When I was growing up, one of our family traditions was my Grandma Werge’s Raspberry Thumbprint cookies. This is a picture of her and my grandfather when I was born – that’s me in the blanket, with my mother holding me. She didn’t share this recipe with anyone! But somehow my husband charmed her out…
I taught this class at my LQS yesterday. I can see lots of uses for these bags – the little ones for jewelry or the tooth fairy. The big ones can hold quilts or wet swimsuits. It’s a great stash buster – hey, I bet you have some orphan blocks you could use, too. Supplies:…
This Adirondack Winter Quilt Block represents the first day of snow in the Adirondack mountains. The trees are still exploding with their fall colors but the snow doesn’t care! Here it comes! The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d rather just print, click the green Print…
I would like to take a moment to thank OyVey Quilt Designs for donating the fabric I am using in this tutorial. It is from her new fabric line, Mosaic Masterpiece by Hoffman International. Ask for it at your local quilt store! Supplies you will need Before starting this or any other project, wash and…
Halloween Quilt Pattern Tutorial: I used to teach at a quilt retreat held at the Bayside Inn in Cooperstown NY. I wouldn’t stay at the Inn, I would stay in a camping trailer we had at the time at Shadowbrook Campground. One year I offered two different classes – a log cabin and a bargello….
Ringo Starr said he named his song after the story that Octopuses strolled along the ocean floor gathering rocks and other pretty baubles to make a garden. Is the story true? The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d rather just print, click the green Print Friendly…
Here’s the Batty Pumpkin Quilt Block for the Halloween series. Be sure to check out the full list of designers at the bottom of the page. The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d rather just print, click the green Print Friendly button under the tutorial. If…
How To Make a Modern Table Runner According to the Modern Quilt Guild, modern quilts are primarily functional and inspired by modern design. Modern quilts often use bold colors and prints, high contrast areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, lots of negative space for quilting, and alternative layouts such as asymmetrical designs. The open design…
Oswego’s Harborfest commemorates the “Battle of Fort Oswego”, which was fought on land and by tall ships in the Harbor of Oswego, NY, during the War of 1812. The festival is normally held the last weekend in July. This 18″ block honors the Tall Ships that took part in that event. To make the block,…
You have probably guessed at the end of this mystery, but I am going to keep going anyway. I am switching off to graphics rather than the actual quilt because I think they make it easier to understand. Assemble: (12) 2″ x 2″ red squares (10) 2″ x 12-1/2″ background rectangles The LOONG border strip…
Are you all caught up? Just one more thing to create: the sashing that goes between the rows. Get those sharp pins out – keeping everything neat at this point will keep the quilt square. Assemble: Make (6) sashing sets like the one below. These will be the center sashings and the top and bottom…
Are you all caught up? This should be a quick clue. Learn how to miter the seam when you sew two strips together to help hide it in long strips of fabric used in borders and binding. Then, create some rows. Inventory Time You won’t use everything in this clue, you are just double-checking. You…
