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 ...
United We Stitch Invites Quilters and Textile Artists to Imagine the Future of Democracy
Quilts have never been just about keeping warm.
They have recorded family histories, marked important events, carried political messages, remembered people we have lost and given communities a way to say something together when ordinary words somehow don’t feel quite … 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 ...
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 ...
12 Trapunto Quilting Tutorials and Dimensional Quilt Projects to Try
There is something wonderfully irresistible about a quilt with texture.
Not just ordinary quilting texture, either. I mean padded flowers, raised geometric shapes, softly stuffed lettering and quilted motifs that seem to lift right off the fabric.
Trapunto quilting has … Read More ...
10 Modern Zig Zag Quilts That Feel Fresh and Graphic
Zig zag quilts have been around for decades, but modern quilting has completely reinvented them.
Gone are the busy calicos and tightly packed traditional layouts (although we still love those too). Today’s modern zig zag quilts lean into negative space, … Read More ...
Book Review- Scrappiness Is Happiness – Inside The Book
First Impressions While Flipping Through the Book
Some quilting books feel calm and minimal. Others feel like opening a box of bright fabric scraps that instantly makes you want to start sewing.
That was my first reaction when I started … Read More ...
Monday Quilting Fabric Deals for the Win!
Some Mondays feel a little more “Monday” than others — the laundry pile is high, the inbox is full, and your sewing machine is calling your name louder than usual. That’s when a quick scroll through Fat Quarter Shop’s … Read More ...
It’s Okay If You Can’t Finish Your Quilt Right Now – A Gentle Reminder for Hobby Quilters With Unfinished Projects
If you have an unfinished quilt folded neatly in a cupboard… or tucked into a project bag… or spread across your sewing table for the last six months — this is for you.
Let’s say it clearly:
It’s okay if … Read More ...
12 Beginner-Friendly Quilt Blocks That Are Perfect for Scraps
If you’re a beginner quilter with a scrap pile that’s starting to look like a small fabric landfill, you’re in the right place. The easiest way to build confidence is to sew quilt blocks that don’t demand perfection — the … Read More ...
35 Free Quilting Patterns for Beginners and Confident Quilters (Updated for 2026)
If you’ve been searching for free quilting patterns that are actually clear, printable, and beginner-friendly… you’re in the right place.
There are thousands of “free quilt patterns” floating around online, but not all of them are detailed, scrap-friendly, or realistic … Read More ...
How to Choose the Best Batting for Your Quilt Project (Without Guessing)
Batting is one of those quilting decisions that feels strangely high-pressure.
It’s hidden inside the quilt. No one sees it.
But choose the wrong one? And suddenly your quilt feels stiff, too puffy, too flat… or worse, washes poorly.
I … Read More ...
Simplicity Quilt Kit – Handmade Sweetness Review
A Soft, Vintage-Inspired Quilt Kit That Lives Up to Its Name
Some quilt kits are bold and modern. Others lean heavily into dramatic colour palettes. But every now and then you come across a quilt kit that feels calm, comforting, … Read More ...