This was a super easy and quick project. Before baby, I was never a fan of the rag quilt, but now I understand the appeal. Babies loves those fluffy raw edges and these things sew up fast (a couple of hours, included cutting and ragging time).
Showing posts with label Quilting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quilting. Show all posts
How to Sew Hexagons By Machine
It is amazing how we collect things. The latest rage is paper-pieced hexagons. I see them organized every which way and they remind me of the sticker books we had as kids.
Cathedral Window Quilt Tutorial
To make the background for my cathedral window quilt, I machine sew each one of the units. I am terrible at folding, allergic to irons, and despise pins. In this method of Cathedral Window Quilt making, I try to avoid them all.
Puff Quilt Tutorial for Beginners
You may have seen the beautiful Puff Quilts all over the internet and felt a bit intimidated. But I assure you, if you can sew a straight line, you can sew this version of a Puff Quilt!
Dresden Plate Block Pattern + Tutorial
This 16” x 16” block looks great alone, for instance as a pillow cover or doll quilt, but it can also be combined with other blocks to create a quilt top with a big impact.
Tutorial: How to Bind a Quilt
For all of you who have ever been too intimidated to try binding your own quilt, Camille breaks it down in easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
Quilt Binding Tutorial
I love the look of a nicely bound quilt! It's such a great way to use a really fun fabric. It is also a great way to use an accent color or, in the case of my pattern, to bring in some color or pattern to an object that is mostly neutral or solid.
Quilted Patchwork Tote Bag Tutorial (Part 2)
How to Sew Patchwork Tote Bag. Free Sewing Tutorial. Today we’re finishing our bag!
Flower & Dresden Plate Tutorial
2 weeks ago we talked about making the dresden plate.
Now this week we are going to talk about appliquéing the dresden plate on and what in the world do we do about that gaping open middle we have going on there.
Dresden Plate Quilt Block Tutorial
Okay so some of you know how to make dresden plates, others of you have thought you'd like to try it but you don't know where to begin, and other of you are like "ew dresden plates is an old fashion block." Well then i'm talking to you if you fall in any of these categories.
Scrappy Quilted Pot Holder Tutorial
I've sewn up a beautiful pot holder for my kitchen - it might be too nice because every time I use it I make sure to not get anything on it and hang it up right after using it!
Jacob's Ladder Quilt Block Tutorial
Today we are going to learn how to make a Jacob's Ladder block. Originally, the block was made using two sharply contrasting colors: a dark and a light. The pieces are arranged in such a way as to create diagonal patterns of light and dark across the block.
Milky Way Quilt Block Tutorial
We are going to make the version that looks good by itself. It is one of those quilt blocks that really only looks good as an entire quilt unless modified. The true block's pattern is only revealed when multiple blocks are put together in a straight set.
Pinwheels Quilt Block Tutorial
Are you ready for some more traditional block fun? I am finding that so many of the traditional blocks have half square triangles in them somewhere - really such a versatile block. Our block this week is the pinwheel block.
Crosses & Losses Quilt Block Tutorial
This block features a very simple half square triangle block, Crosses & Losses. Also known as Goose & Goslings, Fox & Geese, and Bouncing Betty, this block is easy to put together and allows for many drastically different looks, depending on your color choices.
Broken Dishes Quilt Block Tutorial
We are going to use the method that we used for the pinwheels because this entire block is made of half square triangles. LOTS of half square triangles - 16 to be exact! But no worries, it will go quickly!
Hourglass Quilt Block Tutorial
Today's Traditional Block Thursday tutorial features a new technique! We are going to learn how to make a quarter square triangle (QST), also known as an hourglass block. It is pretty obvious by looking at the block how the hourglass block got its name. Just like the half square triangle, the quarter square triangle is a very versatile block.
Weathervane Quilt Block Tutorial
Our last block for our Traditional Block Thursday is this beautiful Weather Vane Block. This block "dates back to the time when great-grandmother used that commodity to 'calc'late a change,' instead of listening to a scientific forecast on the radio. But her pattern, the weather vane, is one of the loveliest of our old-time quilt designs." - Ruby Short McKim
