The Prairie Star pattern was designed for Foundation Paper Piecing. This pattern includes all of the foundation papers needed to complete the quilt. In her remake of the popular Hawaiian Star patte...

This is the Flowering Snowball mini quilt I made for my partner in the Schnitzel and Boo Mini Quilt Swap. She said that she loved Anna Maria Horner fabrics so I pulled every single AMH fabric I had and put them in colour order. Of those 100+ fabrics I chose 64 of them to make a rainbow colour scheme. I am very hopeful that my partner is going to love it. Title: Flowering Snowball Mini Pattern: An original design Fabrics: A selection from various Anna Maria Horner lines plus Robert Kaufman Kona White for the background. The binding is from her Loulouthi line and the backing is from Hand Drawn Garden. Both of these can be seen in the picture I took of the label here Quilting: Hand-quilted using size 8 peril cotton in a variety of colours from DMC and Anchor. The Anchor threads all came from Anna Maria Horner's thread collection. See a closeup picture of the quilting here Batting: Warm and White 100% cotton Finished Size: 24.5" square Started and Completed: June 2014 There are a few different things I did to try and make the quilt as accurate as possible. I used acrylic templates by Jenna Appleton that I purchased here to cut the fabrics (I used the 6" size in this quilt.) They made cutting incredibly accurate (I cut a piece of Invisi-Grip from Omnigrid to put on the back of them which helped keep them from sliding around.) When piecing I first glue basted every single curved seam using the technique shown in this YouTube video. During all my piecing I pressed the seams to the side so that every single place two seams came together they would nest. Finally, when putting the blocks together I sprayed everything with Flatter by Soak which I think helped to give the pieces more body and kept them from stretching too much. I haven't hand quilted very much before this (only once in fact.) The last time I did it I used spray basting which I wasn't happy with at all (so much shifting and bunching and really hard to fix it.) This time I used Sharon Schamber's thread basting technique shown in this video. It really wasn't any slower than other methods but worked SO MUCH better. I will definitely be doing that again. It probably goes without saying that I love this quilt and am sad to see it go but excited to see my partner get it because I really think she is going to love it. I made this mini because I had plans for a larger flowering snowball quilt and thought this would be good practice. I'm still going to make that quilt -- it's going to be a larger (queen sized) version of this quilt using all of my AMH fabrics. We'll see about the hand quilting…

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I love a simple large scale pattern for novelty fabrics and Starburst from the Missouri Star Quilt Co. is perfect. While the Starburst...

There are always multiple projects going on in my sewing room. While I have been sewing up the Covered in Love blocks and my RSC blocks, I have also been working on sewing up some miscellaneous triangles that came to me in a scrap bag. I paired them up with some Kona Shadow and have been trimming them to 4.5" square. I finally finished them and decided to start playing with layouts. This is what is up on my design wall now. I think I will go ahead and sew this up. It should finish up at 36" x 40". Some of the triangles were too small so I put them in my color bins. Oh dear, all of my bins are close to overflow. I had better start planning a lot more scrap quilts!! So let's see your scrappy projects. I need some inspiration and quick! ********************************************* It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. Here are the details for linking up: This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece. You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps. If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week! If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap. This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others. Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter Follow Me on Bloglovin' Follow Me thru Email Follow Me on Feedly Linking Up: Love Laugh Quilt (Monday Making)

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My mom is a genius. My mom is a crafty person. She taught me how to sew and do cross stitch. I don't do those things now. But she does. My mom quilts. She has made t-shirt quilts for others which are a great way to memoralize a person or a period of time. She has sewn clothes, too. And I remember a period of time where she was crocheting to make bandages for a mission project at her church. For Teagan's 9th birthday, my mom has made a quilt for her. But it's a magical genius quilt. This quilt is designed to help Teagan be able to make her own bed. See those arrows? Those are pointing to special guides that my mom incorporated into the quilt. Teagan will be able to line up the foot of the bed and the side of the bed with those yellow pieces on the quilt in order to best fit the quilt on the bed. See? Genius! We will be doing a little rearranging in Teagan's room over Spring Break. Her bed is currently against a wall and we want to make it so she can access both side of the bed in order to best make her bed with her special quilt. It's a "make your own bed" quilt. Genius!!

To continue with the Folk Art Quilt... thanks for waiting for part two. Three different ways to create the prairie point are shown in this book. Prairie Points – 3 ways: single-fold (218); double-fold (p219); continuous prairie points (p163) Construction of the Continuous Prairie Point: The next step was to work on the prairie points that are going around the edge of the quilt. I had not seen continuous prairie points before, nor had I made them. If I remember correctly, the strip was 4" wide, and then pressed in half to mark a center line from which to create each fold of the prairie points. Then cuts were made every two inches on both sides of the center line, alternating along the whole length of the fabric strip. Pressing a Fold-line Cut to the Pressed Line Then each cut square was folded once towards the centerline and pressed, as shown on the left below. The second step was to go back and fold each triangle shape to create another triangle, shown on the right side of the photo below. Once all the triangles were folded, all the points facing downwards were folded up to create the finished prairie point. These I pinnned and then basted along the cut edge. They were set aside. Folding the Prairie Points in Two Steps Basted Prairie Points Strip Before stitching the prairie points onto the edge, several things needed to be done first. Stacking the layers of the quilt top, batting, and backing together, to do the quilting. Shown below are the center of the quilt, and the applique elements. I stitched around the star design to quilt through all the layers. Then added a shadow stitch around the complete design. Quilting the Layers Quilting All Around the Outside of the Design Still having a square-shaped quilt, it was ready to mark the cutting line. I placed the pattern piece back onto the quilt and marked the edge with a pen. When completely marked, I stitched inside these marks about a quarter of an inch, and then cut on the dotted line, marked in pen. Marking the Cutting Line Stitching 1/4" Inside the Marked Line Attaching the Prairie Points Closeup of Binding I enjoyed making this quilt. It has lots of variety; especially, with the applique techniques, involved. And this quilt makes a delightful centerpiece, if one has a place to display it. I have done lots of square-shaped quilts on this challenge; however, it is my first round one. My Finished Project Size: 20" diameter This concludes my 2010 quilt technique challenge. I will try to complete the final quarter review within the next month. Enjoy the holiday season....

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this post is a tutorial for the mini quilt i shared earlier this week. i'm calling it "off the drunken path" - - fitting, right? :) i would also like to thank the folks at accuquilt for giving me the opportunity to try out their go! baby cutter! i have really enjoyed the drunkard's path die--especially because i would have never tried this block without the go! baby cutter! thanks! Off the Drunken Path Mini Quilt Finished Size: 19.5" x 19.5" Fabric Requirements 10 -- 3 3/4" squares of assorted prints 8 -- 3 3/4" squares of a solid print 6 -- 6 1/2" x 10" of a solid print 8 -- 6 1/2" x 10" of assorted prints Cutting! 1.) Layer 6 1/2" x 10" fabric pieces (I recommend cutting 4 layers at once) between the Go! Baby drunkard's path die and cutting mat. 2.) Feed the Go! Baby die, layered fabric, and cutting mat into the Go! Baby cutter and crank, crank, crank! 3.) And Ta-Da! You'll have super fast and easy drunkard's path blocks cut in no time at all! :) Now, there is a little bit of fabric waste... ...but considering how fast I was able to cut these blocks out, it didn't bother me one bit. Sewing! 1.) Line up your blocks (pair one print with a solid!) using the handy dandy notches made by your Go! Baby cutter. 2.) Pin, pin, pin. Then sew using a 1/4" seam allowance and press. I pressed my seams towards the larger curved piece of the drunkard's path block. 3.) Next, cut your blocks down to 3 3/4" square. 4.) Now taking your trimmed drunkard's path blocks and the assorted 3 3/4" squares (of prints and solid). Piece your mini quilt top together following design above (or create your own!). 5.) Quilt, bind, and done! ------------------------------------------------------------ Interested in more Accuquilt patterns? Then head on over and check out these! You all know what's next, right? :) xo, Megan

I’m not sure who this quilt will end up with, but I’ve got plans to donate it. Probably to Project

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Make your quilting faster and easier with precut squares! This set has 11 different fabrics, 4 squares of each print. The squares are 6 1/2 inches and were cut with an accu-quilt electric cutter to help insure accuracy. These fabrics are now out of print. They are beautiful soft winter prints and will make any project stunning! Ships same or next business day. All fabrics are 100% cotton woven.

Last year Mum told me she'd like a tablerunner in Christmas fabrics. Okay I thought, I'll make it for her birthday in September. Didn't happ...

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A layer cake is a bundle of 10” squares from a fabric line. 10” squares are a popular size of fabric because they can be divided down into 5” squares (charm squares) or 2.5” squares (mini charm squares). Packs of layer cakes usually include 42 pieces but the number of pieces may vary depending on...

The GO! Rings of Tangerine Quilt is just so fresh! This cousin of the classic Rob Peter to Pay Paul block, the GO! Flowering Snowball is ready for you to give it a go. 12" finished blocks help this quilt come together quickly, so you'll be snuggling under it soon. This pattern is included on the packaging of the die GO! Flowering Snowball-12" Finished (55252). Fabric provided by: Robert Kaufman

The Pinwheel Quilt Block is easy and versatile. It can be used to make numerous quilts. The secret to this block is half square triangles.

This listing is for a PDF pattern to make The Carol Quilt. This pattern is great for an experienced beginner. It can be made in a limited color palette or could be completely scrappy. It is a generously sized throw quilt and is the perfect size for snuggling on the couch. Finished size: 62" x 74" This pattern has been tested by multiple people to help ensure accuracy.

I have really enjoyed making this quilt! From start to finish the process reminded me of why I love to sew. It really started when the nice people for Accuquilt contacted me to ask if I would like t

Recently AccuQuilt has invited me into their influencer program in order to increase the precision and speed for cutting fabrics for my quilts. They sent me the Ready. Set. GO! which included the 8” GO! Qube and GO! Strip Cutter-2½” (2″ Finished), which are both incredible with So. Many. Possibilities! I’ll be honest, I was a little...

Disappearing Nine Patch This is the block we will be sewing on October 6 at Kaye's house. These directions have lots and lots of baby steps because I'm writing them so that either Crystal (who hasn't sewn much since elementary school) or my 11 year old niece (who has only sewn two pillowcases) can read the directions and follow the pictures without too many questions. Here's the pattern we are using. You should be able to click on it and bring it up full size, then print from your browser window. Ruth's 12" Disappearing Nine Patch If you look very closely at the photos of the block I am sewing, you'll see that I re-sized my block to 9" finished size. (Finished size means that is the size of the block after it is completely sewn into the quilt.) Crystal's quilt is using 9" blocks, so that's why the different size. All the measurements in the directions will be for Ruth's 12" Disappearing Nine Patch (with the 9" size in parenthesis). Choose 2 colors and 1 background color OR 3 colors. (If you need help choosing colors, look at this post, Choosing Colors.) It's nice to get a good idea of what your block will look like before you cut it out and sew it together so print out and color in the worksheet below. You should be able to click on the picture above and you will see it full size. Print it, color it, and cut it apart so that you have a paper quilt block to play with. Photo 1: Here are my worksheets colored in and cut apart along the dotted lines (through the center of the block) so that I have four corner units. I made two color designs (Design A and Design B) so I could play with the paper blocks and see which pattern I liked best without having to cut and sew fabric yet. Photo 2: The blocks are in the same order as they were in the Photo 1. In each example I rotated the top left and bottom right corner units 180˚. Look for the darkest blue square to see where it moved from Photo 1 to Photo 2. Photo 3: These blocks are also in the same order as Photo 1, but I rotated each corner unit 90˚ (1/4 turn). The pattern is much different than in Photo 2. Again, if you follow the small, dark blue square from Photo 1 to Photo 3 you can see where it 'travelled'. I decided on Design A on the left in Photo 1 and will cut and sew so that the final block will be Design A Layout 2 in Photo 2. Cut four A (corner) squares 4 3/4" (3 3/4") Cut four B (center side) squares 4 3/4" (3 3/4") Cut one C (center) square 4 3/4" (3 3/4") Place your fabric squares in the pattern to match the worksheet (mine matches the worksheet on the left in Photo 1) If you have an old flannel board, it makes a great board to carry your block between the cutting table and the sewing machine. Lay the center squares right-sides together with the squares on the left of the center squares. Pin at the top and bottom of each square so that when you sew your corners will match up properly. Sew starting with the top two blocks. Don't clip the threads between the sub-units you are making. This is called 'chain sewing'. Chain sewing saves time and also locks the threads between sub-units so you never have loose threads getting in the way. It also helps to keep your pieces in order so you have less chance of sewing the a sub-unit into the finished block in the wrong direction or the wrong order (yeah... I've done that!) This photo shows the bottom sub-unit ready to start sewing. You can see the thread starts on the 'hairy' at the top and isn't clipped between the blocks (If you need to see a video about chain sewing and 1/4" seams look at this post Perfect 1/4" Seams and Chain Sewing.) First three sub-units sewn together on the left. Put the row of blocks on the right, right sides together with the blocks that were originally in the center. Pin at the top and bottom of each block, just as you did with the first set of blocks. Chain sew the three blocks onto the first three sub-units. Yay! Three sub-units sewn! Press so that the seams lie in opposite directions (see next photo). I've chosen to press the seams to the blue fabric. That means that whole seam allowance is pressed to one side. When sewing clothing we often press a seam open. In quilting we almost always press the seam to one side. It provides strength and stability in your finished block and quilt as well as letting you 'lock' seams when sewing sub-units together. (There's a video at the end of this post showing how to press a seam so it will nest.) Here's a closer photo of the seams being pressed towards the blue fabric. Lay the left sub-unit strip over the center sub-unit strip and fit the seams together. First pin where the seams are matched (nested) together, then pin at the top and bottom of the strip. With the seams all pressed towards the blue, the seams 'nest' together. Lay the other side over the top of the center and match (nest) the seams together. Pin just as you did for the first strip. Right now it is more important to nest the seams than to line up the top and bottom edges of the block. Sew down both sides. Finished (almost) and pressed. This is a basic Nine-Patch block. It should look just like the worksheet you started with. Although I cut my block into four sections (just like you did with the worksheet) I don't measure from the edge. Instead I measure the size of the center block, divide that number by 2, and then measure from the seamed edge of the center block by the answer. (The center square on my 12-inch block was 4 1/4-inches, so I cut 2 1/8-inches from the seamed edge of my center block. On the 9-inch block I cut 1 5/8-inches from the seamed edge of the center block). Line up your ruler so that the measurement line on the ruler is the same all the way through the block. (Click on the photo to enlarge, then you can see the measurement line on the ruler lined up along the seam line in the block). Cut along the ruler. The photo shows the second cut ready to be made, the first one is already done. Spread your corner units apart. Then rotate them just like you did with your worksheet. I rotated the top left and bottom right blocks 180˚ (check out Photo 2 at the beginning of the post). Fold the two sub-units on the right over the sub-units on the left and pin the edges that will become the center of the block. My seam allowance is towards the presser foot, which often makes it hard to sew flat, so I use my chenille needle (or you can use an awl or bamboo skewer) to hold the seam allowance down until it gets under the presser foot. After chain sewing each sub-unit together lay them out on your ironing board (or flannel board) in opposite directions. Press the seams flat before you open the block. Pressing the block before you open it sticks the seam to the ironing board so that when you open the block your seam naturally stays down. Open your sub-units and press. The seams should be going opposite directions so that you can lock them together and get a perfect center seam. Put the two strips right side together and sew the center seam. Squaring up your block: Your block should measure close to 13" (10"). Your finished block needs to be 12" (9") after it is sewn into the quilt and 12 1/2" (9 1/2") before you sew it into your quilt. It is easiest to use a 12 1/2" (9 1/2") square ruler to trim your blocks edges. Center the ruler over your block lining up the center seams with one of the lines that goes through the ruler. (Good excuse to buy another ruler!!) Use your rotary cutter to trim around the edges. This photo shows how the ruler lines line up with the block seams below it. Trimmed and ready to go into a quilt! Your block should measure 12 1/2" (9 1/2") Here's a video explaining how to square up a block. Your blocks will be 12 1/2", not 12" as she shows in the video, but she does a great job in the tutorial. Another video: How to Nest Patchwork Quilt Seams Pin It

CLASS HAS STARTED!!!! Every Wednesday!! Quilt Class 101 is a FREE online Quilting Class that will run over a period of about 12 weeks. This class will teach you everything from the beginning, with Fabrics, where to source them, what to buy, what a Fat Quarter is.. to Designing quilts, Cutting, Sewing...Basting, Quilting etc...until you have your own first quilt done. You can read more about it HERE. The Course Outline - Hover over each week for the link to that class... How to Follow along???Week 1 - Fabric - Choosing fabric, fabric designers, fabric bundles, Fat Quarters, jelly Rolls etc, Where to buy fabric locally or online overseas, shipping costs.. My favourite online shops etc. Week 2 - Design - 'Sew as you go' OR the Designer - Using a graph book and planning, no rules.. Books/ blogs/ flickr... all the online sources or inspiration.. - Design Tips with Jennifer from That Girl That Quilt - Design Tips with Amy from Amy's Creative Side Week 3 - Cutting - Tools I use, how to cut your material properly, to wash or not to wash, incorporating seam allowances etc. - To wash or not to wash?? Leanne from Mount Vincent Quilts - Cutting Tips - with Rachel from Stitched in Colour Week 4 - Sewing - Your machine, threads, needles, 1/4" foot, seam allowances, joining seams accurately, pins, - Threads, Needles and Pins, Cindy from Live a Colourful Life Week 5 - Constructing your Quilt Top - Part (A) Sections, Chain Piecing..Design - Part (B) - English Paper Piecing with Saffron Craig - Raw Edge Applique with Jess from Twin Fibers - Stack and Slash Tutorial with Kate from Kate Conklin Designs. Week 6 - Borders - adding borders the correct way, Week 7 - Batting - The different types and what each one is used for.. - The Pro's and Con's of Batting - Amy - Diary of a Quilter - Piecing Batting by Machine Tutorial - Vicki - Sew Inspired Week 8 - Backing for your Quilt - Different backing fabrics, creating a pieced back, How much fabric required...Check out the Linky's in today's class for tons of inspiration!! Week 9 - Basting - how to Baste your quilt, spray? Pins? Types of pins? Tape etc.. - Spray Basting Tutorial with Kristie from OCD Week 10 - Quilting by machine - Straight line Quilting, using a guide, free motion quilting, stitching in the ditch etc.. - How I'm Quilting my QC Quilt! Week 11 - Quilting by hand - Cottons to use, technique, needles, hoops.. - Hand Quilting my QC Quilt Week 12 - Binding - By machine or by hand.. or both. - Fusible Thread and Binding Tutorial from Amelia, Stitch 'n' bits. Week 13 - Labels - Labeling your Quilt with Krista from Poppyprint THE BIG REVEAL!!! Quilt Class 101 Part 2 Quilt blocks and different techniques.... Week 1 - Embroidering your Own Images with Nova from a cuppa and a catch up Week 2 - English Paper Piecing - Part 1 with Jane from Want it, Need it, Quilt! Making Hexies - Part 2 Week 3 - Friendship Star Block with the Girls from Quilt Story Week 4 - The traditional Log Cabin with Kaye from Miss Print Each tutorial each week, will also link up to many other bloggers that have posted a tutorial on their site..(If you have a tutorial you would like to link up...read more HERE). My way isn't necessarily the RIGHT way of doing things, just a way that works best for ME!!... Check out the number of linky's at the bottom of each tutorial to find the way that best suits YOU!!! The Class will run every WEDNESDAY each week. We have tons of Giveaways, heaps of fabric, lots of vouchers......Check out my side bar of all my favourite shopping spots!! These lovely ladies are sponsoring Quilt Class 101 for us!!! Learn how to Follow along HERE. Help promote this class and that you are getting involved... Any suggestions or questions??? Leave a comment on my blog or Just pop me an email..... I cant wait to hear from you...!!! xx