I decided to compare quarter-inch feet for my sewing machine while making the HSTs for a broken dishes quilt block. When this colorful blog hop was announced, hubby and I had just been to the zoo. There was a Budgie enclosure there, and the zoo sold sticks with seeds attached that you could feed them. …
Are you ready to finish your Midnight Star Table Topper? Here is how I did it with no batting. This kind of finish is sometimes called a knife-edge finish and the quilt it makes is a summer quilt. That’s because there is no batting in it. This is a Four-Part Series of Tutorials Assemble: Sew…
Do you struggle with Triangle-in-a-Square quilt blocks? They do make wonderful patterns, like Storm at Sea, but it can be tricky to make them in different sizes and square them up. Sewing those angles has always seemed to be a problem for me. Then I discovered the V Block Ruler. This is a Four-Part Series…
A square block sent on point can be colored in a lot of different ways to add visual interest to a quilt. In the case of the Midnight Star Table Topper pattern, it is used in the center of the quilt, with the star points reaching out from there. This is a Four-Part Series of…
Have you ever needed to make a lot of identical Half Square Triangle Blocks (HSTs) for a quilt or other quilting project? It can be daunting, but not if you use Magic! Here is a way to make 8 at a time, quickly and easily. [A quick note from Kris: I ended up making a…
A Stack N Slash quilt is the easiest way ever to make a quilt of many colors. Gather a coordinated set of fat quarters, or just use scraps. Stack, Slash, Shuffle, and Stitch! It’s fun and easy. It gives a great improvisational look without cutting lots of individual strips, wasting fabric, fussy cutting, or sewing…
Today we will be making a 62″ x 77″ quilt, perfect for a lap, the couch or just cuddling. This quilt is easy to make in your favorite colors, especially when you use a bit of magic. If you precut (the instructions are here), you should be able to finish today! Before we get started,…
Flat Quilt Borders: Adding the Final Quilt Border Assemble :(4) 3″ wide outer border strips Step One: Measure your quilt top through the center vertically in two places. It should be 31-1/2″, but if not, use YOUR measurement. Cut (2) strips of the border fabric to this length. Using your walking foot if you have…
Adding a Mitered Border Assemble:(4) 2″ wide Inner Border Strips Read over this section before cutting and sewing. You may prefer another method of adding a mitered border, or you may prefer not to precut. A mitered border can frame the center of a quilt top, much like a painting in a frame. Using a…
Creating the Borders Press both border units in half to mark the center. Sew the border unit with the QST to the three-part border, taking care to match the centers of each border. Press to the three-strip-set. Make (4.) These new borders should measure 6-1/2″ x 16-1/2″. Sew one of the borders to each side…
Making a Nine-Patch Quilt Block Using HSTs Assemble:(20) 2-1/2″ charm HSTs, chosen randomly(16) 2-1/2″ tan accent HSTs (that’s my green plaid fabric) Sew (3) charm HST blocks as shown in the first row below. Press all the seams to the left. Your row should measure 6-1/2″ long. Make (4.) Sew (1) charm HST and (2)…
Preparing the Border Units Assemble: (16) 4-1/2″ x 2″ background strips(8) 4-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ blue accent strips (my blue accent fabric is the globes) Sew the 4-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ blue accent strips between (2) 4-1/2″ x 2″ background strips. Press to the blue accent strip. Make (8) sets. Assemble: (8) 4-1/2″ square three-part strips you just…
