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Easy Christmas Tea Towels

Posted on December 21, 2015
by Karen S.
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin Easy Christmas tea towels is the handmade gift that should be topping your gift list this year. Things that can be used right away and often are always a winner. Start with a pre-made tea towel, these are 18" x…

Preparing Your Quilt for a Long Arm Quilter

Posted on November 20, 2015
by Karen S.
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Have quilt tops piling up? Do you have four or five years of unfinished quilts? New to quilting? Envious of feathers quilted into someone else's quilts? Own a basic machine that fights your free-motion attempts? It's time to hire a professional to quilt for you.…

Tips for Sewing With Fleece

Posted on November 13, 2015
by Karen S.
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It’s getting colder, so you are probably pulling on a fleece jacket every morning. What great fabric - it’s cozy, lightweight and keeps you warm. It’s also easy to cut and sew. You’ve seen fleece in the stores. They are stocked with an array of…

Quilt Market Fall 2015

Posted on October 28, 2015
by Angela T.
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We've finally arrived home from another lovely Quilt Market! We wanted to share a couple photos of our booth while we recover and process all the wonderful inspiration we found.

Fabric Elements – Framed and Displayed

Posted on October 21, 2015
by Karen S.
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Here's a quick way to turn your mixed media pieces into wall art. As your collection of fabric experiments grows and you find your artistic voice, you may want to hang and display a favorite piece. You need to! Just do it! Blank canvas is…

Quilt Blocks Tips For Finishing: Label

Posted on August 31, 2015
by Karen S.
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There is one more finishing step that you just can't skip! Be sure to personalize your quilt with a label. Record important information - your name, date, where you are living, and the recipient's name or event you made the quilt for. Supplies QuiltBlocks Quarter…

QuiltBlocks Tips for Finishing: Binding Part 2

Posted on August 17, 2015
by Karen S.
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Your binding is made, your quilting completed, so let's trim the edges and sew the binding on! We're going to following the directions in the Setting Kit. There are many ways to bind a quilt, but today I'm going to stick with the instructions. First,…

Quilt Blocks Tips for Finishing: Basting

Posted on August 13, 2015
by Karen S.
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Basting is holding the backing, batting and quilt top together so it can be quilted. The first step is to find a large, flat area to spread out the backing right side down, next layer the batting on top, and finally the quilt top, right…

QuiltBlock’s Garden Trellis Block One Tips & Tricks

Posted on August 5, 2015
by Karen S.
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Have you started your Garden Trellis quilt yet? You may have noticed a slight change. The blocks are no longer numbered in order of difficulty, from easy to some experience needed. The blocks are now numbered in order of placement in the quilt, in this…

Quilt Blocks Tips for Finishing: Binding

Posted on July 8, 2015
by Karen S.
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The binding on your quilt needs to be a hard working accent, not just a pretty picture frame. The binding will get a lot of tugging and rubbing over the years, so let's make it to last. We like the French-fold binding, or double-fold French…