Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Cutting Accuracy
This week’s installment of the Top 10 Tips for new quilters is Cutting Accuracy. For the complete line up of tips, please see this page. There are two methods for cutting accurately – Rotary Cutting and the AccuQuilt GO! Cutters. Purchase Quality Tools that are of an Appropriate Size for the Job. When I first […]
Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Fabric & Thread
Introducing Week 1 of the Top 10 Tips for new Quilters – Fabric & Thread For the complete line up of tips, please see this page. Quality Cotton Quilting Fabric: Three elements are used to determine the quality of cotton quilting fabric: the thread count, the quality of the threads/yarns used, and the finishing processes. […]
Prayers and Patience
Please be patient with me. For all those who have kindly commented on a post. Written me an email in the past two days. Linked up this week with the Let’s Bee Social. It is going to take me some time to reply to comments and emails. And to be able to visit you. I […]
Finish it up {for Mom} Friday!
So back in March, I used this pattern and some Charley Harper prints to make myself a quilted jacket for my birthday. My mom adored this jacket. And so I offered to make her one for her birthday, too! She chose the red colourway for her Charlie Harper prints from Birch Fabrics. Me and the […]
Quilt Blog Tips from the Experts
You started quilting. You started blogging. Now what? Are you wondering how to turn the passion for your hobby into something more? Something bigger? Do you want to make it your life’s work? A full time business? As a quilting blogger, you may have asked yourself, “Do I have what it takes to succeed?”Just what […]
Equilateral Triangle Quilt – Finished!
Introducing my Triangle Quilt Along baby quilt… Completely completed! I started quilting by stitching in the ditch around the focus triangle. Quilting Detail Then I spiral quilted around this block, alternating between 1/4″ and 3/4″ spacing. Spiral Quilting And then returned to that focus triangle to add one final outline of quilting inside the triangle. […]
Binding Inside Corners Tutorial
The Triangle Quilt Along with Paula of The Sassy Quilter has been a blast! It’s been great to follow along with everyone’s progress each week.And it’s fun to see how differently each quilt looks as they are developing. I have my rows all pieced and my top is finished! Sew here goes! Step 1 […]
Kansas Dugout Quilt Block and Y Seam Tutorial
I just love this little guy. Such an amazing little piece. The 1/4″ presser foot with guide. Have you ever noticed those little notches along the side before? Me either… Until now! Each is spaced exactly 1/4″ apart. Hmmm….. In Monday’s post, I promised to share my secret on how I pieced the Kansas […]
TGIFF! Charley Harper meets Superior Threads
Welcome to this week’s TGIFF! Today I am showing off my birthday suit! So glad you could make it! For the past three weeks, I have been participating in the 30/30 challenge hosted by Sarah of Berry Barn Designs. The challenge is to find 30 minutes of me sewing time for 30 days in March. […]
Granny Square Quilt Block Tutorial – Part 2
As outlined here in Part 1 of this tutorial, your intended layout and fabric selections will be used to determine how to make your granny squares quilt. If your layout will be with sashing, you will make BLOCKS. If your layout will be without sashing, you will make ROWS. BLOCKS are made using any of […]