Sewing themed quilts

"The BIG Finish" Welcome to the Big Finish of the "MY HAPPY PLACE" Sew Along! Sew many of you have joined me here each week while I did every tutorial on the blocks for the quilt. Thank you sew much!! I posted each Monday right here on my blog and you can view my tutorials any time that is convenient for you because they will remain here on my blog! Scroll down to the very bottom of this post and you will find photos and the link to each and every tutorial that I did for this sew along. For…

And this is where I went wrong and skimmed over the part in the instructions which said to trim down the panels....ooops.

The threads for Amanda Murphy from Amanda Murphy Design ‘s debut Aurifil collections were selected to coincide with her latest Benartex, Inc. collection, #SewingRoom, in addition to her Spring Market release, #FeathersandFlourishes. The collections feature a variety of 50wt, 28wt & 12wt threads in addition to #Aurifil’s clear monofilament thread

Classic Quilt blocks have been sewn for centuries, are easy to recognise and are every quilters favorite. Let's celebrate these gorgeous blocks and add them to our quilting projects! It's the final week of my Spool Classic Quilt Blocks series, and to end the month long celebration I thought I'd share some of my favorite Spool quilts to inspire you. There are so many pretty Spool quilts out there and it was difficult to narrow it down to just a few. I think these examples show how this simple…

How to Make the Spool Quilt Block. Fabrics Quilting Tutorials.

Hello! Today is the day the free pattern for block 2 in the Snapshots Quilt Along from Fat Quarter Shop is available (you can read my first post for this quilt along here). This month’s block is an adorable aqua sewing machine! I had so much fun piecing this–I have always wanted to piece a […]

This sweet Sewing Shelves Applique Quilt is the perfect addition to your sewing studio, or as a gift for your favorite seamstress.

Amy from During Quiet Time announced a fabulous little contest a few weeks ago called "Texting While Sewing". I'm a bit embarrassed to say that when I read the description for the first time I thought oh dang, I don't TEXT so there is no way I can enter. I know, I know - it is a bit silly I don't text. One of my friends has been gently pressuring me to text so I will probably start soon : ) Anyhow, Amy meant using text fabrics in a 12" x 12" quilting block! Well, Hello, that is right up my…

Ok kids, today's the day!!!! I finally have my ENTIRE paper pieced alphabet ready! You can find it in my shop here. It will be on *sale* until the giveaway closes, then the price goes up! Here's a little peek: Neato, right?!?!? Ali is the PDF goddess behind all my beautiful color images! Please note, there are no instructions on HOW to paper piece in general with my pattern. I'm assuming you guys know what to do and can follow the numbers on the pattern. Now, on to the freebie! While you can…

Stitch Happens Sew Along - Come Quilt with Us Stitch Happens Sew Along - Come Quilt with Us! Look at all the quilt block you can learn how to make with

A paper pieced pattern found here: www.etsy.com/listing/118905180/sewing-machine-paper-piece... My mom's birthday is coming up next week and I'm planning to make her a sewing machine cover for her new-ish Janome machine. Wish me luck, the clock is ticking!

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Yesterday it was Mother's Day and I wanted to share a card I made for this occasion. I used Sewn with Love from Lawn Fawn for this. I s...

The Stitched with Love Mini quilt pattern by Thimbleblossoms in two different colorways. Also see some fun new quilt block panels available in the shop.

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