Articles by Sarah Vanderburgh
Using Handlook Stitches on the quilt expression 720 for quilting patchwork
The rain is on its way and I'm starting to get in the mood to enjoy a few rainy days ...
Honoring Earth Day: use your stash to make a quilted patchwork cushion
Spring cleaning is so popular this time of year and what better way to tidy your sewing room than to ...
Adding quilted details using the PFAFF quilt expression 720
Embracing the cheerful decorating possibilities that spring brings, this week I'm making a quilted umbrella cushion. In yesterday's post, I ...
Celebrating spring with a cheery quilted umbrella cushion
It feels like spring is taking a long time to arrive this year, at least where I live. I'm actually ...
Can anything be more fun than Stacking Stitches??
Creating designs with the stitches on the PFAFF quilt expression 720 is slowly turning me into an 'embellish-er'. What can ...
Making a quilter’s badge extra special using font and floating stitches
This week I've been exploring some of the stitching techniques available on the NEW PFAFF quilt expression 720. In yesterday's post, ...
Making a quilter’s name badge using the PFAFF quilt expression 720
Sometimes it's worth the wait! I've been planning this project for a long time. In yesterday's post, I tried out ...
Floating stitches are extraordinary on the PFAFF quilt expression 720
There's more to explore on the PFAFF quilt expression 720! In yesterday's post, I listed my top 5 favorite features of ...
Top 5 features on the PFAFF quilt expression 720
The PFAFF quilt expression 720 is the perfect combination of reliable features I expect when using a PFAFF and its ...
Quilting a holiday stocking using Rock City batik border print
The gift making season is upon us! It seems to come along quicker every year. This week I created two ...
Making a reversible table runner using Banyan Batiks Rock City
I have enjoyed creating designs with Rock City fabrics by Banyan Batiks this week that are coming to quilt stores ...
Smaller checkerboard stars sparkle as a quilted table runner
Whether it's a season for gift giving or not, quilters always seem to have a stash of irresistible fat quarters ...
Rock City batiks rock the back of the quilted cushion!
Making a cushion cover is a quick gift to give or a simple way to add something handmade to your ...
Modern checkerboard star pieced cushion cover
Rock City batiks by Northcott are coming to stores this month. Definitely a holiday treat for quilters - I could ...
Quilting the Batik Skyline to highlight Banyan Batik Broken Glass fabric
Today is the last day of the Batik Skyline quilt we've been making all week featuring the Banyan Batik, Broken ...
Creating a bold batik street for the quilted night skyline
The night skyline is almost complete! In yesterday's post a high-rise building and a building with solar panels were sewn ...
Adding height to a quilted skyline with batik high-rise
It's time to add some height to our skyline! In yesterday's post, we constructed a row of houses with half ...
Perfecting your Half Rectangle units to make rooftops
Construction begins today on the quilted batik night skyline quilt. In yesterday's post, the fabric requirements and cutting instructions were ...
Making a batik skyline quilt
The inspiration for this design came from my son - in fact, he did the drawing and I did the ...
Completing the quilted tic tac toe game set
I've had some serious fun this week sewing Banyan Batiks's Recess fabric into a quilted game. There's still a little ...
