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August 16, 2017 By Mandy 6 Comments

Thread Dread: Removing Trapped Thread From Your Quilt Top

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 […]

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: Back to School Blog Hop, Clover Thread pick, quilting tip, remove thread

September 7, 2015 By Mandy 18 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Events, Practicing, Tutorials Tagged With: 1/4" seam, quilting, quilting tip, quilting tutorial, seam allowance, sewing, sewing tip, sewing tutorial

March 30, 2015 By Mandy 12 Comments

Quilting Technique of the Week: When fabric bleeds

As my mom would say: “Oh honey, it was so sad.” I was on my way to teach a quilting class at my LQS last week, and had a big plastic bin of things to share with me.  It’s been a long, gross winter, and that day it was raining and foggy. All the parking […]

Filed Under: Construction, Technique of the Week, Tutorials Tagged With: fabric bleeding, how to fix fabric bleed, mandalei, quilting tip, quilting trick, sewing tip, sewing trick

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This blog is my own, and I write all its content. Links to Amazon and Craftsy may contain an affiliate code, since I am part of their affiliate programs. While I am a Bernina Ambassador, the machine I use is one that I have purchased prior to becoming an ambassador and is my property, not Bernina's; I am an ambassador because I love my machine. I do have free things that are sent to me from time to time, and if I use them I will always fully disclose that. All opinions are mine, and I will give them honestly. I am not paid by the people who send me things to write reviews.