quilting tips and tricks

Save money quilting – Flannel Sheets as quilt backings

Flannel sheets are becoming my new favorite way to back my quilts. I live in an area where we have winter almost half of the year so our quilts are used quite a bit and they actually need to be WARM! I frequently use sheets as quilt backings.

How to machine bind a quilt-A beginner friendly method

This free quilting tutorial will teach you how to machine bind a quilt. There a many different ways to machine bind a quilt. This machine binding quilt tutorial will walk you through an easy beginner friendly method. Follow the photos or watch the short video clips below.

Resource Guide: Quilty Love quilting supplies and tools

These are the quilting supplies and products that I use on a regular basis. I’m a pretty minimalist quilter (so far…ha) and these are my tried and true quilting supplies. Sewing Machine I currently use a Janome 6700p sewing machine provided by Janome.

Quilting successfully with Essex Linen Fabric

Today I want to talk to you guys about my current quilting obsession. I can’t get enough of the stuff. I’m talking about Essex linen by Robert Kaufman. Just about every other quilt I make uses it. It gives the best texture and some really great added weight. Our quilts need to actually be warm…

Hand Pieced Hexie Quilt – the one that took over a year

Somehow my hand pieced hexie quilt hasn’t made it up on the blog yet! This quilt took just over a year to complete so it needs it’s day in spotlight 😉 I started this quilt way back in January 2015. I had never tried English paper piecing and I was loving all of the hexies…

English Paper Pieced Hexagon Quilt Progress

Somehow I haven’t blogged about my hexie quilt yet! So here it is 🙂 This is my never ending project. Or at least it sometimes feels that way 😉 I started my hexies so I would have something to do in the evenings when I just want to sit down but keep my hands busy. …

Introducing Double the Plus Quilt Pattern

I’m excited to share the Double the Plus quilt pattern to you all. There are plenty of Plus quilt patterns out but there are a few unique features that inspired this one. First of all I wanted a smaller plus block. Most plus quilts have large blocks. Second of all, I wanted it to be…

Mini Bow Ties Quilt

Today I’m sharing this mini bow ties quilt I started many months back. I made this one at a retreat over the summer and it went together super quickly. It’s simply a mini charm pack of Scrumptious by Bonnie and Camille and 8in grey squares. Sew the charm to two opposite corners of each square.

Simple Plus Quilt (with tutorial)

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PDF PATTERN HERE!

Flying Geese Arrows Quilt

This quilt combines two elements that have been on my to-do quilting list: Low Volume fabric and Flying Geese arrows 🙂 First I pulled all of my low volume fabric that I wanted to use. The low volume became my background. I went with my favorite colors for the arrows, navys and greens and a…