Here’s how I sew easy inset circles using freezer paper and glue. Here is Folded Star (Somerset) Tutorial
How To: Sew Easy Inset Circles
Folded Star (Somerset) Tutorial
How To: Somerset Star. Lots of people were asking how I did the star, so here’s a little tutorial to walk you through it.
English Paper Piecing Tutorial
So today I bring you an English Paper Piecing Tutorial! One of my long term projects right now is an English Paper Piecing (EPP) project. This project will take me forever, and I am quite all right with that!
Houndstooth Tote – Sewing Tutorial
This is the perfect bag to throw your stuff in for a trip to the pool, or the park, or anywhere you need to go this summer.
How To: Basic Pouch with Zipper Tabs
I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a lot of little things filling my purse. I love these little zipper pouches to keep those things a little more organized. In fact, wanting a pouch like this was the reason I started sewing in the first place. I’ve been making these little pouches for almost three years and I’m happy to share exactly how I make now, with perfect end tabs on the zipper.
Sling Pouch with Exposed Zipper Tutorial
This one came about specifically with a trip to Disneyland in mind. You’ve got to take your phone and wallet with you, but there are all those rides where you get splashed, so here’s my solution: a small pouch you can sling over your shoulder, it fits your phone and a card wallet, plus chapstick and lip gloss.
Messenger Bag Tutorial - Part 1
It was a great bag for a while. I made up the design myself, which is good and bad. I made mistakes on this one. One of my worst mistakes was using light-colored quilting weight fabric rather than home dec. The bag wore out quickly. After just one washing it lost a lot of its body and just slumped after that. It lasted about a year and then went on the top shelf of the closet. I held onto to it for that day when I wanted to duplicate it, since overall I really liked the design
Friendship Hexagon Block Tutorial
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Friendship Hexagon Mini - traditional Friendship Star block.
Want to make your own Friendship Hexagon block? Here's a super easy tutorial to follow for a 12.5" unfinished block.
Double Flip Half-Square Triangle Tutorial
This sophisticated cousin of the half-square triangle unit can be used in any half-square triangle block you can think of, and is made quite simply. Starting with a half-square triangle unit, you add a smaller square and sew along the diagonal using a stitch-and-flip technique, much like you use in improvisational piecing.
Patchwork Wheel Block Tutorial
This super easy block tutorial shows exactly how I made the lovely mini. I made four of these blocks, and you'll see when you stitch these blocks together, they create a gorgeous, interlocked look.
Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial - Two Methods
Just as there are several different ways to make half-square triangles, there's several ways to do flying geese. I'll show you the two methods I use most often, and you can decide how you'd like to make yours for your quilt.
Giant Granny Square Quilt Block Tutorial
The block above used 4" squares for all the patterned blocks and 4"x4.5" blocks for the white blocks. I looked at several other tutorials for Granny Square Quilt Blocks and the consensus seems to be that adding the length on the outside blocks ensures you have enough to trim a true 1/4" seam allowance around the edges. Seemed a bit strange but I did have a generous amount to square up with so I like it.
No Waste Flying Geese Blocks Formula
I finished up my March blocks and I'll be honest, it was WAY more of a struggle than it should have been. We were asked to make 12" Sawtooth Star blocks - easy right?
I would have said yes before I decided to use the no waste method of making the flying geese blocks, which I had used before and loved but this time made me want to cry.
Panel Tote Bag Tutorial
It was one of those simple projects that I thought turned out looking like a million bucks and the panel is what makes it. You could also cut a center square from any fabric that you want to feature!
