Hello! Welcome to the Sew Your Stash 2019 | 3 post. I have so many ideas on this subject! And…it’s been really helping me to sit down and get all of my ideas better organized. I’ve actually been following through on things and have made a lot of good progress this week. Sew Your Stash […]
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Hello! I hope you’re having a great week! Welcome to Sew Your Stash 2019 | 2. Today I’m talking about all things “sew your stash.” This is the second post in my new series of posts to help each of us use our time and our fabric stash to create some wonderful projects in 2019. […]
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Trimming Half Square Triangles!
I recently was at a quilt retreat and shared these tips that I use to make speedy work of trimming half square triangles…
This ruler right here is a life saver!
•With this ruler you are trimming two sides of the triangle at one time!
You just line up your stitched line with the size HST you are looking for and zip zip.
•Now the next step is how to get those dog ears off of there!
I use a cut diamond as my mental reference…
You want to cut the corners of ...
Today I have 8 Tips to help you create a perfect quilt block. I know perfection is over-rated, but when it comes to quilting, it sure does help when you’re putting a quilt together.
Now that I’ve been quilting for over 20 years, I can happily say that my quilt blocks turn out just right (most of the time). I pay attention to what works and what doesn’t, and fix the parts that don’t work. I also take lots of classes and watch for new products and trends.
I love being able to produce quilt blocks ...
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The other day I posted this, “While working on some embroidery I thought my machine had a problem. I’d get started stitching and the stabilizer would tear, the thread was building up underneath in a most unbecoming way. Re-threaded, cleaned, oiled, changed the needle, checked the stitch plate. Still happening. I decided to change the… Continue reading Quilting/Embroidery Problem Solving
read moreI don't often wash my quilts right after they are finished, but as I mentioned last week, I washed and dried my broken dishes quilt to get that lovely crinkle. I got the crinkle I was after, but I also discovered that the turquoise dye in one of the quilt blocks bled quite a lot. Ugh. There is a lot of red in the quilt, so I thought that it would be one of the red fabrics that would give me trouble. Nope. I discovered the issue AFTER I had dried the quilt in the drier. Blergh.
The start of a new school year is always a good time to get organized, develop a routine and schedule, and do some fall cleaning. Many people use a planner to make their lives run smoothly. This is my third year using The Quilter’s Planner and it really works for me. It’s a great tool to keep my personal life, business (blogging) priorities, and quilting projects all organized in one place.
Full disclosure: I am an affiliate of the Quilter’s Planner and if you purchase a planner using any of the relevant links on this page, I ...
Inside: Half-square and quarter-square triangles explained.
I was quilting a customer’s quilt recently, and all the edges were on the bias. All of them. How does this happen? Was it on purpose?
In this post you’ll learn when to use a half-square triangle, and when to use a quarter-square triangle. This will help you if you run into a pattern that is written incorrectly, as my customer’s quilt pattern must have been.
This is a half-square triangle. It is cut once across the diagonal.
This is a quarter-square triangle. It is cut twice across both diagonals.
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Here’s a quick and fun little project – and it’s very handy! I wrote this pattern and prepared little kits for a quilt retreat as a make and take for each person attending. I find this very handy on my Passport sewing machine which is the one I travel with. Hope you enjoy it and I would love to know if you made one!
Materials: Strip fabric 2 1/2″ wide x size needed. (Decide where on the vertical portion of your sewing machine you want your pincushion and measure around, add 2 1/2″.)
Batting: cut rectangle 4 ...
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As an avid quilter, I love it when quilting can be made easier. There are so many steps and parts to quilting, so when some of those can be taken out for us, it makes quilting easier (and more enjoyable)! Quilt kits are a great option when looking to make a quilt. You know that all the fabric you need is in the kit (yay for no quilt math!), and you know that all the fabrics will work together wonderfully. That is why I was super excited when Cricut asked me to share a bit about their new Riley Blake ...
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Do you have a blog? I have been blogging consistently since early 2007. First my blog posts were monthly with an occasional extra post. Within 18 months I went to twice a month, and then another 18 months later, I went to weekly posts. Occasionally, I’ve posted more than once a week, but in all that time I have not missed a week.
Blogging can be fun and creative. It can add to your business growth and lets you connect with your tribe. Blogging lets you be seen as an expert with a viable business. Blogging lets you create ...
read moreSpray starch has become a hot topic in the quilting community over the last few years. I have become a fan of using starch to prepare my fabric for cutting and piecing, but there are so many choices! So what type of spray starch should you use for quilting? And maybe you’re wondering why starch at all?
I’ve done some research and I’ll give you the facts (as I know them to be) on the different types of spray starch and the advantages/disadvantages of each. Let me start by talking about why I think it’s ...
