Free motion quilting still scares you? Check out my free ebook with tips for easy and fun free motion quilting. Have a great sewing week, … [Read more...]
Sunday Morning Reading 6
Y-seam tutorial Pyramid quilt How to cut Dresden plate wedges from 5" charm squares Sashing alignment Quilt Circles without Marking Floss wrapped rick rack Yo-Yo table cloth quilt Beautiful scrap quilts Buttonhole trick Free cross stitch pattern - snowman Craft storage house Have a lovely Sunday, Geta … [Read more...]
Free Raw Edge Applique Quilt Pattern
I am glad to share with you a new free quilt pattern. It's a small raw edge applique quilt, it measures 14'' x 29''. At this size, the quilting was a lot of fun! At first I wanted to make a two color version, then I remembered that I still have colored thread (the spools used for this Aurifil challenge). Very happy I started to match fabric with thread. The thread is Aurifil 50wt and the … [Read more...]
Flamenco
My new FREE PATTERN for you - inspired by the costume of flamenco dancers. Coming tomorrow. Source of photos: 1 2 3 For now, here is my choice of fabric and thread. I chose the fabric to match the thread! Have a great sewing day, Geta … [Read more...]
Sharing the fabulous work of fellow quilters
One lovely blog award- an opportunity to meet new talented and creative people and share a little about yourself. Susie kindly awarded this to me and I was happy to oblige - there are so many talented quilters around the world and how could we ever know them all? So I am happy to introduce three talented quilters to you, one from Czech Republic and the other two from Russia. The pictures on … [Read more...]
Sunday Morning Reading 5
Quilt as you go hexagons No-sew fleece pillows Felt Flower Sachets (great for pillows too) Chic shawl you could make yourself How to press boxed bottom bags Hanging sleeve for mini quilts Another way to hang a quilt Organize ribbons Make Zinnia Flowers from Pine Cones How to keep cushions on chairs (and other 35 ridiculously simple ideas borderline genius) 50 … [Read more...]
2 in 1 quilt
Why 2 in 1 quilt? Because on the back it looks like a trapunto quilt... ...and the front is actually a shadow trapunto quilt. A 40'' quilt. You usually see details like this one below in the background of my photos. It is a quilt that I use for its back! I made it in 2008! I could say it's a utilitarian quilt! It's the only wall hanging I use, but not as wall hanging! Since 2008 I … [Read more...]
Washing quilts- before or after binding?
When is it better to wash the quilts: before or after binding? I wash all my quilts, after the quilting is done and before the binding is applied. I thought that all quilters do this but after a little research on Internet I came to the conclusion that this a controversial subject. So I will try to explain why I do this. First of all, I wash all my quilts, no matter what kind of quilts they … [Read more...]
Sunday Morning Reading 4
Lazy Girl's Guide to zip ends Sewing mitered corners Working with templates but taking advantage of a ruler - brilliant idea. Sunbonnet Emma and Friends - ADORABLE Elizabeth's Studio fabric; check the entire line. Paper Flower Pomanders Paper art by Lisa Rodden Lace Macarons Hexagon Carpet - who wouldn't love this? Sewing Studio Inspiration Apple Roses Dessert - you will LOVE … [Read more...]
15 Quilting Tips I’ve Learned in 15 Years of Quilting
I still remember the first day I browsed quilting pages on Internet. It was 15 years ago! And the quilting world was very different than what it is now. I remember someone telling me a few times: "You will be bored soon! You will give up"! Well, I am happy that 15 years later, I still quilt and more important, I still ENJOY quilting. And this is amazing because these were 15 years of lonely … [Read more...]
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