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Imagine my excitement when I learned Renee Nanneman (fabric designer for Andover and publisher for Need'lLove) chose my Cotton Daisies pattern to create this beautiful quilt using her new fabric line, Beehive. And...it's hanging in the Andover booth at Quilt Festival in Houston! Cotton Daisies quilt pattern can be found on my website: Laughyourselfintostitches.com Digital Downloads and Mailed Patterns Renee was so gracious to take a couple photos for me and i asked her to make sure she was in each picture!! She is the kindest person! Renee added a gold flange to her Cotton Daisies quilt, which adds such a nice touch! The quilting is gorgeous too! I can't take any credit for it...but whoever quilted this for Renee...it's wonderful! Here is my Cotton Daisies quilt. I literally pulled fabrics from my stash to make this and when i saw Renee's quilt, oh my gosh!! I loooove the softness of her Beehive fabrics! And the pattern cover...showing an alternative colorway...i think this quilt has soooo many color options! Looking for the pattern? I have it available in instant pdf's or mailed copies. Find them in My Etsy Shop And if you wait a bit, (Renee is at market right now) I bet she'll be offering some Cotton Daisies kits using her Beehive fabrics/pattern included! Thanks for stopping by! Learn, Share, Quilt! ~karen

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Anna Maria Horner Improv Quilt This one of a kind quilt is completed and ready to ship to you! It may be one of my all-time favorite creations and is made in an improvisational pattern using many different fabrics from my absolute favorite designer, Anna Maria Horner, in a vibrant jewel tone and earth palette. The binding is made from coordinating fabric and is machine stitched to both sides for durability. The batting in the middle of the quilt is 100% cotton that is thin and lightweight, but also warm. This quilt is backed in a beautiful large bohemian floral print. It is quilted with white cotton thread in a freeform meandering pattern. The measurements are approximately 53 inches wide by 62 inches long. This quilt would make a lovely accent draped over a chair or the foot of a bed. It is also the perfect size for curling up with by yourself in your favorite spot with a good book and a cup of tea. It is sure to add a bit of bohemian flair or grown-up whimsy to any room. This quilt would also make a wonderful, comforting gift for that special someone in need of some cheer. All of my items are handmade with joy and love in my smoke-free home studio. Each quilt is unique and handcrafted with the utmost care to be beautiful, useful, and long-lasting. My items are made to be sturdy enough for regular use and beautiful enough to be heirlooms. You will know as soon as you see this that you have purchased a lifetime treasure! If this is a gift, I would love to gift package it for you and include a handwritten message chosen by you. Just include your desired message in a note at checkout and send it to your preferred shipping address. Care Instructions: Wash in cool water on a delicate cycle and tumble dry on low or lay flat to dry to keep your quilt looking beautiful for years to come. Iron if desired. It will become softer with each washing and is made to stand up to much use and love. If dried by machine, the quilt will shrink slightly on its first drying and will develop the gathers and puckers characteristic of handmade quilts. See other Lap Quilts here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoBeWonderful?section_id=17158048&ref=shopsection_leftnav_5 We specialize in fresh, modern baby quilts: See Gender Neutral Quilts here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoBeWonderful?section_id=16982866&ref=shopsection_leftnav_3 See Boy Quilts here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoBeWonderful?section_id=16982864&ref=shopsection_leftnav_2 See Girl Quilts here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoBeWonderful?section_id=16982862&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1 If you like what you see, be sure to take a moment to favorite my shop!

Zo kun je het beste het gevoel omschrijven van een stapel met, *121* Stonefieldsblokjes. Dagobert Duck heeft HET, als hij een duik neemt in zijn overvolle geldpakhuis. En deze rare Goof heeft HET, met al die schattige blokjes, die op zich, al een klein quiltje vormen,... Wat GAAF. Sorry voor dit Goofse Gejubel, maar na menig rondje & blaadje in allerlei afmetingen van klein tot piepklein, is het heerlijk om te weten dat het gelukt is. JIPPIE, de blokjes zijn af. En ze zijn zo lief, schattig en leuk. En nu wordt het tijd, om te kijken wie waar mag komen in de quilt to be,... Dit stel in het bootje, wellicht in het midden? Of deze,... die paashaas is ook zo lollig,... O ja, deze was ook zo bijzonder om te maken,... deze zo lief,... Dit was de laatste, nummertje 121,... ook heel speciaal. ook zo'n liefje,... En al die kransjes die in deze quilt zitten,... Woooooooh,.... 't zijn er heel wat. Nou eens kijken,.... wat heeft deze Goof nodig? Eeen groot laken om de blokjes op te spelden,... 'TSJEK' spelden, 'TSJEK', 121 Stonefieldsblokjes, 'TSJEK' Mooi, Deze Goof heeft weer wat te doen, blokjes ophangen, verplaatsen,.... verplaatsen,... verplaatsen,... En dan alles aan mekaar vast zetten. Weet je wat nu zo leuk is van dit 'werkje'? Je ziet dan al die blokjes weer van dichtbij. En, omdat het een scrapquilt is, val je van de ene verbazing in de andere. Goh, dat stofje, o wat geinig dat ik dat gebruikt heb, dat was ik al weer vergeten,.... had nooit gedacht dat het zo'n effect zou hebben. Zo, deze rare lyrische QuiltGoof is weer even onder de pannen,... Fijne maandag allemaal,

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I am so glad you like my designs. I guarantee to send Patterns in pdf format by email within 24 hours of receiving verification of payment. If you have not received your pattern within that time, please check your spam/junk folder and if it is not there, please contact me without delay, so that I can resend your pattern. Timeless Truths Timeless Truths is a great project to use up your scraps and left-over jelly roll strips, charm squares, layer cakes and fat quarters. The Wall Quilt measures 32 inches square (81 cm) and consists of nine blocks with borders. I have titled this quilt "Timeless Truths" because each block contains a wise saying that was written close to 3000 years ago and has been recorded in the Bible! They are timeless indeed to still have relevance for our technological life in the 21st century. Pattern $20 Tour of the Garden This gorgeous design is ideal for showcasing a beautiful fabric range. It makes good use of a layer cake of ten inch fabric squares and the completed wall quilt measures 81 cm square (32 inches). Simple piecing and needleturn applique bring the quilt to life. Pattern $12.50 Kiss of the Sun This beautiful wall quilt features a poem by Dorothy Frances Gurney. Using the amazing Tilda Sunkiss fabric range, the quilt measures 81 cm (32 inches) square. Easy piecing, needle-turn appliqué and a few sweet embellishments make this quilt one which you will love to feature in your home. Pattern $12.50 Gentle Gems Hexies Wall Hanging Gentle Gems is a delightful project to use up some of your scraps. The 22 hexagons require only small pieces of fabric for the backing/borders and appliqués. This lovely design is unique in that each hexagon is complete in itself, which means that the completed embroideries could be stitched together in whatever format you choose, used individually, or put together to make this pretty wall hanging. The wall hanging measures 12¾ in x 33½ in (32 cm x 85 cm) and the individual hexagons are 4½ in x 5¼ in (11.5 cm x 13.5 cm). Pattern $20 My Sewing Room Girls young and young-at-heart will just love this gorgeous wall-hanging. All the elements are removable so it is ideal for a child's pretend play. BUT, why should the children have all the fun! Make one for yourself or for a friend! Finished size 38 x 51 cm (15 x 20 inches). Pattern $10 You're Welcome This charming wall-hanging is a delightful way to welcome people into your home. It measures 30 x 36 cm (12 x 14 inches) and includes fusible web applique and simple stitching. Pattern $7.50 Days of Delight is an ever-so-practical, gorgeous perpetual Calendar. It is a great project to use up your scraps and left-over jelly roll strips, charm squares and layer cake squares. The Calendar consists of 33 separate parts with mini-quilts, hexagons and a beautiful box to store all the pieces. The pattern consists of 40 pages of templates and instructions. The Wall hanging measures: 19½in x 23½in (50cm x 60cm); Months: 3½in x 7in; Days of the Week: 5½in x 6½in; Number Hexagons: 2¾in x 3in; and the Box: 8¼in x 10¼in x 2¾in. Pattern $20 Baking Day "Baking Day" is a scrumptious wall-hanging, featuring muffins, apple pie and the gear you need for making them! Easy fusible web applique, stitching details and cute embellishments make this a design you will love to have hanging on your kitchen wall. Finished size is 61 cm (24 inches) square. Pattern $12.50 Beauty in the Bush A walk in the Australian bush will reveal some wonderful treasures. Beautiful wildflowers and colourful birds abound. Using appliqué, hand-stitching and pencils, this quilt displays in fabric and thread some of the beauty and intricacy of these treasures. The quilt measures 105.5cm square (41½in square). [The pattern includes more than 60 pages of very detailed instructions and photos.] Pattern $15 The Singing Heart This beautiful and fresh stitchery could be framed or used in a bag, wall-hanging or cushion. It uses lovely variegated thread which enhances the design. The stitchery measures 18 x 23 cm (7 x 9 inches). Pattern $7.50 Showers of Blessing Wall Quilt This wall quilt consists of nine blocks, each featuring a blessing for which we can be thankful. This delightful quilt measures 81 cm (32 inches) square and is embellished with appliques, stitching and beads. This would make an ideal gift. Pattern $10.00 On the Edge of Town This cute wall hanging measures 78cm square (30½in square). On the Edge of Town conjures up ideas of a little country locality, with the bush on the edge of town, kangaroos hopping down the street, a kookaburra in the old gum tree and a platypus in the stream. Pattern $12.50 The Mouse House Stitchery Mr and Mrs Mouse have taken up residence in their toadstool house and have established a sweet home for their family, with curtains in the windows, flowers in the garden and a picket fence for their bird friend to perch. This sweet stitchery covers an area of 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cms). Pattern $7.50 Life is a Symphony Isn’t it true that our life is a symphony? There are so many bits and pieces, joys and sorrows, friends and family that make up one’s life. This quilt, measuring 81 cm (32 inches) square, celebrates our life as a beautiful symphony. The quilt is a joy to stitch, being embellished with gorgeous applique and embroidery. Pattern $12.50 Down at the Pond Down at the Pond is a gorgeous quilt celebrating the beautiful objects you might see at your local pond. The quilt consists of nine 10 inch square blocks and measures 85 cm square (33½ inches). There is some simple piecing, needleturn appliqué (or the option of using fusible webbing) and a little bit of stitching to enhance the design. Pattern $12.50 Snowed Under Brighten your home with this gorgeous wall-hanging with its applique, embroidery and textured snow. It measures 29 cm square (11½ inches) and is easily constructed. Pattern $7.50 Tranquillity This stunning wall-hanging celebrates the tranquillity of a lake and its inhabitants. The applique features the “papercut” style and is surrounded by beautiful oriental fabric and Seminole piecing. The wall-hanging measures 53 x 67 cms (21 x 26.5 inches). Pattern $7.50 A Time to Plant Wall Hanging Show off your good gardening intentions by embroidering some seed packets and displaying them in a quilt! This delightful quilt measures 75cm x 87cm (28½in x 34in) and uses felt appliqués and beautiful embroidery stitches to enhance the design. Pattern $10 Confectionary Corner Confectionary Corner is a mouth-watering wall-hanging measuring 56 cm (22 inches) square. The four blocks depict all sorts of confectionary, formed with fusible-web applique, stitching and embellishment. The blocks are surrounded by pretty squares to add the finishing touch. Pattern $10.00 Calista Cottage This gorgeous wall-hanging measures 33 cm (13 inches) square and is full of lovely techniques. The sweet cottage is easily constructed applique. Embroidery and charms add the embellishment which makes the wall-hanging so delightful. Pattern $7.50 Garden Dreams Calendar You'll never be wondering what day it is again with this stunning perpetual calendar which measures 45 x 53 cm (17½ x 21 inches). It has seven mini quilts for the days of the week, twelve for the numbers and a heart month indicator A fabric covered box keeps all the spare bits and pieces in order. The garden elements consist of simple applique, stitching and Suffolk Puffs. A Prairie Point border completes the dream. Pattern $12.50 Buckets of Love This delightful wall-hanging features four buckets full of lovely things! Interesting embellishments give a three-dimensional effect and enhance this sweet design. The applique is easily done with fusible webbing then a little bit of stitchery highlights the details. The design measures 56 cm (22 inches) square. Pattern $10.00 All my lovely Sewing Things This beautiful wall-hanging celebrates all the lovely sewing accessories that are part of a stitcher's sewing room. It measures 52 cm (20½ inches) square and features applique, embroidery and simple piecing. The Prairie Point border adds the finishing embellishment. Pattern $7.50 Fantasia This sweet wall-hanging is 46 cm (18 inches) square and uses beautiful fabrics to surround the centre square. The fan is very easy to needle-turn applique, then some simple embroidery completes the picture. Pattern $7.50 This is my Country Celebrate Australia! This country-style wall-hanging measures 51 x 66 cm (20 x 26 inches) and its five blocks feature some of Australia's iconic animals. The fusible web applique is easily put together and a little bit of stitching and colourful piecing give the finishing touches to the design. Pattern $7.50 Les Macarons A little wall-hanging, good enough to eat - that's Les Macarons, a delightful use of various tone-on-tone fabrics, a little applique and some pretty stitching. Les Macarons measures 32 x 37 cm (12½ x 14½ inches) and makes up quite quickly. Pattern $7.50 Leap Frog This cute wall hanging says it all! Easy applique and simple stitching combine to create a quickly achievable wall hanging measuring 32 x 40 cm (12½ x 15½ inches) Pattern $7.50

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Working up a couple new patterns... Cotton Daisies and My Crow Garden pattern available very soon! A second colorway...of the Cotton Daisies~ Bachelor Buttons! Love to see it made up as Black Eyed Susans! Or Poinsettias! Zennie / Getty Images My Crow Garden uses Renee Nanneman's Fabric lines, Harvest Moon and Pumpkin Spice Gorgeous Gorgeous Fabrics! Looking for a Kit? Renee will have them available through her website Need'l Love Coming Soon Custom Quilting a Pumpkin Seed background fill It's taking longer than i had expected to completed the patterns for Cotton Daisies and My Crow Garden...but i'm Sooo close!! Learn, Share, Quilt! ~karen

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A simple guide on crafting a fidget quilt for sensory play and comfortA fidget quilt or activity blanket is a lap quilt that provides sensory and tactile stimulation. They can be helpful for people with ADHD, anxiety, or autism. Making one...

I feel like I have been hustling since the last week of August. Between the kids and their homework and their sports and my job and everything else, I finally feel like I can maybe sit a minute and even read a book. This past week started with an incredible amount of stress, when my sewing machine started skipping. I tried all the normal things, several times and realized none of those things were working. So I took in to be serviced only to be told that the timing was bad. I was already completely stressed because at the time I had three people who were waiting on me to finish custom orders. But then to hear my sewing machine basically bit the dust and I couldn't sew a straight stitch anymore? Ugh..... I decided immediately I needed a replacement machine. I could just purchase another machine that wasn't too expensive.....OORRRRR...I could bite the bullet and get the machine I have been saving for and dreaming about right then and there. You guys?!?!?! I got my dream machine!!! A Janome Horizon Memory Craft 8200 QCP. I looked at the 8900, but I really didn't need all of those fancy stitches. I use a straight stitch 90% of the time, occasionally a zig zag, and less frequently a satin stitch. I really didn't need a machine that could sew 1,000 stitches. But I did purchase the extended quilting table with my machine! Here she is!!! And here we are, doing our thing! Every single time I turn her on, I do a little happy dance. The top 5 things I already love about her: 1. TONS of throat space 2. Automatic thread cutter!! 3. Knee presser foot lift 4. The light is powerful and awesome 5. She sews like a dream. I feel like I am quicker, more efficient, and I have more control when I sew with her. I am so smitten! You guys, I have literally been dreaming about upgrading to this machine for over a year!! And now I get to sew with her whenever I want. I am so happy. Here are some quilts I have been working on. I loved the one above. It was centered around Sarah Jane's beautiful line of fabric called Magic. You can get a bundle here! This was made with a charm pack of white squares and Lullaby, and I love the soft and tranquil look that these colors bring! This was made for my Quilt The Book challenge! I am doing a spectacular job---- being that this is the only quilt I have made so far :/ But I sure do love it. These colors are everything!! This was a quilting in progress shot of something I will be sharing later. This quilt was one I designed myself, specifically to have something more original that was definitely me! I am sure there have been other quilts like this, but if so, I had never seen them. I will share about this one in another post! I did several that were like this, and I love them. I am a sucker for big pieces that really showcase color and pattern of fabric, and I tend to think the simpler designs look cleaner, more modern, and more in line with my style. That center patch of fabric!!! Love it! Another quilt I dreamed up in my head one night and got out of bed at around midnight and went downstairs to my quilting room to get it going. This one was made Annabel Wrigley's Maribel, which is so perfectly charming! I realized it had been a while since I made a boy quilt, and I tried to branch out from my typical aqua or navy, and included some greens. Made around the Sommer line of fabric! I think this style will always be my favorite. Big patchwork with some fin blocks mixed in! This one is in my shop now. This fabric line is one of my all-time favorites!! Heather Bailey makes BEAUTIFUL fabric! This quilt design was based on the Peaches and Cream quilt tutorial. I changed some dimensions and sashing, but it is the same idea!

Material Memory with Jane Adeney - 1999 Anna Torma is a fibre artist whose work has stayed with me for years. I feel a deep connection to it and often re-visit it. The work I am so enamoured with is of course, her quilts. In this instance it's their embroidery/illustration and content that fascinates me rather than any technicalities of the craft. Their thinness, with warped sides remind me of early quilts that were perhaps made for hospital patients from newspaper or old shirt fabrics. The works are huge in scale, intricate, complex, intimate, meaningful, playful, contradictory. Some of the images evoke for me the dynamism and movement of Cy Twombly. Each one is a place to visit, spend time, be lost, find things, learn and always be inspired. So many things happening in each piece, so many strands, stories and interpretations.. with a level of skill, care and detail that belies their playful appearance. Playground III - 2002 A number of years ago I wanted to find out more about Anna Torma, so I contacted her and asked where I might find information. Her response was to very kindly post me an exhibition catalogue in return for copies of Selvedge. I was thrilled and impressed by her earthy nature and open manner. It felt like a favourite pop star had written to me - so exciting. detail of Herbary - 2001 This warmth is blatant in her work. Her maternal experience is there for all to see but she is a weighty artist, an important influence on many fibre artists. Her originality, questioning of materials, technical expertise, wisdom and cultural heritage are cleverly and delicately woven into the complicated patterns and subtexts. Playground I - 2002 Torma repeatedly uses the drawings and stories of her children. As I am primarily concerned with the use of textiles to communicate and perpetuate memory, I find this element of her work particularly powerful and moving. A simple rainy day stuck indoors, but the details of that are not just on film or in photos, instead expressed by the children and Anna through their markings and her stitch. The work involved feels like a natural representation of the patience and repetition of motherhood and the unconditional love therein. Are the images we see portrayed here of stories she has shared with her children again and again, reminding them all of the nights she comforted them and rocked them to sleep? Do I see monstery teeth - so significant in early childhood - so painful yet such a bonding shared experience. The monsters and the landscapes.. I see an image of numerous breasts - is that of significance to Torma? Before I knew about Torma's work I used this image myself in a diary drawing many years ago when I was making a joking nod to feeling able to nurture the world (or something like that). Perhaps the many-breasted woman is one with love enough for all..? Was this Torma that was full of love or something significant to her children? The whole piece is a big, beautiful private code within which we can all find significant parts, beautiful hints and project our own hypotheses. All of it about emotion, about feeling and reacting, making us think and feel, to me it is what makes work powerful. Rainy Day II, Tales - 2001 Torma completed her studies in Hungary in 1979, having witnessed the textile revolution of the 1970's. Textiles was at that time moving away from it's incarnation as folk art, or genteel past time. It slipped under the harsh spotlight of the authorities that shone intently over the shoulder of fine arts. Pieces were then being woven or stitched into abtract forms, installations, conceptual work in ways that had not previously been considered. detail from Rainy Day II Torma retained a feminine sensitivity about her work and was concerned with the motifs from her craft's heritage, with the stitches used and their significance and retaining the folk art references that other fibre artists were then rejecting. detail from Playground I - 2002 Her work today seems to me to be entirely universal in it's communication of shared experiences, instincts and references. I'd really love to see it in person - to experience the scale, the texture, the little details, the motion of the stitch and the emotion of the piece. If any of you have experienced her work in person then please tell me - I'd love to hear about it. Just My Imagination - 2006anna torma

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These absolutely STUNNING Liberty Fabrics arrived recently thanks to Alice Caroline Fabrics. They are the latest in their Exclusives Collection and it's true to say that my heart skipped quite a few beats when I opened these beauties. Alice Caroline, in this latest collection have taken some of these sentimental Liberty favourites and re-coloured them to work so beautifully as one collection showcasing all the colours of the rainbow. While I could never pick a favourite - an absolute stand out is the Pink Gold Besty with its touches of metallic gold in the flowers - just the icing on the cake. The Mint Capel would have to be another one I am really in love with. It actually took me a little while to decide what I was going to make with these Liberty fabrics. I wanted to showcase the rainbow effect of these fabrics as well as making something that let the prints shine. I eventually decided to make my Confetti Quilt pattern using this Tana Lawn Nude as the background. It is the most elegant shade of slight pink that lets the prints stand out. As I was busy making this Confetti Quilt - my 14year old daughter quickly claimed this one telling me how perfect it would go with her room. I used each of the prints from the collection to make this and also added two prints from the previous Exclusives collection to make up the required number of prints for the blocks. With these rainbow colours, I love how well the prints play together and how even the darker prints compliment the pastel coloured prints in these florals. Whether you are a die hard Liberty lover or new to these, these Exclusives are a must for your stash! This Liberty Confetti Quilt is now happily on my daughters bed - being already loved and snuggled under. The pattern for the Confetti Quilt is available here Happy Quilting Jemima x x

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This is my favorite pillow closure - super easy and looks great too! I've been using this method ever since I discovered Sew Inspired's tutorial. I'm just not a fan of envelope closures; they look kind of sloppy and don't keep a good form, but many people assume that it's the easiest option. However, this method is almost as easy and gives much better results! I love adding a machine stitched binding for the final touch. :) If you want to make a simple pillow out of decorator fabric, this method works well also; just sew your pillow right sides together and skip the binding part. OK, here goes! Supplies needed: Prepared pillow top Backing fabric: 1/2" wider and 3-1/2" higher than your prepared pillow top Interfacing (if using quilting cotton): slightly smaller than backing fabric (I like Pellon Shape Flex 101.) Zipper: standard dressmaking zipper at least 1" longer than width of pillow Binding strips: 2" wide x circumference of pillow plus 5" If you are starting with a pillow form and want to make a pillow to cover it, cut your pillow top the same size as your pillow form. If you stitch the front and back together with a 1/4" to 1/2" seam, you'll have a nicely filled pillow. First, prep your pillow top and square it up. If I have machine quilted the top, I like to seal the edges of the machine quilting by stitching 1/8" from the edges. Cut the backing fabric about 1/2" wider and 3-1/2" higher than your prepped pillow top. This will allow for shrinkage when fusing the interfacing. If I'm using quilting cotton for the backing fabric, I like to interface it with Pellon fusible Shape Flex 101. It gives quilting cotton the heft and feel of decorator weight fabric. It's a little pricey, but I usually buy it by the bolt from JoAnn's when I have a 60% off coupon. Cut the interfacing slightly smaller than your backing fabric and fuse according to manufacturer's instructions. A damp press cloth is helpful. Be sure to fuse for the full amount of time recommended by the manufacturer! Now, slice 6-1/2" off the narrower edge. (This will be the top of your pillow back.) Choose a zipper that is long enough so that the zipper pull and metal stop extend past the sides. This way you won't have to worry about your needle hitting any metal parts, resulting in breaking a needle or messing up the timing on your machine. And, the zipper pull will be off to the side and won't require you to slide it out of the way. Center the zipper right side down on the narrower top piece of the pillow back with the zipper tab to your left; line up the edge of the zipper tape with the edge of the fabric and clip in place with Clover Wonder Clips. You will be stitching the zipper in place with a zipper foot. (OK, don't start sweating just because I mentioned zipper foot - it's easy, I promise!!) This is what the Bernina zipper foot #4 looks like. You will need to move the needle the whole way over to the left; otherwise your needle will hit the foot and break the needle. (Ask me how I know - I am always breaking needles because I forget to do this, or because I forget to move it back to the center when I've switched back to my patchwork foot!) ***Be sure to use the brand of needles your dealer recommends for your machine. I always use Schmetz needles with my Bernina because they break easily vs. bending and are less likely to damage my machine. Use the left needle position button and keep pushing it until the needle is the whole way over to the left. This is what the screen will show when the needle is in the correct position. To stitch, line up the right edge of the foot with the zipper tape/edge of the fabric. If you carefully line up the foot when you stitch, you'll have a perfect 1/4" seam! Now fold the fabric back, wrong sides together, leaving a "flap" over the right side of the zipper, about 1" wide. I usually simply eyeball this part. Position your pins as shown in the picture to make it easy to remove them as you are stitching. Again, stitch the zipper just like before, lining the edge of zipper foot along the edge of zipper tape. You are basically stitching on top of the previous line of stitching. This is what the right side should look like. You've created a lovely zipper flap! Fold the flap back out of the way and pin. With right sides together, lay the unstitched edge of the zipper along the top edge of the bottom piece of backing fabric, making sure the sides of the backing are even. Clip in place. Again, stitch the zipper in place with your zipper foot. Remove your zipper foot and replace it with a 1/4" patchwork foot. ***Make sure you move your needle back to the center position. You can simply press the clear button, or move it back by pressing the right needle position button. Topstitch by lining the right edge of the patchwork foot along the zipper teeth, as shown in the photo above, Look at the lovely topstitch that results! Slide zipper tab in, and stitch across each end of zipper closure... ... to prevent accidentally sliding the zipper tab off the teeth. You want to avoid doing that at all costs!! If you want to add a label, be sure to stitch it on now. I love adding my labels to anything and everything I stitch! I get mine from Dutch Label Shop. They are really reasonable and have tons of options. Now you can lay your back next to your top and slide it up and down to decide where you would like to place the closure. The excess fabric length gives you that option no matter what size pillow you are stitching. I forgot to take a picture of the next step, but place wrong sides together, centering the pillow top side to side and positioning the zipper closure where you would like; pin. Stitch 1/8" from the pillow top edge along all four sides. You may want to use a walking foot or dual feed instead of your 1/4" patchwork foot at this point to prevent shifting. Trim the excess backing fabric and zipper ends even with the pillow top. I have a separate rotary cutter I use for trimming zippers so that I don't dull the blade. Now it's time to stitch the binding! (If you are skipping the binding, then open up the zipper, place right sides together, stitch a 1/4" - 1/2" seam, and turn right side out. Viola, you're done!) Binding Stitch binding to the front using a walking foot or dual feed and a 1/4" seam. Wrap binding around to the back and glue baste in place with Roxanne's Glue-Baste-It, just covering the machine stitching line. Use a dry iron to heat set and speed up the drying time. This is the secret to perfectly topstitched binding! Top stitch from the front. I usually move my needle over to the left 2-3 notches when using my walking foot to make it easier to stitch close to the edge. If you were precise with your glue basting, your stitching will look just as good on the back as it does on the front! Congratulations, you did it!! Insert a pillow form and admire your creation! :) Be sure to use a pillow form that is the same size or slightly larger so that you don't end up with a wimpy, unstuffed pillow. If your pillow top isn't a standard size, this handout will walk you through how to make a custom pillow form. I often refer students to this two-part tutorial by Canoe Ridge Creations for more detailed instructions on binding. I usually cut my binding strips 2-1/4" for quilts, but I prefer 2" for pillows and mini wall hangings. Also, I always hand stitch the binding on my quilts, but I like the look of topstitched binding for pillows. Care to climb down the pillow-making hole with me?! I can't stop making pillows.... :)

It was all sewing, all the time yesterday. If you check yesterday's post, you can see the stuff I worked on in the morning...mainly, hand-stitching, but also a completed block for the Live, Love, Teach quilt. I took a short break for lunch, and then went hard at it until after 5:30 finishing up the last three blocks for: When the day started, I was three months behind on the "Cats of a Different Color" quilt. I needed a brown cat for October: and a green cat for November. November's color was supposed to be a bright green, but I'd already done a bright green cat earlier in the year. This time, I chose an olive green. There was no "official" color for December, and so I took a look at the cats I already had and decided lavender was a good choice. And now I have 12 cats for my quilt. Did you know that one of the collective nouns for a group of cats is a "glaring"? With that in mind, here's the whole glaring for my quilt: Now I need to decide how to set it and choose some fabrics. That will have to wait because there are other finished groups of blocks ahead of the felines. Are you participating in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2016? This morning I updated the button in my right side bar, but I selected my pattern long ago. This is the Happy Campers pattern from Sew 4 Fun available as a digital download on Craftsy. "Now why did she choose that?" I can hear you asking. I'm considering how many blocks to make. I might make the blocks smaller and make more of them...perhaps two per month...or I might make them larger and make just 12. I'll decide when I do the first one. For today, I'm going to continue on with my binding and my embroidery. Having spent the entire day in the sewing room yesterday, it seems like a good day for kitchen fun. For one thing, I'm going to indulge my inner sugar fiend and make the annual batch of Divinity, a candy I believe was perfectly named. After that...who knows. Kitchen or sewing? Kitchen or sewing? It's a difficult choice.

Union Jack quilt pattern - kind of a Cath Kidston meets Andy Warhol look with Union Jack flags in a variety of red, white, and blue combinations.

Scrappy madness to start the year!

Enjoy the Geese Migration digital pattern from Quilty May June 2014 issue.

Ripple Quilt pattern  A bold, modern design that looks stunning in any fabric choice!Choose your favouite colour for a stunning monochromatic look or mix up and show off your favourite prints. (Check out the fabric inspiration in the images section.)   Full written and illustrated instructions for all 4 sizes, which includes: All yardage and supplies requirements Cutting amounts and instructions Instructions and illustrations for construction of blocks and assembly of quilt top. Pressing tips and fabric inspiration. Colouring page   All of the above for 4 sizes: Baby, Small lap, Large lap and Bed (Full supplies shown in images.)   Just choose your favourite fabrics and you are ready to go!     This is a listing for a PDF pattern of instructions for you to make your own Ripple quilt. A link to download the pattern will be sent to you after purchase.

Create a quilt that quite literally looks like a piece of art with this Fine Line Log Cabin Quilt. A modern take on the classic log cabin block, this free quilt pattern uses precise lines and exact piecing to create its clean and sophisticated design. This free quilt pattern comes with a diagram to help you keep track of your fabric strips while you piece together your quilt and finishes at the size of a large throw quilt, so it's perfect as a large decorative DIY wallhanging or as a unique bed cover. Take the traditional log cabin design into the modern era with this delicate and streamlined log cabin quilt pattern.

Enjoy this compilation of fidget quilt pattern ideas. These projects are a labor of love and can make a difference for those who receive them.

Learn how to arm knit a blanket, chunky-style. This piece is made by arm-knitting, which uses the knitter's arms instead of needles and big merino wool yarn.