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This 12″ x 38″ table topper makes up very quickly out of three different fat quarters. Fix yourself a cup of hot tea and I bet you are done before it cools!  (Yes, this is our original pattern from 1996:-)) An updated tutorial is here. For illustrative purposes, we are using the color names shown…

This is the season to make reusable microwave heating bags, also called rice bags or heat packs. These bags are terrific for:  Hand warmers for anyone who wears gloves in the cold (hunters, skiers, you as you get into your car in the morning)  Neck wraps to ease sore muscles caused by hunching over the…

A Fabric Foundation Piecing Tutorial Foundation piecing is the technique of sewing fabric to a foundation in order to achieve very precise results. The foundation can be fabric and left in place, or it can be paper to be removed later. Paper pieced patterns are usually small and give you the opportunity to use up…

Do you ever buy a jelly roll and just don’t know what to do with it? Do these fabrics call out to you and you NEED to pet them and enjoy them, but what to make with the jelly roll? Here are some ideas for using 2-1/2″ strips in a block and quilt. Be sure…

I saw this technique demonstrated in a guild meeting and decided to try it – with a little help from my friends:-)) I took pictures of each step so you could follow along. MUCH later, I discovered there was a video that explained all this. It is at the bottom of this page. Using a…

Traditionally, I hold a mystery quilt event every Super Sunday that is fast, easy, and FUN for busy quilters. This year, we concentrated on using up your STASH. The pattern was written for 10″ squares but this quilt is so scrappy, you could probably substitute Fat Quarters or just scraps. If you are substituting, DO…