When times get tough…the tough do some quilting play! This is not a long post, but hopefully it will give you the encouragement you need
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Some of the most stunning quilt designs I have seen are achieved with paper-piecing (also known as foundation piecing.) I have a whole Pinterest Board section dedicated to paper-pieced quilts. If you’d like to see some really intricate, jaw-dropping quilts, check it out. In today’s post, I’m going to explain how to paper-piece a quilt block. It’s a great technique to achieve incredible accuracy in your quilts. Even if you never plan to make an intricate Feathered Star quilt, knowing how to do a little paper-piecing is a good skill to have in your toolbox.
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Hello! Last week I posted an article on how to trim and match points on string quilts, and in particular how to do this on a pattern I wrote earlier this year called the “Let’s Mingle” Quilt. Today I thought I would share a technique for how to make a string quilt block that is really simple and is a perfect introduction to foundation or paper-piecing.
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The Let’s Mingle Quilt Pattern is one of the latest quilt designs I have released for sale in my pattern shop. The design is a repeat of one clever little quilt block that I call the Mingle Quilt Block. When grouped together, the block creates a great secondary pattern that has a clean and modern vibe to it. In this post, I share a bit about my design inspiration and some tips for trimming and matching points when setting the blocks.
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In quilting classes I am often asked how to rip a seam.ย Usually this comes up after I rip out a seam for someone, and
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