Weekly Web Specials
If you are familiar with Jinny Beyer you know that she does her piecing in “found moments” and not sitting at a sewing machine. This week’s web special, the Quilter’s Sidekick and a pair of gold-handled scissors, helps you take your piecing and appliqué anywhere just like Jinny does.Read More »
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What Kind of Needle Do You Use?
What kind of needle do you recommend for both hand piecing and hand quilting? First let me say there are a wide variety of needles, sizes and styles available and there are no rules as to what to use. Generally, most quilters prefer “betweens”, but some use applique...
Tropical Paradise
In my last blog I talked about taking a block design and making it with multiple fabrics for a scrappy effect. That blog has information that is helpful in understanding how I placed the fabric in the blocks used in this blog as well. I was so excited...
Scrappy Quilts with Traditional Style Blocks
Growing up, we had a scrap bag. While I didn’t start quilting until I was an adult, as a child I was always sewing something. My sisters and I made a lot of our own clothes and there were always leftover pieces. I would look through the scraps searching for the right...
