Are you ready to start a new project or is your favorite shop having a sale? No matter the reason, I have some guidelines for the next time you are shopping for quilt fabric.
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I adore alliteration, so when I needed a blog topic on the 10th, my mind went immediately to a "10 things on the 10th" idea. I quickly made a list of quilting tools and found the 10 things I keep near my sewing machine. Here they are, in no particular order:
1. Thread
Thread is the foundation...
I love to make scrappy quilts. I like fabric so much I want to use it all in every quilt I make! But, I really don't care for the whole-kitchen-sink randomness that some people imagine scrappy quilts must be. My preference is for controlled scrappy so I can choose the color scheme and make sure iden...
I made my first quilt in 2004 from a Terry Atkinson pattern. I liked the Alexander Henry fabric so much that I made a pieced back so it is truly a reversible quilt. Then I started the Underground Railroad sampler. And a quilted jacket. Then a peek-a-boo quilt with lots of prairie points. Those th...
We all make mistakes. No one enjoys it, and certainly not when someone else points out our flaws! But we know when something we have created is not quite right. An essential tool for every quilter is the seam ripper. Whether you own the classic blue version, an ergonomic style or an elegant wood-...
