I scored big at my local quilt shop Saturday when I found this needle pack. Called Big Stitch, Pepper Cory 
designed these especially for quilters to create utility stitches. Utility stitches are a longer length than conventional stitches and use … Read More ...
Six ways to make a serendipitous quilt
Cathy of Gefilte Quilt has gotten radical when it comes to making fabric choices for quilts. In a blog post, she shares six games designed to help you do the same.
Her mini quilt, shown, is not only serendipitous, but … Read More ...
Tutorial: Noel Table Topper
Have you tried DecoFoil on fabric? Jaquelynne Steves, from The Art of Home, has and is so impressed with its ability to add a vintage look to fabric she’s gunning for you to try it. With that in mind, she … Read More ...
Quilters keeping track | Laura’s tips
Quilt making can easily span months or years. We start and store projects in all phases of completion. The trick is remembering where you left off, particularly when a top has many pieces. Laura Ann Coia, a teacher at SewVeryEasy… Read More ...
Tutorial: Pillow case
To make this sweet pillow cover, designer Pat Bravo used scraps and orphan blocks from a former project. Here you see bits of her Artisan fabric collection, which is gorgeous, but you can use any fabrics you happen to have … Read More ...
Rainbow Belle Block
Everything’s coming up rainbows over at The Crafty Mummy. That’s Tonya’s take on the blocks she’s making as part of the Farmer’s Wife 1930’s Sampler Quilt Sew-Along. Besides having fun along the way, each participant will end the journey … Read More ...
Snowflake Quilt Along
If you join the Snowflake Quilt Along, you can snuggle under your own version of this modern quilted throw this winter. Maker, Faith, of Fresh Lemons, shares instructions for how to make it, while a guest at Bernina’s We … Read More ...
Color in the quilt-lines placemat
Clever use of stash here. Rumi of 3Patchcrafts transformed some IKEA fabric she had on hand into this coloring mat. She used black thread to FMQ (free motion quilt) the outline of flowers and leaves. Imagine an adult dinner party … Read More ...
Tutorial: Spring meadow quilt
Kirsty of Bonjour Quilts celebrates the start of Spring (Australia) with this fresh quilt she calls “Meadow”. Commenter Betty van Os had this reaction to it,
… Read More ...Beautiful sweeping meadow full of flowers in spring; I can almost smell them from
Tips for using acrylic templates
Sharing is caring. This is especially true of the online quilting community with blogs full of secrets for reaching patchwork bliss. One of my favorite bloggers, Tonya, of Crafty Mummy, is using a new tool she wants you to know … Read More ...
Giveaway winner: Quilting Makes the Quilt book
Congrats goes to Cindy S, as she is the winner of Quilting Makes the Quilt. Her winning comment is,
I enjoy piecing a quilt but not quilting it so much.
This book might change this sentiment to a love … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fry Quilt Mini
Would you like a coke with those fries? This mini quilt is the work of Christopher Thompson from The Sewing Party. Of his original design he explains it was born of improvisational sewing while dwelling on some of his favorite … Read More ...
How do you want it quilted?
Whether you finish your quilt top at home or send it out to a professional long arm quilter, selecting the ‘right’ pattern to finish your project (stitching/quilting the three layers together) can be daunting, even for experienced quilters.
Enter Lee … Read More ...
8 Fat Quarter Friendly Quilt Patterns
Most of us love precuts and fat quarters. They make life so much easier when quilting, enabling us to have to cut and measure a little less. Fat quarters usually come in pre-selected color combinations too, which can be very … Read More ...
Trick to binding a quilt
Don’t throw up your thimble-clad hands when it comes to binding your quilt. Let Peta of She Quilts Alot show you her secret for making binding behave. The trick she explains is knowing where to start.
Click the link, Binding … Read More ...