Time to baste this baby! Our quilt measures about 80″ square so we will need a backing that is a bit bigger than that. I made mine about 85″ square. Visit the first Quick and Easy Christmas Quilt post for a full materials list and to learn how to make and assemble the blocks. To More …
In our last tutorial, we completed all of our blocks! Check out the first Quick and Easy Christmas Quilt post for a full materials list and instructions to make each block. Aren’t they pretty? Now let’s move onto sashing this baby together. We are going to sash this quilt using 2.5″ strips and 2.5″ cornerstones. More …
Welcome back! If you are just joining us, check out the Quick and Easy Christmas Quilt tutorial here. It covers a lot of what we’ll be talking about here today. Now onto Block 3! My personal favorite: Bear Paw. For this block, we will be using the same method for creating HSTs as we did More …
Welcome back! If you are just joining in, check out Block 1 of the Quick and Easy Christmas Quilt. It covers much of what we’ll be talking about here today. Now onto block 2! Half Square Triangle Star. For this block, we will be using the same method for creating HSTs as we did in More …
I love Christmas as much as anyone, and I love a good Christmas quilt. But I must admit that making a quilt just for Christmas always seemed like such a hassle. All that work for a quilt that I’ll just be using a couple weeks out of the winter? Didn’t seem worth it. This year, More …
Curves are generally seen as a more advanced technique when it comes to quilt piecing. Quilts based on a Drunkard’s Path block are gorgeous but may be a challenge and big commitment if you’ve never pieced curves before. Today, I’ve got a great project for you to sample the world of curves and end up More …
This is a fast and easy project to create a set of four holiday ornaments for your Christmas tree or to give to family and friends. This project can be done using any zig-zag sewing machine. This year when I was visiting Father Christmas, he reminded me that he is NOT Santa Claus. He is More …
Stitched Collage Ornament Cards by Joanne Sharpe During this busy time of year, I find myself looking to my favorite creative projects to take the edge off the holiday flurry. Sewing to “just sew” is my preferred activity to keep busy and create something wonderful without a complicated pattern or concern over perfect seams. Making More …
The Union Square Block was so much fun to do ruler work on. Using the RulerWork Foot made it turn out so perfectly, I thought it should be framed! After the quilting is finished, we will add borders, but without batting, and wrap this block over canvas stretchers. Materials to Make a Union Square Framed More …
It’s time to deck the halls! We’ll be using Toolbox embroidery software to design a simple and festive holiday banner. This design utilizes the Lettering and Editing modules for this project, if you don’t have the full bundle installed! Materials to Sew an Embroidered Holiday Banner Fabric Front side is unbleached cotton canvas Back is More …
Learn how to free-motion quilt cabins and trees with BERNINA Ambassador, Lori Kennedy’s, easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorial. More …
From the technical point of view we see occasional misconception when the machine does not sew correctly and statements such as “the machine will not pick up the stitch” ,” the timing is off” etc. might be true but can also be far from an actual machine problem. Remember quality machines are designed to stay More …
