I'm going to show you how to make perfect circle appliques using a method of turned edge applique that uses aluminum foil to help you get the circle perfected. This would be the opposite of raw edge applique. You would choose this method if you are trying to avoid having any raw edges on ... READ the POST
Applique – Using Interfacing or Heat n Bond Adhesive
Since these two methods are so very similar, I decided to pop a video tutorial about both of them into the same post. Before we get to that though, let's talk about each of them and I'll tell you what I like about each one. Please note that these two methods are for RAW edge ... READ the POST
How to Hand Applique
In this post, we are chatting about hand applique. I'm posting this during EPP week, but know that though many use hand applique with their English paper piecing, hand applique can stand all on it's own. There is no end to all the shapes you can applique. So this tutorial doesn't only ... READ the POST
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 ... READ the POST
The Great Corset Challenge from Joy Studio
I was approached last month to participate in this challenge. I'm a little out of my element with it, buuuuuuut I've decided to make it my own. First, a little about this challenge. You can read the details over at Joy Studio. The challenge is to create whatever you want, using whatever ... READ the POST
A wandering quilt – mine, the honey bee quilt
This month I start a journey with a new traveling quilt group called Wandering Quilt. I have done a traveling quilt group before in 2015 and received an incredible quilt that I never posted about. Maybe I should post that soon. Here is a pic of that quilt in case you are interested. That project ... READ the POST