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Hello everyone, I hope you are keeping well. It’s the start of summer here in Canada. What a year it’s been! The end of the school year has got me thinking a lot about the stories we tell with our quilts. One of the biggest surprises for me when I started designing alphabet patterns was the […]Continue Reading...
Are you ready to make the easiest quilt ever? If so, read on to see how I made this easy quilt with no measuring or pattern required!
Hi friends! Today I have a really special (long) post for you! Today I want to share a quilt that took me two years and about 85 hours to...
Commissioned for a friend who grew up in the redwoods of California. As girls we ran and played in the forests, hence my love, (and hers) of this area. I used my Mosaic piecing for the foreground and then collaged the remaining scene. The edge is finished with tiny piping, with a double corner treatment. ... Read more
Here is how I made my first-ever quilt. It might have been unconventional, but it worked, it was (fairly) easy, and it is a great beginning project.
How do you use the Fibonacci sequence in quilts? This article gives examples showing the different ways of using Fibonacci in quilting.
Have you heard about our Digital Panto Club? Join the Club to get every NEW design we release sent to your inbox at no additional charge! Also, you'll get an unlimited 20% off discount for all designs that have already been released (like this one). Click here to sign up and get your discount code. Lateral is an extended-width design that will travel across the width of your quilt and then back for maximum efficiency. But, we also include an alternate L to R file that will begin every line of stitching at the left if that works better for your machine. Read more about the design in our blog post. The quilt shown in the pictures was made with the Vintage Knit pattern by Squats and Running Stitches. Upon completing your purchase, an email containing your download will be sent immediately. Please note: WE DO NOT SELL ANY PAPER PANTOGRAPHS. You will get the following file formats in your zipped folder along with a PDF containing design info: .bqm, .dxf, .hqf, .pat, .plt, .qcc, .qli, .ssd, .iqp, .txt, .wmf EXTENDED WIDTH DESIGN: If you are new to extended-width designs, please consult our blog post describing this type of file and links to software-specific help for your machine. The default size of this file is 128.44" w x 5" h. Shown in the sample (quilt size 66" x 66"):Block height: 5"Gap: 0"Pattern height: 5" Offsetting: noneBacktracking: none We'd love to see how you use this in your quilting! Use #lateralpanto on social media and tag the @longarmleague if you are on Instagram. We'd love to see what you're up to!
A classic nine square quilt made from hand dyed linen. Cozy, weighty, perfection. Plus a free pattern download to make your own!
Learn how to bind a quilt with a sewing machine only. We're sharing our secrets and tips that yield great-looking binding every time!
The Scallop Quilt is the fourth quilt in my solid series, designs focused on solid fabrics and negative space. This quilt is perfect for both advanced beginner quilters and those who love a minimalist look. Scallop Coloring Template link in all sizes included in PDF pattern for you to plan out your project. Skill level: Advanced Beginner Finished Sizes: Baby 39.5" x 52.5" Small Throw 52.5" x 65.75" Large Throw 65.5" x 80" Full 78.5" x 92" Queen 91.5" x 92" Fabric Requirements: See attached image showing fabric / material requirements PDF Delivery: A link to download the pattern will be emailed to you when the purchase is complete.
Here is a page full of ideas for games and activities that you can do at your quilt guild meeting. Your quilting group will have fun!
If you’re looking for the tutorial on machine quilting, you can find that here . One of my favourite ways to finish a quilt is to hand quilt- it takes a little (well, let’s be honest, much) longer than machine quilting but the hand finished product is completely worth it! I’ve included some photo
Moda Fabrics and Miss Rosies Quilt Co are sharing a free Village Quilt Pattern with everyone in the quilting community so we all remember that in times of uncertainty we are not alone, we are all still part of a village! Across miles and oceans we are intertwined and our well-being is tied to each other. So as a village, we’re going to make a Village. Please join us in making these lovely Village House blocks! They are made from charm squares and background fabric. You can also use lay
Learn how to piece the easy and versatile Windmill quilt block. Photo tutorial from NewQuilters.com. #quilting, #piecingquiltblocks, #quiltingforbeginners
What a pleasure it has been to share a month of sewing goodness with you. Today we deliver another designer guest post from Tamara Kate designs. You may remember Tamara from an earlier post where s…
I love the look of Flying Geese Quilts and here are 15 inspiration projects to get you making a flying geese quilt of your own!
This is a free quilt pattern for an Uneven Irish Chain quilt. It's a very simple quilt, so I thought I'd provide the basics for it here for free.
Learn how to make a quilt design wall! Choose the best materials to use and learn how to hang a design wall for quilting in your space.
A classic nine square quilt made from hand dyed linen. Cozy, weighty, perfection. Plus a free pattern download to make your own!
So you want to make a fabric collage quilt. Great! After choosing an image to work from, the next step in creating a fabric collage quilt is making a simple pattern. This is a critical step, one th…
Hi! Ann Lauer here for a Technique Tuesday post using my new Cat-I-Tude fabric collection. I love to make bargello quilts. They ha...
Here is a page full of ideas for games and activities that you can do at your quilt guild meeting. Your quilting group will have fun!
Lately I’ve been writing about how much I love Moda’s new fabric line called “Ombre”, designed by V and Co. These fabrics are gradient solids which, when cut up, look like…
The Star Crossed quilt pattern is beginner-friendly and fun to make! This bold quilt design looks like the fabric is woven together.
Learn how to make yoyo quilts (or yo yo quilts) and create a fun yoyo project. Great way to use up those fabric scraps!
A classic nine square quilt made from hand dyed linen. Cozy, weighty, perfection. Plus a free pattern download to make your own!
About a month before we took off to visit our son in Italy last year, I was talking to him on the phone. I don’t remember how it came up, but he mentioned how he had always had a quilt on his bed growing up, and he really missed having one. My heart sunk. How did I let two years in the Navy pass wit
52 of my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2024.
Today is my turn on the Apple Farm blog hop with Elea Lutz and Penny Rose Fabrics!!!!! I have always been a fan of Elea Lutz’s designs and I was thrilled to meet her in person at Quil…
How To Make A Rag Quilt. Great beginner quilting tutorial. Easy to make sewing project. DIY quilting. Gift idea. How to make a rag quilt.
In this guide, I will focus on the following topics: quilt batting types, the best batting for quilting, and how to choose the right batting for a project.
Not surprisingly, Juliet of Tartan Kiwi is at it again with her mad paper-piecing skills. As I'm sure some of you might recall, she recently debuted a massive bear, which turned out to be a wonderful reason to break into my newly acquired stash of oakshott lyon and summer stripes: This time, she's dreamt up a playful silhouette, skipping in the rain with umbrella in hand. Okay, technically she's "Singing in the Rain." :o) And because my oakshott, liberty, and low volume stashes are the only fabrics that aren't packed away in bins at the moment, my selection should come as no surprise. Though I originally had my heart set on a favorite watercolor tana lawn print (tresco c) for the umbrella... Until it occurred to me that the limited bit I had to begin with had already made its way into liberty and justice for all. But all was not lost! Because I soon realized that this would be a perfect start to a quilt for our niece (my cousin and his wife live in London, and I actually picked up this black and white floral on my celebratory trip to Shaukat when we were in the UK for their wedding last fall). Full circle :o) Of course I'm hoping they can tell it's a girl dancing in the rain. ...My husband thought it was someone running with a large rock for a head. (Perhaps I should've seen that coming and opted for a striped umbrella per Juliet's original pattern.) Speaking of which, if you're wanting to try out this pattern yourself, Juliet has offered to provide one lucky ready with a complimentary copy of this pattern plus two others of the winner's choosing! (And yes, that includes big bear!) To enter, please leave a comment below. I'll pick a winner next Wednesday (October 15th). For those of you who just can't wait until then, you can grab this pattern for just $2 over the next two days in Juliet's craftsy shop. And as an added incentive, Juliet will even refund your money if you win :o) Happy sewing, everyone!
For my regular blog readers, this tutorial is going to come a little from left field. This year, I have found myself in the position of teaching quilting classes. Now, I have made one or two quilts in my time, but I never even found out how proper quilters go about this whilst I was making them... so I have had to learn on the run. In my classes, we have been exploring quilt-as-you go techniques. I wanted to find a better way of joining the blocks together. I have read quite a few online tutorials, but they mostly seemed a little clumsy. So I came up with my own way (this is not to say that nobody else has done it this way...but I have not seen it done quite like this). Start with your two blocks to be joined. They should already be quilted to the wadding and backing. The backing should extend beyond your block about 1 inch (at least on one of the blocks). The quilting should stop before the edge, probably no closer than about an inch from the edge of the block. You can see that I have not washed out the marker I used to draw my quilting lines. Square and trim one of the blocks. On the first block, you want to trim the block, wadding and backing all to the same size. Here it is, all trimmed up. You can put this aside for the time being. On the other block, you need to fold the backing out of the way...which is why you can't quilt all the way to the edge of the block. Then square and trim the side of the block and the wadding. On that same block, we want to trim the wadding back further. We want the wadding to be trimmed 1/2 inch smaller than the block. (From this point on, you need to excuse my dirty fingernails...I got home from camping at lunch time and haven't cleaned them yet). This is a little tricky, and we don't want anyone to cut themselves with the rotary cutter. I used pattern weights to hold the top layer back whilst I cut the wadding. Now unfold the backing so that it can be trimmed. An experienced and precise quilter could probably trim the backing to 1/2 inch bigger than the block. My students are generally beginners and are still developing their sewing accuracy, and I like to allow a little for turn of cloth, so I trimmed to 5/8 inch larger than my block. So, here you can see the trimmed block. The wadding is 1/2 in smaller than the block and the backing extends 5/8 inch beyond the block. Now, for the ever-so-slightly tricky bit. Line up the edge of the backing with the edge of the wadding and stitch together with a 1/4 inch seam. I don't often use pins, but my students love to use them. If you like pins, you can pin to your heart's content before stitching. Some of the students are able to use their walking foot for this step. Others have a walking foot that is difficult to use for 1/4 inch seams, and so switch over to their 1/4 inch foot for this. It really depends on your machine and foot. If you can't use your walking foot, go slowly and use use good holding techniques to overcome the effects of the feed dogs. Once you have stitched the backing to the wadding, press the backing so that it forms a fold that sticks out past the wadding. Take your time to smooth the backing all the way from the stitching line. This is easier than trying to turn under an accurate seam allowance later. Now get your first block (the one we trimmed first and put aside). Put it right sides together with the second block. My blocks are random blocks, so I do not need to match any seams...but if you do, take care to match any seams on the two blocks at this point. The two blocks are then stitched together with a 1/4 inch seam. We are stitching through all 3 layers of the first block (top, wadding and backing) and the top layer of the second block...so through 4 layers altogether. Again, your choice as to whether you use a walking foot or 1/4 inch foot. You will need to hold the folded backing edge of the second block out of the way whilst you do this. All stitched together. Open out the blocks. Everything should sit nicely, with no lumpy overlap of wadding. Now you can press the folded backing of the second block over the join. There are several ways you can finish up from here. The neatest is probably hand stitching the fold down, the same way you would hand stitch the quilt binding. Another option is to machine quilt a straight line. If you do this from the back, the line is not likely to end up in the ditch on the front...but some of my students like to do this anyway. You could stitch in the ditch from the front, and because we allowed that extra 1/8 inch when trimming the second backing, it should, in theory, catch the fold at the back. Me, I like to finish quickly and get back to my dressmaking, so I used a decorative patchwork stitch from the front, which covers a few sins. Here is the back view. If you secure the backs before sewing the next block, you wont be able to stitch all the way to the end because you will need to be able to fold the backing back when trimming ready to attach the next block...no matter if you have...a few moments with a quick unpick will sort that out. Happy quilting, xx
Looking for free patterns? Checkout the new Varsity block or get the Patch + Dot newsletter for even more free, fun projects. … More quilt along news! I do have a post with a running list of quilt alongs but this one promises to be so fun I thought it deserved a post of its […]Continue Reading...
Learn how to round the corners of your quilts with our easy-to-follow rounded corners quilting tutorial. Rounded corners can give your quilts a modern and fresh look and are an excellent alternative to the traditional mitered corners, which can be challenging for some crafters. This guide is perfect for quilters at any skill level who want to add a stylish twist to their projects with minimal fuss.
