Pillow Case Tutorial with French Seams
I have been having sew much fun! Playing with scraps, my Aunt Elna and I have been sewing up doll quilts and matching pillows. It has been a really long winter…. Again. Don’t these bright, happy colours remind you of spring? Scrappy Medallion doll quilt and matching Pillow Case This is actually the first […]
Equilateral Triangle Quilt Tutorial – Part 2
Welcome back for part 2. Yesterday I covered how to cut your equilateral triangles here. Today we will cover how to sew your triangles together into rows. And then to sew the rows together to make your top. Line up the first two pieces in your row, with right sides facing. The points of the […]
Equilateral Triangle Quilt Tutorial
Equilateral Triangle Quilt Now that I have tackled and overcome the whole hexagon, I thought it was time to take on the Equilateral Triangle. And while I am at it, I thought it would be fun to share my experience with a tutorial. The sides of an Equilateral Triangle are all equal in length. […]
Tutorial for Sewing Hexagons by Machine
It’s a Friday finished quilt top! Modern Flower Garden – finished at 53.5″ x 55″. Whole Hexagon Quilt Below, you will find a tutorial for sewing whole hexagons by machine. This is also part 2 of the Oblongagonalong Quilt Along instructions. Week 2 – Quilt Along Update: Last week we covered planning your design […]
Mitered Border Quilt Tutorial
Today I would like to share with you the steps taken to make a multiple mitered border. First you will need to determine the length of your borders. My unfinished quilt top measured 25.5″ square. 25.5 – (.25 + .25) for the seams will give a finished width of 25″ I wanted to add a […]
The Mother Load – Machine Finished Binding Tips and Tutorials
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 […]
Partial Seam Tutorial
Today, I found myself working on a design using partial seams. So I thought I would take a few pictures and share the technique as a tutorial. It is really very easy! Instead of adding short strips to the sides of your block and then adding longer strips to the top and bottom of your […]
Flying Geese Tutorial – no bias edges and no waste
Recent changes at our local library allow for us to now borrow books from additional libraries within the county. For me, this is very exciting news! The number of quilting books now available has zintzupled! A week ago, I picked up “Quilts from the Heart” by Karin Renaud (Martingale & Company, 2009). And today I […]