Our beloved guest contributor Jennifer Ball is back to walk you through making a Posh Kitty Quilt using the Mini Quick Curve Ruler.

Hi Everyone, Here is the first of the blocks for our big push to get finished with our quilt this month. I Was literally buried under fabric last month and unable to get even 5 minutes to get these tutorials done. I have had the blocks finished the video filmed since the middle of August. Speaking of Video. I am not posting it with this block. This is a super easy block and I am pretty certain you can do this one without the video. I do have video for it and it will be posted with the next post. The video incorporates all of the last 4 blocks. If you are using the Cricut Maker to cut your blocks you can find the cut files for this block here. The Beginnings QAL Block 12 (Printable PDF) For One Block (that is what you need for the quilt) Cut: 2 – 1 ½”by 8 ½” rectangles of Background Fabric 1– 3½”by 1½” rectangle of Background fabric 2 – 3 ½” squares of Background fabric 2 – 1 ½” squares of Ear Fabric 1 – 3 ½” by 7 ½” rectangle of Body Fabric 1 – 3 ½” by 5 1/2" rectangle of Body Fabric ** all seams are ¼” Instructions: 1. Mark a diagonal line on the back of each of the 1 ½” ear fabric squares and one of the 3 ½” squaresof background fabric. 2. Place ear squares on the each side of the background 1 ½” by 3 ½” rectangle as shown. Make sure the diagonal line goes from top left to bottom right on the left side. And the Top right to the bottom left on the right side. 3. Place background 3 ½” square on the right side of the body 3 ½” by 5 1/2” rectangle as shown. Make sure the diagonal line goes from top left to bottom right. 4. Place the unit created in step 1 on the top of the body 3 ½” by 7 ½” rectangle and sew them together. 5. Place the background 3 ½” square on the top of the unit created in step 2 and sew. 6. Place the unit created in step 5 to the right of the unit created in step 4 and sew. 7. Place the background 1 ½” by 8 ½” rectangles on each side of the cat and sew. And voila you are done! I hope you fun making this adorable block. It is so quick and easy and makes a great fun quilt. See you next week with our next block...or maybe 2. Love,

I'm finally "back in the saddle" again and able to start quilting. Boy does it feel good!!! My first priority was to get back on our boutis challenge and I'm excited to share some great progress this week! Since this fragile linen is so wiggly I wanted to make sure my straight lines stayed straight so I stitched thes

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INVENTORY REDUCTION - Filigree PAPER longarm quilting pantograph design by Patricia Ritter of Urban Elementz More Details Filigree pantograph by Patricia Ritter of Urban Elementz. A single row is 5” wide  – printed with one row – 144” long. Click here to go to our main Panto Directory Page. Click here to see more items of interest to machine quilters. Don't know what a "panto" is?  Click here to find out what the heck a "panto" is.

To go with the video tutorial I've put together a cheat sheet. It details my method of making pinwheels along with a handy reference chart with the quilt math to make pinwheels in all sorts of sizes. You can download a PDF version of the cheat sheet by clicking here. You can also 'Pin" the

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This tutorial includes body PATTERN AND INSTRUCTIONS for making 14 inches doll: The tutorial includes: 1) more than 60 photos with instructions in English 2) video how to make the back of a doll's head The patterns are made on A4 paper. Tutorial and patterns in PDF format. If you have any questions, write to me about it Thank you for your attention! I wish you inspiration!!

Quilting for beginners has never been this easy. One of our most popular videos on YouTube is the Easiest Quilt Ever tutorial. It has over half a million views at this point with over 24,000 likes. It's a super easy quilt so perfect for a beginner. There's no binding and it's so simple that you could easily make this in a day. No wonder it's popular. With this in mind, we decided to put together version 2 of the quilt. This one is just as easy but has a variation in the design and how it is pieced together. Quilting

When drawing, where do you put shadows on a face? Learn how to shade a face with this in-depth tutorial about all basic shadow patterns!

I've had the chance to review the book Free Motion Quilting for Beginners (and those who think they can't), by Molly Hanson. I love that title! I'm a big proponent of quilting your own quilts, as you know, and I've read a lot of books about free motion quilting. I like how everyone presents the information in their own personal way....there is always more to learn! This book presents all the practical information you need to get started. More importantly, it gives you the confidence to jump in and give free motion quilting a try. There are 15 projects in the book that encourage you to start small and increase your comfort level with free motion quilting before you tackle something larger, like a quilt. What I love most about this book is Molly's tone of encouragement throughout the text and the projects. She is great at guiding you though the entire process! I've done a lot of free motion quilting and I love how relaxing it can be. I also know how easy it can be to get in a rut. I challenged myself to get out of my box, so to speak and try some new-to-me, designs. I gave this squared off stippling pattern a try and it went pretty well! I had to slow down and think about where I was going from time to time, but it was fun! I could see doing this all over a whole quilt. I also quilted a few swatches of different designs and I turned them into a set of coasters. Binding them was a little fiddly, but totally worth it! (I can say that now that they are done. Ha!) These are great because I not only used scraps of fabric, but scraps of batting as well. Hurray! I'm happy to count these as scrap project #94/101. If you would like the chance to win an e-book copy of Free Motion Quilting for Beginners, please leave me a comment in this post. In your comment, I'd love to hear what your favorite go-to FMQ pattern is. Or, if you are new to FMQ, I'd like to hear what pattern you would like to master. I will pick winner in a few days!

Welcome! For my Finish A Long 2017 tutorial, I'm sharing the process for making my Churn Link block. It's really versatile and looks gr...

PDF naaipatroon & handleiding voor baby's van 1M tot 4Y- Unisex Versie A: basispatroon Versie B: extra opties voor versie A. De PDF bevat patroon van de beleg en tutorial voor het monteren van de beleg en zoom aan de onderkant van het lichaam) Versie A Comfortabel vest. Rechte snede. Lichaamsband op het onderlichaam. Lengte: halverwege de heupen. Hals met biaisband. Geknoopte voorkant. Optionele ronde zakken aangebracht. Manchetten met biaisband. Een handig basic en tijdloos kledingstuk Versie B Halslijn met beleg. Onderlichaam met zomen, 2 lengtes : halverwege de heupen of bovenkant van de heupen. Een handig basic en tijdloos kledingstuk Naainiveau: eenvoudig Wat ga je oefenen met dit naaipatroon: hoe je zakken naait, hoe je een knoopsluiting naait, hoe je een biaisband aan de hals zet, hoe je een beleg monteert. Een video is gratis beschikbaar op de site, inclusief de volledige montage van het kledingstuk. Leeftijdscategorie : 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 maanden, 3, 4 jaar Materiële suggesties: Gebreid of geweven (ketting en inslag): Fleece, French terry, Milano breisel (Ponti Roma) Zware jersey, fleece, gewatteerde jersey Gewatteerde stof, gebreide of geweven jeans, jacquard Zie informatie over benodigdheden op het voetteksttabblad "Benodigdheden". PDF-bestanden: Versie A De PDF-bestanden zijn nu beschikbaar en printbaar in A4- of US letter-formaat op 11 pagina's (8 pagina's van 1 tot 12 m) en nu beschikbaar op A1-formaat om alleen op 1 pagina te printen in een gespecialiseerde winkel. Bekijk alle informatie over de beschikbare bestanden in PDF in de footer tab "bezorging". Versie B Het PDF-patroon van de beleg moet worden afgedrukt in een versie met meerdere formaten op 2 pagina's.

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Quilt patterns can come in many sizes, but what if the size of the pattern isn't the size you want? These three easy ways to resize your quilts will save you a lot of time.

Free motion quilting tips- tips that make your free motion quilting easier and fun.

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Make your own Doll Body 17'' with hair, using the PDF pattern and tutorial. Doll body 17'' is made from fabric, it is machine sewn and her hair is made from yarn. This tutorial is very detailed so it is suitable for sewists with a basic knowledge of machine sewing and hand sewing. Enjoy the making process, use your creativity and imagination to make her face and to style her clothes. When you make your first one I'm sure you won't be able to stop, so why not use her as unique room decor or a gift? If you have any questions please feel free to write to me. Thank you for stopping by!

Learn how to quilt-as-you-go and connected large quilted blocks together in a new quilting tutorial with Leah Day. This quilt-as-you-go method is excellent because you can quilt smaller blocks on your home machine, then connect them together to make a large quilt.

Learn how to quilt a quilt with different stitching methods for different quilting materials.

The measurements that matter to me, on the size 12 pattern (that's an Aussie 12) are: 1. Base of armscye, from one side seam to the other is 21"or 53cm 2. Middle of armscye, from edge of sleeve, is 15" or 38cm 3. Across shoulders, from sleeve cap to sleeve cap, is 15.5" or 39cm My body measurements are different, as follows: 1. Base of armscye, from one side seam to the other is 2.5" or 6.4cm less 2. Middle of armscye, from edge of sleeve, is 2.5" or 6.4cm less 3. about the same.

Kids use washable glue to draw on cotton fabric, using a resist "batik" technique to create separation between colors, inspired by artist Anna Blatman.