Today's post is part of a series called How to Make a Dresden Plate. There are no measurements included in these posts, but those should be found in the pattern you are following. Consider this a helpful visual and companion for any of my quilt patterns that feature Dresden plates. Sometimes you ... READ the POST
Embroidery – Basic Stitches and Skills
Embroidery is not a subject I talk about much on this blog. We are all about our quilts, after all. But there are places for it in quilting too. Like applique! Anthologie is being released next month and this tutorial has been designed with that quilt in mind. There's a lot of applique ... READ the POST
I am Enough Quilt Along – Pattern: 3 – The Embroidery Blocks
This post is a part of the I am Enough quilt along that starts September 28, 2018 and ends February 1, 2019. If this is the first time you are learning about this quilt along then please read this post to find out the intentions behind the quilt along and more details. To view all the posts ... READ the POST
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 ... READ the POST
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 ... READ the POST
5 methods of Hand Work that will Soothe Your Soul
I feel like before my mind realized I needed a slow down, my body already knew. Prior to the end of 2016, I had already dabbled here and there in 'slowing down'. I had just not given it a name or thought very much of it. I learned to do some needle work because of a project in particular. I ... READ the POST