(sorry for the blurry photo) This is the MOST important step of all quilting!!! That 1/4" seam allowance. Even if your seam allowance is off even slightly, then your sewn pieces will not match up. And we don't want that now, do we? Here are some steps to getting that 1/4" seam allowance: Grab your […] Read More....
Wow, I don't know when I quilted this top. It must have been when we first moved into our home and that was in 2004!!! I've been saving this top for a longarm quilting machine. Now that I have one, a Gammill Premier Plus Longarm Machine, I can NOT wait to see what will […] Read More....
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Rag Quilts & Traditional Quilts… I take custom orders for rag quilts and lots of other things too. My items are one of a kind because I don’t make two unless if asked too. Also they are hand crafted and NOT mass produced. I take my time making the items to insure quality work but […] Read More....
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***This post does contain links to advertising partners and I do earn a commission if you do decide to purchase via the link. Check out my Disclosure & Privacy Policy for more information. Craftsy offers hundreds of classes in quilting, sewing, knitting, art, photography, cake decorating, cooking and many more categories. With Craftsy you […] Read More....
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***This post does contain links to advertising partners and I do earn a commission if you do decide to purchase via the link. Check out my Disclosure & Privacy Policy for more information. I had a customer from New Jersey email me asking me to do rag quilts for her two kids. So of course […] Read More....
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10 Things Your Longarmer Would Like You To Know… Have you always wondered what your Longarmer would like you to know before you meet up with them? Let me take the guess work out for you. Don’t forget to ask questions to your Longarmer. Remember it’s your quilt top that they are quilting for you. […] Read More....
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I like anything that makes my quilting or sewing much easier and I've found something that has worked for me for many years. I'm thinking that it will work for you too. Have you ever heard about "chain stitching"? You probably have if you are a crocheter, but this is for us quilters instead. Chain […] Read More....
One of my dear friends posted the Grim Ripper Pattern by Terry Chiko on her Facebook status, probably about a year ago. I thought it was cute. Well, as you can see I finally made my own!!! And I think its too adorable, don't you? I'm NOT an appliquer by any means!! I love quilts […] Read More....
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I had made the girls their own bagg's so now it was my turn to have my own. Ok, I have several of my own, but this fabric is very special. The main fabric of this bagg was leftover from my own quilt that I did years upon years ago. I believe it was my […] Read More....
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I'm in a Facebook quilting group and the Seaside Stitches Fabric Box Tutorial was posted over and over again. I let weeks go by before I had to do some for myself. I did not add buttons or tack the inside flaps down. I don't use pins. The inside flaps got tacked down when […] Read More....
