Ernie and Bert
Hello again!!!Can you tell me how to get… How to get to Sesame Street? I must be getting closer because I see Ernie and Bert! Ernie and Bert quilt finished sizes are 22″ x 22” and 44″ x 44″. My test quilt was made in the smaller size. I hope
SCRAM! – a FREE Tutorial
Hello! It’s Monday! Can you tell me how to get… How to get to Sesame Street? SCRAM quilt finished sizes are 11″ x 26” and 49″ x 59″. My test quilt was made in this larger size. You can find the free tutorial here!!! Keep On Quilting On! Follow my
I’ll be Home for Christmas
I have thought of making a block like this for some time now….. Cute little cars with Christmas trees being toted home… But when I shared about Passport to Quilting Holiday Edition… I was totally sucked over to the North Pole and went straight to the Elves’ Workshop. I began
Winnie the POOH and Friends – a FREE tutorial!
Classic and CUTE!!! Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore all joined me in the office to write this post. I somehow got the urge to get all 3D and made a tail to pin on Eeyore. I made this little wallhanging with a friend in mind… And included corner tabs
SUPER SIZE – The Math
How to change the size of any traditionally pieced quilt block. Over the years, there have been a few occasions where a quilter has written to ask how to double the size of a block, as in the case of the Dog Block from the Dog Gone
Mama Chicken 12″ quilt block tutorial
This one’s for you, Carol!!!! I ran into Carol at the Quilt Show and she requested a chicken pattern, so I promised her I would come up with a chicken block. Today I am sharing this free block tutorial. As I mentioned previously, Carol reads this book to
Bear Paw block tutorial
Since I have been spending the past couple of weeks working on the Modernitional Bear Paw quilt, I thought it would be nice to share a simple tutorial for making the Bear Paw quilt block. In my “Down on the Farm” post from June 23rd, I shared photos of all
Easy Patchwork Quilt Tutorial
Whether you are a modern or traditional quilter – or somewhere in between – one thing we can ALL agree on is that we share a love of fabric. When Rita of Fabric Please! approached me about putting together a fat quarter blogger bundle for a tutorial and a giveaway,
Bindingless Quilted Placemats – A Tutorial
Monday was just one of those days. All I wanted to do was sit and sew! Something simple….. Sew a few strips together and see what comes of it. I rediscovered these batik strips from Island Batik in my stash. The strips were each about 3″ x 10″ and I
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
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″
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
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
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 &
