While I was at QuiltCon, I had the great good fortune of taking a class with Angela Walters. I had been practicing some of the designs from her book, and was looking forward to asking her if she had a few pointers on how to get one right that I was having trouble with. At […]
Preparations for not sewing
I’ve promised not to take a sewing machine with me on a family trip (it’s supposed to be a “vacation” and the sewing and quilting is my job, right?), but I didn’t make any promises about hand sewing projects! I picked up some Art Gallery fabric to try my hand at broderie perse and applique, […]
Technique of the week — the possibly annoying “scant” 1/4″
Any machine that says it is at a perfect quarter inch from the get-go may not actually be, and it’s a good idea to check when you’re using one that’s not your own, anyway. Or, if you switch from your home machine to your travel machine, the settings will likely be slightly different. The idea […]
Technique of the Week–What do I add next on my Log Cabin?
I’ve been doing lots of Log Cabins recently, and haven’t seen this tip yet so thought I’d throw it out there. It works for many different Log Cabin variations. As you can see in this photo, there are two seams. When you’re looking to see what edge you will sew to next, you will always […]
Ben’s Quilt
Ben had been saying for years, “there are NO good grey fabrics”. Thanksgiving 2008, I happened to go to three different quilt stores (because my mom was in town and could watch the baby and suddenly 2 hours to myself seemed the very height of decadent luxury) and they all had grey fabrics. They came […]
Technique of the Week, March 4th: Fusible Thread
So I’ve been thinking a great deal about how I want to grow–as a quilter, as a sewer, as a professional. One of the things that I want to do is try new things, and maybe find something new that will work for me for other projects. Right now, I am working on a commission […]
Everyone should do this just once
I always thought I was a pretty decent piecer, that things more or less fit together as they should and lay the way they were supposed to. Then I got my longarm and started practicing on some real quilts. And that’s when I realized I needed to actually, you know, learn how to piece well. […]
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