I am sharing 10 free Jelly Roll Patterns with you today that are my favorites from around the internet. Beautiful patterns that aren't complicated!
Charm About You by Lucy Brennan is all about patchwork and quilting, sewing, embroidery and fabric. Featuring projects, patterns and free tutorials.
There's been a flurry of interest in the mini quilt I made last year so here is some more info about how I did it. As you can see in the wire basket in the photo above, I cut my EPP papers out of a
Hello everyone! A special welcome to all the new followers! It was quite a suprise to see about 50 quilters signing up this last weekend to receive my blogpost by email. I was wondering how you new…
Hello! If you have popped over from the tutorial I did on Fussy Cut Binding or just wandered in, welcome! Let's talk about how to make your hand sewing invisible. I see many quilts that have the hand sewn side looking like this: There is certainly nothing wrong with that. It’s neat and tidy, and just fine. But, you cou
Hello everyone! A special welcome to all the new followers! It was quite a suprise to see about 50 quilters signing up this last weekend to receive my blogpost by email. I was wondering how you new…
So, if you've been wanting to try big stitch quilt binding, consider trying this unique alternative to machine binding.
Today we’re going to look at a different way to sew a Mrs. Bryan’s Choice quilt block. I debated about which way to teach this block and then decided I would do a tutorial on both ways. The method here has fewer seams but can be a little trickier to match seams. You can see the first tutorial I did on this block at htt
I hope you all are doing well this morning…I had a busy week..how about you? So to celebrate the weekend I thought I would post two blocks and catch up to my agenda…Did I mention I LOVE seeing your bl
These rustic DIY home decor ideas are beautiful DIY projects for the home and craft ideas for room decor. Make DIY furniture and crafts with these tutorials
Hello! If you have popped over from the tutorial I did on Fussy Cut Binding or just wandered in, welcome! Let's talk about how to make your hand sewing invisible. I see many quilts that have the hand sewn side looking like this: There is certainly nothing wrong with that. It’s neat and tidy, and just fine. But, you cou
An easy to follow step by step tutorial on making simple beginner quilts. These quilt projects can be made on any sewing machine or sewn by hand.
Hexi Magic! I’ve always loved making scrappy hexi hot pads and coasters, but I didn’t like getting up and down for trimming. I’ve been thinking for awhile how I might make it easier with a quilt as...
A free reference guide to precut fabrics used in quilting and a chart with common quilt sizes made from each type of precut.
Using this technique I finished this quilt in a day! Continue reading to see how easy it was and what simple tool will help you quilt just as quick.
Hello everyone! A special welcome to all the new followers! It was quite a suprise to see about 50 quilters signing up this last weekend to receive my blogpost by email. I was wondering how you new…
A blog about two modern cousins who quilt, sew, knit, stitch and craft everyday.
Using this technique I finished this quilt in a day! Continue reading to see how easy it was and what simple tool will help you quilt just as quick.
See the tree in that quilt block? It's puffy and fat - like traditional trapunto applique. You can read more about traditional trapunto here. It's. . . a lot of work. Seriously. A lot. So I didn't use the (crazy labor-intensive) traditional trapunto technique. I used a fun and easy fake trapunto applique technique I
Modern Quilting Tips, Tricks and Tutorials! - Everything you need to know to make quilting easy and fun so you can do what it is you love to do and create a beautiful joy filled life!
Today we welcome Guest Designer Beth of Eva Paige Quilts. Beth is one clever gal...and you'll know what I'm talking about when you see her technique of sewing accordion style half square triangles. Clever!
Are you looking for ideas on how to manipulate fabric? In this tutorial I introduce a whole bunch of different types of tucks for you to choose from.
I've wanted to do a series of challenges that will free us up to make more quilts, interested? Read on! *** Challenge #2 *** The main question everyone asks is 'what to do with scraps!' So let's talk about that In this article you'll find A video An Assignment Links to the books i recommend How I cut up pieces for scraps My Free Scrap busting quilts. AND Share a photo of what you are dealing with below! It's great to see your progress and keep yourself accountable. You can also share in my Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuiltWithPatSloan/ *** Video +...
I wanted to share this tutorial for anyone who wants to use directional fabrics for their Nightingale quilt. Normally, I don't really pay too much attention about how my fabrics are placed within my quilt, but for this pattern you may or may not care to have your fabrics go a certain direction. It's optional....but I wanted to show you how exactly I planned, cut and pieced my fabrics so that they all looked cohesive throughout my block. You can see in the block below that I intentionally pieced my fabrics within my block so that they are all facing the same direction. The floral is a non-directional fabric, so I didn't do anything special with that one. . . You can see in the block below, I did NOT pay attention to the orientation of the stripes in this block. It's not super noticeable, but you might prefer that it looks uniform. . . When I say
These are my quilty scraps. Also known as - my little bits of happiness:) They are cut from all of my quilty project leftovers...
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I love seeing all of the Beaded Lanterns quilts in progress! Remember, you can share your work in my ChristaQuilts facebook group, or on instagram #beadedlanternsqal. For my latest post hosted over…
Here's a great little tutorial to sew a fabric and vinyl flex frame pouch. You could also use to make a flex frame purse.