When we moved into our new home, the highest priority for me was getting my quilting studio up and running since quilting is my full-time job. I’ve had many people asking me how I built my de…
When we moved into our new home, the highest priority for me was getting my quilting studio up and running since quilting is my full-time job. I’ve had many people asking me how I built my de…
Explore the enchanting Baby Lion King Quilt Pattern – a captivating sewing project for your child's room! This 80cm square quilt wall hanging, composed of 12 soothing neutral colors, adds a whimsical touch to the art of nostalgic crafting. Embark on a delightful sewing journey, transforming the DIY process into a tapes
My quilt is done and here’s the post about it! Click here for part 1. Since the first post, I decided to add another 15 blocks because I wanted all four corners to have a 9 patch block. With …
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.
I created this original pattern from a photo of my childhood dog Mingo. I used upholstery fabric to contrast many shades of black dog fur and satin fabric for parts of the labrador's nose and mouth. • Fusible web raw edge technique • Full size pattern • Complete Instructions for a NO-SEW or quilted project • Final project is 18x18 inches framed, quilted wall hanging, or a pillow
Ahoy, ye landlubbers, scallywags and sailors! Find yer sea legs or walk the plank! This free Ahoy Sailor quilt pattern will have ye strap'n on yer boots and set'n sail! Arrrrr!With only one quilt block to master, you will be feeling as confident as 'ol Cap'n Jack Sparrow himself. One quilt block, a few stripes,Continue Reading...
Looking for the perfect beginner’s quilting project? Using a couple of “cheater” methods, Spoonflower Ambassador Meg Fleshman of MEGMADE Sewing will show you how to create a gorgeous quilted jacket […]
My quilt is done and here’s the post about it! Click here for part 1. Since the first post, I decided to add another 15 blocks because I wanted all four corners to have a 9 patch block. With …
In our old digs my design wall was limited to ONE. Now with the studio I have my own padded room;) I had one wall space left that I was told needed a bumper to protect the wall from ambitious pressers yielding an iron;) I also had two smaller pieces of cut insulation board that...Read More »
Celebrate Pride month using this free pattern to create a quilted Pride flag! Make this for yourself or in support of your LGBTQ+ community.
As the fall arrives and summer winds down, I find myself thinking about images that relax me. I just finished this art quilt in early September. It transports me back to quiet afternoons at Long Beach Island in NJ with my family or visits to the Outer Banks in NC. Beaches are universal. After creating Read the full article...
Choose your favorite 5" charm squares to make you own cute and scrappy My Town quilt!
- Teton Mountains - NEW Form of Foundation Paper Piecing Pattern - 26" x 36" Quilt Block - The Teton Mountains pattern was designed by Cynthia England. Her new Paper Piecing technique is called ‘Picture Piecing’. It is a slightly different approach to foundation paper piecing and the pattern packet contains detailed instructions on this new technique. However, the pattern can be used as is with the traditional sew & flip method of paper piecing. The pattern packet contains a master pattern, a freezer paper pattern for cutting up and sewing on, a detailed fabric listing with measurements and all instructions necessary to construct this wonderful quilt block. The finished size of the quilt is 26” x 1936” and is for an intermediate level piecer. This pattern features a lovely, serene view of the Teton Mountains of Wyoming. Pattern Includes: A full-size master pattern, full-size iron-on templates and 4 pages of illustrated instructions.
I've been making a lot of pillows lately as part of my determination to Make More Buy Less this year. I got the idea from Melissa over at Oh How Sweet Co and have been up to my ears in pillow making ever since! This pillow was made a little while ago. You might remember
Opalescence - An Art Deco style quilt inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass works
Great Ideas for Memory Quilts, Keepsake Quilts and for Recycling Men’s Shirts! Men’s shirts have a lot of usable fabric for creative quilters to work into quilts. Recycling is always a great idea, plus men’s shirts provide the ideal fabric for more masculine quilts. All-cotton shirts, besides being more comfortable to wear, are perfect for …
The design wall has by far been the most valuable addition to my studio. I don't have a wall large enough to dedicate to permanently attached panels, so I wanted to make a sturdy, two-piece design wall that could be moved around the house as need be. It was important...
Life has been a whirlwind since I left my beautiful room with a view and travelled home from Voss. It was a great weekend. The journey up there was rather quick and half way there I realized I was totally orange. Orange jacket, orange scarf, orange purse, orange bag. In case you were wondering, I do love orange. I could have caught an earlier train from Bergen to Voss, but I’d rather spend a couple of hours with my fabulous niece who is a student there. I was admiring the station roof as I was waiting for her, the structure and lines would look nice in a quilt. This is what 30+kg luggage looks like. Oh man; heeeaavvvyyy. The weather was perfect and so was the view from the train. Not too cloudy, no wind and glorious fall colours just starting to pop. I stayed at Fleischer Hotel, one of the historic hotels, on the top floor facing the fjord. Being shuttled back and forth to the school where I was teaching, I never got around to getting a proper picture, so I borrowed this from their website. Fantastic, isn’t it! And with lots of traditional details everywhere. The ladies from Voss Quiltelag, who hosted the event, were ever so kind and fun and helpful and everything went smoothly. The classrooms were light and airy and everything was in order. Thank you ladies, for a great Vestlandstreff! The only little hiccup was that one of my students had forgotten the pedal and chord to her machine at home, but she was able to borrow a set from a sewing machine supplier. Phhhew. The Saturday class was “Mix and Match for Christmas” with 7 lovely and eager students. They all made wonderful Christmas projects and we had lots of fun. The Sunday “Med hodet på skrå” class was equally fun, but somewhat smaller with only two students. Fortunately they were great, so we had lots of fun, and they too both made wonderful projects. I knew it would be a small class up front (although not that small) so I had prepared another sample and kits that we got started on. The journey home on Sunday was mainly spent in company with some old and some new friends. It was really funny as we all pulled out our knitting projects on the train. Maybe it is possible to be all quilted out after all. My luggage was fortunately 10+kg lighter on the way back after unloading books and kits and handouts and whatnots, and I was very good buying only a teeny tiny bag of paper shapes for English paper piecing. Now I have just a few little details to put together, and I’ll be ready for my next adventure - travelling to Trondheim on Friday to teach the Lag på lag class. See you all later!
A quick tutorial on how to make a portable and inexpensive design wall for your sewing room, with items easily found at your local hardware store.
This project has been in the works since August and I'm so excited to have it finished and gifted to my new baby nephew! My sister...
Exhibition of Wall Quilts, ArtsPost Galleries, Hamilton While we stich, life is not elsewhere. In a world that is increasingly connected with non-stop news, quiltmaking does not happen in soli…
Mix Them with Smaller Prints and Solids! Do you have beautiful large-scale prints you’re not sure how to use? They’ll be wonderful in this quilt and show off to perfection. Mix large-scale and smaller scale prints, then use a quiet print or solid for the sashing accent to give the eye resting spots. Any color …
Last month, I took a Bojagi class with Youngmin Lee at the Pacific International Quilt Festival. While the description and photos of the...
Preppy the Whale quilt by Emily of Quilty Love. Whale quilt pattern by Elizabeth Hartman. Scrappy stash friendly whale quilt.
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
There's an imminent new arrival in our extended family, so it's time for me to get working on another version of my baby beach scenes. Simon suggested I incorporate surfing since the father is a keen surfer. That was the starting point for my designing, anyway. I ended up with this row of (potentially surfable?!) waves which will go across the top of the reef/water section, and I started by piecing them. I divided the waves into organic shapes, much like those I used in the much larger Australian scene and space quilts, which I could then piece from different colour water fabrics. The first step was to trace these onto mid-weight non-woven interfacing and mark some registration points along the curved seams to help piece thems evenly, then cut the pieces apart. After carefully selecting the fabrics to use for each piece (colour, and a smooth gradation was the main consideration)I placed the interfacing patter piece directly on the fabric and drew around it with a air-erasable marker, adding the 1/4in seam allowance by eye as I went. I then added the registration marks and the piece number with a fine-tip permanent pen before cutting it out. I've saved all the interfacing pieces in case I want to do the waves again. Then I pinned all the pieces in place on my pattern and checked I was happy with my fabric choices. Then it was just a case of gradually sewing them all together, carefully easing the curves. The wave section is all done now and will be pieced to the top of the reef/water section once that's done (the bottom is straight-ish).
Once you have finished your quilt top, it is time to choose your batting. When it comes to quilt batting types, there are a lot of factors to consider. Which is the warmest quilt batting? Which is hi loft batting? Which is low? With How to Choose the Best Quilt Batting, you will learn all about batting and what batting to use when quilting your next project. When discussing types of quilt batting, there are different fibers, thicknesses (also known as loft), and other features, such as fusibility, allergens, and price to name a few. Choosing the best batting depends whether you are using a machine or hand quilting as well. Besides giving an overview of what quilt batting is, we will go over all of the previously mentioned aspects of batting for quilts in the following sections. We also have some quilt batting tips to help you build your quilt. Check out the information below and find the best batting for quilts of all kinds. Table of Contents What is Fabric Batting? Bamboo Quilt Batting Cotton Quilt Batting Polyester Quilt Batting Silk Batting Wool Quilt Batting Quilt Batting Labels Quilt Batting Tips
We have a huge stash of free patterns in our Free Quilt Inspiration archive and we are excited to share them with you. To go to the orig...
I don’t know about anyone else when they were planning their queen bee block, but I had such consternation. I first picked out a block and I...
Looking for some quilting inspiration? Try these Nine Patch block ideas.
Cosseting and quite weighty throw, created in collaboration with Glasgow-based homeware designer Niki Jones. Hand-quilted, soft and lustrous cotton velvet. Pure linen reverse and cotton filling. For the end of a bed. ### Details Dry clean. 100% cotton velvet front, 100% linen reverse, 100% cotton filling.Made in India. 140 x 220cm.
Copy Right Anne Ibach 2021 (I’m really happy that a lot of people are making this bag! Since it’s free, when you post a photo of your bag on social media, please credit me, use the hash…
Part of the 2016 Pacific International Quilt Festival was the World Quilt Competition XX , which is a special exhibition within the larger P...
Quilt Sunday the workroom Toronto, ON February 23, 2014
Exhibition of Wall Quilts, ArtsPost Galleries, Hamilton While we stich, life is not elsewhere. In a world that is increasingly connected with non-stop news, quiltmaking does not happen in soli…
My quilt is done and here’s the post about it! Click here for part 1. Since the first post, I decided to add another 15 blocks because I wanted all four corners to have a 9 patch block. With …
