Quilting with plaid fabric

Great Ideas for Memory Quilts, Keepsake Quilts and for Recycling Men’s Shirts! Men’s shirts have a lot of usable fabric for creative quilters to work into quilts. Recycling is always a great idea, plus men’s shirts provide the ideal fabric for more masculine quilts. All-cotton shirts, besides being more comfortable to wear, are perfect for …

Okay, one more post in this series and then I'll shut up and go back to my regular posting! This is the part about scrap quilting that is very difficult for me to put into words. Most people will tell you that color usage and value are the most important components in scrap quilts. I'm convinced that there's a third equally important component: authenticity. All I can say for sure is this: we recognize it when we see it. It's the part of your quilt that shines forth as genuinely YOU. Let me…

Too many plaid shirts? They make into awesome quilts. Here's what you need to know about having a quilt made from plaid shirts.

inspired by this pattern. fabrics used: moda's sweetwater pure line, random browns and blues, old plaid shirts from my husband finished size 40 x 46 loved making it! (although the instructions were more complicated than they needed to be)gifted to a sister for her fourth boy her nursery is brown and blue with stars (similar to my boy's) so i included a few stars in the quilting i think my boy needs a twin sized version so you might see this again...

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Matching Throw Pillows Complete the Look! This beautiful quilt is so easy to make and has an appealing homestyle look. Choose a favorite color combination and enjoy how quickly it goes together. Squares and rectangles are sewn together to create the look of lighthearted plaid. Color and value contrasts create the plaid illusion so be …

Today we're stepping into the world of quilting with flannel fabrics and taking you with us! We're sharing our top five tips for sewing with flannel and a new free shortcut quilt pattern below. Be sure to read to the bottom so you don't miss the video tutorial or an exciting new giveaway!

I started this quilt simply to use up a bag of flannel scraps that has been taking up space in my sewing room closet. I cut as many 6" squares as I could and then put them together in a Disappearing 9-Patch pattern. Daughter-in-law #2 happened to ask what I was working on one day, so I snapped a photo for her. She immediately questioned who it was for and when I told her it wasn't for anyone she said that she was putting it on her Christmas list! I couldn't ignore her request, so I got it…

Hi everyone! It has been a while! I haven’t been sewing as much as I want to be, but I have had a few projects that I want to save on here! Sometimes if I…