How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – French Seam
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How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – French Seam

  Hey lovelies!  I wanted to show you the French seam today.  It’s pretty easy and has a lovely finish.  Before we jump in…. if you are looking for the free motion quilting tutorial for this particular pillow top I’m working with, you’ll find it here.  If you are liking the fabrics:  the gold is…

How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – Zig Zag Seam
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How to Turn a Quilt Block into a Pillow – Zig Zag Seam

  Hey lovelies!  We are talking about turning blocks into pillows today.  I’ve got directions and a video below, but first let’s talk about when and what. There will be three of these posts, because there are three methods I use often enough and it’s all about that seam.  There is reasoning for each of…

Coats and Clark Embroidery Panels + My Cacti Embroidery Pillow (a tutorial)
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Coats and Clark Embroidery Panels + My Cacti Embroidery Pillow (a tutorial)

Hello, my darling Readers! Today’s post is a sponsored post by Coats and Clark.  I’m sure you remember me working with Coats and Clark before when we did the Star Dance Quilt Along back in August.  By the way, I’m still quilting almost exclusively with their Quilt+ thread.  It’s just so thick and luscious. Well,…

Why I LOVE embroidery – Signature fabrics Embroidery Pillow – ( sewing finish )
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Why I LOVE embroidery – Signature fabrics Embroidery Pillow – ( sewing finish )

Last week I completed my most favorite pillow ever.  I’m calling it my favorite because of the most perfect to me fabrics I used and the most time consuming embroidery work I’ve ever done.  I carried the embroidery part around for a month stabbing at it with my needle over and over and over again….