Yesterday, I took some inspiration from the wonderful world of Mother Nature and used the autumn colors to create a maple leaf mug rug. Today’s job is quilting the mug rug and since the thread choice has already been made I just have to decide how I’m going to quilt…
What to do with all of those magazines??? Variegated thread + herringbone stitch = an ‘out of the ordinary’ finish for binding a quilt. We are at the last steps for finishing up our quilted binder covers. If you are like me, then you have a HUGE collection of old…
Quilting the college bound blanket is underway and inching toward completion. Yesterday, we hemmed the sides of the waffle weave cotton. Today, we’re going to place our elements along the top and bottom of the blanket. This can be complicated, involving sashing and all kinds of proper quilting techniques, but…
Trimming and binding a quilt and the table runner Now that it’s the end of the week and my hand stitching and machine quilting are all finished. I now need to add thefinishing touches by trimming and binding a quilt in general and the table runner. Here are the steps…