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I hope you will enjoy this fun Round up of some of my favorite Christmas Quilts to Make & Love. And we filmed a video with most of the featured quilts and projects. The final two on today’s post weren’t quite finished when we filmed but are finished now. Enjoy! (Note: this post originally published […]

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Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing my Quilt Works in Progress October 2021 edition. I have some fun things to share with you today including several finished Christmas table runners, and a little bit about some sewing room organization I’ve been working on for a few weeks. Since I’m posting this fairly early in the month […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Monday! Today I’m super happy to be sharing a Simple Sewing Kit Tutorial + Video for a project I finished recently. My new sewing kit (using Seashore Drive + Summer Sweet fabrics) is actually an updated and larger version of my friend Vanessa Goertzen’s Goody Goody Binding Kit from a few […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Monday! Today I’m sharing my Scrappy Tumbler Table Runner projects. I have loved making several of these runners over the past year and have plans to keep making them. This scrappy runner project is perfect for left over charm squares, full charm packs, or even fat eighths and fat quarters. I’ve […]

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Hello, friends, and Happy Thursday! Today I’m sharing a quick-to-make Scrappy Patchwork Pillow Tutorial + Video demonstration for making this fun and easy pillow. You can use your favorite scraps, or you can use a Moda Mini Charm Pack along with some additional fabrics. I used our Seashore Drive fabrics for my pillow and hope […]

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Hello, friends! Recently I’ve received a lot of questions and emails from new and beginner quilters asking about Quilting for Beginners. I’m excited to share lots and lots of information on this topic today. I’ve also filmed a video and am including links to lots of posts with even more information on the topics I […]

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Hello! Today I’m happy to share the method I use for cross hatch quilting and straight line quilting. These are the two methods I use most when doing my own quilting, and they are simple to do, even if you’re a beginner quilter. While this post was originally published in September 2016, I’ve updated it […]

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Hello, friends! Today’s post (and video) contains a fun round up of 11 Quilted Wall Hangings to Make. I actually had a special request for this post and video and really enjoyed putting it together. You’ll find photos and links to pattern information for all of the wall hangings in today’s post. And scroll to […]

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Hello, friends. Today I’m sharing my Top 5 Hand Stitched Binding Tips. I often get a lot of questions about binding, and while I have previously filmed two videos on my method, I didn’t share the hand stitching details in either video. So today’s post and video will give you some of my favorite tips […]

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One of my favorite quilt blocks is the Log Cabin block. I don’t think I’ve ever met a version I didn’t truly love. And of course what is beautiful in a big block quilt is always even cuter in miniature. So I fell in love with the Mini Log Cabin Quilt Block from the moment […]

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Hello, friends. Today I’m sharing a 9-Patch Table Runner Tutorial with a step-by-step video so you can see just how easy it is to make one of my favorite scrappy runners. Additionally, this little runner is set on point, so you can see how to set the blocks together for any on-point runner you might […]

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Note: This post was originally published 24 April 2017 and updated 10 December 2020 with a video tutorial.  I recently made some new Easy Quilt-As-You-Go Place Mats with Christmas fabrics and with the new Folk Tale collection by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. (I previously made some with our Creekside fabric). And when making the […]

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Hello and happy Friday! This week I made a new version of my Simple Table Runner Tutorial from a few years back. This has always been one of my go-to projects for a quick gift or for a fast project for my own home. I’ve made this runner in a variety of fabrics and yesterday […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Monday! Saturday, September 19th is National Sew a Jelly Roll Day, and so today I’m sharing Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns + Tips for using Jelly Roll Strips and more. I filmed a fun video trunk show of some of my favorites and have a PDF download available for using my favorite […]

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Hello and happy Friday, friends. Today I’m sharing a tutorial for one of my favorite gift projects, a Quilted Patchwork Bag. I first shared a pictorial tutorial for this project several years ago, but realized it might be better shared through a video. Quilted Patchwork Bag This quilted patchwork bag is a fun project. It’s […]

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Note: Spoiler Alert…I’ll be sharing the contents of the Sew Sampler June box in today’s post. Happy Sunday, friends! I had so much fun doing a video unboxing of the May Sew Sampler Box that I decided to continue with it each month. So yesterday we filmed the unboxing of this month’s box, and it’s […]

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Hello, friends, and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing something fun for your summer sewing. We’ve all been home and cooking a lot more, so now is the perfect time to add some fabric fun in our kitchens. How to Make a Quilted Potholder: A Step by Step Tutorial will have you making these cute potholders […]

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Hello, friends. I hope you’re ready for the weekend. I know I am. We did more painting this week, and I filmed six new videos for you as well. So I’m hoping for some relaxation (quilting for fun)! The tutorial I’m sharing today came about because I filmed a video tutorial where bias binding was […]

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Hello, friends! And happy Friday. Today I’m sharing my A Quilting Life Sewing Room Tour with video. I’ve been wanting to share this type of tour for so long because it seems like the very best way to give you the most amount of information. I waited until I had the new space put together […]

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Hello, friends! Happy Monday! Today I’m going to discuss all things small quilts! I’m especially going to focus on how to hang small quilts, and I have a short video to show my preferred method. But I also have some tips to share for mini quilts in general! How to Hang Small Quilts One of […]

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