sarah vanderburgh

A handful of bright orange, black, and white scraps piece up into a churn dash accent pillow cover. It’s a fast, satisfying way to use up a fall-colored stash. This post covers chain piecing the center patch, then adding a decorative stitch and piecing a churn dash border. It also …

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 …

Summer invites bold color and playful pattern into every corner of the home. This quilted cushion cover combines nine-patch piecing, custom machine stitching, and a reversible backing in one eye-catching project. Follow along as this post pieces, stitches, and quilts the cushion cover from start to finish. materials fabric 36 …

A cushion cover is one of those projects that delivers a lot of satisfaction for the effort. It’s small enough to finish quickly, useful around the home, and a perfect canvas for trying out new techniques. This project combines a hand-drawn heart applique, a built-in decorative embroidery stitch, free-motion quilting …

Make a bold modern baby quilt using solid fabrics, HSTs, and built-in decorative stitches – floating, radiant, and stippling – for a joyful, story-filled finish (free pattern).