How to Help a New Quilter Get Started
Tips for fabric, cutting & more! By Kathy Mathews I can clearly remember signing up for my first quilting class. I had been sewing since I was twelve but as I was about to turn the big THREE – O I...
View ArticleWhat Skills Do You Need to Make a Quilt?
By Kathy Mathews Apply these skills to your first labor of love! Quilts are eternal. They’ve been a part of our country for centuries, and people love them. If your family is lucky, you own a quilt...
View ArticleThe Sounds of Sewing: Creating Music with Your Sewing Supplies
By Kathy Mathews Imagine seeing your sewing studio with your eyes closed. Yes, that’s right, close your eyes and think about all the sounds of sewing that occur throughout the day in your own personal...
View ArticleQuilting Through Life
Making a Quilt is Just Like Living Your Life By Kathy Mathews I was lucky enough to do a tiny bit of quilting and sewing at a young age. I was visiting my Aunts who never sat without doing something …...
View ArticleQuilts Have Improved My Life
By Kathy Mathews The wonderful thing about being a quilter is that the impact on my life is so deep and varied. Being a quilter and making quilts has ripples in my life that are fun and immediate as...
View ArticleSpring Quilting Fever: Rabbit Dance Baby Quilt
By Terry White Let spring dance its way in with this seasonal quilt project! This design is about spring, budding trees and the way our rabbits dance and play across my backyard. I used a color palette...
View ArticleFree Appliqué & Quilt Project: “Yay! It’s Spring!”
By Terry White This little art quilt says hello to spring. The techniques here are simple, but not quick. When making fused appliqué elements, the important thing is to take your time to cut the shapes...
View ArticleLet’s Go to Quilt Camp
Remember the long, lazy days of summer camp as a kid? How about all those folksy crafts you made during activities time? Well, camp isn’t just for kids, you know? For all you quilters out there,...
View Article3 FUSED APPLIQUÉ TECHNIQUES
By Terry White A Little Story When I was little Girl Scout (growing up in California), our troop went to a Mexican street fair. I bought a blue flocked plaster cat bank. My name was applied with...
View ArticleCreate a Personalized Yoga Mat Carrier
LesiBy Leslie Jenison An easy craft project to use up your fabric leftovers! For a long time I have been in the habit of saving my quilted “trimmings” – those hunks that are cut off a quilt...
View ArticleI am Enough Quilt Along – Pattern 1
This post is a part of the I am Enough quilt along that starts September 28, 2018 and ends February 1, 2019. If this is the first time you are learning about this quilt along then please read this post...
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