So many things to say today. It's November and November is a month for giving gratitude. I have so many reasons to be thankful, family, friends, health and home, health of my loved ones. I could list these bits all day long, but this is a quilting blog and I try hard not to get off topic and ramble. You are here for quilting, I know. But I wanted to say that I am thankful for you ...
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Ditch Binding – Video Tutorial
I discussed this quite a bit in my Exploring Binding Methods post last Wednesday. Forgive me as I repeat myself a little bit on this post, but since this is a tutorial I want you to know all that I know and I don't want to assume you read last week's post or make you hop somewhere else if this is the first time you are tuning in. I machine bind like many quilters do, using a method ...
The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – Diagonal Seam Tape – SKIP Drawing Lines ( Video Tutorial )
Today's post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker's Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I use while I make my quilts. There are no products in this series that I do not use and use often, though sometimes my opinions may change as I grow and move along in my journey of quilt making. To view all posts in this series click here. Being excited ...
Finishing Your Quilt – Step 3 – Machine Binding – Video Tutorial
After you have completed your quilt top there are still three rather large tasks to complete before you have a quilt that’s ready for snuggling: Baste your quilt Free Motion Quilting and trim up Bind your quilt Today I'm showing you my method for binding my quilts that I've used for over ten years. It's a machine binding and it's very fast. As you ...
Finishing Your Quilt – Step 2 – Free Motion Quilting – Video Tutorial
After you have completed your quilt top there are still three rather large tasks to complete before you have a quilt that’s ready for snuggling: Baste your quilt Free Motion Quilting and trim up Bind your quilt This series covers each of these topics using the exact methods I use for my own quilts. I love free motion quilting. I get asked often if I ...
Finishing Your Quilt – Step 1 – Wall Basting – Video Tutorial
After you have completed your quilt top there are still three rather large tasks to complete before you have a quilt that's ready for snuggling: Baste your quilt Free Motion Quilting and trim up Bind your quilt This series covers each of these topics using the exact methods I use for my own quilts. I've been wanting to get this series up here all year long. ...
Evening Walk Quilt Reveal + My New Patchwork + Quilt class for beginners
I feel like I've been talking about this for ages. It's actually been just a bit over six months. Still, that is a long time to be working on the exact same thing. This is my very first online class and it's for the beginner quilter. It was 2008 when I first started quilting and there were some blogs here and there and a few videos, but mostly I learned by just doing, gathering ...
The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – Charlotte’s Fusible Web for Raw Edge Applique – video tutorial
Today's post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker's Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I use while I make my quilts. There are no products in this series that I do not use and use often, though sometimes my opinions may change as I grow and move along in my journey of quilt making. To view all posts in this series click here. If ...
How to Tie a Quilt with Yarn { and not throw things } – video tutorial
Okay, this is serious! Yarn tied quilts have been bad-mouthed. I have heard it repeatedly. I have even saw someone roll their eyes. "Oh, she used yarn?" with eyes widening and disgust on their face. I cannot for the life of me figure out where the disdain comes from. I don't know if it's a poor man's version of quilting or just something else. I can't figure it out. If you do know the ...
All About Scrappy Binding + Coin Quilt #2 (quilt reveal)
The other day I asked you about scrappy binding on Instagram. I was surprised how even things were on this topic. There were many who loved it, many who did not, and many who had never heard of it. Today I'm going into details about where the scrappy binding comes from, how to make it yourself and lots and lots of pictures. Where it comes from You're binding a ...
