Why you should quilt in circles
Creating designs using circles can have interesting results. Here are a few examples.
beginner quilt
Quilting with stencils
Quilt stencils have been a handy tool for quilters on both domestic and longarm machines for years. But do you choose details or frameworks?
Quilting on lines
Quilting on lines may seem intimidating to some quilters, heck, it even makes me all tense. There are ways around this using tools that are available on the market. In this video, I quilt the cockatoo that I traced from the printable available in the store. The rulers I use in this video are: Handi …
Appliqué on traced designs
Appliqué is one of those quilter passions that I believe we all enjoy. There is some accuracy involved, but you can quickly and easily create a beautiful quilt top. In this video I show you how I used Magnificent Ellie Elephant to create an appliqué design by tracing the pieces of the traced pattern. Try …
How do I quilt Hexagon Party
The quilt top featured in this video is Kirsti and is available in the online store. I used Sid throughout, which is a ruler designed by Angela Walters. It is widely available from most quilt stores, and also directly from Angela’s website. Hexagon Party uses three hexagon blocks arranged in a floraly like pattern. I …
Leftover Quilts
Leftover quilts are what I call those tops made from bits and pieces of patchwork blocks, binding and fabric that didn’t make it to the original quilt. Kinda like stash-busting doing improv piecing, but using the fabric that coordinates and is too much for the scrap bucket. The quilt I’m featuring in this post had …
Positively positive
Positively positive plays with the plus block that is simple to make using strips of light and dark fabric. I had a set of half metre fabrics in my stash from the same collection, and I decided to use those for this project. 6 half metre fabrics that coordinate 2 dark 2 light medium/dark for …
Racing with strips
Racing around to get a quilt for a gift, or just something to do in an afternoon to keep you out of mischief? This is the one for you. Better known as a Jelly Roll Race, this is the easiest quilt you will ever make! The finished size is approximately 61″ x 52″ What do …
The magic of starching your quilting fabric
A lot can be said about starching your fabric before cutting it for quilting and machine embroidery. Many quilters prewash their fabric before they do any cutting – personally I don’t do this because I like the shrinkage you get after you’ve quilted the three layers. I do however starch my fabric as I’ve found …