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The Beginner’s Guide to Quilting: 9 Tools You Should Start With and Why It Matters
Quilting has been such an important part of my life. It’s a great hobby, but it also provides so many benefits! If you’re new to quilting, I want help you by sharing the tools that I recommend for a beginner quilter. Quilting is one way that can help you stay productive because it gives you […]
Shimmer Quilt Pattern Reveal
Hey Hey Quilters! I have a quilt reveal to show off today! This Shimmer quilt pattern is so lovely and it is from Cluck Cluck Sew. You can find the pattern here. I (of course) changed it up just a bit by adding some sashing in between the blocks to make the quilt just a […]
Quilters say this… and it drives me crazy!
Hello, sweet quilter friend! As a quilt blogger and instructor, I love that I get to meet people from all over the world. I get to converse with people of all different skills, backgrounds, and inspirations. BUT I have one thing that drives me absolutely crazy when I meet another quilter… Do you want to […]
An Easy & Quick Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern
A Quick Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern! This fun and easy quilt top pattern is easily completed in a day and uses a precut Jelly Roll! I’m sharing all my tips and tricks as well as my thought process on quilting… this quilt took me one afternoon from start to finish!
The Story Of How I Became A Quilter
I know that in the eyes of the quilting industry, I’ve only been around a hot second or two even though it feels like I’ve been around the block several times! I can’t even imagine a day without some sort of quilting or quilt planning, prepping, sewing etc. It is so interwoven into so many of my […]
A Review Of The Bowl Me Over Bag Pattern – ByAnnie Patterns
This Bowl me over bag pattern ByAnnie is one of my first attempts at bag making and I’m sharing all my learning moments along the way!
5 Ways To Set Up Your Best Creative Life
Amazing life changes aren’t only allowed to start during the month of January. Your best creative life can start today. I hope you know that. Logically it makes sense, but also we’re kind of conditioned to believe that January is the best “Monday” of the year to start thinking about how to get our stuff […]
2021 Word Of The Year Project – And Also My Foundation Paper Piecing Project
This is the foundation paper piecing project that I created with my word of the year for 2021 – Abundance. Look how detailed those letters are! I love FPP because of the level of perfection you can achieve!
What Stitch Length Should I Use?
*This post was updated on 1/19/2020* Hey! If you’re looking for answers to what in the world stitch length is and why you need to pay attention to it…. we’re going to get to the bottom of it today! For those of you who want a quick and easy answer, I created a video that […]
The best way to hand-tie a quilt! What you need to know.
One of the easiest ways to finish up a quilt – and has a classic “handmade with love” look is to hand-tie your quilt. It’s an old art that sometimes loses its spotlight to the fancy free-motion quilting designs, but hand-tying shouldn’t be overlooked or underestimated! Let’s take a look at the best way to […]
Get Your Sewing Machine Ready for 2021!
Whew! I hope you have been doing a TON of sewing these past few months! I tend to sew heavier in the later months of the year getting things ready for the holidays and finish up the projects I said I would finish by the end of the year (and find myself WAY far behind […]
