one more outdoor photo shoot on the old hay wagon. While working on my weekly posts for the Top 10 Tips for New Quilters series, I was […]

Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Get to know your Machine

Posted on: September 22nd, 2014 by Lorna McMahon

Welcome to this week’s installment of the Top 10 Tips for new quilters – Getting to Know Your Machine.  For the complete line up of weekly tips, please see this page.   Get to Know Your Machine: Your sewing machine is your best friend.  You spend hours and hours sewing and quilting.  The hum of […]

Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Quick Piecing Techniques

Posted on: September 14th, 2014 by Lorna McMahon

Welcome to this week’s installment of the Top 10 Tips for new quilters.  Today’s topic is Quick Piecing Techniques.  For the complete line up of weekly tips, please see this page.   Chain Piecing Technique Chain Piecing is one of the most basic time saving methods.  This method involves lining up your sets and sewing […]

St. Louis 16 Patch quilt block tutorial

Posted on: September 14th, 2014 by Lorna McMahon

Today I am sharing a finish and a tutorial for the St. Louis 16 Patch.  Hope you enjoy! The traditional St. Louis 16 Patch block is simply four rows of four patches.  This block is normally pieced using a checkerboard layout, alternating between two fabrics. St. Louis 16 Patch quilt block tutorial One pair of […]

Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Pressing Seams

Posted on: September 8th, 2014 by Lorna McMahon

This is Week 4 of the Top 10 Tips for new Quilters –  Pressing SeamsFor the complete line up of tips, please see this page. Just what does it mean to press the seams? Because your fabric pieces are sewn together with right sides facing each other, it is necessary to press the seams to […]

Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – 1/4″ Seam

Posted on: September 3rd, 2014 by Lorna McMahon

Here we are with Week 3 of the Top 10 Tips for new Quilters –  1/4″ SeamFor the complete line up of tips, please see this page. Following accurate rotary cutting, the accuracy of your 1/4″ seam is the next step in accomplishing proper sized blocks.  If your seams are not accurate, your block will […]