You’ll never guess one of my favorite places to get tools for quilting! The hardware store. Yeah, you heard me. Some of my favorite tools were designed for carpentry. I’m a pretty thrifty person. Call… Read More »Squaring Up a Quilt Without Quilting Tools
I’m a sucker for bias binding on everything for one simple reason – it wears better than straight grain binding. I made the elephant and space quilts for my kids about 3 years ago and… Read More »How to Make Continuous Bias Binding Tape
A while back I ran across this really interesting video where Dale Fleming talks about using freezer paper and glue to assist in sewing fabric circles. She calls it the Six Minute Circle. I’m all… Read More »Piecing a Circle: Glue Method
I don’t know if you’ve noticed this about me, but I tend to gravitate towards irregular shapes. Square quilting blocks aren’t typically my thing. Fabric is such a flexible medium – there’s no need to… Read More »Piecing a Circle: Pinning Method
I really love how incredibly simple methods can lead to amazingly interesting designs. Take a look at this piece: it was made using the shibori technique called ne-maki in which I wrapped beads in the… Read More »Shibori Tie Dye Circles (Ne-Maki)
I didn’t realize when I started quilting just how much math is involved! I didn’t exactly doubt my math teaches in school when they said we’d need this stuff later in life, but I expected… Read More »Finding the Center of a Circle with a Quilting Ruler
My oldest is kind of obsessed with collecting treasures from the beach. It’s a little bit of a battle because he wants to keep everything he finds. This mesh seashell collecting bag is great because… Read More »Seashell Collecting Bag Tutorial
I love the beach! We try to make it out to the coast at few times each year. The kids are content to sit around digging holes for the entire day while the hubs and… Read More »Mesh Beach Toy Bag Tutorial
I love applique because it’s so versatile and I end up using it in a lot of my work. It just gives more freedom to do crazy designs that you wouldn’t be able to accomplish… Read More »How to Make a Turned Edge Applique Using Interfacing