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Scrappy Trip Around the World
I managed to take a simple pattern, and make it much more complicated than it needed to be! That might have been justifiable, if I was simply trying to make a quilt without buying a pattern. However, this pattern has…
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Line Quilting
Quilting is the sewing that holds the quilt top, batting and backing together. There are a thousand ways to quilt, and millions of different patterns or motifs that can be used. This post contains affiliate links which means that if…
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Paper Piecing Tutorial- How To Make A Star
As you may know from a previous post, I made a quilt of paper pieced stars. I can’t just show off my finished project without also walking you through the steps. Giving you the skills and tools needed to make…
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Baby Star Quilt
Paper Piecing was scary and daunting. Until I gave it a try. Then, it was fabulous. Actually, that’s not technically true. I bit off waaaaaaaay more than I could chew with the first paper piecing pattern I chose. Paper piecing…
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How To Make Binding
Binding is the edging that finishes the quilt by sealing all the loose edges inside. I’ve split my binding tutorial into two posts: this is how to make binding, the next will be how to attach binding to your finished…
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Basting A Quilt
Making a complete quilt top is the pretty part of quilting, but it’s flimsy and won’t last on its own. Plus, it’s not warm and cuddly. You also need batting (the middle layer of really warm stuff) and backing. This…
