Quilting Tutorials

Buy the Pattern - PDF Construction Type:  Traditional Piecing and Applique Recommended Sewing Level:  Confident Beginner Quilt Size(s):  Includes layout for Throw/Twin  Buy the Pattern - PDF How it Came to Be: Summer is definitely our favorite season.  It has everything we love, sunshine, playing outside, working in the garden, kayaking, hiking.  And did I mention warmth?  We are most definitely warm weather people and even in southern Utah’s mild winter weather, Kimie and I both complain and count down to summer.  And you can’t have summer without lemonade.  Summer and lemonade just go together, which is a little funny...

Sashing between blocks can be the perfect addition to some quilts, but keeping it lined up and looking perfect isn't always fun! This week we are sharing our tips to quickly and easily line up sashing so that you have straight lines both horizontally and vertically.   Sashing in Quilts When we are talking about sashing in quilts, we are simply referring to strips of fabric in between the blocks. This can be in between some blocks, or all the blocks. Regardless of how much, or little, sashing the quilt has, it can make it harder to line up your blocks....

We only have one more step (okay, two if you include binding) and our 2023 quilt along will be finished!    This step is going to be the quickest of the quilt along, but adding on borders to match the sashing finishes off the quilt nicely. After you add the borders, you'll just need to bind it and you'll be done and ready to use your quilt. If you don't want to add borders, you can skip this step, trim the backing and batting to match the quilt top, and bind. Miss a month? Head to the main quilt along...

This project is perfect for a last minute gift, or just when you need an easy quilt that you don't have to think to hard about.   Grab some precuts or scraps, pick your adventure, and we'll have this quilt done in no time! Materials For this quilt, we have a choose your own adventure option. There are two paths you can take. Path 1: I want to save time! Make this quilt as quickly as possible by choosing path one. This is perfect for when the baby shower is this weekend, or you just realized you need one more...

We are now on the last block of this years quilt along!   Looking for previous months? Check out the main quilt along page for links to all the blocks and instructions. 2023 Quilt Along - Quilt as You Go Preparing the Block Before we can quilt, we need to prepare the block. If you want to see this, head to Month 1, we show you how in that video. Grab one of your 19" background squares and 1 - 19" batting square. If you want to spray baste them, spray the backing square and carefully lay the batting on...