I am happy to have Christina as guest on the blog this week who will teach us how to make Quilty Bookmarks For The Avid Reader. Christina is a quilter and pattern designer based in Boise, Idaho. Her mission is to use quilting as a means to: 1. Highlight beautiful elements of the quilting process that bring joy, fulfillment, and reflectio[...]
Learn how to make a QUILT BLOCK LANYARD in this guest blog post. Hello quilty friends, I’m Belle of Seams Sew Me, and am a newer pattern designer and quilt maker. I recently graduated from Elizabeth’s Quilt Pattern Writing course this fall after discovering the love of quilting in early 2020. Making lovely things and supporting other[...]
Hi, I’m Lauren Wright from Molly and Mama, and I’m so excited to be bringing you this tutorial to make these sweet but simple fabric covered Christmas baubles (fabric ornaments). Fabric Scraps for Fabric Ornaments I love collecting fabric scraps, especially those tiny little leftover pieces th[...]
Front Porch Quilt Along - Week 5 This week we will be QUILTING our Front Porch Quilts. Figuring out how to quilt a 3D Flying Geese quilt top can be a bit tricky, so I want to share photos of my original quilt top. Jill of J Coterie quilted this and did an amazing job. We decided to quilt down the flying geese by having her quilt[...]
Learn to make 32 Half Square Triangles at once with guest Kelsey of White Rose Designs.Hi, my name is Kelsey and I am the pattern designer and quilter behind White Rose Designs. I have been sewing for 15 years and started designing my own patterns in September of 2020 after taking Elizabeth’s Pattern Writing course. I am married to my h[...]
Scrappy Northern Star Quilt Pattern Release I am excited to share the new 'Scrappy Northern Star' quilt pattern! Years ago I released the 'Northern Star' quilt pattern, which I still offer. But as I looked over my recent patterns and designs, I started seeing a trend.SCRAPPY QUILTS.I love scrappy quilts and quilt patterns. I knew[...]
Guest Leanne Bond of @cloverandfamily makes the sweetest DIY Fabric Coasters. She is a guest on the blog sharing how you can make your own DIY Fabric Coasters. Thank you, Leanne, for being a guest on the blog! DIY FABRIC COASTER If you have ever made a quilt, you can easily make coasters too!I started making coasters after noti[...]
Making a pillow backing - Part 2 of 'How to Make a Quilted Pillow.' See how to make a quilted pillow top HERE. PILLOW BACKING INSTRUCTIONS Taking your (2) Pillow Backing sleeve pieces of fabric (from instructions found HERE):Place them on the back of your completed quilted pillow.Make sure the pieces don't overhang from your co[...]
Learn how to make a DIY Quilted Pillow. Take a traditional Churn-Dash block, make it into a 20" x 20" quilted pillow top, then add the pillow backing. Follow along and make your own Churn-Dash Quilted Pillow. MATERIALS FOR QUILTED PILLOW FABRIC FOR PILLOW TOP Fabric A / Green Fabric - Fat Quarter Fabric B / Background Fabric -[...]
Learn how to make a DIY Vintage Pincushion with Elizabeth Chappell of Quilters Candy. Elizabeth is a quilt pattern writer, host of an online quilt guild, and teacher of how to write and sell your own quilt patterns. Learn to Make a DIY Vintage Pincushion With just a few tools, you can make your very own vintage-inspired pin cushio[...]