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Spare Block Packing Cube - a free tutorial on how make a packing cube from extra quilt blocks
Santa’s Got a Brand New Bag - a free tutorial to make your very own Santa Sack for the holidays
How to Sew an Inset Circle - my best tips for sewing the trickiest of curved blocks
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Bow Big Stitch Binding Tutorial
Looking for a fresh new way to bind your quilts? Check out this step-by-step tutorial to make the most chic, bow big stitch binding!
Hold My Heart Quilt Block
Here is how to turn this quilt block into a full quilt top, using only your stash! I’ll show you two different versions, and walk you through all the quilt math.
How To DIY Your Own Decorative Webbing
Calling all bag makers! Let’s DIY our own decorative webbing for bag straps.
How to Sew a Quarter Circle Quilt Block
Here’s a step-by-step guide to sewing quarter circle blocks, complete with my number one tip for getting perfect blocks and mini quilt project to get you practicing!
Choosing Fabrics for the Formal Gardens Block
Celebrate the traditional log cabin quilt with the Formal Gardens quilt block! This fresh spin on the dramatic color play will make you fall in love with the traditional block all over again. Now, let’s choose our fabrics!
How To Use Directional Prints in Flying Geese
Directional prints… we all seem to have a love/hate relationship with them! Let’s conquer them once and for all and learn how to use directional prints in our favorite quilt block, flying geese!
Fluttersome Strip Piecing
You asked! Here’s a tutorial to turn the Fluttersome quilt block into a full quilt. Plus, learn how to turn your scraps and leftover bindings into this strip pieced beauty!
How To Identify Two-Way Directional Fabrics
Let’s figure out how to identify two-way directional prints to use in the Grandma Core quilt.
Sparks Fly Ombré FQ Hack
Learn how to make this ombré version of the Sparks Fly pattern!
How to Sew an Inset Circle
Get my favorite tips for sewing the perfect inset circle.
Pump Queen: Equilateral Triangles
Equilateral triangles are a breeze!
Pump Queen: Sorting Scraps
Let's plan our scrappy layout for the Pump Queen quilt block.
Circus Ring SAL - Week 4
Welcome to week 4 of the Circus Ring Quilt SAL! Gather your wits and pins because we’re sewing the center to the arc melons. Click through for some detailed photos and pattern insights.
Circus Ring SAL - Week 3
Welcome to week 3 of the Circus Ring Quilt SAL! Gather your arcs and melons because this week we’re getting curvy! Click through to see some detailed photos of accurate (and aggressive) pinning methods.
Circus Ring SAL - Week 2
Welcome to week two of the Circus Ring Quilt SAL! This week, on our bucket list quilt SAL, we’re piecing the arcs and sewing the corner pieces. Click through to see many more detailed photos and piecing insights. Jump into week two with me!
Circus Ring SAL - Week 1
Welcome to the Circus Ring Quilt SAL! I’m so glad you joined us! The double wedding ring quilt is a bucket list project for many quilters, but many never get around to it because it can be such a daunting project. This week, we have three goals. Learn, plan and cut. Jump into week 1 with me!
Make bias binding from a FQ
Learn to make bias binding from a fat quarter. Using bias binding brings an elegant finishing touch to any quilt project, brings a new dimension to directional fabrics, and is the only way to finish quilted projects with curved edges.