Tag: quilting

What happens when you take one block and repeat it… A FREE Quilt pattern!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies When I started my free Wed quilt along, I had a goal of creating full quilts from the blocks, and adding them to my Free Pattern page Today I have the Sticky Bun block from Grandma’s Kitchen as a full quilt! I made with mostly French General Fabrics & […]

In the Summer Time FREE Block #3

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies If you have not been inspired yet, then TODAY is the day… Block #3 is 'Reading Books' We may need an ENTIRE sew along devoted to books!    In the pattern I give you a layout for a lap quilt using this block.. do you want to see it? […]

In the Summer Time FREE Block #2

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Every week I may just say THIS is my favorite part of summer…. today it’s true… Block #2 is ‘Oh The Gardens!’ In my world, summer means gardens. Flower gardens, vegetable gardens, fancy gardens, and neighborhood gardens. I truly live for flowers. You see them in quilts of mine and […]

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 […]

In the Summer Time FREE Block #1

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies And here we go… A Life Time of Memories are Made…. In the Summer Time!  2018 In the Summer Time! Summer Time activities and memories are so sweet, and there is no better time than winter to keep pull out all our warm summery thoughts and stitch them into […]

1.. 2.. 3… things you’ll want to know!

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I am excited to get to House 8 & 9 of 'Will you be My Neighbor',  and a SUPER deal at the end! I did change my flag on Block #8 from the original I had. Stripes look SO much better!  I had a bit of a break making […]

Quilt Your Own Quilt Assignment #5 the Final one

Article continues below this Ad   This is the last assignment for Quilting your own  Grandma's Kitchen quilt. I've got my row 5 & 6 quilt plan to show you, the giveaway post is repeated below + I'm extending it a few weeks so more of you have a chance to get your top or whole […]

Quilt Your Own Quilt BONUS TUTORIAL

Article continues below this Ad   This is my bonus tutorial tutorial to show one way of sewing 2 prequilted units together of my Grandma's Kitchen quilt. BONUS Tutorial My bonus is how to cover the seam when sewing two prequilted units together. This is often called 'Quilt as You Go' or QAYG. There are […]

Quilt Your Own Quilt Assignment #4

Article continues below this Ad   Today I'll show you what I'm quilting on the middle 2 rows of my Grandma's Kitchen quilt. Assignment #4 Assignment #1 Assignment #2 Assignment #3 Since I've written an entire teaching book on how to quilt your own quilt, we'll be using that as our tutorial, and I'm quilting my […]

How I decide on Borders

Article continues below this Ad As is sometimes the case, I can’t always meet a deadline I hope for. I had planned on showing my 2nd section of Grandma’s Kitchen with my plan for quilting them today as lesson #4 of Quilt Your Own Quilt, but I wasn’t home enough to work on it. So […]

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