After talking to some new quilter friends of mine, I’ve quickly realized that there are so many different ways to do the same thing in quilting and sewing! A lot of people have questions about how to quilt their tops and how to do binding. Last week I went over how to quilt your project (see that post here!), and after quilting comes binding! My favorite way to do this involves a sewing machine and some hand sewing, let me show you how. (Continue reading…)
Happy Leap Day! I’d like to leap right on into spring right about now. In preparation for spring, I’m releasing an adorable quilted table runner today: Peony Parade. This quick and simple pattern is sure to shoo away those winter blues and get your table ready for Easter, Mother’s Day, and all your other Spring festivities! The modern blocks are just the right mix of simple and charming. Check it out below and make sure to pick up a copy for yourself! (Continue reading…)
Don’t even get me started…I know that I was born only 12 hours before the best day of the year. My mom couldn’t just wait 12 more hours for me to be born on Leap Day! That’s right, I was born on February 28, around 12:00pm. Despite my bitterness about not being born on February 29, able to claim that I’m only 6 years old, or being able to choose when I want my birthday to be on most years, I’m so grateful that God has given me 24 wonderful years of life so far. (Continue reading…)
There are 3 main steps to quilting: piecing the top, quilting, and binding. Piecing will always depend on the quilt you choose to make and your pattern will show you how to piece the top. Today I’m going to show you step 2: Quilting.
After you put together the top (check out my patterns for some great quilt top patterns!), you’ll need to add the top-stitching that makes a quilt, well…a quilt. There are a few different ways to go about doing this, but they all achieve the same end, lets start with the basics: (Continue reading…)
1, 2, 3 times in the past 2 years! The Bubbles Quilt on the cover is what initially caught my eye, but I still haven’t have the right opportunity to make the fantastic fish quilt for any little ones in my life yet! I did end up making one of the more complicated applique quits: The Birdhouse Quilt by Carrie Bloomston.
