Quilting
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Paper Pieced Apple Mug Rug
Paper Pieced Apple Mug Rug by Vicki Holloway Create a paper pieced apple mug rug to gift to a new teacher. Or make a set of four using coordinating apple-print fabrics as a hostess gift. Size: 5″ square SUPPLIES Sulky Paper Solvy Cotton + Steel Thread (colors to match fabrics) Cotton fabric scraps (such as a bright apple color, a light or white background color & brown for the stem) 5 1/2″ square each of batting & backing Point turner, chopstick or blunt knitting needle Apple Mug Rug Pattern Foundation Paper Piecing Print the Paper Pieced Apple Mug Rug foundation paper piecing pattern onto a sheet of Sulky Paper…
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July Birthstone Block Sew Along: the Ruby
Are you ready for the July Birthstone Block Sew Along? If you haven’t picked up the kit, there’s still time to receive it and make it before the month’s up. And if you just need the pattern, grab one today! PATTERN DETAILS The July Birthstone Block is super pretty. I love all the red, pink, and purple hues. There are a TON of pieces to this pattern, so I highly suggest you follow MJ Kinman’s advice to gather some envelopes to organize the pieces for each fabric color. I did NOT do this and, sure enough, I had to re-cut one piece because I couldn’t find it after cutting…
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Snow Globe Coasters: Christmas In July Project to Make
Create adorable snow globe coasters using Sulky 12 wt cotton Petites in your sewing machine. These heavyweight threads CAN be used in the needle–just be sure to choose the right one! A size 100/16 or 100/18 Organ needle is your friend when sewing with thick thread. But choose a lighter weight thread in the bobbin, such as a PolyLite or even a bobbin thread. THE DETAILS Karie Jewell of Two Kwik Quilters designed this snow globe coasters project for you to try your hand at these beautiful threads. These coasters make great gifts and decor for the holiday season. Choose different fabric prints to make them for any season or…
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June Birthstone Block: Gemstone Quilt Sew Along
The June Birthstone Block by MJ Kinman is the first block I’m making to create an entire Birthstone quilt. Here is the process I followed to piece the block, following the expert instructions from MJ in her pattern. I worked from the June Birthstone Gem kit, which includes the pattern, fabrics by Paintbrush Studio and Sulky rayon threads. Yes, MJ uses rayon thread for quilting! And she switches colors for each facet to not compete with the hues or color value. It’s an amazing process that really leaves you with a work of art. I have the complete thread collection, as I plan to make each Birthstone block. Plus, I…
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Memorial Day Projects & Sentiments to Honor Fallen Heroes
This weekend we remember the heroes who gave their lives to protect our freedom with Memorial Day projects. To show our love and respect, we bring out our American flags and salute those who have gone before us. Many of us host gatherings to celebrate America. A veritable pre-fourth-of-July, with hot dogs, watermelon and maybe even some fireworks. Some of us decorate with red, white and blue. And of course we need some homemade quilted treasures to sprinkle throughout the house. It’s a great time to be with loved ones and reflect on sacrifices that have been made and are made every day that allow us to live our lives…
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Emerald Gemstone Quilt Block + Rayon Threads for Quilting
Treat yourself to a precious gem and make a gemstone quilt block! Paper piecing and quilting with rayon thread combine to make a gorgeous Emerald Gemstone Quilt Block. The emerald is May’s birthstone, but also one of the “big three” of colored stones. Emeralds are all the rage, with some people choosing them for engagement rings over the traditional diamond. MJ Kinman, designer and creator of the famous Gemstone Quilt blocks, hosted a webinar with us and explained her wild-motion quilting techniques. This quilting is what she prefers for her gemstone quilt blocks and it becomes a cathartic experience with its calming repetition. For paper piecing these intricate gemstone quilt…
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Paradigm Fabric Collection + Free Quilt Pattern
Karie Jewell takes us along for the ride with the Paradigm fabric collection blog hop! It’s always fun to see what designers create when inspired by a new fabric collection. This Paradigm fabric collection lends itself to lots of springtime projects, with it’s butterfly and geometric motifs and calming color palette. Once you see what Karie created you’ll be inspired to make something with the paradigm fabric collection, too! New Paradigm Fabric Collection From Karie: Today I’m joining the Paradigm Showcase Tour to celebrate Sarah Thomas’ debut fabric line, Paradigm. This group of colorful fabrics is ideal for one of my favorite things – fussy-cutting! I’ve created a brand new…
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C’mon Get Scrappy! 5 Uses for Fabric Scraps
Calling all Fabric Scrap Stashers! These projects are for you! As we head into Earth Day, it’s time to delve into our fabric bins and create some fun projects to use up our fabric scraps! Each project listed here uses one fat quarter (or less) of fabric. They make great gifts for teachers (school is almost out for summer!), friends (bunco party, anyone?) and yourself (don’t forget YOU). 1. Pencil Case Pattern Pencil cases don’t have to hold just pencils. I use them for makeup brushes (try lining it with Stitch ‘n Seal for easy cleanup), art supplies, Lego mini-figures (I need three just for my son’s current collection), and…
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Wholecloth Quilt using Sulky Stars Quilt Block – Lori Kennedy
Wholecloth Quilt: Sulky Stars Quilt Block designed by Lori Kennedy Create a wholecloth quilt using this Star quilt block design by Lori Kennedy. Lori Kennedy is a quilt designer, author, teacher and blogger at Lori Kennedy Quilts (formerly The Inbox Jaunt). She loves personalizing quilts with machine quilted doodles. Lori is the author of Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 and More Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3. She takes the fear out of free motion quilting with easy quilting techniques and step-by-step tutorials to help every level of quilter find success with machine quilting. Lori is a BERNINA Ambassador, shares her tutorials in American Quilter Magazine, and has three Bluprint (Craftsy) videos on creative machine quilting. When she is not quilting or doodling,…
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Bunny Quilt Block from Evy Hawkins – Free Download!
Make a Bunny Block with an applique embroidery design – free for a limited time! Evy Hawkins created this Bunny quilt block design–get the embroidery file for FREE until April 15! Evy delights in creating original and unusual designs, projects, patterns and tutorials for the wonderful world of stitching. She has had her fingers in the sewing trade since high school and began her sewing career as a couturier, soon to become a women’s and children’s wear designer. She was introduced to the wonderful world of machine embroidery while freelancing as a commercial embroidery designer and hasn’t looked back since! A firm believer in the craft of embroidery, she thoroughly…
