Foxy Christmas quilt and pillowcase set
It’s beginning to look a lot MORE like Christmas now! And making this second sweet set of quilt and matching toddler pillowcase was so much fun! The fox print is Out Foxed by Michael Miller Fabrics. And the backing print with all those lovely cardinals is Woodsy Winter by Hoffman Fabrics. This handsome […]
Simple Sewing and Sweetness
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And making this sweet set of quilt and matching toddler pillowcase was so much fun! The bird print is Robin in the Hood by Michael Miller Fabrics. The leafy green print for the accent is from the Hopscotch collection by Jamie Fingal for RJR Fabrics and […]
Santa’s Reindeer – Have A Jolly Little Christmas quilt
It’s REALLY, really, really beginning to look a lot MORE like… Christmas! This is my fifth and final finish using the blocks in the free Have A Jolly Little Christmas quilt along. This block is Santa’s Reindeer and the instructions are scheduled to be posted on July 15. The Santa’s Reindeer […]
Making Half Square Triangles – An Updated Tutorial
It seems like I have been spending an awful lot of time making HST’s lately. Last week I shared my progress on my third WoW-E! quilt and that I have plans for making a fourth version using an on point setting. I must be nuts. WoW-E! in SOLIDS on point – 57″ x 71″ It […]
Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Binding by Machine
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 […]
Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Quick Piecing Techniques
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 this page. Chain Piecing Technique Chain Piecing is one of the most basic time saving methods. This method involves lining up your sets and […]
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 […]
Granny Square Quilt Block Tutorial – Part 1
Last week I posted about my completed Granny Square baby quilt and expressed my desire to share a tutorial about the Granny Square. I was disappointed that I had not thought through the whole process before I began making my blocks. And wished I had considered the block layout before I began. As I said […]
My first quilt…
When I was first bitten by the quilting bug, I wanted to design a quilt for my daughter. My daughter, Erin, loves cats. Especially her cat, Fluffy. And she loves to read. She especially loves to read about cats. Her love is what inspired me to make my first quilt – the Krazy Katz quilt. […]