Quilting Tutorials

Hello and welcome to our first I Spy Quilt Along! We are so glad you are hear.  We will be spending the next few months, sewing up 1 block a day until we have made all 100 blocks and can put our I Spy quilt together. Since we're all hanging and sewing together, we'll also be giving away free patterns and everyone that finishes all 100 blocks will receive a commemorative sticker of our Butterfly Block! So, all the details: The quilt along started on July 15 and goes through the end of Oct. If you are just seeing this,...

For this years quilt along, we have designed 4 quilts using precuts! We love being able to get an entire line, or simply have less prep work before we start sewing, and pre cuts are a perfect way to accomplish both!   What is pre cut fabric? When we are referring to pre cuts, we simply mean a group of fabric that has already been cut to a specific size. They go by different names depending on the manufacturer, but there are standard sizes throughout the industry. Charm Packs refer to 5" squares Layer Cakes are 10" squares Jelly rolls...

Buy the Pattern - PDF Construction Type: Traditional and Curved Piecing Recommended Sewing Level: Confident Beginner Quilt Size(s): 64x74” How it Came to Be: Inspiration for our quilts come from all sorts of places. Razzmatazz was inspired by a logo I saw driving down the road one day. I loved the way they broke up the circle and decided to play with ways I could break up a circle and make it into a quilt pattern. The design came fairly quickly, but the final coloring took lots of playing and tweaking until just the right pieces were colored with just...

Now that your quilt is done, it's time to quilt it, but how!?!?! Coming up with quilting motifs can be one of the hardest parts of quilting a quilt. I like to keep a sketchbook handy of all the different ideas I come across so I always have ideas to look back on. This week, we'll help you grow your idea list with 10 fun quilting motifs that work perfect in borders. Many of the designs can easily be adapted to different shapes or all over designs as well, so grab your sketch book and don't forget to pin this...

Meet the Quilt – Windswept BUY THE PATTERN - PDF Construction Type:  Drunkards Path Blocks Recommended Sewing Level: Confident Beginner Quilt Size(s):  Includes layouts for Throw, Full and Queen/King This quilt has exceeded all of our expectations. We had no idea how much love it would receive when we dreamt it up and we thank all of you for that.  I love flowers, all kinds, but my favorites are orchids and plumerias.  Unfortunately they are a little harder to piece into a quilt.  But a 4 petal version of my plumeria was possible.  I first designed this quilt with much...