Quilting Tutorials — Foundation Paper Piecing

Love flying geese, but don't like dealing with cut off points and skewed edges? Using foundation paper piecing to make your flying geese solves both of these issues! You can quickly and easily make a string of geese with perfect points, the exact size you need.   Flying geese are a very versatile block and used in so many designs, both traditional and modern. There are lots of methods to make them, and if you want to try another of our favorites, head here to learn how to make 4 at a time:  No Waste Flying Geese Foundation Paper Pieced...

This quilt isn't new, but as one of my absolute favorite patterns, I was delighted to remake it in one of Michael Miller's basics, Hash Dot! This fabric collection is perfect for all those tone on tones you are looking for. The mix of lights and darks in each print adds depth and texture to your finished quilt and they have so many colors to choose from, 46 to be exact! For this pattern, you'll need 6 different colors. You can do a basic rainbow, or pick and choose for your recipient. Due to the scrappy nature of the pattern,...

We were so excited when Kristy asked us to participate in the Blog Tour for her new line Dream with Riley Blake Designs. If you follow Kristy at all @quietplay you know she is all about rainbows and bright and just amazingly fun fabric. Basically everything we love! There are so many different colors and prints in this collection, we didn't eve use them all. When it came to designing a quilt, we decided on something fun and playful and easy! We wanted something that really showed off the fabric and something we could create a rainbow with. It's hard...

Can you believe it? We made it to the final block and what a year it has been! We’ve enjoyed sewing along with you all year and thank you for joining in! Don’t worry, these posts aren’t going anywhere, so if you need time to catch up, you can easily do so. If you missed block 11, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 11 For more information, you can head to the main Quilt Along webpage and it will outline all the details. Scroll down below the video for fabric requirements. The final quilt block explores foundation paper piecing....

Much of our year has been working on the biggest project we’ve done to date. When we decided we were going to self publish a book, we had no idea it would be like birthing a baby. It’s been 100% worth it though and we have learned so much! We have appreciated all the love and support for this project and are so excited to announce our first book tour! We have an amazing line up of quilters that have been sewing up blocks from our I Spy book to share with you. There are so many cute blocks and...