My First Machine Quilted Quilt

It's Blogger's Quilt Festival Time again! Last year I blogged about my Twigs puff quilt, which is so special to me because not only did I make it for my best friend's baby, but it was the puff quilt that started it all. This year I want to talk about the very first free-motion machine quilted blanket I ever did. I made it for a customer, someone I'd never met.  I said I'd do it, confidently.  But nervous and excited because I'd … [Read more...]

How to Baste a Quilt

I finished my son's new quilt!  I designed it to match his room, and although it turned out a little more rainbowy than I would have liked, I was still proud of myself.  {{And please don't look too closely at the piecing because there are a lot of mistakes! I'm still learning!}}  I'm making another one pretty similar for his brother, although I sewing the strips in a different arrangement that is less rainbowy.  … [Read more...]