Adrianne at Little Bluebell created a video tutorial showing how to make a double hourglass block without a template. I’m intrigued. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: The dreaded Y-Seam
Faith at Fresh Lemons shares how she tackled one of the scariest piecing maneuvers of quilting, the Y-Seam. Go HERE to get the know-how.
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Draw quilt designs on your iPad
Got an iPad and need a way to draw quilt designs? If you said yes, Angie at Timber Hill Threads has a tip for you. She uses an App that allows her to use her iPad screen as a drawing … Read More ...
Tutorial: Puffy herringbone stitch
Allison from Allie’s in Stitches shows how she made this puffy ribbon herringbone border around this patchwork heart. One of her tools will have you hunting through your tool box/drawer or making a trip to Home Depot. Go to tutorial… Read More ...
Rose quilt block
Ineke from Never Too Old To Learn created this quilt block with soft green and pink floral fabrics. The pattern is Flying Geese all pointing to the center rose, which she cross-stitched. Lovely mix of piecing and stitching. Go HERE … Read More ...
Meet Mr. Darcy | Ebony’s Longarm
Ebony Love from LoveBug Studios does a guest post today at Shruti’s from 13 Woodhouse Road as part of her ABC’s of Quilting series. Today’s topic is longarm quilting. Ebony shows a photo of her longarm she calls Mr. Darby … Read More ...
Avoid frustration sewing long strips
Weeks at Craft Nectar shares two tips for sewing long strips together to prevent them from bowing/curving. For a quilt top any distortion is undesirable because it makes piecing difficult. One of her tips I have heard of, the other … Read More ...
Tutorial: Machine sewn quilt binding
Melissa at Sew Bitter Sweet shows her method of sewing on binding that requires zero hand sewing. My kind of girl! Making this look good is a challenge, and she’s more than met it. She demonstrates her technique on this … Read More ...
Patience Corner block for quilt along
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini posted her sixth block – Patience Corner – as part of her Video Sampler Quilt Along. Of this block she explains,
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Tutorial: Friendship Block pillow
Kerry at verykerryberry shows how to make this pillow step-by-step on her blog. Notice the white areas (bottom row shows up best) where the signature normally goes, she used words fabric. Clever. Go to the tutorial.
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Mixed Sampler QAL: Blocks 3 & 4
The *Mixed Sampler Quilt Along at Jenna’s from Sew Happy Geek is snipping right along. This week she’s showing you how to make Blocks 3 and 4 (HST Friendship Star and QST Pinwheel). Go HERE to get the know-how… Read More ...
Folding, sorting key to usable sewing space
Sandi from Piecemeal Quilts is a guest blogger at Within a Quarter Inch where she explains how she organizes her stash (aka fabric) so she can find things. She walks you through her method of folding different sizes of fabric … Read More ...
Freebie: Arches quilt has curves
If you’ve put off tackling pieced curves in quilting, read on. Amanda Carestio – Needlearts editor at Lark Crafts blog – says she has the perfect project for you to pick up this skill. All you need to do is … Read More ...
Tutorial: Lurlene’s Scrappy Dresden
Jodi at Pleasant Home is in Week #2 of her 2012 Sew Scraps Along where she featured this quilt block designed by Lurline from Lurline’s Place. It’s a traditional Dresden Plate with a twist. Click HERE to get the … Read More ...
Tutorial: HRTs
I’m familiar with Half Square Triangles but not Half Rectangle Triangles. Learn what they are and how to make them at the Modern Quilt Guild blog. It’s part of their 100 Days of Modern Quilting event – Week 1, … Read More ...