My third class I’m taking on Craftsy is called Finishing School: Edges and Binding. I could have used a class like this four years ago when I first started quilting. My first quilts had the most abominable binding and after that I found out about mitered corners. Then I searched the internet for anything I…
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Quilting 101: Craftsy Mini Classes
I love quilting. But I must confess, I am not the most accurate quilter. More than once I’ve ended up with misaligned piecing which drives me crazy. So I have decided that I want to take some quilting classes. However, since I have three young kids, I don’t have time to go to quilting stores…
Simple Sawtooth Star Quilt Pattern
This post first appeared on the Riley Blake Designs Blog Cutting Corners College. I love the Sawtooth Star and I wanted to make a quilt in the new Riley Blake Fabric “Twice as Nice”. I love this fabric line and I love how this quilt turned out. It feels like it’s been forever since I…
Make Four Flying Geese at a Time
I have been working on a quilt for several weeks now, here and there, when I had time/desire/energy. But this quilt involved lots of flying geese blocks and I wanted to find a good way to make a lot at a time. I found a great method, and I’m going to share it here. You’ll…
Secrets to Buying and Selecting Fabric
In my near-three years of blogging, the number 1 question I get asked is “Where do you get your fabric?!” People have told me many many times that I have an eye for colors and design and I choose excellent fabrics that go together. Here’s what I have to say to that—Thanks!! But also, I’m…
New Puff Quilt Pattern: ‘Puffy Island’
Presenting my newest puff quilt pattern! I call it Puffy Island because all the little puffs with the flat white sashing in between remind me of little desert islands in the ocean. This puff quilt is a mixture of puffs and traditional flat quilting–the best of both worlds! I chose a rainbow ombre scheme for…
Make a Quilted Camera Strap Cover!
I know–there are a billion camera strap tutorials out there. But I was getting ready for SNAP! conference today and I realized, “Hey–I’m gonna look super lame without a handmade camera strap on my camera!” So I quickly referenced a few different tutorials to get a basic idea and came up with this quilted one….
Quilting Shortcut: the Eight Square Method
There are so many quilts you can make with triangles, or rather triangle squares. I showed you a tutorial on how to make these with my pinwheel quilt, but here is a faster way. I call it the Eight Square Method. (Ps I’m sure I did not invent this but I don’t know what it’s…
