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I am always looking for ways to make things easier and less expensive. With embroidery, especially with the new machines having enormous embroidery frames, the amount of waste in stabilizers is huge. I recently told a friend about this tip, and did some photos of my latest project to share it with you. The tip involves using a sticky stabilizer, not a fusible. You can use either a plain sticky tear away, or use the one I like best, which is Sulky’s Sticky Fabri-Solvy, a sticky water-soluble stabilizer. Just press it onto your fabric on the wrong side.

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I am making Bear Paw Blocks this week: 

Do you ever find yourself staring at a growing mountain of fabric scraps, wondering what on earth to do with them? Well, I’ve got some fantastic news that will not only help you tame that scrap pile but also spark your creativity in ways you never imagined. Allow me to introduce you to the Conquer Your Fabric Scrap Summit!

These summit classes are totally FREE to you for the first 48-hours as long as you’re registered. Click here to get your free ticket!

This incredible event, happening from August 15th to 18th, is a dream come true for ...

Welcome back to my little corner of the internet. Today, I’m excited to invite you into my sewing room to talk about something that’s near and dear to my heart: the scrap life.

If you’re anything like me, you probably have a stash of fabric scraps that seems to multiply overnight. But fear not, because those seemingly insignificant pieces of fabric hold endless possibilities, waiting to be transformed into beautiful creations. Last year, I had the opportunity to share my love for scraps at the Scrap Summit event. It was such a joy connecting with fellow quilters ...

Remember this horse panel quilt top?

It is time to get this Moda Love quilt

under the needle... 

I have completed 5 table runners on Mondays...

they should make ...

I have spent most of this year plowing

my way through a pile of fabric panels

I have acquired over the years...

Add color to your home with these three easy modern quilts that will bust your fabric stash. I bet you will make all three!

Photo by Annie’s. Used with permission.

Are you ready to hit the reset button on some traditional quilt blocks? Let me show you what you can do with two of my favorite blocks. As you read on, think about how you can adapt my ideas to your preferred color scheme by using prints (a smaller scale will work best in a couple of them) instead of solids, a low-volume background instead of white, or even ...

Hello and welcome back to the fourth week of the Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge!  I hope you're having fun working on your quilts - our first check-in will be next Sunday, and you can show off your progress then.  More about that later!

Today we are welcoming guest blogger Kat (yes, another Kat!) who blogs over at Diary of a Madkapquilter.  She does her creating in British Columbia, Canada, and has a fun and chatty blog - I think you'll enjoy reading it!  Take a look at this beautiful quilt she made...

I found someone who loves Scrap Tape almost as much as I do! So, when Kate of Seamingly Kate asked, I sent

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I am spending the day machine quilting... 

I started this Horse Panel Quilt top

in September...

After a few hours of ...

I have made several horse quilts over the years...

including a few horse panel quilts

There seem to be so many ways to do bindings. For years I would machine sew the binding onto the top of the quilt, then hand stitch on the bottom side. That is a lot of hand stitching! I now only do that for a quilt that is very special. Another way I tried was to sew the binding on the top, turn it to the back, and machine stitch on the front on the inner edge of the binding. I was not thrilled with the outcome.

Now, I sew the binding onto the back of the quilt, turn it ...