Darling Quilt Block The Heartfelt Charity Quilt Along is officially over but that doesn’t mean the fun will stop here. I will still keep putting my blocks together and giving my helpful tips and tricks. I hope to finish this quilt before the next charity quilt along starts, but we will see. This month’s […]
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The fabric was a complete mystery to me when I first started sewing. I didn’t understand what selvage, bias, or any other fabric term meant. In this post, I will explain what I wish I understood back then. I will discuss precut fabric in another post but for this first lesson on fabric, yardage
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Checkerboard Quilt Block When I saw this quilt block I knew that I was going to figure out a way to change this block entirely. I disliked the idea of wasting my time sewing all the stitch and flip corners. I also didn’t like the amount of fabric wasted in making this block. So
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Want to quilt but not sure what you absolutely need? Are you interested in quilting but don’t want to spend a ton of money to get started? This is the article for you. When you are a beginner you really don’t know what you need and don’t need in the quilting world. There are
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Lighthearted Quilt Block The Lighthearted Quilt Block is the first addition to this quilt that is outside of the free pattern offered by Fat Quarter Shop. This quilt block comes from The Bonnie and Camille Quilt Bee Book. The best part is that the size of this block doesn’t need to be altered to fit
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For the next several months I will go over the things that I wished I had understood as a beginner quilter. This will hopefully keep you from making the same mistakes I made when I first started sewing. What is the absolute number one thing all quilters should do is….join the large and growing
The Capital T Quilt Block for me was a lesson in color. I changed so much in this quilt block. Most of the changes were made to make the assembly easy. As you can see I also discovered something about color. Tips and Tricks When I saw this quilt block I knew I was going
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Conquering the Mountain Setting yourself up to finish the quilt and find what is stopping you. There are so many names for the unfinished quilt tops we have. UFOs – Unfinished Objects WIPs – Works In Progress PIG – Project In Grocery bag PHD – Projects Half Done So many ways to say that I
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Buttercup Quilt Block The Buttercup Quilt Block is a block that comes together very easily. Most of this quilt block is assembled with straight seams. So even though the pattern calls for you to make 5 blocks these will all come together quickly. Alterations In the previous blog post, I mentioned that I was making
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There are so many opportunities to make quilts for charity. Quilts are used to support, comfort, and help those who have or are going through hardship. Quilts are also used to celebrate milestones and bring hope to those in need. 8 Quilting Charities 1. Around this time every year, I ask my local friends to
