I too avoided the zipper for quite a while. Sham pillows were just so easy to make. I suppose you may have a better way to make shams than I did, but I used quite a bit of fabric on the back overlapping panels. Well no more. Here’s an easy tutorial brought to you by [...]
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Invisible Zipper
Posted in Tutorials, tagged invisible zipper on May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
for L.O.V.E. S.A.K.E.
Posted in do. Good Stitches, quilt squares, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged do. Good Stitches, String Quilt on May 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gosh, I fought through this month’s do. Good Stitches charity squares. Not because I don’t love them. I do. Not because they were hard. They’re not. Ugh, why? I honestly couldn’t tell you other than my same ol sob story, I’m busy yada yada. Plus, they were time consuming. I finished one square mid April [...]
Journey’s Progress
Posted in Quilting, Tutorials, tagged bits and blocks squares, forest applique, minky fabric, square baby quilt on April 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Today is especially beautiful and I’m so blessed to live in Hawaii. The blue sky, cool breeze, and sounds of life are so intoxicating. It’s such a special place. Even when the rain falls, it’s a wonderful place to be. And I’m feeling better…hooray! It’s been weeks of icky ick and it feels marvelous to [...]
March Bits & Blocks
Posted in do. Good Stitches, Quilting, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged Bits & Blocks Square, do. Good Stitches on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s to another do. Good Stitches charity block for the month of March. This block is completely representative of my March 2011. It’s been one block after another and I can only remember bits of it all. One wedding after another, oral surgeries, ortho appointments, spring break, mainland visitors, 100 cupcake order for a sweet [...]
{Be Mine} Wonky Star
Posted in do. Good Stitches, quilt squares, Quilting, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged do. Good Stitches, Wonky Star Blocks on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Rachel, the originator of do. Good Stitches, is the quilter for the month of February. She is putting together a “Punchy Wonky Star Quilt” full of red, pink, and white. I can’t think of any better quilt & color combination for the love month of February. Her quilt top vision was a burst of wonky [...]
Eyelet Lace Binding
Posted in Quilting, Tutorials, tagged binding, eyelet lace, Quilting on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CLICK THE PICTURES FOR A LARGER VIEW This is a handy way to bind quilts or anything where you are trimming with eyelet lace or any sort of decoration. Step 1. You will be sewing the eyelet lace onto the back of the quilt. IMPORTANT: The eyelet lace needs to be right side up! Don’t [...]
Quilt Sandwich
Posted in Quilting, Tutorials, tagged bonded cotton batting, pinning, quilt sandwich, Quilting on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Before you sandwich layer the back, batting, and front, please do yourself a huge favor and make sure all layers have been washed and dried. I do cheat with my batting by misting it on both sides with my garden hose and promptly placing it in the dryer. I use a sandwiching technique that requires [...]
Choosing Sashing
Posted in Quilting, Tutorials, tagged sashing on April 11, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Choosing sashing can be tricky. I normally venture to the fabric store with a few crazy patch squares and spend quite a bit of time picking the perfect fabric. At times, I will pick up to 10 bolts. I recommend finding a place in the store where you can play. Unroll the fabric off the [...]
10″ Finished Crazy Patch
Posted in quilt squares, Quilting, Tutorials, tagged crazy patch, ladybug, patchwork, Quilting on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Steps: 1. Cut 9 different 12″ X 12″ Squares 2. Stack all 9 squares in a pile. The stacking order is not important but once determined, the squares will need to remain in that particular order for the process to work. 3. Make a diagonal cut through all layers. Take the top piece of the [...]
Vintage Squares
Posted in quilt squares, Quilting, Tutorials, tagged biscuit patch, classic squares, crib-size, quilt, vintage on March 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Can you say texture? This was a complete whim and I’m so glad I went with it. The biscuit patch was something I ran across in a random book teaching sewing techniques that had nothing to do with quilting. After seeing it, I couldn’t wait to apply it somehow and this vintage crib size quilt [...]
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