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The Circle Wallet :: A Free Pattern with Video Tutorial from Alamosa Quilter

I've got another fun, easy and fast project for you. I'm calling it the Circle Wallet because it's made from two circles of fabric and some snaps.

The video tutorial from my shop's YouTube channel is embedded above but if you want to watch it on YouTube instead then here is the direct link to the video: Circle Wallet Video

I also wrote some basic instructions that you can download. The instructions are free - no discount code required, just free. This is the link to the pattern: Circle Wallet Pattern

You don't need the pattern ...

added by Lynn 12 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , free pattern , lqs , online shop , tutorial

Binding by Machine Video Tutorial from Alamosa Quilter

I had a chance to film and edit the second "class" in my binding series. In this video I show how to sew the binding on a project completely by machine. First sewing the binding to the front of the quilt and then stitching in the ditch along the edge of the binding on the front to catch the binding on the back side of the project.

As I mentioned in the video, this is just ONE way to attach binding completely by machine. There are several other methods and in time I plan to film them all.

If you ...

added by Lynn 1 year ago. under alamosa quilt company , binding , lqs , online shop , tutorial

Star Bright Pattern Free for 48 Hours Only from Alamosa Quilter

Did you sew along with my shop or one of the other Mystery Five-0 retailers on March 29th to make a Star Bright quilt? If yes or no, keep reading!

Below is the version of Star Bright that I made.

If you would like to get a FREE copy of the pattern you need act quickly. I am only allowed to offer it for FREE for 48 hours - April 5, 2025 at 8am through April 7, 2025 at 8am Mountain Time USA. Use the coupon code W4RTV5VAQYVW at checkout. You will receive an email after you place your order with ...

added by Lynn 1 year ago. under alamosa quilt company , free pattern , lqs , mystery , mystery quilt

Strip and Flip Quilt Pattern is Free for a limited time from Alamosa Quilter

My next free pattern is available! It's called Strip and Flip Jelly Roll Quilt and it's a digital download.

The following link will take you directly to the pattern: Strip and Flip Quilt Pattern

When you check out you will need to add the coupon code FreePatternStrip&Flip2025 to get it for free. The code will work from now through April 10, 2025 at 6pm US Mountain Time.

This is a great pattern for that random jelly roll you purchased without a plan. One jelly roll will make the whole thing, including binding. Or you'll need 27 ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 1 month ago. under alamosa quilt company , free pattern , jelly roll , lqs , online shop

FREE Burrito PillowCase PDF pattern and a video tutorial from Alamosa Quilter

My newest FREE pattern is the Burrito PillowCase PDF pattern. This one is just plain free, as in the price $0.00 - no coupon code required.

I also filmed myself making one. You don't need a copy of the pattern as I give you all of the information you need in the video, but if you are someone who likes to have a printed pattern you can get a copy for free. The fabric requirements also listed in the video description on YouTube.

If the embedded video doesn't work on your device here is the link to video ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 1 month ago. under alamosa quilt company , free pattern , lqs , pillowcase , tutorial

Chinese Finger Puzzle PDF Pattern :: Free for a Limited Time from Alamosa Quilter

I'm offering another free digital download pattern.

What I love about this pattern is that the top is made with only a jelly roll. You need 1/2 yard for binding and 3 yards for backing.

The pattern is available for free until March 13, 2025 at 6pm Mountain Time. To snag a copy for yourself click the following link:

Chinese Finger Puzzle PDF Pattern

You'll need to use the code FreePatternFingerPuzzle2025 to get the pattern for free.

If you are reading this after March 13th at 6pm, you can still get a copy of the pattern for ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 2 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , free pattern , jelly roll , lqs , online shop

My Favorite Binding Method :: A Video Tutorial from Alamosa Quilter

I often tell my customers that there are at least 15 correct ways to do binding. I don't know if there are exactly 15 ways to bind a quilt, but there are definitely a lot of correct ways to bind a quilt. My favorite method is to sew the binding to the front of the quilt by machine and hand sew it to the back of the quilt. In this video I show you how I do this process.

As I say in the video, this is just ONE way to bind a quilt - my favorite way. If you ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 2 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , binding , lqs , tutorial

Proper Way to Fold your Fabric for Cutting from Alamosa Quilter

Have you ever been cutting fabric strips for a project only to open them up after cutting and realize that they are slightly bent at the folds? These are called "fabric elbows". Nobody wants a fabric elbow. When you are cutting straight strips you really need them to be truly straight.

So why does this happen? Well, it's all in how you folded the fabric before cutting it. You didn't fold it straight with the grain of the fabric before cutting. In this video I show you two methods for finding the straight grain of your fabric so ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 2 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , lqs , tip

Basic Zipper Bag PDF Pattern :: Free for a Limited Time from Alamosa Quilter

I finished up my personal sewing project for the month!

This is what I chose for the lining.

I filmed the process of actually sewing the bag and currently am offering the pattern I wrote for this bag for FREE. Click the link below and use the code FreePatternValentine2025 to get a copy for free through Thursday February 13, 2025 at 6pm Mountain Time USA.

Basic Zipper Bag PDF Pattern

To view the video you can watch it embedded right here or click the link below the video to go to it directly on my shop YouTube Channel. If you ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 2 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , bag , finish , free pattern , lqs , selfish sewing

Square in a Square Pillow Pattern :: Free for a Limited Time from Alamosa Quilter

I have a new pattern with companion step by step video tutorial. I'm offering the pattern for FREE for a short time. Use the code FreePatternJAN2025 to get the pattern for free through Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 6pm USA Mountain Time. If you are finding this after the free time period, all the links below should still work and the pattern is still available, it's just not free.

If you'd like to snag yourself a copy of the pattern then click this link: Square in a Square Pillow Pattern. The pattern is sold as a digital ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 3 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , free pattern , lqs , online shop , pillow cover , tutorial

Mystery Five-0 :: Do you like mystery quilts? from Alamosa Quilter

added by Lynn 1 year, 3 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , lqs , mystery , mystery quilt

November 4, 2024

How to Make a Basic Bowl with Rope from Alamosa Quilter

I've been trying to do more video content but I don't really like to be on camera. Editing the videos is a learning experience and time consuming. I am getting better but I never thought I'd be filming and editing videos as part of my job. You just never know what skills you'll need in life!

I made a video demonstrating how to make a basic bowl with rope. It's kind of a mini class. It's not perfect, but I think you can get the idea and learn something which is more important than ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 5 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , lqs , online shop , rope projects , tutorial

October 14, 2024

Crimson Tweed is Done, Done, DONE! from Alamosa Quilter

As most Sue Spargo projects are, this one took quite a while. I've been working on this for about four years. The hand quilting alone took a little over two years, but I really only got to work on it on Thursdays during the hand sewing group at my shop.

I included lots of close up shots of the finished quilt below.

The pattern is called Crimson Tweed by Sue Spargo. The pattern book is discontinued and I have already sold my personal copy of the pattern to a customer who wanted it. An internet search might turn up ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 6 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , christmas quilt , embroidery , finish , hand stitching , lqs , sue spargo , wool

September 23, 2024

Crimson Tweed Update from Alamosa Quilter

On Thursday of last week I put the final seed stitch, which is how I hand quilted this, in my version of Crimson Tweed.

I've been working on this for quite some time! I started quilting it in October of 2022. I worked on it most Thursday afternoons at my shop during our Hand Sewing Group. Sometimes store sewing took precedent and I had to get it done instead of working on my Crimson Tweed, but I tried to not let store sewing get in the way very often.

The last step is binding, a label and a hanging ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 7 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , bom , embroidery , hand stitching , lqs , sue spargo , wool

September 16, 2024

Dip Dyed Rope Bowls from Alamosa Quilter

I did a little experiment last week. I bought some liquid Rit dye from the grocery store along with a bottle of the Rit dye Color Fix. I followed the directions on the bottles and dip dyed a sewn bowl and some loose rope.

Here is the bowl before dyeing.

I used an old bucket to set the bowl and loose rope in with the dye. Then I set them in the sun in my backyard to dry.

Here is what the bowl looks like after it dried.

Then I made another bowl with the dip dyed loose rope.

bowl made with loose dip dyed rope top view

bowl made with loose dip dyed rope side view

bowl made with loose dip dyed rope cork finish

On ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 7 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , cork , lqs , online shop , rope projects

September 9, 2024

More Rope Sewing from Alamosa Quilter

I'm having so much fun sewing with the new rope I received in my shop!

The first thing I made with the new rope from The Mountain Thread Company was this Basket with Handles. I used the kit shown in the photos that the basket is sitting on to make it. I wanted to test out their kits. They are excellent! Each kit includes the amount of rope you need to make the project, a denim needle for your sewing machine and the instructions for the project.

Next I wanted to try out some of the colored rope from ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 7 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , bowl , lqs , online shop , rope projects

August 20, 2024

Rope Bowls from Alamosa Quilter

This is not new. I've made bowls, baskets and bags using rope in the past, but around 2018 I started having difficulty finding good rope. I ordered several different brands and tried buying from my local Ace Hardware and Walmart, but everything I could find was too "floppy" so I quit.

Well, rope bowl sewing is making a comeback and there are now lots of great rope options on the market again.

The above bowl was made using 100 ft of cotton rope. Then I found a company that makes kits!

Basket with Handles kit and finished basket

Each one of these kits comes with enough ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 8 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , clothesline , lqs , rope projects

July 23, 2024

Potato Chip Blocks Variation 2 is Closer to Done from Alamosa Quilter

I'm getting closer to finishing up my potato chip quilt.

I got it quilted this weekend. Next step is binding. I have some scrappy binding and I plan to use it for this scrappy quilt.

Check out the backing fabric I used. I found this in my stash.

added by Lynn 1 year, 9 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , charity quilt , charity sewing , lqs , scraps , sew along

July 1, 2024

Potato Chip Block (Variation 2) Sew Along :: Putting the Blocks Together from Alamosa Quilter

I used sashing and corner stones to complete my quilt top using the 12 blocks that I made. If you made 12 blocks and you want to finish your blocks the way I did, the directions are below.

You will need (31) 2" by 12.5" for the sashing and (20) 2" by 2" squares of scraps for the corner stones. If you used the larger 2.5" by 4.5" potato chip pieces, then you need (31) 2.5" by 16.5" rectangles for the sashing and (20) 2.5" by 2.5" squares of scraps for the corner ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 10 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , charity quilt , contest , free pattern , lqs , scraps , tutorial

June 28, 2024

Potato Chip Block (Variation 2) Sew Along :: Contest Info from Alamosa Quilter

Now is the time to enter. Unless you are local and can bring your blocks into the shop, you need to take ONE photo of your blocks similar to what I did below. I made 12 blocks, but your photo should include all of the blocks you made. And one block is totally fine, it counts!

example of how to photograph your blocks

You can enter the contest in any of the following ways, but please only do ONE:

(1) If you are local, you don't need to take a photo. You can just bring all of your blocks into the shop. We'll count them ...

added by Lynn 1 year, 10 months ago. under alamosa quilt company , contest , lqs , scraps