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Excellent Tutorials for Using Decorative Machine Stitches to Secure Bindings! The beautiful machine embroidery stitch used to secure the binding of a lovely quilt got us to thinking about bindings. The standard approach is to stitch them down by hand or machine, making the stitching as invisible as possible. Some quilters will stitch down a …

Add More Blocks for a Larger Quilt! Choose a favorite combination of 2 1/2″ jelly roll strips for this charming quilt. It’s a quick project that’s easy to make, even for beginners. The finished quilt is baby or lap quilt size. However, it will be easy to make a quilt of any size. Add more …

It Will be Great in Any Color Theme! Jelly rolls from your favorite fabric line will be wonderful in this quilt. Choose a background, such as the white used in the examples, to set off the prints you choose. Or, cut strips from fabric in your stash. A wide variety will produce a lovely scrappy …

Hello there, I know that like me, many of you are big, big Tilda fans. Some of my lovely readers first heard of the beautiful world of Tilda through Shabby Art Boutique and I’m thrilled that I was able to share that with you. Soooo…. I’m especially excited to share some fabulous Tilda news with you today! The lovely people at Tilda have offered up the last 3 Tilda quilts as free patterns on their website… in collaboration with Linda Clements, who has put together the instructions in English…

Achieve Flat, Smooth Borders Every Time! Do you find yourself rushing through the borders just to have a quilt top done? Don’t. After all the time you’ve put into creating the top, it pays to spend a little extra time to achieve flat, smooth borders. Sherri, from A Quilting Life, has written an excellent article …

It’s Easy Enough for Beginners! Simple quilts can be so beautiful and this is a striking example. The gorgeous color palette sets it apart and takes full advantage of the quilt’s simplicity. Each colorful strip is centered between two black (or gray) prints in easy Rail Fence blocks. The wide variety of prints gives the …

Plus a Few More Ways it Can Expand Your Creativity! Freezer paper has long been a staple for quilters. It’s often used for needle-turn applique and English paper piecing. However, there are so many other ways it can help while making a quilt. The shiny side of the paper is coated with plastic that melts …

Great Helps Whether You’re Coordinating Colors or Not! There’s something special about scrap quilts of any kind, but have you noticed that some stand above the crowd? By paying special attention to fabric selection you can turn a nice scrap quilt into a sensational one. We tend to think of scrap quilts as fitting into …

Just Stitch The Finished Hexies Together for a Completed Project! Some quilters like making hexies and some don’t. They’re fiddly and require precision. Plus, once they’re made you need to applique them down to a background or carefully stitch them together into a quilt top. These quilt-as-you-go hexies still require precision, but once they’re done …

Quilting - Make a Jelly Roll Rail Fence: Use Jelly Roll strips to piece this reversible quilt-as-you-go project. Designed by Fiona Law, made by Sally Stevens and Sadie Yeomans, from an article on http://www.popularpatchwork.com/ Materials Note that the requirements are based on fabrics w…

Ship or Deliver Comfort Quilt Donations by October 1, To: Attention Quilt To Give, Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio, 120 Front St., Beaver Dam WI, 53916.

These Pre-Cuts Are Very Versatile! Fat quarters are very popular with quilters, and for good reason. They come in so many colors and fabric styles, plus they’re inexpensive. It’s easy to grab one or more when at the fabric store. Another reason they’re so popular is because you can do so much with them. Their …

These Techniques Will Make a Nice Difference! Whether you’re just starting out with hand quilting or have been doing it for awhile, you may be struggling with a couple of issues every quilter needs to solve. While everyone wants to create tiny stitches, the key to beautiful hand quilting is how even the stitches are. …

No More Sewing Long Rows Together! Have you ever struggled to stitch on rows of sashing in between rows of blocks? It’s simpler, and often more precise, to sash each block individually before sewing them together. In the following video Susan Claire, the Gourmet Quilter, demonstrates the process by adding sashing to 5″ charm squares. …

It Works Nicely for Potholders, Placemats, and More! Do you love the look of round potholders, trivets, and placemats but the thought of binding them turns you off? Eileen Johnson from Simply Eileen has developed an excellent, nearly foolproof method for binding round quilt projects. Give it a try and enjoy the polished results. First, …

Each day for 11 days I’ll be featuring one of our quilts from our book Country Girl Modern. We’ll tell you the back story on each of the quilts over the course of a few days. If you are interested…