I can see these little envelopes stuffed with a gift card for the hard-to-please teen, a fun selvedge collection for quilting friends who collect, an easy quilt pattern and fabric for a grandchild's first doll quilt, or yes, even $$$$$. So easy to make in any size to fit your gifting pleasure.
Ready, set, get making those snap- to Christmas (or any gift-giving time of the year) envelopes. The Riley Blake tutorial is here.
A free quilt pattern download on the Northcott Fabric Channel for this delightfully delicious "Eggs On Toast" quilt pattern.....colorway of your choice. It's one of those confident beginner level quilts that finishes at 52" x 64" - just right to hang over your favorite chair and enjoy all winter long.
Laura @ Sew Very Easy made the video tutorial which makes it all cut and sew together so easily.
………...and it's hot outside! What a delight to find this easily made pattern to stitch up a summertime swing dress. Tutorial at We All Sew is just in time to outfit ourselves beautifully while staying cool in our Deep South heat wave.
Take the first step: Grab that favorite tank top ~
If it's too large to hold and there is only one of you in the moment, then how does the quilt maker get the quilt photographed! Brilliant idea on what's going on behind the quilt posted by Quilting Jetgirl….a quilt photography tool tutorial.
The perfect example of a quilt too large to hold.....A beautiful, very large quilt made by Diana Venters, a quilt maker and author. Diana lives large in quilt math and makes large quilts.
Out of respect to the (too short) quilt holders, and to protect their privacy, their feet and hands have been edited out of the photo. Can you see how helpful the quilt photography tool would have been here during this Show 'N Tell photography session!
It's a good thing when you have the quilt pattern and that's the size you desire. But, what if alterations are needed to fit the quilt to the bed! Here's how All People Quilt helps us out.
Want even more free motion quilting.....it all started with this blog post. Then click on older post tab to get all the free motion quilt-along videos.
Angela Walters' Free Motion Quiltalong continues ~ Go Here to get started. Scroll up to enjoy the first two weeks with Angela - Week 2: Meandering and Echoing and Week 3: Continuous Curves
Angela Walters Free Motion Quiltalong Scroll up to see how to get started and view Week 2: Meandering and Echoing
Week 3: Continuous Curves
Week 4: Leafy Meander
Week 5: Dot to Dot Geometric
It's been a fast trip around the free motion quiltalong with Angela Walters and we are now down to the finish. Angela has some tips in this last video of her free motion quiltalong challenge. Scroll up to the previous blog posts for Weeks 2-9 and get your free motion quilting jump started.
Pass-along worthy.....Lucara's triple triangle tutorial. Her blog post here at Art Gallery Fabric Studio explains the math and method very concisely and also links up to the Coquet quilt PDF.
Sew creatively ~
Triple Triangle Square featuring Splendid fabric collection.....AGF Studio
Every now and then a quilt deserves points....which, of course, means an inside and outside pointy binding. What? How do we do that? Laura Ann Coia with Sew Very Easy shares her experience on attaching a binding that isn't a straight line with a 45 degree corner.
Now, there's no holding us back. Together we can do this thanks to Sew Very Easy where Laura posts videos twice weekly.
Yes, and yes, don't we love a challenge, especially when we are having fun while getting better at what we love to do. Yes, Angela Walters of Quilting Is My Therapy is hosting a ten week free-motion quilting challenge.
And how timely since Amy Aderman recently shared her free-motion quilting skills on her domestic with Quilters' Guild Acadienne members in her program and workshops. No doubt Amy told you over and over that it takes practice and even more practice to be the free-motion quilter you want to become.
Angela Walters is saying the same and believes in practice so much that she's putting us to the challenge test.
Here's the intro but you can click on Angela's email link and get her videos as soon as they hit the air. All the Angela Walters' videos stay on U-Tube.
What's in this for me? It's motivation to practice....leading to proficiency and a very comfortable level with those free-motion quilting skills and we may even win a prize! Rev up that machine and get quilting.
With two 2 1/2" blocks (the background) and one 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" block (the center) stacked and with one seam.....you've got a 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" goose that flies.
In this order:
2 1/2" block face UP
4 1/2" x 2 1/2" rectangle face DOWN then folded back over on itself so raw edges are aligned to the left. Yes, you'll see 1/4" of the background fabric.
2 1/2" block face DOWN
Keep aligned and take to sewing machine and stitch across the top. Manipulate the center and press. Sew fun, so easy.
Here's my first block using this technique. And then, there was two!
Do you love Laura Heine's collage patterns? (click the link) But are still a little fearful about her technique? A video found on Fiberworks gives an overview of how easily these artful quilts are constructed.
Angela Walters conquered her fear of paper piecing and generously shares her methods and also her quilting diagrams on this amazing Rising Star..... Tune In:
Focus on Pantone color of the year blogged about here..... ultra violet, you are a rising star.
