Do you have UFO’s or WIPs in your home because you just didn’t feel satisfied with them or they were too small…or too large…to be used? Unfinished projects can cause clutter in our stash and storage. In this blog post, I will give you a fun and fast approach to transforming a quilt top that […]
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Tutorial on using an Adinkra symbol in a fusible applique modern traditional quilt block
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The Big Day is finally HERE! My Episode #3203 on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson has launched. I think I hear a Marching Band!! And best of all, you can watch my conversation with Alex Anderson for free by signing up for a Free 7 Day Trial Membership — Click Here! Did you know
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Paper piecing is a wonderful technique. You can piece simple or intricate block patterns and even curves with high degrees of accuracy. But, it has one major downside–tearing out those tiny, tiny pieces of paper after sewing your blocks. I know that I always distorted the block when I tore out the paper. Fumble fingers!
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In this post, I have links to tutorials that you may find helpful and a short description of my first QAYG — Quilt As You Go Project. Faced Mitered Bindings! I love faced bindings for modern and art quilts. Making a Mitered Faced Binding had never occurred to me. Then I saw a posting by
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I am thrilled to announce that I am a Maywood Maker for 2022. I am joining a fabulous group of makers–scroll to the end of this post for links to their websites and follow them/us on Instagram. Maywood Studio has the Gelato Ombres line of fabrics that I have loved and used in many quilts
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A few weeks ago I launched a new workshop on Sustainable Stashing: Creating an EcoFriendly Quilting Life. The participants and I are having lots of fun organizing and sewing our stash. (I plan on re-launcing this workshop again later this year.) In the workshop, I emphasize the importance of using your stash and finishing up
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This weekend, I installed a new quilt design wall. Here are some tips showing how I did it. I also added a short tutorial on Wonky Star Blocks –with a tip on using Value when selecting fabrics. Creating a Design Wall I am fortunate to have a dedicated sewing space. It’s a small bedroom measuring
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Why am I pressing this batting? And why does it seem to be in two pieces? We all have odd sized pieces of batting scraps and the question is what to do with them? Some quilters think that you can only use them to stuff pillows or make pet bed filling. Well, not so!
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It is really important to document ourselves as makers of the wonderful quilts and other gifts that we make for family and friends. I like to make simple labels with the monogram function on my Janome 9450 QCP. I try to always add a label when I am giving quilts to friends and family. It’s
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