Some Halloween quilt patterns make me want to decorate the whole house. Others make me want to quietly add another project to the sewing pile and pretend it was always part of the plan. The Cat-O-Lantern quilt pattern from Fat … Read More ...
Fabric Yardage Conversion Chart for Quilters and Sewers
If you’ve ever stood at the fabric counter doing mental maths while trying not to look confused, you are definitely not alone. Fabric yardage conversions sound simple until you’re halfway through a project, your pattern says you need 5/8 yard, … Read More ...
Spooky Stitch Savings: Your Halloween Monday Precut Reminder
If there’s one thing quilters love almost as much as Halloween itself, it’s the chance to stock up on deliciously spooky fabrics before the season sneaks up on us. And if you’re anything like me, those October projects always seem … Read More ...
7 Woven Ribbons Quilt Patterns for a Beautiful Interlaced Look
There is something wonderfully satisfying about a quilt that makes you look twice. A woven ribbons quilt has that clever over-and-under effect, yet the “ribbons” are usually made from pieced fabric. Change the colours and the same design can feel … Read More ...
How to Make String Quilt Blocks (Turn Fabric Scraps Into a Beautiful String Quilt)
If you’ve got a basket of long skinny fabric scraps and no idea what to do with them, string quilt blocks are your answer.
String quilting is one of the easiest and most forgiving scrap quilt techniques. It uses narrow … Read More ...
31 Haunting Street -Halloween Quilting Pattern
Get ready to add a touch of spooky charm to your home with the 31 Haunting Street Pattern Download by Cotton Street Commons! While this item hasn’t been reviewed yet, let me tell you why it’s worth considering.
Priced at … Read More ...
Hand Sewing: A Journey to Unplug, Slow Down and Learn Something Old – A Quilter’s Honest Look Inside the Book
I’ll be completely honest before we even start.
Hand sewing has never been my strong point. In fact, I have almost zero patience for hand quilting. I love the look of it, I admire the tradition of it, but … Read More ...
12 Halloween Quilting Patterns with a Skull Theme
If pumpkins and black cats feel a little expected, skull-themed quilts bring a darker, bolder edge to Halloween sewing. Some lean full gothic, some pick up Day of the Dead colour and floral details, and others feel more modern and … Read More ...
Weekly Precut Fabrics For Quilting Inspiration
Every quilter hits a creative lull from time to time. Maybe you’ve finished a big project and aren’t sure what to start next, or maybe life has been so busy that your sewing machine hasn’t seen daylight in weeks. Fat … Read More ...
Rediscover the Charm of Old Maid’s Puzzle Quilt Patterns With These 26 Patterns
There’s something magical about quilt patterns that have stood the test of time, and the Old Maid’s Puzzle quilt block is no exception. This classic design, with its intricate geometry and timeless appeal, has captured the hearts of quilters for … Read More ...
Pumpkin Quilt Blocks for Fall Scrap Quilts
Autumn quilting always seems to start the same way in my sewing room. I pull out a few orange scraps, add some warm neutrals, and suddenly I’m sewing pumpkins.
Pumpkin blocks are one of those quilt designs that work beautifully … Read More ...
10 Quilted Bag Ideas to Make with Scrap Fabrics
If your scrap bin is overflowing with leftover quilt blocks, odd strips, favorite florals, and those “too pretty to toss” bits of fabric, quilted bags are such a satisfying way to use them up. They’re practical, giftable, and a lovely … Read More ...
Marking Tools That Won’t Bleed or Ghost on Fabric (A Hobby Quilter’s Guide)
If you’ve ever finished quilting a beautiful project… only to find faint blue lines still staring back at you…
You know the panic.
Marking tools are one of those quilting notions we don’t think much about — until something doesn’t … Read More ...
Mixed-Fibre Quilts: How to Combine Linen, Hemp and Cotton Lawn Without Regretting It
For years, beginner quilters have been given one very sensible piece of advice: use quilting cotton.
It is stable, predictable, easy to cut and generally willing to behave itself.
That is still excellent advice for a first quilt. However, once … Read More ...
Resistance Quilts: When Patchwork Becomes Protest
Quilts have always carried more than warmth.
They preserve scraps from dresses worn thin, shirts belonging to people we love and fabrics that instantly return us to another season of life. But quilts can also carry anger, grief, memory, defiance … Read More ...