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the process of thoughtful stitching, design, care, heart, mindfullness and time to create a practical, warm piece of art

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Ditch Binding – Video Tutorial

October 9, 2019

  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 ...

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Ruler Tutorial – The Quilt in a Day Half Square Triangle Ruler ( video tutorial )

August 16, 2019

Today's post is part of a series of video tutorials showing you how to use some of my favorite rulers. Find more ruler tutorials here.     Today I'm showing you how to use the Quilt in a Day half square triangle ruler. I wish I had my first half square triangle quilt to show you.  What a disaster!  It was one of those chevron quilts, you remember when they were ...

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Finishing Your Quilt – Step 3 – Machine Binding – Video Tutorial

August 2, 2019

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 ...

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Finishing Your Quilt – Step 2 – Free Motion Quilting – Video Tutorial

July 26, 2019

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 ...

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Finishing Your Quilt – Step 1 – Wall Basting – Video Tutorial

July 19, 2019

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.  ...

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How to Make 2-at-a-time Half Rectangle Triangles for the Bad Girl quilt (video tutorial)

February 8, 2019

  There are only a handful of tutorials online for the half rectangle triangle, and I tried several.  Some were fussy, some were not consistent enough, and some were definitely just too slow. Here's what I learned: Everything is some kind of fussy when quilt making. If you don't see a way that you like, find your own. Ain't nobody around here about to mess with bias ...

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Hand Cut Heart Quilt #7 + Free Quilt Pattern – quilt reveal + video tutorial

June 27, 2018

Today I'm showing off my 7th version of this quilt, all in blue this time, and I'm updating my tutorial of this block. I'm killing it lately with my scrap busting.  Making monochromatic quilts is the way for me for this.  Here's what I do:  I have a basket for each color of my scraps.  All the pink and reds have a basket, all the greens, all the blues, each has their own basket.  When the ...

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All About Scrappy Binding + Coin Quilt #2 (quilt reveal)

April 25, 2018

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 ...

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The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – Havel’s Snip-a-Stitch Seam Ripper ( video tutorial ) + How to use a seam ripper

April 11, 2018

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 ...

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Three Methods for Stitching a Corner Quilt Label ( video tutorial )

February 22, 2018

Hello, sweet quilt loving makers! This is a post I have been meaning to write forever.  I do sell custom quilt labels, so a tutorial for how to add them to your quilt is lonnnnnng overdue. Things you should note: You can purchase my quilt labels here.  They are completely customizeable to suit YOUR needs. The "why" you should label your quilt can be found here. The supplies I'm ...

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