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Shattered Star Quilt Along: Week 8 – Part 2: How to make binding and attach it to your quilt

December 1, 2020 by Shannon Leave a Comment

Holiday Shattered Star quilt with binding rolled up and ready to be attached | Shattered Star QAL Week 8 Part 2: How to bind your quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs #quilttutorial

You’re SO close to finishing your Shattered Star Quilt! With this being our final week together in the Shattered Star Quilt Along, I wanted to make sure to break down these finishing steps into more manageable bite sized pieces. So, in Part 1, you tackled getting your quilt nicely squared … [Read more...]

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Shattered Star Quilt Along: Week 8 – Part 1: How to square up your quilt

November 30, 2020 by Shannon Leave a Comment

Square Omnigrip quilting ruler, Olfa splash rotary cutter and trimmings from squaring up the holiday Shattered Star Quilt | Tutorial: How to square up your quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs #quilttutorial

It’s the final countdown! You’re in the home stretch of the Shattered Star Quilt Along and Week 8 has you tackling a few final steps to put the finishing touches on your quilt. You’ve worked hard to get to this point, so let’s give it one last push to make this the most epic quilt you’ve ever … [Read more...]

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Shattered Star Lumbar Pillow Hand-quilted with a metal zipper

November 26, 2020 by Shannon Leave a Comment

Shattered Star lumbar pillow pattern by Shannon Fraser Designs #pillow #cushion #homedécor

I’ve got a fun and quick sew project to share with you today! With the holidays just around the corner, we’re all in need of one-of-a-kind holiday gift ideas and ways to spruce up our homes (especially if you’re still in COVID lockdown like we are here in Montreal). Enter quilted … [Read more...]

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How to Insert a Metal Zipper in Your Pillow

November 26, 2020 by Shannon Leave a Comment

How to insert a metal zipper in a cushion | Sewing Tutorial | Shattered Star Lumbar Pillow | Shannon Fraser Designs #howtosew #zipper

Are you a metal zipper lover? Or do metal zippers freak you out, give you an instant sense of unease and visions of sewing needles breaking? I fall in the latter category – ha! Well, I used to until I finally dove in and gave them a try. Metal zippers have been sitting in my zipper stash for … [Read more...]

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What’s in Your Sewing Bag? Special Guest: Giuseppe Ribaudo from Giucy Giuce

November 24, 2020 by Shannon Leave a Comment

What's In Your Sewing Bag? Special Guest Giucy Giuce | Shannon Fraser Designs #sewingkit

Are you ready for another sneaky peeky? I’m SO excited to have today’s guest participate in the What’s in Your Sewing Bag series. Giuseppe, better known as Giucy Giuce, has been a maker I’ve been following for years now. It has been so fun seeing his creative journey take off. Not … [Read more...]

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Shattered Star Quilt Along: Week 7 – How to baste your quilt

November 23, 2020 by Shannon Leave a Comment

Holiday Shattered Star quilt getting pin basted | Shattered Star Quilt Along Week 7: How to baste your quilt | Shannon Fraser Designs #quilttutorial

Can you believe it’s already Week 7 of the Shattered Star Quilt Along?! Time flies when you’re having quilty fun!! Plus, you’ve made amazing progress to date and, after this week, you’ll be in the quilty home stretch! I hope you've spent some time stepping back and admiring your quilty work … [Read more...]

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Hi! I'm Shannon. A modern quilt pattern designer based in Montreal. My quilting journey started by stumbling upon a half square triangle tutorial and I've been hooked since. I'm now spreading that quilty joy to you! Read More…

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