Polka dot quilts

40 x 50 This cute top was pieced by my son! While he likes to sew, it usually takes him a long time to make a top. I remind him once in a while to sew a row or two or do some ironing. His sewing skills are improving a lot. Most of his points match! I gave it a larger meander than normal. Muscle memory made this a little more challenging! I kept wanting to make it smaller. Small polka dot on the back with a solid red binding was all I could find in my stash for this quilt. But I think it goes…

I’m thinking Spring, although the several inches of snow today would make the season questionable. I love polka dots and wanted to do something with a few of them. Polka dots are a happy pr…

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Good day, Friends! Are you ready for some polka-dotting fun? Let’s start off with Ladybug Fun Fact #2, shall we? Here we go… A gallon jug could hold anywhere between 72,000 and 80,000 l…

Let's herald the end of our winter slumber with fresh and floral spring projects! Embrace all that is floral using many techniques to achieve stunning needlework projects. It's essential to your needlework skill set to know the techniques included in this issue including machine embroidery tips, curved piecing, quilting with denim and quilting cotton, 3D knitting, and colouring with thread, to name a few. Also, don't miss our essential guide to knitting needles, and a step by step tutorial…

I really, really love polka dots. Add some stripes and a few solids in happy, bright colors, QAYG quilting method, some improvisation, bat...

Learn how to make a grandma's favorite quilt block with this free quilting tutorial, part of the polka dot chair block of the month series.

I have been so busy sewing Halloween costumes and cheering on the Cardinals (wooo hoo! tonight's game was awesome) I almost forgot about th...

Jenny Doan demonstrates how to create the look of a woven block using 2.5 inch strips of precut fabric. (She used Wild Nectar Jelly Roll by Crystal Manning for Moda Fabrics, but any printed jelly roll would work!) Learn how to add sashing with cornerstones to your blocks in this free quilting tutorial.

It is such a satisfying feeling to finish a quilt! You might have noticed that it's not something I do every other week so it's cause for celebration! Yesterday, I finished the polka dotted flying geese quilt I started a few months ago. This quilt resulted from a serindipitous moment in my studio. Some years ago, I bought a bundle of fat quarters of polka dotted fabric at a quilt show, just because I love dots and they looked so luscious, all bundled together. Like candy! I kept the bundle…