Today I’m excited to be sharing my finished String Quilt! This scrappy quilt turned out so fun and cheery and it was a blast to sew up. I haven’t had this much fun making a quilt in a while. String quilt blocks are super addicting (at least to me!) to sew up and I just…
Tutorials
How to spray baste a quilt – video tutorial included
This tutorial on how to spray baste a quilt is long overdue! I’m excited to say that I finally have a full spray basting tutorial ready for you! In this tutorial I will walk you through the entire process of spray basting your quilt. I prefer spray basting my quilts instead of pin basting because…
Four at a Time Flying Geese Tutorial – Tips, Tricks and Directional Prints
I have a four at a time flying geese tutorial to share with you today! If you have never tried flying geese four at a time, it’s pretty clever! When you make flying geese four at a time, they go together nice and fast and have no waste! When you make flying geese one at…
Easy Striped Quilt- Free quilt pattern
With Christmas just around the corner I wanted to post about this Easy Striped Quilt tutorial on the blog. This easy striped linen quilt is a free tutorial available over at Fabric.com. I wrote this tutorial up for Fabric.com last Christmas season.
Save time quilting: Cutting Shortcuts with the Stripology ruler
Finding tools and techniques that save time quilting means more quilts can be made! That’s why I was pretty impressed with this quilt cutting time saver and wanted to share it with you all.
How to quilt – Zig zag walking foot quilting on a home sewing machine
This Zig Zag walking foot quilting tutorial is long over due! It’s one of the most requested tutorials since I use and post this walking foot quilting technique quite a bit. Zig zag quilting is an easy way to quilt up your quilts using a walking foot and your own home sewing machine. Zig zag…
How to make a doll quilt – Free tutorial
Learn how to make a doll quilt with this free tutorial. Let’s make this Christmas a handmade Christmas with this easy doll quilt tutorial. I love making doll quilts to give as Christmas gifts because they are adorable, easy to make and are a quick satisfying quilt finish. These are the perfect size for American…
How to take photos of quilts: 10 photos you should take
I was photographing a quilt this weekend and thinking through all of the photos to take of a quilt. I thought I would share my quilt shot list here since others might find it helpful and want to know how to take photos of quilts.
Free Motion Quilting Clamshells tutorial
So one time I wanted to quilt something other than zig zags and straight lines so I figured out free motion quilting clamshells. Turns out free motion quilting clam shells is not hard!
Free Easy Layer Cake Baby Quilt pattern
I have another free quilt pattern for you all today! And this time it’s an easy beginner friendly layer cake baby quilt 🙂 Baby quilts are quickly becoming a favorite of mine because they are quick, they are easy to handle in the sewing machine and they are super cute! Anything shrunk down is cute……
Quilter + Photographer + Creative Biz. I'm a long time creative entrepreneur who enjoys introducing quilters to modern and fun quilt designs. I call a tiny town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula home. You will find me hibernating and quilting in the winters and out with my camera in the summers. 