I am participating in the Back to School Blog Hop hosted by Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio. The lineup of quilters (32 of them!) is really fantastic, and the topics cover a huge range of material. Enjoy! We’ve all had this happen. The top is prepped, it’s sandwiched, the quilting has been started… and […]
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A tip on keeping bobbins tidy
I have a post over on the BERNINA blog, We All Sew where I talk about how I keep my bobbins neat and the thread from unwinding all over the place! Head on over and check it out, and while you’re there, be sure to check on the posts for their Countdown to Christmas. While I […]
Back to School: Guaranteed accurate 1/4″ seams between machines!
I’ve had quite a few opportunities to sew on a variety of machines this summer, whether teaching or traveling, and I got to thinking about quilting accuracy. The usual rule of thumb* is that once you start sewing a project on one machine–especially a project you really *really* care about–then you need to stick with that […]
Yay for School Days, and Not just for the Kids!
I am going to own the fact that I go shopping for school supplies early and often: early, because who wants to be hustling the night before the first day, scrambling for presharpened #2 pencils and boxes of crayons that don’t smell funny or have glitter sparkles in them? (yeah yeah, my little girl would […]
Wool Applique: Freezer Paper Templates
This free wool applique project, a monogram for a small monogram for a pillow or wall hanging, teaches you some basic techniques that I like to use for wool applique. In it, I will share how I make and use basic freezer paper patterns and some of the little details that help make your project […]
Wednesday Wool Applique: Basic Notions and supplies
I’ve talked in a previous post about the wools you can choose and the types of threads that are available. Before I share an easy (and free!) project for wool applique, there are a few additional useful tools to collect, including scissors, freezer paper, and needles. These are not absolutely required, but they’ll make your […]
Quilting and Family–Great Gramma’s Quilts (episode 1) and a free pattern
I got into quilting about 12 years ago, now, after a week-long visit with my grandparents in California, hearing Grampa Leins (my dad’s dad) talk about his love of beautiful fabric and men’s clothing from the 40s (and hearing about the family quilt made of men’s wool suits that we still have–that sucker weighs 90 […]
Tree of Life–All finished and in its new home!
My friend S. commissioned me to make a quilt, specifically with a tree of life motif that represented her wonderful life with her spuuse and their son. Working within a specific budget, I suggested a really raw-edge applique, one which would allow me to make something beautiful yet not break the bank. This quilt, I […]
Enjoying the … heck… out of the process.
No, really! I am making this mini quilt version of a larger quilt I have in mind (it’s a queen-sized quilt when it’s all done, and I will be writing a pattern for it, but now I don’t know what size!), and am having a ridiculously good time doing it. I’m quilting it on my […]
Two Quilts, the curse, and the same 60 Degree ruler
It’s funny how old is new is old is new, right? Recently, I’ve been seeing a great many patterns using triangles to make hexies, and it reminded me of something I had made in late 2004 or early 2005. It’s not a set of quilts I share very often because I think they’re cursed. I can’t […]