cutting instructions

Yesterday, we prepared a lovely piece of waffle weave cotton to make a lightweight, yet cozy, throw that I’ve dubbed a quiltowel. Essentially it’s a cover up. It’s a perfect companion for an afternoon of reading or dreaming lakeside. First, we’re going to determine the width of the waffle weave. …

Starting a quilt project is as much fun as finishing one! Today we start cutting our pieces for the spring quilt using Stonehenge Gradations Brights by Northcott. With very little effort you can add a lot of texture and movement to your quilt projects by using this fabric. Cutting tips …

Before making placemat #1, you’ll need to choose your fabrics. There are so many fabrics in the ColorWorks Concepts collection, it might be difficult to know which ones to use. The prints are very busy and could be overwhelming in the design if you use too many of them. I …

Today’s post will be short and sweet to give you time to do the cutting of your fabric for the Curling Rocks Quilted Runner. {click back to yesterday’s post to find the fabric requirements} There’s almost more cutting than sewing to do for this project! Let’s get started. To make …

Yesterday you made your first modern-style place mat. Let’s cut out the pieces for these 3 patterns for modern quilt place mats and then we’ll get to the quilting. Again, you can use different fabrics if you wish. This is a great opportunity to use up some of those leftover …