How to start quilting with rulers
With so many choices on the market, it can be difficult to decide which quilting rulers to buy. Over time you will collect many rulers but there are a few that will make creating quilt motifs with rulers a joy.
quilting tutorials for beginners
Have you noticed the new quilt pattern trend?
I enjoy quilting, no, I love quilting. I could very well sleep next to my quilt machine so that it’s right there if I wake up in the middle of the night with an urge to quilt. Yes, that’s me. Which also means that I want a pattern at weird times, and I don’t want to wait for the courier.
Never ending lines
Creating designs using circles can have interesting results. Here are a few examples.
How tense is inktense on fabric
Inktense on fabric – what a load of fun! When I started with inktense pencils and blocks, I kinda felt a bit late to the party. I mean, these things have been around for such a long time, where have I been? The advantage to arriving late to the party is that the inktense products …
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 …
Twisted Log Cabin
The twisted log cabin is a modern adaptation of the traditional log cabin. The log cabin design represents the log homes made in the prairie. Each block is usually sewn on a thin foundation fabric. Traditionally the log cabin block was not quilted. The piecing was done with scraps of fabric that had different textures …
Dresden Plates
Dresden plates have different variations all featuring a blade design around a central point. It is usually finished with a central circular shape. The block first appeared in the 1920s but publications did not use the name consistently. It was more familiar in the 1930s as the Dresden plate. Blades can be pointed or rounded, …
Virginia Reel
Virginia Reel is a variation on Snail Trail. It was first published by Mountain Mist. The Virginia reel is also a folk dance that dates from the 17th century. Its origins are Scottish and related to the Highland reel. There is perhaps also influences from the Irish Rinnce Fada. Generally, people consider it an English …