Note from Alanda Craft: I'm yet to try my hand at creating a t-shirt quilt, but Cindy has done an amazing job here. I love the use of the crumb quilting technique around each of the featured t-shirts. She has used 15 x15 squares and contrasted it with green sashing to make it pop. The second quilt below is appliqued hearts using the same crumb quilting technique. If you … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Cindy’s Quilts
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Shabby Chic Quilt – Memory Quilt – Tutorial
I have a number of doilies that were crocheted by my mother and mother in law back in the day when it was fashionable to have doilies set about the house. Doilies were used to stop the surfaces of tables, sideboards from being scratched by the large vases of flowers that always adorned our living room, and to protect dressing tables from being … [Read more...] about Shabby Chic Quilt – Memory Quilt – Tutorial
Quilt As You Go Quilt With Sashing – Reversible Quilt
This is a 'quilt as you go with sashing' quilt. The sashing is added as you piece it together. It is fully reversible and looks great in either soft vintage materials or bright moderns colors. We have just done line quilting on the main quilt with curved quilting on the borders. After quilting the finished quilt measures approx. 62" x 52" Watch the video below or scroll … [Read more...] about Quilt As You Go Quilt With Sashing – Reversible Quilt
Interview with Chris – The Long Arm Quilter
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Chris from Sew n Sew Sisters. Chris is a long arm quilter and we thought you might be interested to hear a bit about her quilting history and also to see her long arm machine in action. During our chat we found out that there are a few things that you need to think about when getting a quilt professionally quilted. For … [Read more...] about Interview with Chris – The Long Arm Quilter
How to Sew Triangles Together for Quilting – PART 2
Sewing together triangles is quite easy when you know how and it's something worth learning because you can put together a triangle quilt quite quickly. We have a complete step-by-step tutorial on how to cut triangles for quilting but in this post, we are going to learn how to sew them together. Watch the video below for Part 1 - How to Cut Triangles for … [Read more...] about How to Sew Triangles Together for Quilting – PART 2