Category: Tips

Pat Sloan: Tutorial on Trimming Tool for HST

Did you see my post about my Crazy life & the announcement I did yesterday? If not… read about it HERE That means I’m not able to sew up the fun projects I normally do for Saturday. But I’ll get back to soon, so in the meantime, I’ll share tutorials and tips and other free […]

Why you need to clean it your Rotary cutter, you’re welcome!

You can either call this a public service announcement or ‘Reality Quilting’.. either way.. I’m about to show you real life happening right in my studio.. are you ready?.. it might get a little.. scary….  But.. it’s necessary… Sometimes we just do NOT take the time to be sure our tools are in the best condition. […]

Happy Quilting day!!

We all know that EVERY day is a Quilt Day… but…  Today is extra special.. as everyone quilts today! National Quilting Day sort of started in 1989 when the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society organized a “Quilter’s Day Out” on the third Saturday of March. Then in 1991, a group called the National Quilting Association (which […]

How to test for an accurate 1/4″ seam allowance and why it’s important

Article continues below this Ad It’s always good to test your 1/4″ seam allowance to be sure it’s accurate. If you change machines or maybe you just never tested it, this is a super simple way to be sure your seam allowance is 1/4″. And I have a myth buster or two to share below […]

Did you know…

Article continues below this Ad Some of you know this, but many don’t..  I actually have two places I write articles and tutorials with the third being my special project website for The Splendid Sampler.  My Main Website: is where I post about – SUBSCRIBE to those articles so you get notices of ALL my […]

Do you want to quilt your own Grandma’s Kitchen?

So many people want to quilt their own quilt, so let’s do it with Grandma’s Kitchen using my Machine Quilting book! If you have another quilt you want to use instead, that is totally fine! Here are my rows. I’m going to quilt with the walking foot following techniques in my Machine Quilting book I […]

Let’s talk unfinished projects, what if we don’t WANT to finish them?

Article continues below this Ad Let’s chat Unfinished projects, that would be a UFO in ‘Quilt-Talk’ .. I have thoughts… many thoughts!  Read on! I’ve had lots of discussions over the years about how to handle UFOs. Sometimes several things happen and I then feel the frantic need to get them under control This week […]

Do you know how to properly test your 1/4″ seam allowance?

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies It is always good to test your 1/4″ seam allowance to be sure it’s accurate. If you change machines or maybe you just never tested it, this is a super simple way to be sure your seam allowance is 1/4″.  Even if you have a 1/4″ foot for your […]

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