(Please note that this post contains affiliate links.) I have three very blond haired little boys. I absolutely love some of the newer fabrics with some appropriate prints for boys (like this pirate print), but some of my all time favorite fabrics are the sweet girls frolicking in the fields of wild flowers. Do you… Read More
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) You may have read before on here that I don’t take too many custom orders. I think I could easily get wrapped up in running a quilting business and a blog, and some days I think I want to call this my part time… Read More
Basting is likely my LEAST favorite part of the quilting process. If I understand correctly, I seem to be in good company among other quilters. It’s a bit of a cumbersome task, and it must be done well to ensure good quilting. Late last year, I was basting a huge quilt. I was as careful… Read More
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) It seems as though I notice more and more details in my sewing projects as I learn and grow in my skills. Maybe the basics are so basic now that I have mental margin to pay attention to the details. Over time I’ve learned… Read More
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) I started quilting in 2007 / 2008. My sisters bought me a small Singer Promise they found listed as a Black Friday deal from Target one year. That tiny little sewing machine was when much of my love for patchwork and quilting (and fabric!)… Read More
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) As many of you know, I sell quilted pillow covers in my Etsy Shop. I list a few every now and then as my time and desire allows. I have learned I thoroughly enjoy selling pillow covers here and there, but I don’t have… Read More
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) It’s been almost a year since I started an economy block quilt for my five year old. This is a great block and so much fun for kids, but I admit that it took lots of perseverance for me. I had to set small… Read More
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) I remember the early days of sewing and trying to figure out how to cut up all this new found fabric in an effort to sew it back together again in an extremely cute fashion. I loved patchwork. I desperately wanted to learn to… Read More
I was under the presumption that the side of my standard presser foot was a quarter of an inch from the needle in my sewing machine. This is not the case.
(Please note that affiliate links have been used in this post.) A few weeks ago I showed you how to glue baste some diamonds for a stocking I was making for my four year old. This was the first time I had ever glue basted, and it was much quicker than basting my templates with… Read More