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After all these weeks of piecing the blocks… And fixing a few last minute mistakes… Hillside Houses is finished! I lucked out when looking for what to use for the backing. Wanting to use some of my older stashed fabrics, I found a few yards of this pretty clam shell print called Yoshiko from Blank […]
Welcome to this, the final installment of the Top 10 Tips for new quilters – Binding by Machine. For the complete line up of weekly tips, please see this page. Binding by Machine: One of my proudest accomplishments in learning how to make a quilt has been developing a machine finished binding method that works […]
Welcome to Sew Fresh Quilts! My name is Lorna and I so excited to be taking part in the Island Batik – Sock Hop Blog Hop. Each participant has featured their choice of Island Batiks new fabric collections in a Classic Block. To make my project, I had the pleasure of using these new batiks […]
A wonderful method for starting out, and getting some experience with machine finished binding, is a Flanged Binding, also known as a faux flanged binding or piping. This Flowering Table Runner was finished with a flanged binding. After practicing the flanged binding method on many, many quilts, my confidence grew with experience. This experience enable […]
For the whole month of August I have been making Christmas creations using my new Boxes-N-Bows block design. First there were these two table runners using the new Holiday Cheer collection by Jan Shade Beach for Henry Glass Fabrics. I really loved the soft and festive colours in this collection. Then I purchased more of […]
I spent quite a few hours this past week densely quilting a runner with organic wavy lines. During these hours, I contemplated how much experience I have gained along the way in my quilting journey. How many little tips and tricks I have managed to learn. And I decided there is nothing I wanted more […]
One of my proudest accomplishments in learning how to make a quilt has been developing a machine finished binding method that works for me. But, believe me, this was not achieved without a lot of trial and error. For my first attempt, on my Fall Leaves quilt, I followed the instructions given by Rita of […]
I have never been one to make (or follow through with) New Year’s Resolutions. But this year I am determined to make and keep some quilting/blogging resolutions. Perhaps they will be easier than losing weight or quitting smoking! Perhaps not… However, I am certain these resolutions will far less painful to accomplish. Here is my […]
