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[...]
Welcome to week 4 of the Front Porch Quilt Along. This week we are working on assembling our quilt tops. One thing you will notice that's a bit unique with this pattern is that you will be putting columns together first, and THEN rows. This is because each column has block going in a different direction. Notice in the photo[...]
Welcome to Week 3 of the Front Porch QAL Week 3 of the Front Porch QAL is all about making our 3D Flying Geese blocks. FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE QAL CLICK HERE. I want to thank you all for your love and support for taking one week off. I was so thankful to go home and spend time with my mom. If you missed this message, you can[...]
CUTTING FABRIC FOR FRONT PORCH QUILT Welcome to Week 2 of the Front Porch Quilt Along! If you haven't already, be sure to check out the hashtag #FrontPorchQAL to see the beautiful fabric pulls and progress of other quilters. This week we will be cutting our fabric for our Front Porch Quilts. get the pattern PLEASE DON'T POST FABRIC S[...]
PICKING FABRIC Week One of the Front Porch Quilt Along is all about picking your fabric. I'm diving into what fabrics I am using, what I used for my first quilt, and how you can create a Front Porch quilt you'll love. Front Porch Pattern Front Porch Quilt Fabric Requirements USING SCRAPS - Inside the pattern I share how ma[...]
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 -[...]
https://youtu.be/e9HO2LfFlXI Need the 'Better Together' pattern? Click here to get your copy. Better together pattern April 12th - 18th - WEEK ONE Better Together QUilt Along Pick Your Fabrics PRE-PRIZETo kick off[...]
Get this FREE Gingham Quilt Pattern and TutorialDo you want a free gingham quilt pattern and tutorial? I am sharing how I made this pattern a little different from other gingham quilt patterns, and also sharing a FREE download for the quilt pattern. GET FREE PATTERN HERE.My name is Elizabeth Chappell, and I am the owner of Quilters Ca[...]
Learn to make this 'Playtime' Quilt with a Free Tutorial I'm excited to share this free 'Playtime' Beginner Quilt Pattern + Tutorial. The 'Playtime' quilt is a beautiful and simple modern quilt that you'll love. Needed Fabric to make Playtime Quilt The overall finished quilt size is 37" x 53". Here are the fabrics you'll need t[...]