There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. Morning Sun Quilt Pattern Sweet mornings to you or afternoon or evening, whenever you are reading this. I haven’t posted in this series in a bit and thought it was high time to cover a topic that you probably already know, but there’s...

What is Raw Edge Applique? – Dresden Plate Quilt – #6 – Quilt Reveal
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. I feel like with this quilt I’ve hit my most dreamiest project to date. I’m absolutely over the moon and I’m incredibly sad to ship it off to Switzerland where it will make its home. BUT I know it’s going to...
What is Chain Piecing? ( video tutorial )
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. Chain piecing! That’s what we are talking about today. If you have been quilting for awhile, do you remember that moment when you first discovered chain piecing or heard of it? Did you palm your face in exasperation? Did you ask...
Monday is all about Fabric – #52 – What is Low Volume?
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. Let’s sip tea and get comfy Hey sweet peeps! I got some new fabric! Woo hoo! Plus, today I’m covering a topic that I have got many, many requests to cover. What is low volume, you’ve asked? Let’s get straight into...
What is a WIP? + my current count of them
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. What is it? So what is a WIP? It’s a ‘work in progress’, sometimes called a UFO (unfinished object). In the quilt world, a WIP is that huge stack of half made quilts that you have hidden in the closet,...
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. Let me first start off by saying that I love the quilting community and find on a daily basis it to be encouraging and supportive. I know of no kinder community and I love being a part of it. There have...
What is cheater sashing? + A Granny Square Quilt (quilt reveal)
Hey sweet quilt loving people! The above is a bit of Fall happening outside my home and here is a bit of Fall happening inside…. This is a granny square quilt block. You remember we went into all the details and tutorial here. It’s one of my favorite quilt blocks and I’ve wanted to make a quilt with this block for years. Instead of using my scrap bins for this project I’ve used men’s dress shirts. They were sent to me by someone who wanted a keepsake of her father. Remember the last one I did? Working with men’s...
What is birthing a quilt? (and tutorial)
I don’t like the name of this. Birthing a quilt. Who named this process that? I definitely prefer calling it the ‘inside out method’. I was asked to make a quilt without any batting, so that it would be thin for a photography prop. And promptly decided that this would be the perfect time to check off something on my bucket list: tying a quilt A tied quilt is a quilt that you are not using needle and thread to quilt, instead you use yarn or embroidery floss and you literally “tie” it. Click here for pictures. They are...

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