I love this tutorial I found at A Passion for Applique. Carrie shows how to deal with those pesky valleys and Vs in needle turn applique. Get the tutorial.
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April Tool’s Day for quilters
Lissa of Moda Lissa asked some bloggers what tools they could not live without to celebrate April Tool’s Day. Victoria Findlay Wolfe of Bumble Beans revealed hers is the simple toothpick. Go HERE to see more.
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Tutorial: Fast and easy Half Square Triangles
If you’ve ever fallen down the rabbit hole of half-square triangles (and honestly, who hasn’t?), then the archived tutorial “Half Square Triangles – Fast, Easy and Accurate!” from Katie’s Quilting Corner is a lovely little time capsule worth revisiting.
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Bargello Quilt Along in progress
Katie of Katie’s Quilting Corner is hosting a Quilt Along on her blog where you will learn a basic Bargello technique starting with something less intimidating than a quilt – a table runner and placemats. Go HERE to learn more… Read More ...
Tutorial: Swoon Block from Charms
Candace of The Double Nickel Quilt Challenge shows how to make a Swoon block out of 5″ charm squares. Further she explains her newly discovered technique that eliminates many of the seams in this quilt block. Brilliant! Go HERE to … Read More ...
Improv lady quilter in Maureen’s WIP
Maureen at Maureen Cracknell Homemade shares her full of the awesome quilt. Check out the lady quilter on the bottom left to see what I mean. Her husband thinks it needs to be a bit larger, thus she’s calling it … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Svetlana’s latest pillow
Svetlana at s.o.t.a.k handmade made this patchwork pillow mostly with Japanese charm squares a friend sent her. I just love it. Go HERE to find out more.
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Technique: The Butterfly Trick
When paper piecing, how can you be sure your next piece is large enough to cover the area you had in mind? Linda Worland at Paper Panache shares a tip on ensuring you do, calling it the Butterfly Trick. Go … Read More ...
Beginning block | New York Beauty QAL
Kim at My Go-Go Life shares the very first block in the New York Beauty Quilt Along (QAL) hosted by Sara at Sew Sweetness. She gives a nicely detailed tutorial with upwards of 50 photos. Love her block, so pretty! … Read More ...
Tutorials: Chenille for embellishing a quilt
Kati at Kati’s Quilting and Sewing did a series of tutorials on her blog after readers kept asking how she created the chenille part of one of her quilts, Lilly Flower, shown.
Tutorial: Patchwork tote bag
Susan at West Coast Crafty shows how to make this patchwork tote bag on her blog. If you are new to quilting, no worries, she includes a video on how to piece a basic log cabin block. She provides dimensions … Read More ...
Tutorial: QuatraStar quilt block
Jenna at Sew Happy Geek shares how to make this QuatraStar quilt block on her blog as part of the Sew.Happy.Quilt. Quilt Along. She walks you through the construction step-by-step in a video tutorial. She includes a free downloadable … Read More ...
Technique: Improv Chevrons
Anna at Six White Horses shows how to make improvisational pieced chevron blocks on her blog. She said the inspiration came from a pillow she saw at Anthropologie that had a wonky chevron pattern. Go HERE to see more.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Paper piecing for the terrified
Katy at The Littlest Thistle is demystifying foundation paper piecing by hosting a series of tutorials on her blog. Week 1 is Courthouse Steps. See her Courthouse Steps Block here. If you want to learn paper piecing but are … Read More ...
Newsy: New York Beauty QAL
Sara at Sew Sweetness is hosting a New York Beauty Quilt Along on her blog. Those who join will use the paper piecing method to create ten different New York Beauty blocks. The kick-off is March 5. Go to her … Read More ...