Sewing the Quilt Top – Beginning Quilting Series Part 5
Now for the FUN part! Cutting and sewing your first quilt top. You have gathered your equipment you have selected your pattern and your fabric and now it’s time to actually start sewing! Table of contentsPreparing the PatternPreparing the FabricWashing...
Tips for Choosing Fabric-Beginner Quilting Series Part 4
Choosing fabric for your first quilt project can be a paralyzing experience. The choices are vast, so where do you even start? The fear of spending all that time and money and then have a quilt with fabrics that don't really go can be daunting. To help alleviate some...
Fabric Shopping Tips-Beginning Quilting Series Part 3
The first time walking into a Quilt Fabric Shop can be overwhelming. So much colour and variety to choose from. Where do you even start?! I have put together some fabric shopping tips to help get you started. At this point, you should have gotten your basic quilting...
Choosing a Quilt Pattern-Beginner Quilting Series Part 2
How to Choose a Beginner Quilt Pattern Welcome back to the "so you want to start Quilting Series - Part 2. You have purchased your supplies and you’re all excited to start that very first quilt project! You go to the quilt shop and Oh My! So many choices how do you...
Basic Quilting Supplies-Beginner Quilting Series Part 1
Starting Your Journey You have decided to make a quilt! Fantastic! But now what! There are so many decisions to be made and so much information out there that it can get overwhelming. Let’s start at the very beginning. What are the most basic quilting supplies...
Hacked!
Wow, it’s March already! I was told when I was younger that time seems to go faster as you age. When I was little, I wanted time to speed up. You know you can get your ears pierced when you are 13, you can get a driver’s license at 16 and on and on. You keep waiting...
What is your Quilt’s Destiny?
What's Going On The last few days have been pouring with rain and I am so happy to be working inside and not having to leave the house. Cocoa doesn’t get a walk of course; however, he really doesn’t mind as he HATES the rain and will do anything to avoid getting wet....
Quilt Top Finished Now What!
How is everyone feeling? For a long time, I was doing well, however, I have noticed my anxiety levels are up these days and I am so thankful I have audiobooks and sewing/quilting to keep me company. As I stated quilting is one of my stress releasers so I have been...
Changing of the Seasons and Design Wall Update
Welcome to Fall! Don't you just love the early part of fall, where the air gets cooler and there is that crisp feeling of things changing? Leaves start to change colour and there is still some warmth in the late afternoon sun. Where I live, we don’t get the wonderful...
What Batting is Right for your Quilt!
One of the questions I get a lot of from new quilters is what type of batting they should use so I thought I would address that question here. What Kind of Batting Should I Choose? (Batting Basics) There are a lot of different types out there and I could probably...