Faux Chenille Cushion Cover: cozy texture for home nesting
Make Faux Chenille Cushion Cover by Olesya Lebedenko, an easy 17” cushion using faux chenille, fabric layering, slashing, ragging seams, and texture from ANPTmag Issue 64.
Make Faux Chenille Cushion Cover by Olesya Lebedenko, an easy 17” cushion using faux chenille, fabric layering, slashing, ragging seams, and texture from ANPTmag Issue 64.
A memory quilt turns favorite family photos into a keepsake worth passing down. This post walks through printing photos onto fabric and framing each one into a block. It also covers cutting lattice and binding strips, sewing the quilt top together, and finishing with simple quilting and binding. Ready? materials…
Make Another World Wall Quilt by Paul Léger, an easy cosmos-inspired wall quilt using machine applique, echo quilting, and bold batiks from ANPTmag Issue 62.
A cheerful applique cushion cover welcomes any season with the phrase “Let the sun shine in.” This post walks you through making this cheerful cushion cover with appliqued letters, a radiant sun, quilted sunbeams, and a tidy two-panel back that slips over a pillow form. materials fabric 18″ [45.7cm] square…
Make ’60s Curves Quilt by Monika Henry, an intermediate retro geometric quilt using curved quilt blocks, patchwork, and quilting from ANPTmag Issue 68.
Baste in minutes with Odif 505 spray, quilt and edge stitch at the same time with a double blanket stitch, then bind it up and turn your quilt into a fun toss game.
Make a bold quilt top fast. Spray Odif 606 on fabric donuts, press them onto background squares, and get crisp circles that will not shift. Tic-tac-toe vibes included!
Next step in this fun quilt pattern: cutting nine quilt circles to make donut shapes using the TrueCut 360 Circle Cutter. Includes Odif 404 tip to prevent fabric shifting.
Learn how Paul uses the TrueCut 360 Circle Cutter to cut perfect circles fast: mark an X, find the pin, align the red lines, and spin to make donuts!
Play with circles this week using the TrueCut 360° Circle Cutter. See the tools, fabrics, and adhesives Paul uses to cut fast, accurate circles for an easy quilt game.
Discover how to position appliqué with precision using Scan the Hoop and the Projection System on the Husqvarna Viking Designer Epic 3 and the Large Magnetic Hoop.
Discover how to quilt edge-to-edge designs flawlessly using the Husqvarna Viking Large Magnetic Hoop and Designer Epic 3. Placement tools ensure perfect alignment every time.
Meet the Husqvarna Viking Large Magnetic Hoop—made for the Designer Epic 3. Get unmatched stability and ease of hooping for embroidery, quilting, and delicate fabrics.
Take a closer look at the stunning Nordic Frost Edition of the Husqvarna VIKING Designer Epic 3. Same powerful features with a fresh new look and improved ergonomics!
Explore fringe embroidery with the Husqvarna VIKING Designer Topaz 65. Learn how to stitch, cut, and customize for stunning textured effects with three finishing options.
Piece, quilt and bind decorative stitch samples and an Endless Quilted Table Runner using the PFAFF creative elevate 680 and the creativate app.
Discover how to edit, recolor, and send embroidery designs using the creativate app with the PFAFF creative elevate 680.
Discover circular stitching, specialty feet, and embroidery features on the PFAFF creative elevate 680 when using the Circular Attachment.
Explore stacking stitches, floating seams, and ribbon techniques on the PFAFF creative elevate 680 using built-in help tools and specialty feet.
You think you know decorative stitches? Discover the unexpected features that surprise on the PFAFF creative elevate 680.
Use up the fabrics in your stash to make your very own pieced backing! Figure out how much fabric you need and how to use it [horizontally, vertically, or multi-pieced]. Christine Baker guides you through the process in 5 quick steps using her Brother NQ900. Free tutorial.
Go beyond the ordinary! Finish your quilt top with something different…a floating border for your flying geese! And, with the Brother NQ900, you’ll be dazzled by the results. Free tutorial.
Gather your flying geese and get ready to create your teams! Today’s tips show you how to sew your flying geese quilt blocks together to make your four borders. With the Brother NQ900, it’s even easier to create a fun and unique look. Free tutorial.
Making flying geese blocks without wasted fabric is ‘sew’ easy, especially with the Brother NQ900. 12 steps…That’s it! Make a bunch and come back tomorrow to find out how to sew them together to make a border. Free tutorial.
Fabric panels are great for so many projects. This week, Christine Baker uses a bee-themed panel to make a lap quilt with fun pieced borders using the Brother NQ900. It all starts today with choosing your fabrics, making the right cuts, and sewing on your first border! Free quilting tutorial.
It’s a great summer so far and I can’t imagine the weather turning cooler. Yesterday I shared a fall runner… thinking ahead. For this week’s last post, I’ll finish with Christmas in mind. Really, it’s never to soon to think of Christmas projects. Here’s an adorable holiday garland made up…
So far this week I shared ideal quilting project that highlight the glorious summer season. Yesterday, I shared the Dresden Delight quilted cushion cover by Linda Turner Griepentrog is the perfect quilting project for learning how to make the Dresden plate quilt block. Today, and in tomorrow’s post, I’m looking ahead…
Quilting for baby is one of the most common reasons we pick up quilting as a hobby, and yesterday’s quilting project, Tummy Time Mat is certainly one of those baby essentials that are enhanced by art of quilting. I have a bright and inspiring sewing project for you today designed…
Yesterday I posted the instructions for the Coral and Blue wallhanging, a very cool design by Linda Turner Griepentrog, a regular contributor at Coats & Clark. This project highlights the very versatile Coats & Clark Dual Duty XP® All-purpose Thread. Coats & Clark Dual Duty XP® All-purpose Thread is 100% polyester thread…
Welcome to a super fun week of quilt project using Coats & Clark Dual Duty XP® All-purpose Thread. Are you ready? Coats Dual Duty XP All Purpose Thread is 100% polyester thread useful for hand sewing and machine sewing. Use hand needles 7, 8 and machine needles 11, 14 for best…
In yesterday’s post, I demonstrated my method of quilt sandwiching. The time has come to discuss quilting and what I call, the appliquilting that I have referencing all week with my Fireside Modern Drunkards Path quilt made with the luscious Banyan Batiks Jungle Rose Cool fabric. How to choose the quilting for…
All week, I have been explaining the process of making a quilt to showcase the beautiful Banyan Batiks Jungle Rose Cool Banyan fabric. Yesterday I pieced my quilt together and now I’m ready to demonstrate my method of quilt sandwiching. For smaller projects and in particular this Fireside Modern Drunkards Path…
The last 2 days, I’ve been discussing fabric selection with Jungle Rose Cool fabric from Banyan Batiks and the supplies needed along with cutting instructions for the gorgeous Fireside Modern Drunkards Path lap quilt shown below. Today, I’ll discuss how to applique the arcs and get moving on the piecing…
Yesterday, I spoke about the gorgeous Banyan Batiks Jungle Rose Cool fabric and showed an image of the finished quilt. Today, I’m discussing cutting and preparing the fabric. What’s really neat about batik fabric is that it doesn’t fray as easy as other types of cotton quilting fabric. Because of this…
This year, I designed the Fireside Modern Drunkards Path quilt from the Jungle Rose Cool colorway by Banyan Batiks as a way to show quilting enthusiasts a last minute quilt can be done in time for Christmas. The quilt’s name is inspired by Fairfield Quilter’s 80/20 Batting and as a lap…