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Kids Can Quilt! – Rag Quilt Day 2

Kimberlee Tanner

Tags Beginner Quilter, Free Patterns, QAL, Tutorial

Kids Can Quilt! – Rag Quilt Day 2

We are back for a second Kids Can Quilt! Series. This time, we are making a rag quilt. Rag quilts are a perfect beginner quilting project, as they are quilted as you go. As soon as you finish sewing the blocks together and add the edging, it’s done! No need to worry about getting a back, layering, or quilting it. You don’t even really have to bind it. The best part of a rag quilt, is after you wash it for the first time, and all your seams get fuzzy. So, read on, grab your supplies, and join us for...


Kids Can Quilt! – Rag Quilt Day 1

Kimberlee Tanner

Tags Beginner Quilter, Free Patterns, QAL, Tutorial

Kids Can Quilt! – Rag Quilt Day 1

We are back for a second Kids Can Quilt! Series. This time, we are making a rag quilt. Rag quilts are a perfect beginner quilting project, as they are quilted as you go. As soon as you finish sewing the blocks together and add the edging, it’s done! No need to worry about getting a back, layering, or quilting it. You don’t even really have to bind it. The best part of a rag quilt, is after you wash it for the first time, and all your seams get fuzzy. So, read on, grab your supplies, and join us for...


Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Block 6

Kimberlee Tanner

Tags Free Patterns, QAL, Quilt Pattern

Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Block 6

Online Quilting Bee Block 6 This month marks block 6 and we are halfway through the year! If you missed block 5, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 5 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. This month we are focusing on Bias Edges. If you aren’t familiar with bias edges, you might wonder why we are focusing on them. When you cut fabric on the bias (on a diagonal from the selvage) there is extra stretch in the...


Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Block 5

Kimberlee Tanner

Tags Applique Quilt, Free Patterns, QAL, Tutorial

Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Block 5

Online Quilting Bee Block 5 Can you believe we are almost halfway done? If you missed block 4, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 4 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. This month we are moving on to applique. Missy absolutely LOVES applique and uses it in so many ways. She really is the applique queen and we have two other tutorials all about raw edge applique if you want more help on the topic. Applique with Fusible...


Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Block 4

Kimberlee Tanner

Tags Free Patterns, QAL, Tutorial

Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Block 4

Online Quilting Bee Block 4 We are now on Block 4! If you missed block 3, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 3 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. This month, we are learning one of our absolute favorite blocks, Half Square Triangles. HST’s can easily be used to make an entire quilt top. There are endless ways to lay them out and create a unique quilt top.  If you want more information on how to construct half...