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May 15, 2018 By Mandy 4 Comments

Paper Piecing Two Ways, a Tutorial

Have you tried paper piecing? Better yet, have you tried freezer paper piecing? Both are a great way to get precise results for projects that are: super detailed have wonky shapes and angles lots of little bits all of the above Paper piecing is when a pattern is printed onto a paper foundation. The foundations have numbered sections […]

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: foundation paper piecing, free tutorial, freezer paper piecing, mandalei quilts, paper piecing, quilt pattern, Stars and Bars, tutorial

December 15, 2015 By Mandy Leave a Comment

Sewing Clutch Tutorial for Clutch Sewing

If you’re like me, you may be one of those people that wind up having a couple of last minute gifts you’re trying to finish (or find!): a gift for someone on a quilt Guild committee, a bridesmaid shower gift, birthdays… I think we’ve all found ourselves in that boat. This project, though, is one that I […]

Filed Under: BERNINAusa, Tutorials Tagged With: BERNINA, Project, sewing, tutorial, we all sew

February 23, 2014 By Mandy 7 Comments

Quilting Tutorial, Variations

I had meant to put this up around Valentine’s Day, because one of these looks an awful lot like hearts, and it’s probably as close to hearts as I get.  In any case, these three variations are based off the earlier tutorial, with the first line being some form of swirl. The simplest variation is […]

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: domestic, fill, free, longarm, modern quilting, quilting, tutorial

February 20, 2014 By Mandy Leave a Comment

Practice sheet for background fill

Look at me, learning how to use the arc tool in Illustrator!  Ahem.  Celebrate the little things. Anyway, here is a PDF version of the swoopy grid I used in the tutorial below.  Print out as many as you’d like. The first one has dark black lines: OnionBackgroundFill And this one has lighter grey lines:  OnionBackgroundFillGrey

Filed Under: Technique of the Week, Tutorials Tagged With: domestic, free, longarm, quilt, quilting, tutorial

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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.