Don’t Forget the Quilt Label!
Hi there, Lee here again from Freshly Pieced! I’ve been quilting for more than 10 years, probably finishing at least 50-60 quilts in that time. Guess how many of those quilts I’ve actually labeled? Five of them. And in those cases, it was only because I was entering the quilt in a show, and a label was required under the rules. More …
Woven with Love Pillow from Fat Quarter Shop
As quilters, we are all about piecing, but we took a little detour to play with these modern ribbons by Amy Butler and wound up with the Woven with Love Pillow. It is such a simple pillow project that requires very little cutting, and there is still room to embellish and play with the layout More …
Rock A Rope Bowl
Rope bowls are a fun, easy, and quick project with tons of uses! Keep one near your front door to catch your keys and loose change when you walk in, on your bedside table to hold your jewelry for the evening, or go big and make a statement basket for your living room décor. They’re More …
Ohio Star Variation Table Topper with Accent Binding
This tutorial guides you through the steps of creating a Ohio Star Variation Quilt Block table topper. More …
Designing Custom T-Shirts with Sprout Patterns
Hey everyone! Julie Eilber here from the blog Jet Set Sewing. We fashion “makers” love to create our own clothes with the help of our BERNINAS. Now, thanks to Sprout Patterns, we can design our own fabric and have the pattern printed right on the yardage! Here are a few tips if you decide to More …
Get Happy!! Quilt and Pillow Tutorial
In my previous tutorial, you learned my favorite tips for foundation paper piecing a single Get Happy block. If you loved making it and want to sew more blocks, this tutorial will help you make tops for a pillow or lap quilt. Materials to Make a Get Happy!! Pillow Top This pillow top is made More …
Vintage Ornaments Quilt-Along: Fussy Cut Ornaments
Hello, I hope you are enjoying our Vintage Ornaments Quilt-Along! Today we will work on the final two applique blocks and play with “fussy cutting”. You can find information on our previous Vintage Ornaments posts here: Supplies, Blocks 1 and 2, Blocks 3 and 4, and Blocks 5 and 6. Materials to Make the Fussy Cut More …
Embellished Shirt
Leslie Padoll of the 7th Bone Tailoring team will guide you through a quick way to add embellishment to your woven dress shirts. Watch as Leslie explains how to eyeball the placement of your trim and stabilize the fabric if necessary. This easy-to-do application is a great way to customize any dress shirt in your More …
Make-Do, Mend, or Remake your Favorite Blue Jeans
Denim blue jeans have been in style for more than 100 years, all the way back to 1873 when Levi Strauss first manufactured pants from dungaree cloth! When you find that favorite fitting pair of blue jeans, you’ll mend and alter them to keep on wearing them as long as possible. And when those blue jeans More …
