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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…
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Baby Giraffes Baby Blanket
I had lots of giraffe prints, and made one up into a quick baby quilt! As I pulled fabrics to match the colors in the print, I worried that the finished product would be too orange. See here for another…
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Black Flower Boxes
Remember my Flower Boxes tutorial? I planned the size of the blocks to use up the fabric I had available, without thinking about how they would fit together as a whole, and it bothered me that the corners for the…
