Have you ever found yourself stumped on how to trim your quilt blocks? Been there - ha! This is why I’ve been wanting to share this tutorial with you on how to square up your hourglass quilt blocks. With a couple of seam lines to contend with in this modern quilt block, it can be confusing where … [Read more...] about How to Square Up Hourglass Quilt Blocks in 5 Steps
How to Wash a Quilt in 10 Steps
You’ve done all the hard work. Cut your fabric. Pieced it back together. Basted your quilt. Got it quilted. And bound. Then labelled! And now the big question is: how the heck do I wash a quilt? That question stumped me too! I had visions of my quilt unravelling in the wash and coming out a … [Read more...] about How to Wash a Quilt in 10 Steps
How to Solve Issues Opening PDF Quilt Patterns on an iPhone or iPad
Are you having issues opening or downloading your digital quilt patterns? If you’ve got an iPhone or an iPad then you’re not alone! Looks like some Apple products have issues opening PDF quilt patterns. Read on for how to solve issues opening PDF quilt patterns on an iPhone or iPad … [Read more...] about How to Solve Issues Opening PDF Quilt Patterns on an iPhone or iPad
What’s in Your Sewing Bag Sarah Made?
Are you ready to sneak a peek? I hope so, because there’s a new guest for the What’s in Your Sewing Bag series, and I couldn’t be more excited for today’s special guest Sarah Holst from Sarah Made. If my memory serves, I first ‘met’ Sarah on Instagram and, shortly thereafter, as pattern testers … [Read more...] about What’s in Your Sewing Bag Sarah Made?
Stacked Pine Block for the Little Forest BOM 2024
Welcome back for the second block of the 2024 Little Forest BOM. This month you’ll be stitching up the Stacked Pine Tree quilt block! And bravo on piecing your Bonsai quilt blocks. They look fantastic and I love seeing all your different fabric combinations 😊 So far in this modern skill … [Read more...] about Stacked Pine Block for the Little Forest BOM 2024
Refracted Star Big Stitch Hand Quilted Pillow
You've heard me refer to this one in the weekly newsletter a few times, which is why I'm so excited to finally be getting this Refracted Star big stitch hand-quilted pillow on the blog for you! It's been an unexpected quilty adventure that kicked off years ago, when I was invited to curate a … [Read more...] about Refracted Star Big Stitch Hand Quilted Pillow
